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From Thursday 07 July 2016

First play of the ‘Black Heart’ LP by Chad Bandit

On ‘Black Heart’, the second full-length by Portland singer-songriter Chad Bandit (real name Chad Doriguzz), he strips his sound right back to its bare-bones. Sacrificing his full band exploit on previous release ‘The Morning After’, Doriguzz instead takes inspiration from the likes of Brian Fallon and Frank Turner, as

Wednesday 06 July 2016

Stream ‘Obelisk’, the new track by Calling Apollo

There are a handful of bands lighting a fire under the British alternative rock scene. With the likes of Arcane Roots leading the charge with the expansive blend of melody, aggression and experimentation, Cardiff five-piece Calling Apollo now tread a similar path, unleashing the head-turning ‘Obelisk’. “We find ourselves presented

‘The Worst Of Us’ is Johnny Foreigner at their best

Collaboration. It might not be at the forefront of everyone’s mind right now. As our universe moves further away from the notion of teamwork, Johnny Foreigner are staging their own type of protest. With the excellent ‘Mono No Aware’ – the band’s best work to date – set to

Monday 04 July 2016

Watch the video for ‘Weak Days’ by SaltWounds

“We got together in 2015, while sat in a kebab house in Wolverhampton chatting about music and just decided that we should start this project,” SaltWounds’ Adam Schmidt explains. The resulting music is an exciting blend of melodic punk and emo, switching in pace from fast guitars to introspective

Friday 01 July 2016

Take a walk down ‘Berlin Streets’ with Shallow Cuts

It’s Independence Day weekend! To get your weekend off to a bang we have a brand new track from Shallow Cuts for you. The band features members of Dear Landlord, Madison Bloodbath, Dan Padilla, Tiltwheel, Rivethead, Gateway District and Altaira. If you dig The Hold Steady this is going

Help Ronald Records support the OneOrlando fund with their ‘Secret Society’ compilation

On June 16th 2016, the tragic shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub rocked the world. 49 people lost their lives that day, which is now the deadliest incident of violence against the LGBT community in history. However, in various shows of solidarity, people have come together across the world to

First Play of The Fairweather Band’s new track, ‘A New Language’

We’re thrilled to give you the first play of the first single from The Fairweather Band’s brilliant debut record, ‘Meow’. ‘A New Language’ is a sub two minute gem, showcasing vocalist/guitarist Rory Matthews’ unique and innovative guitar playing. With shades of WOAHNOWS and Good Luck thrown in for good measure, the

Wednesday 29 June 2016

Watch the new video for ‘Swim In The Blues’ by Rough Hands

‘Swim In The Blues’, the lead single from Rough Hands’ forthcoming debut LP, isn’t exactly what you’d expect from a handcore outfit. Previous associations with Holy Roar Records, and having since moved to Dog Knights Productions in the UK, suggest an element of progressive experimentation; neither label known for

Go behind the scenes at Milestones’ ‘Nothing Left’ video shoot

Back in February 2015, Milestones burst onto the scene with ‘Nothing Left’, a melodic track sitting firmly between their British pop-rock contemporaries and a hint of pop-punk. Sheltered below an emo umbrella, their promising sound caught the attention of Fearless Records, who snapped the North Westerners up for the

Tuesday 28 June 2016

Watch the new ‘Cutting Strings’ video by Landmarks

‘Cutting Strings’, the latest track by Manchester alternative rockers Landmarks, is borne out of adversity. Having seen equipment stolen from the Leeds studio where the band worked on their forthcoming ‘In Spite Of It All’ EP, the four-piece were adamant to continue, cementing their mantra as the EP’s title.