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Fenrir – ‘Live Like Royalty’

There’s something immediately recognisable about Fenrir. Certainly their brand of post-hardcore with its tinges of rock n’ roll, has become increasingly well received in recent years. Rising bands like Deaf Havana and Young Guns leading the charge, show the effectiveness of such music. But while that remains true, on

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Pedestals – ‘Simple Life’

Those of you who are familiar with Fine Young Firecrackers (who supported Enter Shikari not too long ago) will know they called it a day somewhat out of the blue. Well, Pedestals are a new project formed by certain members of Fine Young Firecrackers and you’d have to look

Tuesday 09 October 2012

State Champs – ‘Overslept’

Having worked with The Story So Far and Forever Came Calling, Pure Noise records could be regarded as heavyweight champions of the easy core scene, its fitting then that their latest release ‘Overslept’ comes from New York City’s State Champs and although there is quite a buzz surrounding their

Sunday 30 September 2012

Tu Amore – ‘Your Love’

It’s not often an album lands in our inbox that has the ability to genuinely confuse. Tu Amore’s ‘Your Love’ is one of them, and thankfully it’s interesting and bloody good to listen to at the same time. There’s screaming – but is it heavy? Nope. There’s plenty of

Saturday 29 September 2012

Samoans – ‘Elevated Reflections’

Noodly math-rock bands may seem to be ten-a-penny nowadays, but this is a real breath of fresh air. Despite hailing from the same country as the stratosphere-scraping pop stylings of Lostprophets and Kids In Glass Houses, Welsh three-piece Samoans have unleashed a debut EP that’s miles away stylistically. The

Thursday 13 September 2012

Alice Can’t Turn Left – ‘Right Back Forward’

Alice Can’t Turn Left’s EP ‘Right Back Forward’ opens with promise – the chunky riff that resolves into the verse of first track ‘The Next Round’ is great. The female vocals that accompany this are slightly reminiscent of Letters From Cleo – the cheesy, pop-rock band that feature on

Wednesday 12 September 2012

Skeleton Kid – ‘The Graveyard Disciples’

Judging by the title of the EP itself, it’s easy to assume that Bournemouth foursome Skeleton Kid will sound dark and depressed and, honestly, you’d be right. On their Myspace page (yes, they still have one) they describe themselves as a band that “will do anything and everything in

Thursday 06 September 2012

Manhattan Coast – ‘Beg, Borrow, or Steal’

Formed in 2010 and sounding somewhere between The Blackout, You Me At Six and the first Envy On The Coast record, Bridgend pop rockers Manhattan Coast’s EP ‘Beg, Borrow, or Steal’ is a big statement of intent. Clocking in at about 20 minutes long, the EP contains five tracks

Friday 31 August 2012

Mortdelamer – ‘Words Within Wires’

British alternative rockers Mortdelamer have been around the fringes of the music scene for sometime now, with their latest EP ‘Words Within Wires’ looking to finally give the band their “big break”. Recorded with producer Jonny Renshaw (Devil Sold His Soul, Deaf Havana), Mortdelamer have produced an impressive EP

Thursday 23 August 2012

Circles – ‘Circles’

Circles open their self-titled EP with ‘…And I Called For Revolution’, which is very reminiscent of The Cure’s ‘Plainsong’ with the repetitive, soaring melodies. Circles describe themselves as a band that “make noises, record them and play them live.” Non-serious as that comment was, those noises can manage to