Joyce Manor – ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’

Joyce Manor have distilled the sound of watching gentrification happen to your favourite grimy neighbourhood into Californian punk gold. Their sixth album, ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’ drips with nostalgia and lo-fi sincerity, and at around twenty minutes long, it speeds past, offering a grainy window into

LIVE: The Wonder Years / Free Throw @ O2 Forum Kentish Town

Delayed mourning hangs in the atmosphere at O2 Forum Kentish Town. The Wonder Years are at the end of their four date run of the UK to celebrate the re-issue of ‘No Closer To Heaven’, and after their spring US tour they’ll be going on an indefinite hiatus. Of

The Hara – ‘The Fallout’

The Hara are back with their sophomore studio record, and they’re funnelling their fire into personal resistance. Well, “back” is a bit of a stretch as they’ve been releasing a steady string of singles since they dropped ‘Survival Mode’ back in 2023, constantly delivering high energy live shows in

Kid Kapichi – ‘Fearless Nature’

It feels like we’re all Kid Kapichi. Roaring out of the pandemic years with their 2021 debut through their political disillusionment and galvanisation of their next two releases, Jack Wilson and Eddie Lewis have channelled our zeitgeist into jagged, quick-witted tunes. ‘Fearless Nature’ sees the duo turning a corner,

‘P-Rock: The Doc’

Harpy – ‘VII’

Harpy’s already taken on festival fields and pushed the limits of experimental goth-industrial-power-electronica, but now? Goth Metal Mommy’s embodying all seven sins in style. ‘VII’ takes in a sin with each track, and fans of blasphemy should get on their knees and rejoice; danceable electro-obscenity has never sounded quite

LIVE: Hot Milk / Cassyette @ the Roundhouse

We experienced the first pathetic snowfall of the year in the capital this morning, so naturally it felt apropos to round off the day with something fiery – the kind of music to make you emphatically aware of the blood coursing through your veins. Since Hot Milk entered their

LIVE: The Offspring @ the O2, London

From starting our as falsetto firebrands exposing social wrongs, the Offspring have settled into their niche as punk rock’s jolly uncles, cranking out jokes as readily as they drop an MTV era riff. Their staying power has resulted in possibly their most family-friendly incarnation yet, judging by the number

LIVE: Electric Callboy @ Alexandra Palace

As one night stands go, there’s unlikely to be another bigger, or messier, evening than Electric Callboy’s only UK date on their Tanzneid World Tour. The irreverent electro-pop-metallers set the bar incredibly high at this year’s Slam Dunk Festival – so we’ve slathered ourselves in glitter, donned our finest

LIVE: Pendulum / Alt Blk Era @ O2 Academy Brixton

When the Pendulum lads want to celebrate, they head to Brixton. South London has embraced the Aussies – it’s where they recorded their live album, after all – and ‘Inertia’ is blaring from every graffitied corner on the walk from the Tube. More than that, tonight feels like the