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From Wednesday 27 May 2015

Diamond Youth – ‘Nothing Matters’

There’s quite literally no escaping the abundance of bands that are looking back to the 90’s to find influence for their art these days. However for the most part, a lot of bands are focusing on the grunge, indie, and shoegaze elements from that era, and there’s nothing

Twenty One Pilots – ‘Blurryface’

‘Blurryface’ by Twenty One Pilots, their second signed offering on Fuelled by Ramen and their fourth overall release, is a melting pot of exuberant sound. It is a release that will ring true for many who feel they are just another face in the crowd.

Tuesday 26 May 2015

Anti-Flag – ‘American Spring’

Anti-Flag’s new release ‘American Spring’ is their ninth studio album and their first release on Spinefarm Records. The songs are an aggressive critique of the global, social and political climate of 2015. The entire ‘American Spring’ package includes essays, personal liner notes and further information behind the driving forces of each song,

Saturday 23 May 2015

InMe – ‘Trilogy: Dawn’

A suitably daring undertaking for a band almost twenty years into their career, InMe have gone for a triple album with their ‘Trilogy’ project. It may be coming only a few years after Green Day’s high-profile ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! triple album, but this is something quite different with

Friday 22 May 2015

The Early November – ‘Imbue’

‘Imbue’, the fourth full-length by original Drive Thru Records signees The Early November, is their heaviest release to date. Having signed to Rise Records upon their return in 2011, the post-hiatus New Jersey five-piece have continuously developed their sound – building upon the emo driven sound that dominated

Attention Thieves – ‘Year Of the Jackal’

Attention Thieves were that band who seemed to be everywhere a couple of years ago – they played some great shows, went on some fantastic tours, released a few solid EPs and singles, and then…poof. They simply disappeared and went quiet without a trace. That’s because a week before

Thursday 21 May 2015

Break Anchor – ‘In A Van Down By The River’

These days we chuck around the term pop-punk a lot. The term is all encompassing and often isn’t a reliable descriptor for the bands that are tagged as such. Break Anchor however wear this title proudly and do their best to give pop-punk the good name it deserves. This

METZ – ‘II’

When METZ released their self-titled debut in 2012, not even they were prepared for the immediate cult status it would welcome. Despite its overt noise rock, METZ found themselves celebrated in wider musical communities; finding a particularly strong home within the indie market. Their scene shared little in

Wednesday 20 May 2015

And So I Watch You From Afar – ‘Heirs’

What makes And So I Watch You From Afar special, compared to other post-rock / math-rock bands is their energy, stage presence, and overwhelming sense of euphoria. ‘Heirs’ is the fourth full-length album from the Belfast quartet and is, unfortunately, nothing new. The energy of their live performances does

Will Haven – ‘Open the Mind to Discomfort’

Grady Avenell’s return on vocals for his third stint was for Will Haven fans akin to the return of Joey Jordison to Slipknot or the reunion of The Chariot. You always hoped it would happen, and it would just make everything so much better. ‘Open the Mind to Discomfort’,