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From Friday 11 March 2016

Brightr – ‘Year One’

Self-described as gloomy emo-pop, Eastbourne’s Brightr takes inspiration from some pretty great acts; think a mix of Into It. Over It., Motion City Soundtrack and Jack’s Mannequin and you’re about there. After stints in numerous bands, Laurie, the great mind behind Brightr, is now venturing out into the world

Thursday 10 March 2016

Brian Fallon – ‘Painkillers’

In what feels like a well overdue release, Gaslight Anthem frontman and beloved punk rock superstar, Brian Fallon, has finally found the time to give birth to his debut solo album ‘Painkillers’. With his main band on hiatus and having recharged his batteries, the album is full of

Wednesday 09 March 2016

High Hopes – ‘Sights And Sounds’

High Hopes’ ‘Sights and Sounds’ launches with some spoken news-like prose, the atmosphere and professionalism evident from the get-go. ‘The Callout’ bends in with some harmonic guitar parts before the recognisable bark of vocalist Nick Brooks shows why this band are surrounded by a barrage of hype and expectation.

Monday 07 March 2016

Pinkshinyultrablast – ‘Grandfeathered’

There are literally dozens of bands that get labelled as shoegaze now, even punk bands that just add a bit of reverb to their sound. With Pinkshinyultrablast, that word does come into play, but they think far more outside of the box. Their debut album ‘Everything Else Matters’ was

Muncie Girls – ‘From Caplan To Belsize’

From the first note of ‘From Caplan To Belsize’, there’s a confidence, a sense of self-belief around Muncie Girls. Their debut album has been a long time coming, but that wait has made the release even sweeter. Ten songs of perfect pop-punk from one of the UK’s most consistent

Friday 04 March 2016

ROMP – ‘Departures From Venus’

Did you ever think the day would come when we would be mentioning Tinder in an album review? Neither did we. Well, it would appear that the backbone of New Jersey’s ROMP met on the mobile dating app, and instead of finding love, found something else: a musical pairing.

Tonight Alive – ‘Limitless’

Rewind back to 2013 and you would have found Australia’s Tonight Alive at the top of their game, from festival appearances and sold out headliners to grasping the opportunity to be featured as the main soundtrack to a Hollywood blockbuster. It seems things couldn’t have gotten any better for

Thursday 03 March 2016

Simple Plan – ‘Taking One For The Team’

The release of ‘Taking One For The Team’ ends a five year wait since Simple Plan’s last album, the ultimately forgettable ‘Get Your Heart On’. If you’ve ever been into Simple Plan at any point of their career then you will know exactly what to expect, and song titles

Wednesday 02 March 2016

Yuck – ‘Stranger Things’

The London based four piece have created the most feel good album of 2016, and its only February! The bands two previous full lengths, the self-titled ‘Yuck’ and ‘Glow & Behold’, were both filled with elegant soundscapes and some pretty gnarly riffing. In that respect, ‘Stranger Things’ fits perfectly within

Monday 29 February 2016

Hands Like Houses – ‘Dissonants’

Since their inception, Australian outfit Hands Like Houses have never been short of fans. They’ve consistently produced outstanding albums, in the form of ‘Ground Dweller’ and ‘Unimagine’, and have toured the world over, sharing stages with the likes of Pierce the Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Slaves, and more, as