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From Friday 25 July 2014

Joyce Manor – ‘Never Hungover Again’

Joyce Manor have always managed to be concise and concentrated; their 2011 self-titled record showing exactly that. The main reason for the Californian punk band’s high regard is their ability to deliver punk songs which combine striking melodies with sweet choruses and raw emotion. ‘Never Hungover Again’ is a

The Sun And The Sea – ‘American Empire’

‘American Empire’ is the debut full-length from Midwest America’s The Sun And The Sea, and it’s set to be self-released this summer. It’s ten tracks of ambient indie-rock with an electronic and chilled undercurrent throughout. From the outset The Sun and The Sea showcase a really light and airy vibe.

Thursday 24 July 2014

The Homeless Gospel Choir – ‘I Used To Be So Young’

Derek Zanetti, the one-man force behind The Homeless Gospel Choir, has a lot to say. He has experienced things that have made him angry – some related to politics and society, and some immeasurably more personal. ‘I Used To Be So Young’ provides Zanetti with an outlet for

Henrietta – ‘The Trick Is Not Minding’

‘The Trick Is Not Minding’ is the long awaited debut album from Orlando’s Henrietta, released this August on Animal Style Records. After six years in the making the quartet deliver an album stacked full of inventive and melodic emo-rock mixed with powerful and moving vocals, and quite frankly it’s

Monday 21 July 2014

Speaking in Shadows – ‘The Lies We Lead’

Speaking in Shadows rock in the field shared by Lower Than Atlantis, You Me At Six and We Are The Ocean – a mix of pop-punk with the harder energies of alternative rock and hardcore. However, listening to Speaking in Shadows, it’s clear there is little in common with

Rise Against – ‘The Black Market’

Many people’s knowledge of Rise Against doesn’t stretch further than the angry anthems that spawned out of 2006, including ‘Prayer for the Refugee’ and ‘Ready to Fall’. However, seven albums in, Rise Against are still going strong and delivering their punk, eco-political inspired sound across the World. Latest offering

Friday 18 July 2014

Samoans – ‘Rescue’

The notion of a ‘local band’ is one that can make or break a young group’s dreams of the big time. Build up too much of a hometown fanbase and it’s easy to get landlocked, spread yourself too thinly nationwide and you run the risk of being forgotten. Darlings

Tuesday 15 July 2014

Handguns – ‘Life Lessons’

Pop-punk, and almost every other genre in fact, often treads a thin line between cliché and accessibility. The slightest swerve in a different direction can turn a potential gateway band into yet another well-produced yet uninspiring dirge. There is a point where one too many lyrical stereotypes are fulfilled

Monday 14 July 2014

Allison Weiss – ‘Remember When’

History tells us there will always be some that never get the recognition they deserve outside of the circles that know them. This is the case as it stands for the hardworking, well-respected New Yorker Allison Weiss.The follow up to last year’s near-perfect full-length ‘Say What You Mean’, ‘Remember

Saturday 12 July 2014

Every Time I Die – ‘From Parts Unknown’

Whether it was a rut or a groove, Every Time I Die were getting pretty comfortable in it. Since 2007’s ‘The Big Dirty’ the Buffalo, NY quintet have routinely unleashed fairly homophonous southern-rock-meets-metalcore pummellings. ‘Ex-Lives’, ‘New Junk Aesthetic’ and their aforementioned predecessor all followed this blueprint so rigidly that