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From Sunday 01 October 2017

The Young Hearts – ‘Honestly, I’m Just Thinking’

With their debut EP ‘Everything We Left Behind’, Kent-based quartet The Young Hearts reminded us of the joy in gritty, alt-rock. To emphasise the message, the band return with follow-up EP ‘Honestly, I’m Just Thinking’ which turns up the intensity of their sound to perfectly bridge the

Friday 29 September 2017

Mastodon – ‘Cold Dark Place’

From extreme sludge cavemen to main-stage bothering mainstream metal titans, Atlanta’s Mastodon have had the constantly ascending career path most bands can only dream of. With 2017 marking the first year we’ve been lucky enough to get two releases from the otherwise consistent quartet, we’ve been privy to an

Thursday 28 September 2017

The Wonder Years – ‘Burst And Decay’

To put it simply, The Wonder Years are one of the most highly regarded alternative bands around. And rightly so – their sound has evolved organically with each album, building on their previous work, but has also been shaped by personal changes, as well as fierce creativity

Monday 11 September 2017

Rosedale – ‘Again’

Although initially formed as a band, since the 2012 release of debut album ‘Real’ Rosedale has very much become a personal and individual outlet for the creativity of self-confessed workaholic Mike Liorti. It also helps that Mike’s vocals are made for pop punk. There’s a warmth and

Monday 04 September 2017

Death By Shotgun – ‘Life’s A Beach’

Summer is essentially over, but thankfully we have Death By Shotgun’s ‘Life’s A Beach’ to ease us into colder weather and shorter days. Treading the line between pop punk choruses and indie rock build ups, the Bournemouth quartet tackles everyday life challenges in a relatively uplifting manner. The acoustic guitar sections,

Fizzy Blood – ‘Summer of Luv’

Leeds based Fizzy Blood’s new EP ‘Summer of Luv’ delivers a strong array of grunge rock. ‘Pawn’ is hard and dynamic throughout. Introduced by a hi-fi distorted guitar, the track kicks off into full blown monstrosity with chanting and pure acceleration from the drums, and it almost feels as

Wednesday 30 August 2017

Future Lives – ‘This Is Living’

Ross Smithwick of Lonely The Brave is heading out on his own, and his step away from his bandmates has paid off with debut release ‘This Is Living’. While it seems too predictable to compare his solo efforts under moniker Future Lives to his previous work with

Monday 28 August 2017

Ghost Of The Avalanche – ‘Obsessive Compulsive Gender Dysphoria’

With a title like ‘Obsessive Compulsive Gender Dysphoria’ it’s clear that Ghost Of The Avalanche have thrown subtlety to the wind with this, their fourth EP. Sat somewhere between the bass-led dance rock of Death From Above 1979 and the fuzzed-out filth of Pissed Jeans, this duo have crafted

Friday 11 August 2017

First Signs of Frost – ‘The Shape of Things to Come’

Having been dormant for seven years, First Signs of Frost re-emerge with their first new material since 2009’s ‘Atlantis’, as well as three new band members and a change in sound. In their previous incarnation, the band’s frontman was Dan Tompkins, now of Tesseract, and in the years between they’ve

Wednesday 02 August 2017

Counterfeit Culture – ‘Deathwish’

Post-hardcore/metalcore newcomers Counterfeit Culture open their account with three-track EP ‘Deathwish’. In a genre where it can be hard for new bands to make an impression, Counterfeit Culture attempt to freshen things up with a tech-metal-style focus on musicianship and for the most part, it succeeds in giving them