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From Friday 22 January 2016

Milk Teeth – ‘Vile Child’

To an outsider, the Milk Teeth camp might seem a strange place to be at the moment. The apparently sudden departure of guitarist, co-vocalist and de facto frontman Josh Bannister – just three and a half weeks before the release of this, their debut album – would for many

Tuesday 19 January 2016

Some Skeletons – ‘Vigils’

It would be fair to say that Some Skeletons have endured an eventful time over the past few years. Switching from a four-piece to a trio in 2013, the writing and recording process for ‘Vigils’ was then delayed significantly when their drummer James was knocked off his bike by

Anti-Flag – ‘Cease Fires’

Anti-Flag released ‘American Spring’ earlier in 2015 to great accolade as they shifted their songwriting to a perspective more focused in global and overall human struggles. This was a wise decision for a band now approaching their 23rd year together as it not only allowed them a chance to

Monday 18 January 2016

Panic! at the Disco – ‘Death of a Bachelor’

What started over 10 years ago as four friends playing pop-punk together has whittled down to just one. One man left standing. Panic! At The Disco have become a solo project in all but name, spearheaded by the irreplaceable Brendon Urie. ‘Death of a Bachelor’ is the

Friday 15 January 2016

Bay Faction – ‘Bay Faction’

Bay Faction’s self-titled album offers something for the Modern Baseball and not-quite-rock crowd. Bluesy grooves juxtapose against some seriously dark lyrics and the band try to wrap them all up in a catchy bundle. However, there are times when it strays too far towards the blues-rock formula and loses what makes it

Wednesday 13 January 2016

Fit For An Autopsy – ‘Absolute Hope Absolute Hell’

New Jersey’s Fit For An Autopsy are purveyors of the lately maligned ‘deathcore’ genre, ploughing a similar furrow to the likes of Thy Art Is Murder and Oceano, although this, their third album, promises a newly reinvigorated band, with a change of vocalist and an updating of their

Tuesday 12 January 2016

Sauropod – ‘Roaring at the Storm’

Every now and then, we’re graced with the refreshing sound of European enthused rock and roll. It happened with Rammstein, it happened with The Hives and it’s happened with Sauropod. A truly eclectic offering of slacker inspired lyricism contrasts with the scattered melodies that appear throughout the eleven-track LP.

Smokey Bastard – ‘Back to the Drawing Room’

One of the hardest tasks for a band looking for success is to carve their own niche without being branded as a ‘rip off’. Reading sextet Smokey Bastard have made a valiant effort in putting their own stamp on the folk punk genre. Their third album ‘Back to

Monday 11 January 2016

Losing Sleep – ‘Fear Of Missing Out’

Losing Sleep are keen purveyors of alternative music scenes of the past. There are subtle nods on their debut full-length to countless artists and styles of years gone by. Be it the unexpectedly emotional chorus on ‘Hesitate To Call’ or the self-titled blink-182 notions on ‘Never Told You’. ‘Fear

Saturday 09 January 2016

New Design – ‘Far From Home’

If you like big, anthemic, slow-burning emo then ‘Far From Home’ is going to make your day. The debut record from Brampton, Ontario based New Design is a mature, professional and realised effort from this young band. With Kenny Bridges (of Moneen (sorry, .moneen.) fame) at the desk, ‘Far From