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From Wednesday 23 July 2014

Little Big League / Ovlov – ‘Split’

Little Big League and Ovlov find themselves in good company as label buddies that have a similar sound, and that helps make this split a delightful listen. The two songs Little Big League bring out are bright with fantastic guitar riffs paired with the singer’s combined feminine and aggressive

Tuesday 22 July 2014

O Captain – ‘Ghetto Hikes’

Every now and again, an EP bursts fully-formed from your speakers and grabs your attention without hesitation or delay. There’s plenty of room in this world for ‘growers’ or works which you ‘need to live with for a bit’, and it’s this variety which prevents the world from stagnating

Andrew Cream / Don Blake – ‘Split’

When most punks think of acoustic music from the UK, it’s probably a given that Frank Turner is the first artist to come to mind. The genre has definitely gotten much more recognition in recent years, with musicians like Turner and Sam Russo in the UK and Dave Hause

Friday 18 July 2014

Whipped – ‘Future No Brainers’

The Midwest produces a lot of things. Corn, tornadoes, soybeans, punk bands… Chicago’s Whipped are another product of the area, and they really pick up the pace in their EP ‘Future No Brainers’. They play the kind of catchy punk that’s so visible these days, but with differences

Wednesday 16 July 2014

Guerrilla Monsoon / Gameday Regulars – ‘Split EP’

It’s immediately obvious from the opening track of New York punk-rockers Gameday Regulars and Birmingham’s (UK) Guerrilla Monsoon that you’ve entered a world of unfaltering melodic punk. In essence, these 11ish minutes are the epitome of pop-punk – fast paced drums and gritty vocals up against insatiably catchy

Tuesday 15 July 2014

Greenhorn – ‘I Want More’

Greenhorn is the studio side project from Roger Lima of Less Than Jake fame and this ‘I Want More’ EP sees him act as song writer, performer, and producer all in one go. He’s joined by friend Jen Vito here too, balancing out the vocals and giving the EP

Wednesday 09 July 2014

You Blew It! – ‘You Blue It!’

Weezer’s debut album is iconic, and that it’s affectionately dubbed ‘The Blue Album’ speaks volumes. It’s an influential alt-rock record centred around loneliness but all the while being fun and accessible, with some brilliant melodic guitar work. It doesn’t really need much more of an introduction. Twenty years on, every song on the

Monday 07 July 2014

Annabel / Dowsing – ‘Split EP’

Count Your Lucky Stars have been responsible for some of my favourite releases of the last few years, none more so than Annabel’s ‘Youth In Youth’. Their 2012 album was layered in huge melodies, patient build ups, and some really life affirming breakdowns. Add this to Dowsing’s slightly awkward

Thursday 19 June 2014

Rapids – ‘Traction’

In the last decade we’ve seen the likes of Alkaline Trio, Fall Out Boy, and Rise Against fly the flag proudly for the city of Chicago, but there’s a vibrant underground scene bubbling up right now and Rapids are the latest to impress. This four track EP features former

Tuesday 17 June 2014

The Caulfield Cult / Godard – ‘Split’

Singapore and the Isle of Wight may be almost 7,000 miles apart geographically but this split – released on Don’t Shoot The Messenger in the UK and Shivery Productions in Germany, and mastered in the USA by John Naclerio – demonstrates how easy it is in this connected age