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From Friday 08 January 2021

Viagra Boys – ‘Welfare Jazz’

Eight days into 2021 and it’s still as bleak and chaotic as 2021. Some things never change. But out of the bleakness comes something new and refreshing. Something so distracting, it’s difficult not to become fully invested in it. Enter Viagra Boys. The Stockholm band have a always been a

Friday 01 January 2020

The Dirty Nil – ‘Fuck Art’

It’s a blessing that The Dirty Nil didn’t choose to release ‘Fuck Art’ a day earlier. If they had, they’d have been single handedly responsible for ruining countless Top 20 lists, because it’s almost impossible to imagine there are many rock fans who wouldn’t love this record. No matter

Friday 11 December 2020

Less Than Jake – ‘Silver Linings’

Having kept the ska-punk flag flying for the best part of 30 years, Less Than Jake have carved out a career as being a live standout for festivals all over the place – and in a year that has been filled with doom and gloom, the Gainesville brass-filled collective

Thursday 10 December 2020

Respire – ‘Black Line’

Releasing an album in December isn’t usually advisable – most publications find themselves distracted by their end of year lists from mid-November onwards, and anything that comes after that tends to get left in a sort of limbo before the new year begins. One album that deserves to rise

Wednesday 02 December 2020

Deafheaven – ‘10 Years Gone’

The music industry is in a tough place at the moment, and bands have been forced to try new and innovative things to get around not being able to tour. Lots of artists have turned to online streams as a way of performing for fans,

Tuesday 01 December 2020

grandson – ‘Death of an Optimist’

If you’ve been paying any attention to grandson over the past two and a half years, you’ll be well aware that he’s not here to make friends. He’s here to make a difference and doesn’t care who he upsets on the way to his goal. With a

Monday 30 November 2020

Plini – ‘Impulse Voices’

The word “virtuoso” doesn’t get thrown around much these days, but a musician you can definitively apply that tag to is Plini. The Australian songwriter has been blowing minds since 2012, first writing music under the pseudonym Halcyon before opting to use his own name a few years

Thursday 26 November 2020

Seahaven – ‘Halo of Hurt’

Since going M.I.A. in 2016, it would be easy to write off Seahaven as finished – a band only to be remembered for a distinct time and place. Alongside names such as Citizen, Turnover, Title Fight, and swathes of others, Seahaven were part of the emo/pop-punk revival of the

Palm Reader – ‘Sleepless’

Having spent years building a cult-like following with sonically punishing material and visually staggering live performances, Palm Reader have established themselves as a band worth paying attention to. Growing from humble house show roots to festival favourites, their cult began to grow after the success of their critically

Sunday 22 November 2020

I Am The Avalanche – ‘Dive’

“Shall we drink to better days?” I Am The Avalanche’s Vinnie Caruana asks moments into the Brooklyn band’s latest record ‘Dive’. And, come to think of it, the way 2020 has gone, we might as well do just that. Stalwarts of the post-hardcore scene, I Am