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Calva Louise – ‘Edge Of The Abyss’

Calva Louise are everything. That’s not intended to be a Swiftie “OMG they’re everything to me” statement: the three of them encompass so much in both their sound and their ambition. The multi instrumental Venezuelan-Kiwi trio, who met in London, are continuing their mission to make unrelenting genre-fusing metal

Wednesday 25 June 2025

Royale Lynn – ‘BLACK MAGIC’

Royale Lynn is a solo artist and the thing about art, real art, is that only the artist knows what they are aiming for, and what they want. The audience doesn’t know what to expect. Music is art, but it’s not pure art. A musician has to

Hot Milk – ‘Corporation Pop’

“Listen mate, it’s a social commentary, calm down…but it’s kinda true,” reassures vocalist Han Mee halfway through ‘Insubordinate Ingerland’, the second track on Hot Milk’s latest studio album. Her line is the perfect summary for where ‘Corporation Pop’ is coming from. We all know that “Hot Milk is an

Friday 20 June 2025

Malevolence – ‘Where Only The Truth Is Spoken’

Born in Sheffield in 2010, Malevolence began as a group of childhood friends (Josh Baines and Konan Hall on guitars, Alex Taylor on vocals, Wilkie Robinson on bass, and Charlie Thorpe on drums), cutting their teeth on the UK hardcore circuit with feral energy and DIY grit.

Friday 23 May 2025

Year Of No Light – ‘Les Maîtres Fous’

‘Les Maîtres Fous’ does not fit into the mould of an album. It is a sonic experience, written by French post-metal outfit Year Of No Light in 2012 to accompany an exhibition of the 1955 ethnographic documentary ‘Les Maîtres Fous’ by French anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch. It

Monday 19 May 2025

There’s A Whole World Out There – Arm’s Length

Arm’s Length have quietly become one of the most exciting names in the emo revival, building a loyal following with their blend of heartfelt lyricism, soaring guitar work, and raw vulnerability. Since the release of their debut LP ‘Never Before Seen, Never Again Found’, in 2021, the Ontario-based trio

Monday 12 May 2025

Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia

While Vessel’s identity remains a closely guarded secret, we can say for certain he’s someone who’s fallen in and out of love since 2023’s ‘Take Me Back To Eden’. Loss and longing run through ‘Even In Arcadia’ like scarlet threads, providing the structure that marks an otherwise very lo-fi

Friday 09 May 2025

Mclusky – ‘THE WORLD IS STILL HERE AND SO ARE WE’

Andrew Falkous deserves your support. He’s an artist. Check out his blog, it’s a treatise on self-sabotage. For better or, more frequently worse, he will make the choice that allows him to make music. His music. He’s never chasing trends or anything really, other than the joy

Saturday 03 May 2025

Knives – ‘GLITTER’

Post-punk can be a difficult genre to get into as a listener. But for Bristol sextet Knives, it’s the perfect place to categorise them. Still a band in their infancy, it’s been 26 months since their first single release but with the release of their debut album,

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Regal Cheer – ‘Quite Good’

Brighton duo Regal Cheer have made quite a name for themselves in the local post-pandemic punk scene. Two EPs, an LP, shows played the length and breadth of the country, all powered by a frantic, short attention span punk that ditches the genre’s various hangups to deliver something