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From Thursday 08 July 2021

Justin Courtney Pierre – ‘The Price Of Salt’

It’s been a heartbeat since Motion City Soundtrack front man Justin Courtney Pierre treated us to the consistent and digestible EP that was ‘An Anthropologist On Mars’. Now, just four months later, he’s back with ‘The Price Of Salt’. The EPs announcement was complemented by an essay

Wednesday 23 June 2021

CRASHFACE – HEAVY INFECTIOUS

Kicking off in early 2020, London-based duo CRASHFACE were born in hard times, to say the least. Their debut EP ‘HEAVY INFECTIOUS’ is a reflection on the trials and tribulations the past year presented, with bassist Otto Balfour describing it as “the journal we used to frantically

Drug Church – ‘Tawny’

Can you spare 10 minutes? You’re busy, of course. You’ve got your main job, your evening job, your hobby that Instagram has convinced you to turn into a side-hustle. You’ve got a social life – when you can fit it in – and then somewhere among all that you

Wednesday 16 June 2021

The Liars Club – ‘Of Self’

Hailing from the blustery, north-westerly outpost of Barrow-in-Furness, four piece The Liars Club continue an emerging trend of British punk bands embracing the 1970s sound that made the genre revolutionary. Akin to contemporaries such as Chubby and the Gang, Viagra Boys and, to a lesser extent, IDLES,

Tuesday 15 June 2021

Dream Racer – ‘Gloomy Eyes’

Over the past 12 months or so, many of us have found comfort through listening to music that reminds us of happier, easier times. Like it or not, nostalgia works. As Stephen King once said, “sooner or later, everything old is new again”, and he’s not wrong. From

Wednesday 02 June 2021

Fangs Out – ‘Pretty Bleak’

You know how the story goes. After releasing their blistering debut EP ‘Curse Words’ in 2020, Fangs Out planned to hit the road and cause some mayhem – but with a global pandemic-sized spanner in the works, plans changed. Frustrated, locked-down and fed up, the band retreated to the

Tuesday 25 May 2021

Hot Mulligan – ‘I Won’t Reach Out to You’

If you’re part of the pop-punk and emo circle, then you’ll be well aware of Hot Mulligan. The Lansing, Michigan group have gradually gained a strong following thanks to two stellar full-lengths in ‘Pilot’ (2018) and ‘You’ll Be Fine’ (2020). Both records were delivered with a sense of

Monday 24 May 2021

Prey Drive – ‘Neon God’

Working hard to make a name for themselves with a busy touring schedule and 2018’s impressive debut album ‘Once More With Feeling’, Prey Drive are a promising prospect, to say the least. With that debut accumulating over 350,000 spins on Spotify alone, their potential hasn’t been ignored.

Thursday 20 May 2021

The Devil Wears Prada – ‘ZII’

It goes without saying that The Devil Wears Prada are one of the most important bands within the modern metalcore landscape. Storming into the airwaves way back in 2006 with their breakthrough record ‘Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord’, they quickly established themselves as an integral part of the

Tuesday 18 May 2021

Mannequin Pussy – ‘Perfect’

In a recent chat with fans on Instagram, Mannequin Pussy’s Missy Dabice revealed one of her concerns was that she’d never be able to write a song as good as ‘Drunk II’. The lead single of the band’s seminal 2019 record ‘Patience’ is a masterpiece in expressing post break-up