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PINTS – ‘Still Drinking, Still Smoking, Still Gambling’

If you needed any proof that punk’s not dead then look no further than PINTS. Although the group’s third effort only consists of three relatively short songs, it will stop you in your tracks. ‘Still Drinking…’ is fast and ferocious. Bounding into action with its catchy as hell guitar line

Tuesday 03 May 2016

House Olympics – ‘Nothing Feels Better Than Feeling Better’

House Olympics recently released their new EP ‘Nothing Feels Better…’ which is a triumph of raw and passionate emo / screamo. Right off the bat it sounds somewhat familiar, in that it’s reminiscent of many other releases that came to make up ‘The Wave’ in America. Despite the familiarity it’s definitely

Terrible Love – ‘Change Nothing’

There’s a weight of expectation attached when a new band appears that could be considered a ‘supergroup’. On the plus side, you can almost guarantee a certain level of attention, as fans of the members’ other bands (not to mention booking agents, press, etc.) will be eagerly awaiting new

Monday 25 April 2016

The Other Stars – ‘We Were Kids’

The Other Stars find themselves in good company. Their indie-emo style places them firmly among the Front Bottoms meets Modern Baseball cohort, both comparison points they are unlikely to shake with ‘We Were Kids’. Still, this is by no means a carbon copy. Drawing the story-telling expertise from the

Sunday 24 April 2016

The Shapers – ‘Reckless Youth’

Hailing from Toulouse in the south of France, three piece band The Shapers are here with some solid pop-punk nostalgia in the form of their latest EP ‘Reckless Youth’ and are a fun example of the recent trend of continental punk bands gaining some UK traction (see, for example,

Thursday 21 April 2016

Fierce Morgan – ‘Misanthropy’

Sheffield quartet Fierce Morgan are that increasingly rare beast, a melodic punk rock band with something to say beyond “that guy/girl hurt my feelings”. Their latest EP, ‘Misanthropy’, sets a commentary on the socioeconomic impact of austerity on UK industry and the knock-on effects of that deprivation on the

Thursday 14 April 2016

Donnie Willow – ‘Inhale. Exhale.’

‘Inhale. Exhale.’ is not only the title of this debut mini-album but also a good reminder of what you need to keep doing as you listen. Thanks to the many dynamic changes, genre shifts and surprises lurking within these seven tracks, Glasgow-based Donnie Willow are so captivating that it’s

Tuesday 12 April 2016

The People The Poet – ‘Paradise Closed’

With an opening song called ‘Happy Being Miserable’, you’d be forgiven for expecting a gloomy, downtrodden effort from Wales’ The People The Poet with their new EP ‘Paradise Closed’. Instead, the aforementioned track is an upbeat, two fingers up to the current culture of dissatisfaction with a racing guitar

Monday 11 April 2016

Girl Nowhere – ‘Dead End’

As a bitter and twisted, so-called millennial, there are few things that provide a glimmer of hope more, among a constant barrage of awful news headlines and graphic images on the TV, than a group of people still playing a bunch of cool and exciting music. Girl Nowhere, a young

Friday 08 April 2016

Cheap Meat – ‘The Parts That Show’

Cheap Meat know their stuff. If there’s one immediate notion from a few run-throughs of their introductory effort, ‘The Parts That Show’, it’s one of geekiness. It’s perhaps unsurprising from a band that met at a pub quiz led by a former Coronation Street star, presumably bonding over the