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From Tuesday 31 July 2012

Thieves – ‘Achiever’

The turbo charged approach that Austin TX based Thieves have to their pop punk is endearing. The band manage to combine introverted Wonder Years-esque lyrics with an arguably more positive vibe overall, and though – like most of the pop punk bands in the world – they borrow fairly

Monday 30 July 2012

Reel Big Fish – ‘Candy Coated Fury’

Still the most unfashionable punk sub-genre since records began, ska-punk endures (somehow) in 2012 with its biggest successes. Reel Big Fish are one of the bands that defined the genre closer to the turn of the century, and though they’d be the first to admit that ska-punk’s prime is

Thursday 26 July 2012

Of Mice & Men – ‘The Flood’ [Re-Issue]

Opening with the appropriately titled ‘The Calm’, Of Mice & Men’s re-issue of their hit 2011 album ‘The Flood’ provides fans with four brand new tracks. ‘The Calm’ is the most apt title the metalcore outfit could have thought of; being a steady, instrumental introduction to the new tracks. ‘The

Wednesday 25 July 2012

The Duel – ‘Soundtrack to the End of the World’

It is surprisingly difficult to find a classification which accurately describes London based female-fronted punk troupe THE DUEL. There may be barefaced leanings towards the new wave punk of the late 70s and early 80s present in their progressive guitar tones and the occasional synth-filled moments, yet the quintet

Wednesday 18 July 2012

Fang Island – ‘Major’

Fang Island’s new album ‘Major’ has the same theatricality, quirk and sensational melody that helped catapult bands like fun. into mainstream consciousness this year, and with a sophomore album as sophisticated as this, one would hope such an event could be replicated. That is not to say that Fang Island

Tuesday 17 July 2012

Gaslight Anthem – ‘Handwritten’

As most people reading this will know, The Gaslight Anthem are one of those bands. Swiftly idolised in the punk scene for their XOXO Records debut ‘Sink Or Swim’, Fallon and co. then learned to live with the constant (and sometimes fair) comparisons to a certain famous American rock star

Monday 16 July 2012

We Caught The Castle – ‘Time To Grow’

Paramore, Halestorm, We Are In The Crowd, Hey Monday, Next Stop Atlanta… stick a female as your lead and the comparisons will follow, though in this case you can take away the common denominator and We Caught The Castle’s Hollie Elizabeth is nothing like any of her cohorts. Aurally, We

Friday 13 July 2012

The Early November – ‘In Currents’

An early adopter of the term in the recent pop punk “hiatus” trend, The Early November have made their long awaited return from the dark on Rise Records with their brand new album ‘In Currents. If you’re predisposed to switch off after the first paragraph, we’ll skip to the

Friday 06 July 2012

Suis La Lune – ‘Riala’

Anyone who has been residing on this side of the Atlantic and consider themselves fans of screamo are bound to know Suis La Lune well. If not, then… now is the time to get on board. Definitely not newcomers by any means, the Swedish troupe could quite rightly be

Thursday 05 July 2012

Memphis May Fire – ‘Challenger’

If ever they really existed before, the dividing lines between post-hardcore and metalcore have truly been blurred for good. Recent efforts by the likes of Of Mice & Men, former “crabcore legends” Attack! Attack! and The Devil Wears Prada effortlessly combine the styles, flitting between balls-out rocking and a