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From 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

Friday 01 May 2015

Superheaven – ‘Ours Is Chrome’

By changing their name, Superheaven, formerly Daylight, might have lost some of their following, but their sound unquestionably remains the same. ‘Ours Is Chrome’ feels like a statement by the band that they continue to thrive and mould their own space in the current grunge and emo scene. This

Thursday 30 April 2015

Deez Nuts – ‘Word Is Bond’

It’s amazing that a band whose name centres around a joke – Deez Nuts – have lasted this long without calling it a day. It’s even more unbelievable that there’s no well-known band called ‘The Updogs’, but that’s a tangent which belongs in its own article. Deez Nuts,

Wednesday 29 April 2015

Hollywood Undead – ‘Day Of The Dead’

Hollywood Undead have pretty much built their career on the basis of maintaining a desperately contrived public image and ‘Day Of The Dead’ is a classic example of style over substance. A lengthy press release that accompanied the album refers to “pensive street poetry” and “sharp song-writing” but

Dance Gavin Dance – ‘Instant Gratification’

With their sixth album, Sacramento six-piece, Dance Gavin Dance construct something which is suitably eclectic, unexpectedly complex and ultimately strangely rewarding. ‘Instant Gratification’, the band’s second record with their current pairing of vocalists and their first since 2013’s lukewarm ‘Acceptance Speech’, is an excellent example of experimental rock

Tuesday 28 April 2015

Millencolin – ‘True Brew’

After seven years away from records, Millencolin are officially back to business as usual with their latest offering on Epitaph, ‘True Brew.’ As guitarist Mathias Färm said “we felt that it was important to have something really good to offer in terms of a new album”. Opening track ‘Egocentric

Sunday 26 April 2015

Awaken I Am – ‘Shields and Crowns’

We seem to be hearing a lot of good music coming from Australia these days. Rising from the ashes of ‘Sleepers’, Awaken I Am have grown a following having supported a number of Australia’s biggest touring bands including The Amity Affliction, Closure in Moscow and Parkway Drive. Now,