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From Friday 19 September 2014

Sleepwave – ‘Broken Compass’

First things first: Sleepwave are ex-Underoath frontman Spencer Chamberlain’s new project. You will not read one review that doesn’t reference Chamberlain’s previous band, because this is a key piece of information. But at the same time, Sleepwave do deserve to be known on their own terms, because ‘Broken Compass’

The Hiding Place – ‘So This Is Home’

Short, expansive and loud. These are just three adjectives which sum up the latest release from Midlands upstarts The Hiding Place. Having been a band since 2010, they’ve developed a decent following of fans on social media and in their base city of Stoke-on-Trent. Combining furious guitar playing from

Thursday 18 September 2014

Moose Blood – ‘I’ll Keep You In Mind From Time To Time’

The world needs Moose Blood. After falling head over heels for the band ever since hearing the lyrics slip from the tracks that feature on last years EP ‘Moving Home’ their grungey, punk inspired love songs have had us hook, line and sinker. Having spent the summer over in the

Wednesday 17 September 2014

The Color Morale – ‘Hold On Pain Ends’

Newly signed by Fearless Records, The Color Morale have just released their fourth album ‘Hold On The Pain Ends’, and it’s really bloody catchy. The five-piece, who hail from Rockford, Illinois, deal in chugging riffs and big choruses, and it’s pretty indisputable that they’ve made an album that is

Plaids – ‘Plaids’

The affectionately-coined #UKSWELL scene of furious-yet-feely post-hardcore might well have found its fitting conclusion a few years back, but its effects on the genre’s UK output are definitely still lurking. Clearly influenced by both the aforementioned countrymen and the 80s pioneers of the sound, Plaids nevertheless fuse their frenzied

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Ming City Rockers – ‘Ming City Rockers’

There are few bands that manage to channel the heyday of punk infused gutsy rock and roll quite like Ming City Rockers do on their debut full-length. Led by the likes of The Hives, or early material from The Strokes, the four-piece from Immingham – nicknamed Ming and

Monday 15 September 2014

Hostage Calm – ‘Die On Stage’

In the past few years Run For Cover Records has gone from strength to strength by releasing solid albums time and time again, and the latest offering from Hostage Calm is no exception. The album is the follow up to 2012’s fantastic ‘Please Remain Calm’, which is a

Friday 12 September 2014

Astpai – ‘Burden Calls’

‘Burden Calls’, on a first listen, reflects so many punk and pop-punk bands in its sound. At points there’s more than a whiff of Kid Dynamite, someP ropagandhi and even Less Than Jake at their most straightforward. It’s understandable that these comparisons to other bands are arbitrary and may

Thursday 11 September 2014

Violet – ‘The Love / The Lust’

Trends come and go on a regular basis in the music industry, and the marriage of clean vocals with abrasive screaming is nothing new. However, whereas previously the sung parts would often be handled in an emotionally honest and not always note perfect style, there seems to be a

Wednesday 10 September 2014

The American Scene – ‘Haze’

As any bands lifespan grows, so does their experience in both writing and playing music, as well as their desire to stay relevant. These are natural occurrences that cannot be helped, and on their current full length ‘Haze’, The American Scene have decided it was their time to grow. The