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From Tuesday 20 May 2014

Human Kitten – ‘Manic Pixie Dream Boy’

‘Manic Pixie Dream Boy’ is the latest release from the one man, folk punk act of Human Kitten or rather, the sad human that is Elijah Llinas. Citing influences such as Lemuria, The Front Bottoms and Joyce Manor, he’s created an album that’s packed full of tongue-in-cheek tracks –

Tuesday 13 May 2014

Me First And The Gimme Gimmes – ‘Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!’

In case you’re not familiar, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes are a punk rock covers supergroup on Fat Wreck that first unleashed ‘Have A Ball’ in 1997, and have been irritating and entertaining in equal measures since. ‘Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!’ is their eighth full

Monday 12 May 2014

Trash Talk – ‘No Peace’

Love them or hate them, it’s hard to escape the influence of Trash Talk. The UK has seen them lay waste to all kinds of venues since they started touring here (we’ve seen them do everything from cupboard to big festival stages), and though their live show has been

Monday 05 May 2014

Apologies, I Have None – Black Everything

Apologies, I Have None have undoubtedly been one of the great success stories in UK punk-rock in the last five year. Their 2012 album, ‘London’, took them across Europe as they picked up huge festival slots and toured with a number of celebrated bands. Driven on by an energetic

Friday 25 April 2014

Buried In Verona – ‘Faceless’

‘Faceless’, the latest by Australian metal heads Buried in Verona is the natural progression from previous Buried material and a visceral answer to a recent wave of criticism against them from various pools of the contemporary metal fan base. The album fills its 43 minute-long ode to destruction with

Tuesday 22 April 2014

FACT – ‘Witness’

Japans hardcore/metal outfit FACT have steadily been building a repertoire of material over the last 5 years. The adage of Brit Adam Graham in 2012 helped push their sound further, with the band becoming a triple guitar attack, with Adam also joining lead vocalist Hiro on singing duties. Now

Thursday 17 April 2014

Banner Pilot – Souvenir

Banner Pilot are back with their fourth studio album, ‘Souvenir’, and with distinctive vocals, a consistent up-beat tempo, and a heavy nod to late 90’s punk-rock, it’s a very welcome return. ‘Modern Shakes’ is a strong opening track and one that quickly sees the band settle back into their

Villains – ‘Villains’

During his recent controversial Brit award speech, Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys fame mumbled a few almost incomprehensible lines about rock music and its adherence to the rules of the cyclical nature of the universe. If you try and look far, far, far past his collection of pretentious bullshit

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Playlounge – ‘Pilot’

With the clocks now firmly forward and the longer days bringing with them a smattering of sunshine, the wait for the summer is almost over. With ‘Pilot’, Playlounge may have crafted its soundtrack. Drenched in distortion, opener ‘I Am A Lion’ lays all cards on the table, a thunderous

Thursday 10 April 2014

Midday Committee – ‘Girls In Open C’

It’s the time of year where new album releases are vetted depending on whether they’re summer soundtracks or not. Fortunately for those seeking long drive anthems and albums of a more sunny nature, ‘Girls in Open C’ ticks all the boxes of a summer classic, keeping things up-tempo