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Finch – ‘Back To Oblivion’

How do you classify a comeback? In regards to Finch it’s hard to say. Since their last break up in 2010, the band looked like they had finally succumbed to post-second album “musical differences” syndrome. Their last release, ‘Epilogue’ a collection of left over tracks from their attempted third

Thursday 02 October 2014

Yellowcard – ‘Lift A Sail’

‘Lift A Sail’ is Yellowcard’s first album for new label Razor & Tie and their first without long time drummer Longineu Parsons. However the biggest change they’ve made is a musical one, frontman Ryan Key proudly stating that “We really feel like we got where we wanted to

Wednesday 01 October 2014

Lower Than Atlantis – ‘Lower Than Atlantis’

Lower Than Atlantis live under a microscope. Perhaps more than any other band in an increasingly fit-to-burst UK scene, their every action has been pored over and scrutinised to the point where you’d excuse the Hertfordshire lot if they drowned in their own paranoia – for every critic claiming

Whirr – ‘Sway’

Back in the early 90’s, a little band from Dublin called My Bloody Valentine shattered the mould of alternative rock and unintentionally created a genre that would be known as “shoegaze”. The term was coined largely because of the sheer amount of effects pedals used by guitarists that

Tuesday 30 September 2014

Sick Of It All – ‘Last Act Of Defiance’

Sick Of It All haven’t released anything new since 2011. Personally, it’s hard to buy into what is a form of hardcore which is wholly macho in its delivery, with shout-alongs and breakdowns present in pretty much every song. Yet, ‘Last Act of Defiance’ is a record which is

Monday 29 September 2014

Marmozets – ‘The Weird and Wonderful Marmozets’

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, no one can deny that young rockers Marmozets have set pulses racing since their inception in 2007. Despite having the average age of just 18 at the time, the group started to make themselves known with their raw, adrenaline-fuelled shows, and the release of

Thursday 25 September 2014

American Hi-Fi – ‘Blood & Lemonade’

Releasing your first album five years after your last release can be a little bit daunting, especially when you formed in 1998 and things in the music industry have changed a lot. However, power pop-rockers American Hi-Fi have taken the release of ‘Blood & Lemonade’ in their stride. Their

Wednesday 24 September 2014

States and Empires – ‘Freedom’

Upon the demise of Welsh outfit Attack! Attack!, many thought that the bands former members would simply fade into the background, as is so often these days. However, Neil Starr and Will Davies decided that because this door had closed, another one had opened and it was in the

Tuesday 23 September 2014

Distances – Peaks/Valleys

With their début full-length, Canadians Distances demonstrate what happens when you’ve got heaps of musical talent and tightness but a dearth of compelling tunes. There are flashes of brilliance – first ‘proper’ song Apprehensive has intricate riffs and harmonies galore, and along with songs like Tangled Feet showcases a compelling, Off With Their

Monday 22 September 2014

Rob Lynch – ‘All These Nights In Bars Will Somehow Save My Soul’

It’s been a long old road to get here for London based singer-songwriter Rob Lynch. He’s spent years touring and honing his craft and it’s finally paying dividends. 2014 has been pretty great to him… signing a deal with a label with a great roster and reputation in Xtra