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From Tuesday 24 August 2021

Gloo – ‘How Not To Be Happy’

Made up of brothers Thomas and Max Harfield alongside bassist Simon Keet, Gloo came blasting out of Brighton back in 2017. They quickly made a mark on the scene with their debut album, which they followed with 2019’s seven-track EP ‘Stop and Stare’; for new album ‘How Not To

Sugar Horse – ‘The Live Long After’

Even in their Bristol hometown, Sugar Horse are a strange band. Something of a hotbed for creative talent, they came lurching out of its depths back in 2019 and over the course of two EPs have earned themselves quite a reputation – mainly because they like to do things

Monday 23 August 2021

Between The Buried And Me – ‘Colors II’

Every band has a record that makes their blip on the musical radar glow far brighter. An album that sees a band completely lock into their sound, so breathtaking and special that its brilliance is impossible to ignore. For progressive metal masterminds Between The Buried And Me, that

Strange Bones – ‘England Screams’

Music is almost always an extension of personality. Bouncing, cheery pop punk, or angsty lo-fi sad boi acoustic vibes; it’s a mirror of feelings, not only for the bands but for the listener themselves. Not all of us can be poets, so we rely on the words and thoughts

Thursday 19 August 2021

Deafheaven – ‘Infinite Granite’

Deafheaven have never been a band to take the easiest route creatively, and ‘Infinite Granite’ sees them take another bold step forward. Over the past decade, they’ve established a reputation as one of the leading lights of the ‘Blackgaze’ genre, blending black metal with shoegaze – with this record,

Wednesday 18 August 2021

Settle Your Scores – ‘Retrofit’

2021 has seen an apparent revival for the pop-punk genre. Whether it’s the chart-topping Olivia Rodrigo hit ‘good 4 u’, or Travis Barker collaborating with names such as Machine Gun Kelly, KennyHoopla, WILLOW, and JXDN, pop-punk has become a hot topic again. Despite it being “current”, you have to question

Tuesday 17 August 2021

Wolves In The Throne Room – ‘Primordial Arcana’

Wolves in the Throne Room are one of the US black metal scene’s finest exports, and one of the most interesting black metal bands to be found anywhere in the world. They’re a band that manage to find the beauty in rock’s heaviest, filthiest sounding genre. The result is

Monday 16 August 2021

Press To MECO – ‘Transmute’

For Croydon/Crawley-based trio Press To MECO, 2018’s ‘Here’s To The Fatigue’ was a cathartic celebration of the trials and tribulations that come alongside being a working, touring band in a troubled industry. This time around, they’re delving into some of the murkier waters that bands will experience

Friday 13 August 2021

Trash Boat – ‘Don’t You Feel Amazing?’

If you’ve ever listened to Trash Boat before now and decided they weren’t for you, it’s time to reconsider. This is a band that have taken their rule book and not just thrown it away, but torn it apart, set fire to it, and scattered the ashes

Wednesday 11 August 2021

Caskets – ‘Lost Souls’

When it comes to covering everything that’s happened with Leeds band Caskets in the two years since their debut EP release, it’s hard to know where to begin. Their enforced name change from Captives, following a dispute with an Australian band of the same name, is maybe the obvious