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MXPX – Plans Within Plans

The cover art for MxPx’s ‘Plans Within Plans’ is fairly basic, and in a lot of ways you could say the same about the music. Compared to ‘Secret Weapon’, this album feels stripped down and focused. The average tempo is probably higher than the band’s other recent releases, and

Thursday 05 April 2012

Cancer Bats – Dead Set On Living

Fast becoming one of the most interesting “heavy” bands on the planet, CANCER BATS have left a trail of destruction wherever they roam. Be it as their alter-egos BAT SABBATH or themselves, they’ve been constantly unmissable live and each new album is met with eager ears across the alternative

Wednesday 04 April 2012

The Decline – Broken Hymns for Beating Hearts

Hailing from Rennes, France, THE DECLINE are giving a continental take on that melodically inclined punk rock that nods a head to the likes of Propagandhi, Rise Against, NOFX and Bad Religion. Melt this with the odd bit of acoustic folk and country flavour, and you’ve pretty much got

Imperial Leisure – Death To The One Trick Pony

IMPERIAL LEISURE are a band with a curious mix of sounds. The opening track on ‘Death To The One Trick Pony’, complete with horn section and shouty refrain of “you must be fucking joking” sets the sophistication standard for the album, and though the 14 songs that make up

Sunday 30 August 2009

Brand New – Daisy

I’d put my life savings on the fact that if this didn’t have the words ‘Brand’ and ‘New’ on the front cover, hardly anyone would bat an eyelid. Due to the fact that BN fans are like a pack of rabid dogs, desperate for any

Friday 12 January 2007

Brand New – The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me

It’s amazing the power the internet can have. While ‘Your Favourite Weapon‘ is classed by many as the band’s career highlight, it wasn’t until 2003’s ‘Deja Entendu’ – a record I class as a masterpiece – that the band broke out. A slew of successful singles saw