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From Tuesday 16 August 2016

Alteras – ‘Grief’

As a band, Alteras is driven by the honourable aim of using their music to offer a message of hope to those who need it the most, whatever they may be experiencing. It’s an idea that they’ve taken with them into their debut album ‘Grief’, but at

Black Foxxes – ‘I’m Not Well’

Black Foxxes’ journey has been something of a spectacle. The release of their debut EP, ‘Pines’ in November of 2014 was closely followed by their signing to Universal’s Search And Destroy label in July of 2015, and now just over a year later Black Foxxes are ready to

Rough Hands – ‘Let Me Win Your Hearts And Minds’

This year sees the return of Brighton / London based quintet Rough Hands, who entered the studio once again at the tail end of 2015 to begin work on their debut album ‘Let Me Win Your Hearts And Minds’. Two years on since their last release, the second of

Wednesday 10 August 2016

Fallen to Flux – ‘Transitions’

The current British alternative rock scene is a thriving pool of huge choruses, catchy songs and uplifting rhythms and it continues to get deeper. With their debut album ‘Transitions’, Fallen to Flux don’t waste any time getting acclimatised, diving straight in with a barrage of heavy instrumentals

Sunday 07 August 2016

Farewell, My Love – ‘Above It All’

First things first: Farewell, My Love is not a good name. Let’s just sweep that under the carpet and move on. Advertised as a band for fans of My Chemical Romance, Jimmy Eat World and AFI, let’s – again – forget about that and move swiftly onwards. Whatever you

Billy Talent – ‘Afraid Of Heights’

After releasing a curiously timed greatest hits album, I had no expectations of ‘Afraid Of Heights’, assuming we’d be getting another collection of single-gear power rock released out of necessity more than passion. And boy, was I right, but Billy Talent really do pull this sound off

Friday 05 August 2016

Happy Diving – ‘Electric Soul Unity’

Proving itself to be almost totally discordant from the accompanying eleven tracks, ‘Holy Ground’ is fantastic. Hearing that single and being pumped for the full LP only to be hugely disappointed was a cruel reality, vibrant and engaging it sadly does not reflect the record. Unlike their contemporaries in

Tuesday 02 August 2016

Moose Blood – ‘Blush’

Surely we can all move on now from the notion of the difficult 2nd album? Bands are just getting better and better and better and Moose Blood, everyone’s favourites from Kent, have surpassed their debut with the absolute dream that’s ‘Blush’. It’s a dreamy, emo masterpiece made for anyone

Monday 01 August 2016

Dinosaur Jr. – ‘Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not’

Few bands can say they have had the impact and influence on the alternative music world like Dinosaur Jr. Since their inception in the mid 80s, J Mascis has become the unassuming poster boy for slacker rock, and one of the greatest guitar players in history thanks to his

Sunday 31 July 2016

The Bouncing Souls – ‘Simplicity’

By naming their tenth album ‘Simplicity’, The Bouncing Souls have perfectly summed up their brand of punk rock; simple, direct, and to the point. Each time the New Jersey legends release an album, you know exactly what you are going to get, and ‘Simplicity’ is certainly no different. It’s