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From Thursday 20 December 2012

Lucero – ‘Women and Work’

There aren’t many bands that can meld americana, pub rock and soul quite as effortlessly as Memphis’ own Lucero. Frontman Ben Nichols’ whiskey soaked vocals, tales of lost evenings and hard drinking once again take centre stage on the bands’ latest offering ‘Women and Work’. Their brand of Memphis soul meets

Monday 17 December 2012

Departures – ‘Teenage Haze’

Accurately portraying the angst amongst teenagers around the world, Departures’ LP Teenage Haze couldn’t be described more perfectly as the band have done so themselves, it’s “the sound of growing up.” With all the emotionally charged vocals from James McKean that rival La Dispute, what you initially grasp from

Tuesday 11 December 2012

The Jellycats – ‘When I Do’

Quintessentially British – perhaps a term that would be more suited to advertising a new blend of tea, or the recent onslaught of tear-jerking holiday season adverts gracing various channels across televisions. In terms of music, “British” has been used to describe various characteristics, yet none more so than

The Apostates – ‘Wide Eyed And Determined’

Blah, blah, blah… UK punk decline… no good records out recently. Blah, blah blah. It’s something that’s easy to get stuck into for many – many of the disillusioned can’t connect with new records like they used to because – well – there’s a flood of easily accessible new

Thursday 06 December 2012

Fans Of Faye – ‘Designed To Be’

Having spent the best part of a decade writing material and switching between band names, Fans of Faye’s fans primarily come from the Midlands’ live scene. New album ‘Designed To Be’ sees them attempting to branch out of the local scene and go national.

Wednesday 05 December 2012

Title Fight – ‘Floral Green’

Title Fight’s ‘Shed‘ was one of the surprises of 2011. A raucous, angry, yet catchy punk nugget that with a sophistication that many bands dream of reaching on their first full-length. Anyone who heard their EP collection ‘The Last Thing You Forget’ – especially the

Thursday 29 November 2012

The Cut Ups – ‘Building Bridges, Starting Here’

You know when you’ve been meaning to check something out properly for ages after an initial listen and it just sorta slips your mind? Well, that happened with The Cut Ups’ ‘Building Bridges, Starting Here’. The end of October and November came and went, and we’re now horrendously late

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Pentimento – Pentimento

Although original plans saw the debut album by Buffalo residents Pentimento being released in conjunction with record labels Paper + Plastick and Black Numbers, ongoing legal issues with Panic Records have resulted in a (free) self-release. There are no hard copies available in shops right now, nor will the

Monday 26 November 2012

The Hickey Underworld – ‘I’m Under The House, I’m Dying’

The Hickey Underworld’s ‘I’m under the house, I’m dying’ is a raw piece of production. It is like The Strokes being caressed by Fugazi, and it is definitely possible that “If your arse doesn’t shake to this, you could be dead.” This is filthy dirty pop-laden grunge, and The

Monday 19 November 2012

O’Brother – ‘Garden Window’

Produced by Mike Sapone (Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Public Enemy), O’Brother’s ‘Garden Window’ is an album of powerful rock that lifts your spirits and tells the hair on your neck to stay raised for the duration. Putting O’Brother in a genre is a tricky business; their music encompasses so