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From Monday 27 July 2015

Failure – ‘The Heart Is A Monster’

There are many features or reviews out there (including ones by this reviewer) that will make mention of the fact that Failure never got the break they deserved on their initial run. They will go on to say that they were under appreciated, and should really have carried

Dear America – ‘Dear America’

The debut album from Manchester’s Dear America is a solid, if by-the-numbers, take on the slower, more anthemic, sound of punk-rock. It doesn’t have any particular twist on the genre but it’s produced well and full of worthwhile hooks. Where the band shines is in the vocal harmonies. There’s

Thursday 23 July 2015

Bangers – ‘Bird’

Bangers are back. Two years after ‘Crazy Fucking Dreams’, the Cornish trio are releasing their third full length, ‘Bird’ – 10 tracks of amazing punk for anyone who has felt isolated, different or just at war with the world. Recorded in a proper studio for the first time,

Wednesday 22 July 2015

Wilson – ‘Right To Rise’

Serial party boys Wilson are getting serious. They may live the rock n’ roll life style to the max, constantly at eleven but front man Chad Nicefield says there is more to them than boozy banter. ‘Right To Rise’ is here to free Wilson from the shackles of

Tuesday 21 July 2015

Creepoid – ‘Cemetery Highrise Slum’

There must be something in the water in Pennsylvania right now, because whatever genre the musicians based there try their hand at, it is always perfectly executed. One of the names that has been steadily appearing over the last few years is Philadelphia based alternative rock band Creepoid,

Bully – ‘Feels Like’

Bully are cool as hell. They sound like how you felt when you were 14, so full of energy and attitude. I’m a sucker for anything snotty and, man, does this deliver. ‘Feels Like’ is their debut record and it absolutely justifies all the hype

Monday 20 July 2015

Man Overboard – ‘Heavy Love’

Since bursting onto the scene with ‘Real Talk’ back in 2010, Man Overboard have worked tirelessly, complimenting their full length releases with a wealth of singles, EPs and splits, and here they are just five years later, with ‘Heavy Love’, their fourth album. It’s a record that finds

Friday 17 July 2015

Westkust – ‘Last Forever’

Make no mistake about it, when bands come out of Sweden they are always great. There’s just something about the scene there that inspires musicians to maximise their creativity and produce the best music. With Refused making their come back this year, Terrible Feelings playing some of the

Forrest – ‘Soluna’

Forrest’s debut album ‘Soluna’ is a statement of intent. This young band from South Wales formed in 2010 and have already released an EP, ‘Before You Go’ and a split with Ireland’s The Winter Passing (this is great, too. Check it out). ‘Soluna’, though, takes them one giant step forward.

Wednesday 15 July 2015

Brother/Ghost – ‘Buried’

Often some of the best music is that which is cloaked in despair, set to a dark, gloomy soundtrack. It’s nothing new, and bands have been fishing that creative pool for a long time. When artists like Chelsea Wolfe and King Woman are ruling the roost right now,