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From Tuesday 21 October 2014

And We Danced – ‘Back To The Middle’

‘Back To the middle’ is the hugely enjoyable the debut release from And We Danced. The Minnesota based quartet, featuring members of The Jealous Sound and Gratitude amongst others, play family friendly pop-rock that’s covered in great vocal melodies. It’s not the most original material we’ve heard this

Friday 17 October 2014

Fights & Fires / Idle Class – Split

What happens when 2 of the most promising and hardest working punk bands around right now get together? Something brilliant right? That’s definitely the case when British punks, Fights & Fires teamed up with German outfit, Idle Class to release a 7″ split. Fights & Fires have a more

Monday 13 October 2014

Solemn Sun – ‘Solemn Sun’

Earlier this year, much-loved folk-punks Jim Lockey and The Solemn Sun decided that they weren’t prepared to simply tread water in the scene that had been so far been their home, and they would “reinvent the band we are and restart our journey again on our own terms”.

Friday 10 October 2014

State Champs – ‘The Acoustic Things’

If you were to ask, “Who are State Champs?”, you’d most probably be given a look that suggested that you’d A) been dropped on your head at an early age, or B) been living under a rock for the last four years. Because State Champs are one of

Thursday 09 October 2014

Boston Manor – Driftwood

‘Driftwood’ is the new EP from Blackpool’s Boston Manor, released this October on Failure By Design Records. It’s six tracks of positive, up-tempo pop punk that matches anything we’ve heard from a UK band in the genre this year. It’s also a marked improvement on the band’s debut

Thursday 18 September 2014

Twothirtytwo – ‘The Hope We Had’

There’s a fine line between genres these days. The likes of The Gaslight Anthem have been instrumental in recent years in pulling what is in essence Americana into the punk-rock scene, leading to a wealth of bands channelling Bruce Springsteen’s style with a concoction of outside influences. On first

Atlas / In Arms – Split EP

Leeds hardcore outfit Atlas have recently teamed up with Sheffield lot In Arms for a 4 track split. The result? More melodic hardcore than you could wish for in one EP. Both bands bring their own unique style to the table in a record that’s completely filled to the

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Still Bust – ’77 For You (57 For Me)’

Still Bust may not have built up the largest of back catalogues during their career but ’77 For You (57 For Me)’ immediately makes a very persuasive argument for the benefit of quality over quantity as ‘It’s Your Fault (And You’re Stupid Kind Regards Barbaros Icoglu)’ gleefully throws

Thursday 04 September 2014

Darko – ‘Sea Of Trees’

Bands that sit at the more technical end of the punk scale often seem to go under the radar of many, receiving just a fraction of the attention and praise lavished upon those who ply their trade in poppier, more accessible sub-genres. However, with the accomplished and original

Wednesday 27 August 2014

The One Hundred – Subculture EP

Next week sees the release of The One Hundred’s new EP ‘Subculture’, and there’s no doubt they’re going to make waves with it. But first, a bit of background: if you’ve never heard of The One Hundred before, they’re a four-piece from London who mishmash several genres –