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From Friday 18 March 2022

Hot Water Music – ‘Feel The Void’

Nothing makes you feel old like your beloved bands celebrating anniversaries. When Hot Water Music passed over their 25th year in 2019, it’s one of those moments that transport you back to those sweat-filled basement clubs that are now sadly no more, before catapulting you into the present to

Monday 14 March 2022

Drug Church – ‘Hygiene’

For the past decade, Albany and Los Angeles five-piece outfit Drug Church have been a band making music fearlessly, not afraid to tred the delicate lines between aggressive post-hardcore and blazing post-punk. Never backing down from their voice – one that shouts about life’s dark moments and

Ghost – ‘Impera’

At the risk of alienating our international readers in the first sentence, Ghost are like Marmite. What we mean by this is that most rock fans have a strong, firmly held opinion of them, one way or another. While legions of fans around the world adore their unashamedly cheesy pop-rock,

Thursday 10 March 2022

Ho99o9 – ‘Skin’

Whoever came up with the name Ho99o9 was a genius. The letters and numbers are a fusion of two things that don’t belong together, the word means something frightening and, just as it implies, they’re a nightmare to write about. The three-piece actively push against your expectations, they defy

Tuesday 08 March 2022

Vein.fm – ‘This World Is Going To Ruin You’

The new wave of hardcore has produced some incredibly exciting bands over the last few years, and there isn’t one that sounds even slightly as unhinged like Vein.fm. Their new album ‘This World Is Going To Ruin You’ is both a statement and a warning, and it’s one

Wednesday 23 February 2022

Dashboard Confessional – All The Truth That I Can Tell

Teenage diaries covered in Sharpie pen band names. A 128mb mp3 player with files entitled ‘papa_roach_last_resort_live_version.mp3’. A cracked jewel case CDR copy of Taking Back Sunday’s ‘Tell All Your Friends’. It is easy to see these staples of early 2000s emo culture as artefacts of a bygone age. On

Tuesday 22 February 2022

Mom Jeans – ‘Sweet Tooth’

Hailing from Berkley, California it’s pretty natural for a band to be inspired by all the greats that have come from this part of the Bay Area. Nearby to where pop punk four-piece Mom Jeans formed is the famous 924 Gilman Street, where a veritable who’s who

Lady Bird – ‘WE’

Hailing proudly from Tunbridge Wells, this Kentish trio have been making noise together for five years. Initially bursting onto the scene with 2018’s ‘Social Potions’ EP, they made strides with their rowdy brand of punk music, set apart by infectious choruses and unflinching social commentary. A slurry

Monday 21 February 2022

Schemata Theory – ‘Unity In Time’

If a week is a long time in politics, seven years must seem like forever. Schemata Theory are back with their second album and even the title ‘Unity In Time’ acknowledges both its tardiness and its aim. As a YouTuber and political influencer, the band’s co-vocalist Myles Dyer promises

A Will Away – ‘Stew’

For 10 years, Connecticut rockers A Will Away have become reliable for making thoughtful songs, yet they have somehow never had that breakthrough moment. Over the course of a few albums and EPs, the quartet have carved out a well-rounded brand of Americana rock, embracing elements of rock,