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From 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

Monday 03 March 2014

Twin Forks – ‘Twin Forks’

Let it never be said that Chris Carrabba is lazy. With Twin Forks, the doe-eyed emo heartthrob brings his current project count up to four – alongside a CV-bursting list of collaborations and guest appearances – though this time taking a decidedly more folk-based route. Strangely though, Twin Forks

Friday 21 February 2014

Morning Glory – ‘War Psalms’

Born from squat punk roots in New York City, Ezra Kire of Choking Victim and INDK originally put together Morning Glory around his guitar duties in Leftover Crack. After years of inactivity and a turbulent existence with Leftover Crack, Ezra decided to leave the band behind and put together

Wednesday 19 February 2014

Bayside – ‘Cult’

Much like Motion City Soundtrack or Cursive before them, Bayside have reached a pivotal point in their musical career – a fork in the road where one path offers the potential to reinvigorate their sound, and the other takes them down the same route they have been travelling

Tuesday 18 February 2014

Issues – ‘Issues’

Let’s get this out of the way early: nu-metal was brilliant. The holier-than-thou among us may dispute this, but as an antidote to the solemnity of early nineties grunge and emo, the rap-rock hybrid injected a much-needed shot of fun back into the music industry. Thankfully, these things come

Friday 14 February 2014

The Hotelier – ‘Home, Like Noplace Is There’

The Hotel Year’s 2011 album, ‘It Never Goes Out’, struck a chord with a lot of people. We suddenly had this new, raw band that captured the essence of growing up in nine of the best pop-punk tracks in years. Each track carried huge amounts of character, a heavy