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From Wednesday 09 April 2014

LostAlone – ‘Shapes Of Screams’

LostAlone’s third studio album, ‘Shapes of Screams’, is an odd creation. The first few moments of it hint at a pretty standard rock affair before it explodes into a theatrical mishmash of bells and choirs, and soaring solos and pounding riffs. All things taken separately, there is nothing wrong

Tuesday 08 April 2014

Pup – ‘Pup’

Two years of relentless touring with the likes of Billy Talent, Titus Andronicus, and Fucked Up has seen Toronto, ON quartet, PUP win many fans and earn plenty of critical acclaim. Stereogum named them one of their “40 Bands of 2013”, and Grid T.O. described them as “one

Monday 07 April 2014

Seahaven – ‘Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only’

Seahaven’s new album, ‘Reverie Lagoon: Music for Escapism Only’ takes the band into an awesome new direction. It’s rare to find bands that evolve so much from one album to another, but even rarer to find those that do it so well. The whole album feels more honest and

Wednesday 02 April 2014

Itch – ‘The Deep End’

Here at Punktastic, it’d be hard to say that we’re a stranger to Red Bull Records artist Itch. Controversy surrounding his former band The King Blues spewed up through the forums a few times “back in the day” – go search for it if you’re that bothered –

Tuesday 01 April 2014

La Dispute – Rooms Of The House

If you can manage to collect a group of songs under a banner, and keep the listener not only interested, but really take that listener on a journey with you, then you can justifiably consider your work a success. This third LP by La Dispute tells us that

Sunday 30 March 2014

The Used – ‘Imaginary Enemy’

Clearly affected by the United States’ government controversial involvement in the Middle East and its intangible war on terror, ‘Imaginary Enemy’ is first and foremost The Used’s political opus. The record’s anger is deeply cemented in the lyrics, with McCracken belting out overt political tirades – some

Monday 24 March 2014

Cloud Nothings – ‘Here and Nowhere Else’

Cleveland’s Cloud Nothings achieved critical crossover success with 2012’s ‘Attack on Memory’ – a sonic explosion that melted melody and distortion into dark, filthy wonder. The unconventional structure of the album was at its forefront, opening with the most commercially viable track yet immediately throwing the listener into

Monday 17 March 2014

Natives – ‘Indoor War’

‘Indoor War’, the debut album from Hampshire based Natives has been a long time coming. The release was pushed back month after month, leaving fans and the band themselves agitated over the fact nobody was hearing new music and that shows had to be postponed because of the

Friday 14 March 2014

Architects – ‘Lost Forever // Lost Together’

Architects have been building something for a while now. Unashamedly erupting in stature following the 2007 replacement of original vocalist Matt Johnson with their now ubiquitous frontman Sam Carter, the Brighton mob’s metallic assault has gained an increasingly political intent as time has ticked on and stage sizes have

Thursday 13 March 2014

Taking Back Sunday – ‘Happiness Is’

‘Happiness Is’, the sixth full-length by Long Island melodic stalwarts Taking Back Sunday, has enjoyed a somewhat sensationalist preamble. Following various line-up alterations throughout their history, the record is the second to feature the original Lazzara/Nolan double-act since their acclaimed debut. Mike Sapone, who previously enjoyed pre-production