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From Friday 09 September 2016

Cruel Hand – ‘Your World Won’t Listen’

It’s been almost two years to the day since Portland’s Cruel Hand released an album but now the band are back with album number five. ‘Your World Won’t Listen’, released via Hopeless Records, sees the band experiment with some new ideas and further develop the sound they created with

Thursday 08 September 2016

Doe – ‘Some Things Last Longer Than You’

Above a wall of guitars, crashing drums and waves of white noise, Doe’s primary vocalist and guitarist Nicola Leel growls “If I could, I’d kick you in the face, and I’d feel better!”. Coming smack bang in the bridge of ‘No 1’, the opening track on Doe’s

Tuesday 06 September 2016

Bayside – ‘Vacancy’

Bayside are an intelligent band. The act from Queens, New York have yet again created a record that delivers intense punk rock that has been littered with statements of intent. And the lyrical quality is always drawn from an intellectual brain. Front-man Anthony Raneri takes influence from his life

Harm Wülf – ‘Hijrah’

While in Blacklisted, George Hirsch is a visceral force of anger and misanthropy. He also has another side to him, which he showcases under the persona of Harm Wülf. While his second album, ‘Hijrah’ is in keeping with his bleak worldview that is screamed through the powerful music that

Friday 02 September 2016

The Fairweather Band – ‘Meow’

With ‘Meow’, Exeter trio The Fairweather Band slot firmly into the current wave of British underground heroes shining a light for the DIY scene. Featuring Lande Hekt of Muncie Girls, although by no means a defining characteristic, the three piece are a minimalist cousin to their more exposed contemporaries.

Wednesday 31 August 2016

A Day To Remember – ‘Bad Vibrations’

A Day To Remember aren’t short of heart and soul. The band from Ocala, Florida, spark another storm with their new record ‘Bad Vibrations’, embarking on creating big riffs and unapologetic lyrics that hit with a stern weight. And leading man Jeremy McKinnon has become such a force in

Tuesday 30 August 2016

Johnny Foreigner – ‘Mono No Aware’

It’s rare in this bare bones music scene to come across a band still going strong from the late noughties glut of indie-punk weirdness. The wayside ditches in the age of austerity have claimed many bands that combined indie hooks and punk weirdness, burnt bright, but flickered out a

Wednesday 24 August 2016

Apologies, I Have None – ‘Pharmacie’

As vocalist Josh Mckenzie vents on ‘Anything Chemical’, it’s heart-breaking. “There’s no coming back from here,” he cracks, the pain in his voice palpable. It’s indicative of the anguish running through ‘Pharmacie’, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to 2012’s exceptional ‘London’ debut. And it’s by no means a standalone moment.

Thursday 18 August 2016

Sect – ‘Sect’

The first thing that almost anyone will be quick to address when talking about Sect is those who play in bands pedigree. Granted, we are pretty much doing the same, but really, that’s just a formality. Yes, they are made up of current and former members of Cursed, Earth

NARCS – ‘A Thinking Animal’

Northern alternative rock band NARCS had begun to make waves last years after playing the iconic Reading & Leeds festival. Since then the band had a buzz surround them and has pushed these guys to create something different. Opening track ‘Drains’ has an eerie vibe with its gradual guitar build