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From Monday 25 January 2016

Simmer – ‘Paper Prisms’

The Cheshire lads in Simmer have produced ten tracks that are drenched in smoke and riffs. As far as sophomore records go, it’s a decent offering and despite having a tendency to tread a little too close to stepping on the toes of their peers, ‘Paper Prisms’ is overflowing

Basement – ‘Promise Everything’

Since the release of the seminal ‘Colourmeinkindness’ and Basement’s subsequent short-lived indefinite hiatus, the Ipswich five-piece have unwittingly developed themselves into an underground sensation. By releasing an incredibly well-regarded album and almost immediately disbanding, Basement accurately embodied the inspirational quote, “always leave them wanting more.” When more arrived in the

Friday 22 January 2016

ROAM – ‘Backbone’

Across their previous two releases, ROAM distinguished themselves from their pop-punk peers by offering something raw and unpolished. While some pop-punk records seem nothing more than a carousel of catchy choruses, previous EPs, ‘Viewpoint’ and ‘Head Down’ stood out with more intricate musicality and interesting song structures.

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.