Fake Names – ‘Punk Ruins’

What do you do when your punk band of several decades pulls down the metaphorical shutters on making music? The options for unemployed frontmen boil down to starting a label or becoming a graffiti artist, but Dennis Lyxzén of Refused took the third path; reignite the supergroup. After teaming

Like Roses – ‘After It Ends’

If we’re going by endorsements alone, Like Roses are the new gold standard. Sleeping With Sirens have deemed the Bay Area pop-punkers to be the perfect tour mates for their next outing, and the New York Times have called them proof that “the dream of emo is alive”, a

Unpeople – ‘We Are Unpeople’

If anyone can save the world, it’s Unpeople. In their jet-propelled rise to stardom, they’ve inspired dance parties at Download at a time when any sane person is hiding in their tent with a bacon sandwich, taken over a corner of Slam Dunk’s main stage and even persuaded Metallica

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LIVE: Beartooth + Silverstein @ O2 Academy Brixton

‘I Am The War’ proclaims everyone’s shirts – after a quick change at the merch stand, that is – so a casual observer would be forgiven for thinking tonight was going to be a militant affair. The war that Beartooth are winning, however, is one against the haters and

LIVE: Death Cab For Cutie @ Troxy

You’d probably expect the crowd for a band with “a considerable amount of songs about death” to be a miserable bunch, but far from it. The Troxy’s packed with jovial city types slamming pints, a surprising touch of Friday night normality in the little bubble of sensitivity and emotional

Split Dogs – ‘Nice N’ Rough’

Three albums in, and Split Dogs are hitting their stride. If we’re being picky though, ‘strut’ would be a far better verb for the kind of energy that they’re putting out: a dirty cocktail of garage punk and the big-haired charisma of seventies stadium superstars. ‘Nice N Rough’ is

Retrospective: Weezer – ‘Pinkerton’

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Honey Revenge – ‘Loving And Losing’

Honey Revenge have grown up, dusted themselves off in the wake of their debut and decided to make a sophomore album that’s (nearly) entirely dance bangers. What more can you ask for from our favourite pop-rock duo? They’re still walking the line between guilty pleasure therapy delivered via clubbing