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Boris – ‘Pink: Deluxe Edition’

Trying to categorise Japanese musical pioneers, Boris, is as difficult as trying to figure out the meaning of life. No one really has the answer, and even trying to put them under the all encompassing banner of a “rock band” doesn’t really do them justice. Whether it’s avant-garde, noise,

Thursday 07 July 2016

The Stargazer Lilies – ‘Door To The Sun’

Over the last few years, The Stargazer Lilies have been crafting some of the most beautiful music in recent times. Their swooning debut, ‘We Are The Dreamers’, saw the former members of Soundpool reach dizzying new heights, which meant they had an unenviable task following it up. Rather than

Nones – ‘XOXOXO Sue’

The thing that jumps out straight away about Nones new album, ‘XOXOXO Sue’, is the song titles. With tongue-in-cheek titles like ‘People Die Everyday’, ‘Steal Shit and Quit’, and ‘Whole Lotta Nothin’ Going On’, you instantly think that the Chicago-based trio are going to be a very angry band.

Tuesday 05 July 2016

American Hi-Fi – ‘American Hi-Fi Acoustic’

American Hi-Fi formed back in 1998 and, line-up changes aside, are still going almost twenty years later. They may not be the household name they once were, but their core following is still there and with five previous albums they’ve got a decent back catalogue to revisit. However rather

The Interrupters – ‘Say It Out Loud’

There are more than a few moments on The Interrupters’ sophomore album that hint of Rancid circa ‘…And Out Come The Wolves’, not least ‘Phantom City’ which features Tim Armgstrong himself. He coincidentally also produced this fourteen track ska fest. Yet ‘Say It Out Loud’ avoids sounding like a

Monday 04 July 2016

Night Verses – ‘Into the Vanishing Light’

Since releasing their jaw-dropping debut album ‘Lift You Existence’ three years ago, New York/Californian-based group have leapt from strength to strength, playing slots at Hevy Fest and sharing stages alongside letlive., Norma Jean, Converge, and more. It’s incredibly impressive for a band that has members living in two cities,

Friday 01 July 2016

Outer Spaces – ‘A Shedding Snake’

Even though ‘A Shedding Snake’ is Outer Spaces debut album, it feels like they have left an old skin behind and started anew. Everything has been ramped up on ‘A Shedding Snake’, and finds the band venturing into more expansive territory for the better; they now sound like a

Wednesday 29 June 2016

Evarose – ‘Invisible Monsters’

This album’s been a long time coming. Years back, Evarose – under a different name – treaded the boards at small venues across Oxfordshire, when there was a smidgen of an alternative scene to speak of. Fast forward ten years: their friends had their turns in the spotlight in

Tuesday 28 June 2016

With Confidence – ‘Better Weather’

For over 20 years Hopeless Records have been churning out pop punk band after pop punk band, designed to be poster boys and girls of the alternative scene. Some have gone on to achieve great things – establishing themselves and the label. However, many have taken a transparent nosedive.

Monday 27 June 2016

Happy Accidents – ‘You Might Be Right’

‘You Might Be Right’, the debut album by London trio Happy Accidents, is filled with contradiction. Their inherently pained lyrics sit above effortlessly mesmerising pop-hooks. There’s an entrenched melancholy hidden beneath the upbeat frivolity that’ll cement the album as both an insatiable soundtrack to the summer months and a