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From Monday 24 October 2016

Super Unison – ‘Auto’

After releasing a crushing debut EP in 2015, Oakland’s Super Unison deliver more than just standard post-hardcore with full-length ‘Auto’. This recent addition to Deathwish Inc.’s impossibly perfect collection of talented artists effortlessly blurs the lines of all things “post.” The album’s socio-political themes and perfectly planned guitar work shift and evolve, tunneling through

Sunday 23 October 2016

Trade Wind – ‘You Make Everything Disappear’

Sometimes the idea of a “super-group” is better than the final product. Sadly, that rings true for Trade Wind, whose debut album, ‘You Make Everything Disappear’ is a lacklustre effort that’s deprived of any real passion despite the subject matter. Featuring Jesse Barnett (Stick To Your Guns) and Tom

Saturday 22 October 2016

Jimmy Eat World – ‘Integrity Blues’

Why do we still care about Jimmy Eat World? Throw their name out in a conversation and you’ll be met with an equal amount of “Oh, Clarity was their best album” and “I’ve never really liked them”, a choice between disinterest and an album that came out 1999. If

Friday 21 October 2016

Totorro – ‘Come To Mexico’

Two years after their exceptional debut LP ‘Home Alone’, Totorro return with ‘Come To Mexico’ and, man, what an absolute joy it is to have them back. ‘Come To Mexico’ launches Totorro to the forefront of the ever-growing math-rock scene, and the four-piece from Rennes prove that having fun

Thursday 20 October 2016

This Be The Verse – ‘Self Titled’

Combining a complex brand of math core inspired riffing with an interstellar style of electronics makes this album feel totally unique. Sure other bands have tried, some with great success – Rolo Tomassi and The Dillinger Escape Plan, for example – but neither really do what This Be The

Wednesday 19 October 2016

Planes Mistaken For Stars – ‘Prey’

For 10 years Planes Mistaken For Stars were one of the most inventive, and important bands in alternative music. Despite never quite managing to reach the dizzying heights of some of their contemporaries, they were a phenomenon to those in the know. After starting life as an emotionally charged

American Football – ‘American Football’

It takes a very special band to release one album that has the ability to inspire an entire generation. American Football’s beloved album did just that. For 17 years it has been the soundtrack to relationships, romance, break ups, and heartache for many. Even the iconic artwork of a

Monday 17 October 2016

Young Guns – ‘Echoes’

It feels like a lot of people have been putting the boot in on Young Guns recently. Certainly ‘Ones & Zeroes’ from last year was a misstep similar to some of the ones we have seen in American politics recently, and though latest album, ‘Echoes’, is better but not

The Devil Wears Prada – ‘Transit Blues’

It’s not too common for bands involved in the metal / hardcore music scenes to have such an extensive back catalogue that shows so much progression over time but The Devil Wears Prada have just unveiled studio album number six, ‘Transit Blues’. Having started out way back in 2005,

Saturday 15 October 2016

Sianvar – ‘Stay Lost’

If the genre of experimental post-hardcore was a solar system, then its sun would undoubtedly be Will Swan. Swan has been an influential figure in the genre, with several of his former band mates moving on to create successful bands of their own and his own Blue