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From Tuesday 15 March 2016

Empty Handed – ‘In Between The Goodbyes’

Once upon a time, hardcore was a form of music that thrived on passion, integrity and anger. It was a visceral, uncompromising outpouring of emotion by guys and girls that really, y’know, meant it. In the intervening years, the genre has been pulled in so many different

Monday 14 March 2016

Slingshot Dakota – ‘Break’

Opener ‘You’ feels like being greeted by an old friend. Back is Carly Comando’s beautiful, distorted keyboard tone and Tom Patterson’s pounding drums. Comando’s voice feels even stronger than before, more confident and more brave, taking succesful risks with delivery. Comando’s keyboard contains warmth and depth, penetrating right into

Sunday 13 March 2016

Like Pacific – ‘Distant Like You Asked’

Emerging from the seemingly-relentless release schedule of Pure Noise Records, ‘Distant Like You Asked’ is the début album by Toronto’s Like Pacific. If the label’s musical identity is a spectrum running from State Champs, whose pure-pop approach is charming in its total disregard for indie credibility, to the oesophagus-grating hardcore of

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