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From Tuesday 13 March 2018

At Face Value – ‘Ivy & Echo’

Baltimore: home to The Ravens, the set of The Wire and… oh yeah, All Time Low. Filling the shoes of one of the biggest pop punk bands in the world is no easy matter, but city mates, At Face Value are determined to prove their feet are still growing.

Tuesday 06 March 2018

Cup Check – ‘Continuity’

Chicago group Cup Check’s ‘Continuity’ is likely to get nowhere near the attention it deserves. A mixture of hurt, honesty and strength tie together this progressive pop-punk collection. Whilst opener ‘Selfish’ offers a brief introduction before aggressively throwing us into a blur of enraged drumming, ‘Tightrope’ chooses to remain steady

Saturday 03 March 2018

Off Road Minivan – ‘Spiral Gaze’

Recently signed to Tooth & Nail, Off Road Minivan are a rock band from Red Rock in New York and their EP ‘Spiral Gaze’ is something you must not miss. Title track ‘Spiral Gaze’ starts with a heart-felt solo guitar riff with plenty of reverb, and the short sustain before

Tuesday 06 February 2018

Slow Bloom – ‘Hex Hex Hex’

‘Hex Hex Hex’ is the latest EP from North Carolina based act Slow Bloom. Formed of members from State Faults and Strike to Survive in 2014, this five track release leans heavily towards hardcore acts such as Refused and At The Drive In as well as having

King Bison – ‘Snake Head Burial’

Delving into ‘Snake Head Burial’, it’s obvious that Portsmouth’s King Bison are lifelong subscribers to the cult of doom. The influence of Electric Wizard, Orange Goblin and their peers from across the pond Clutch, Down and Cancer Bats, is almost immediately felt in the opening guitar riffs

Sunday 07 January 2018

Greyhaven – ‘Breathe’

Formed in 2015 and hailing from London, Greyhaven have been on a hot streak recently, releasing two very well received EPs on the way to this third collection. Having released ‘State of Mind’ last year, ‘Breathe’ marks the quintet’s

Tuesday 14 November 2017

Rival Town – ‘Make It Work’

Rival Town – ‘Make It Work’ In a time where pretty much anyone with an internet connection can upload their music to the web, it would have been easy for Ontario 6-piece Rival Town to fade into the background. The band

Monday 16 October 2017

Huxtable – ‘Change Shape Future’

Make sure your headphones aren’t turned up too loud when you press play on ‘Don’t Do Anything Fancy’; it’s a loud one. With arena-filling power, solid riffs, and the combination of classic rock vocals and angrier growls, the short track packs a punch. ‘Super Toxic’, relying on

Sunday 15 October 2017

Sean McGowan – ‘Graft & Grief’

It came as no surprise to anybody then when it was announced that Sean had joined the roster over at Xtra Mile Recordings. It’s a natural fit if there ever was one, and those aware of both the label and the musician know that it’s a perfect match. To

Sunday 08 October 2017

Witterquick – ‘Fire & Ice’

Witterquick’s debut EP ‘Beneath the Spinning Lights’ set a high bar for the band to follow. Consistent, well-produced and surprisingly refined for a first effort, the pressure to continue the impressive momentum was always going to be high. The electronic-effect opening of ‘Shattered Suns’ teases the idea