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From Friday 07 November 2025

Indigo Blaze – ‘UTB’

Back in 1997, when Rage Against The Machine yelled ‘It’s coming back around again!’ they probably weren’t talking about rap metal, but here we are. It’s 2025 Nu-metal’s comeback is firmly established, Limp Bizkit are headlining next years Download and rap rock is very much in. Capitalising

Tuesday 04 November 2025

Give Up – ‘The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough’

Give Up have been peddling their emo wares across Brighton, and further afield, for a couple of years now, having released their debut EP ‘Laugh At Myself’ last autumn. With the release of their sophomore EP – ‘The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough’ – Give Up have

Friday 17 October 2025

Eville – ‘BRAT METAL’

Think back to last year, when Charli XCX released ‘BRAT’ and unleashed the cultural event known as ‘Brat Summer’. For those of you who missed it, the album’s plain green cover and attitude became a meme, then an adjective – This was BRAT, that was BRAT, it

Friday 26 September 2025

PRESIDENT – ‘KING OF TERRORS’

It’s been less than five months since PRESIDENT took the world by storm with their first single and now finally we’re being treated to a six song EP. Since ‘In The Name Of The Father’ was released all the way back in May, there’s been mixed reviews

Tuesday 16 September 2025

Soulkeeper – ‘JOIN US IN CREATING EXCELLENCE’

You’re walking down the road and a car whizzes past. They’re listening to music, loudly. They must be, you hear a blast of garbled noise and wonder what they’re actually listening to. Another car passes, a different noise, and another. The music is in different styles, heading

Thursday 04 September 2025

Cheerbleederz – ‘(PROVE ME WRONG)’

You know the feeling, that creeping certainty that things are changing. The seasons are shifting, the summer is ending, you’re well on your way to toward winter. Cheerbleederz know it too well and with their new four-track EP ‘(Prove Me Wrong)’ they’ve captured it perfectly. A

Friday 04 July 2025

Gaupa – ‘FYR’

Time. You’re thinking about time. Thinking about it running down, thinking about out it running out. Memento Mori; Remember you will die. It starts so simply. Feedback squeals through the speakers, then the ticking sound of drumsticks. It’s a constant, a stressful reminder, time is slipping

Thursday 12 June 2025

The Young Hearts – ‘THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE REST OF US’

Age, like many things, creeps up on you. According to Spotify, The Young Hearts’ first release is a decade old. Slowly, they’ve grown into their band name, quietly doing their thing until they realised one thing, they were “never going to make it.” As the sadness of

Friday 30 May 2025

Illuminati Hotties – ‘Nickel On The Fountain Floor’

‘Nickel On The Fountain Floor’ is the latest release from LA band Illuminati Hotties, whose last release, ‘Power’ was named by Rolling Stone as one of the top 100 albums of last year. Illuminati Hotties is the passion project of producer Sarah Tudzin, who describes her approach as

Anger Party – ‘OPEN UP MY BRAIN’

Anger is important. It’s powerful. Like any emotion you have to be careful how and when you deploy it. In ‘The Avengers’, the Incredible Hulk has a secret; he’s always angry. That’s what he’s hiding. He’s only powerful when he allows himself to open up. Anger Party