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From Saturday 16 May 2015

Calls Landing – ‘Heirlooms’

Calls Landing have been tip-toeing around the suburbs of West Yorkshire for the past four years. In that time they have released 2 EP’s and 2 splits; a collection of angsty pop-punk ditties taking influence from 2010’s rebirth of American pop-punk, evoking The Wonder Years, Fireworks, Transit and

Thursday 14 May 2015

Hop Along – ‘Painted Shut’

At least superficially, ‘Painted Shut’ could be a simple affair. Hop Along’s set-up is far from revolutionary, presenting a four-piece with a penchant for folk inspired storytelling. Yet the Philadelphian quartet, led by the immediately enchanting Frances Quinlan are far from ordinary. Potentially due to Quinlan’s dedicated history

Wednesday 13 May 2015

Brawlers – ‘Romantic Errors of Our Youth’

For anyone that has seen Brawlers live, you’ll know that from the moment they step on stage you become completely engrossed in their perfect mix of energy, quirkiness and passion. ‘Romantic Errors of Our Youth’, the debut album from the Leeds based four piece, is no different. Laced

Monday 11 May 2015

We Are The Ocean – ‘Ark’

In the seven years that We Are The Ocean have been a band, they’ve gone through their fair share of turbulence with their music, losing the vocalist that made them distinguishable and taking their sound down a completely different route to the band they started out as. 2012’s

Sunday 10 May 2015

Coliseum – ‘Anxiety’s Kiss’

One of the best things to see in music is the way that a band can progress, and constantly manage to stay relevant with every release. 12 years deep into their career, Louisville punk band Coliseum have been able to do just that. Each time the band has

Saturday 09 May 2015

Rocky Votolato – ‘Hospital Handshakes’

Being a singer-songwriter in this day and age can be difficult. Almost anyone can pick up an acoustic guitar and write a simple song, although it’s hard not to fall into a trap of being too twee with it or running the risk making music that is only

Friday 08 May 2015

Turnover – ‘Peripheral Vision’

It seems like just yesterday that a young and emotional Turnover burst onto the radar with their self-titled 7” that was carried by the lovelorn anthem ‘Sasha’, and immediately stole everyone’s hearts. Well, that was 4 years ago, and in that time the quartet from Virginia Beach have

Thursday 07 May 2015

Timeshares – ‘Already Dead’

Timeshares sophomore record, ‘Already Dead’, opens with ‘State Line to State Line’, an emotional banger. We’re greeted with a train announcement, whilst vocalist Mike Natoli pleads over the top “Why can’t you see all that’s missing here? How can I frame all that’s missing here?” before breaking into

Tuesday 05 May 2015

The Beautiful Ones – ‘Jaded Love’

If there’s one lesson that hardcore teaches us, it’s that we should always be ourselves. Unfortunately that message often gets lost along the way, and more often than not you find bands that are quick to apply the hardcore tag to their sound and be exactly like everything

Monday 04 May 2015

WOAHNOWS – ‘Understanding and Everything Else’

Sitting outside with the sun finally breaking through the clouds was pretty much the perfect place to listen to WOAHNOWS debut album, ‘Understanding and Everything Else’. Opener ‘Sounds Like Spitting’ immediately spells out everything that’s great about WOAHNOWS. A guitar already straining with energy and excitement plays 4 bars before