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Chasing Cadence – ‘Destroy Something Beautiful’

Chasing Cadence have just released their sophomore EP, ‘Destroy Something Beautiful’, which has been making waves that are quickly propelling them to the forefront of the alternative music scene. Having sold out their EP release show as well as airtime on Daniel P. Carter’s Radio 1 Rock Show, the

Wednesday 28 September 2016

Stick To Your Guns- ‘Better Ash Than Dust’

Orange County hardcore veterans Stick To Your Guns once again bring us back into fighting against day to day struggles. Given that this is their first stand alone release with Pure Noise Records, it is unsurprising that the band have opted for a cleaner and more accessible approach. Thankfully

itoldyouiwouldeatyou – ‘I Am Not Your Fault’

‘I Am Not Your Fault’, itoldyouiwouldeatyou’s follow-up to last year’s promising ‘Don’t Cheer Up’ EP, touches on the intricacies of math-pop and the expansive beauty of their contemporaries, all the while nodding towards the genre’s pioneers. Be it the TTNG comparisons on the brilliant opener ‘Off Brand’ or the

Monday 26 September 2016

Confessions Of A Traitor – ‘Illuminate’

Confessions Of A Traitor, born in 2013 and consisting of Stephen MacConville on vocals, Jack Darnell and Dominic Pool on guitars, Tony Nagle on bass and Seb Olrog on drugs, are even now charging up a nice little hype motor over their live shows. Their latest EP ‘Illuminate’ is, however,

Sunday 25 September 2016

High Rise – ‘Left It For Everything’

Fresh on the scene, London-based High Rise know how to write tunes that straddle that fine line between anthemic hardcore and bruising metalcore. As well as playing alongside acts such as Lock & Key, Press to Meco, and Tides of Man, their newest release ‘Left It For Everything’ demonstrates

Wednesday 21 September 2016

Guttermouth – ‘Got It Made’

Almost thirty years in the game and Guttermouth still know how to pack a punch in under 15 minutes. Fronted by founding member Mark Adkins, the band haven’t missed a step in producing high velocity and utterly infectious tunes with their new EP ‘Got It Made’; the Californian punk

Sunday 18 September 2016

In Requiem – ‘In Requiem’

With the UK alternative scene currently in very good health, it’s conceivable that you may have missed out on In Requiem when they formed in 2014, such is the wealth of talent currently around. If so then this re-release of their debut EP will serve as the perfect introduction

Saturday 17 September 2016

Pastel – ‘Eyelids’

San Francisco four-piece Pastel have impressed with their self-released debut EP ‘Eyelids’. By blurring individual musical components they’ve created a nebulous shoegaze dream pop sound that washes over you like waves of euphoric nostalgia. It’s the perfect counterpart to a glowing evening – layers of mellow riffs soaked with

Thursday 08 September 2016

Less Deceived – ‘We Could Find New Ways To Walk Home’

There’s a lyric in the second song (and lead single) of Kingston Upon Hull punks Less Deceived’s new EP that very succinctly sums up a great deal about the band’s worldview, and also provides this release with its title. The line goes, “We could find new ways to walk

Wednesday 07 September 2016

My Only – ‘This Room & You’

Impossible to ignore, the debut EP from My Only ‘This Room & You’ is a raucous affair. ‘A Little (Less)’ opens with a racing drum solo, drives towards an unforgiving middle, and ends with a gentler vocal outro. It’s noise but it’s polished, each emotionally-charged lyric carried along by