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Brendan Kelly/Sam Russo – Split the Tip

The theory behind split EPs is all well and good – two acts with potential crossover appeal to their respective fans appearing on the same release in order to milk that Venn diagram for all it’s worth – but too often they can serve to highlight the differences

Tuesday 03 June 2014

Mr Shiraz – ‘God Hates Mr Shiraz’

Currently it seems we live in a world perpetuated by run of the mill emo bands, or four-chord punk bands that we have all heard a million times before. It comes as a breath of fresh air then, to hear Huddersfield’s Mr Shiraz doing something a little different in

Ex Friends – Animal Needs

Though the release of Ex-Friends’ debut LP, Rules for Making Up Words, may not seem like too long ago, it’s always a pleasure for fans to get more music as soon as possible. Just months after the fall 2013 release of Rules, listeners are treated to the four-piece’s

Monday 02 June 2014

Coldbones – Winter 2014

Hailing from the areas of Kent and Brighton, the ambient, post-rock Coldbones are just shy of turning four months old. However, their recently released ‘Winter: 2014’, recorded at Emeline Studios, would suggest that this trio have months of experience under their belts – an achievement that established bands have

Tuesday 13 May 2014

Beach Slang – ‘Who Would Ever Want Anything So Broken?’

Philadelphia’s Beach Slang open their debut EP with a line that should resonate with a lot of members of the punk scene: “I’m a slave to always fucking up. It’s not okay, but maybe it’s enough,” James Synder sings on the first track, ‘Filthy Luck’. “Turn the amps

Monday 28 April 2014

Superheroes – ‘Deadlines’

Following in the footsteps of The Story So Far, State Champs and Neck Deep, Superheroes are the newest pop-punk act to be making noise from the Northern parts of the UK. New EP ‘Deadlines’ promises “a fuck ton of hard work from a bunch of scruffy northern gits”, but

Friday 11 April 2014

POHL – ‘POHL II’

POHL II, is, as the name suggests, the second release from Bristol based POHL, and follows on from 2012’s ‘POHLSMOKER’. It is their first EP since they expanded to a trio towards the end of last year. It kicks off with ‘Cute Guy Alert’ which is the

Wednesday 26 February 2014

Nai Harvest – ‘Hold Open My Head’

Nai Harvest have been streaming half of their forthcoming ‘Hold Open My Head’ EP for the last couple of weeks via BandCamp. Those who have had a chance to listen to the first two tracks have most likely been enjoying the head-start in wrapping their musical minds around

Friday 31 January 2014

Lights Over Bridgeport – ‘Prayers & Eulogies’

We’ve all seen bands who put out great releases but don’t get the attention they deserve and, with an excellent debut album and two solid EPs behind them, Chicago’s Lights Over Bridgeport certainly fit into that category. However their latest EP, ‘Prayers & Eulogies’, could well be their turning

Wednesday 29 January 2014

Bruce Lee Band – ‘Community Support Group’

Say what you like about ska punk, but there’s no arguing that it’s been going through a mini revival in the last 18 months or so. Most people you ask will associate the genre with your Less Than Jakes, Goldfingers and Reel Big Fishes, but Mike Park has been