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Biffy Clyro – ‘Ellipsis’

Biffy Clyro are an ever transitioning band, which is truly commendable, and indeed the true fan is always encouraged to stick with their band and follow the ebb and flow of their musical metamorphosis. And who can knock Biffy Clyro for following their dreams, they have replaced their white

Wednesday 13 July 2016

Asylums – ‘Killer Brain Waves’

‘Killer Brain Waves’ has been a long time coming. Southend-On-Sea’s Asylums have been drip-feeding tracks for a while, ‘The Death of Television’ finding itself on the debut album two years after having introduced the band’s frantic blend of Britpop, grunge and DIY indie-punk. The slow game contradicts the immediacy

Friday 08 July 2016

Good Charlotte – ‘Youth Authority’

It probably doesn’t matter what we say; more likely than not you made your mind up about Good Charlotte’s new album before they’d even announced it. Dividing pop punk fans since their self-titled album in 2001 – before the Madden twins were married to Hollywood celebrities and swapped the

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