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First play of the new Home Salvation EP, ‘Dead Lovers’

Cambridge outfit Home Salvation blend their punk, hardcore and bluesy rock and roll influences on their new three track EP, ‘Dead Lovers’. Recorded at Titan Studios with Steve Sears, whose catalogue also includes Hang The Bastard and Gallows, the record is filled with the visceral energy of hardcore and

Friday 01 April 2016

His & Hers offer questionable childcare in new video

Brighton math-rockers His & Hers take the name for new their track, ‘It’s The Implication’, from an episode of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, with a video to match. For those not yet inducted into the surreal world of the American sitcom, it follows the politically incorrect antics of

Grow up in the sunshine with Telethon’s ‘Citrosis’ LP

Growing up isn’t easy. If you’re old enough to be reading these words, this won’t be particularly groundbreaking news to you. Many bands have taken this simple fact as inspiration for their music, but few (if any) have added this much pure sunshine to their despondency. “When I was a

Thursday 31 March 2016

Stream the turbocharged ‘Hypermobility’ by Finnish rockers The Scenes

Like The Hives before them, Finnish six-piece The Scenes pull together the foot-stomping elements of rock and roll and punk-inspired screams to create a turbocharged noise brimming with energetic attitude. Vocalist Konsta Koivisto commands the aprty titled ‘Hypermobility’ with a gritty confidence, an example of his multitude of influences. “The

Wednesday 30 March 2016

Nobody Move put the fun into pop-punk in ‘Hips’ video

Chicago four-piece Nobody Move tick all the pop-punk boxes with ‘Hips’. It veers unashamedly towards the pop side of the two and wears the badge with confidence. And yes, it’s absolutely about a girl. “‘Hips’ is about that girl that everyone knows is no good for them,” vocalist and guitarist

Stream the new record from The Earth & Me

The Earth & Me is a collection of individuals from Bristol UK, playing melancholic yet hopeful, (mostly) instrumental music which converges somewhere between the ambient soundscapes of post-rock; the intimacy and intricacy of late 90’s emo; and the urgency of punk rock. The band – Dave Campbell (drums), Mike Young

Tuesday 29 March 2016

First play of the ‘In A Week, On A Whim’ EP by Chisel Beeches

Chisel Beeches are built around musical complexity. Inspired by Ian McEwan’s book ‘On Chesil Beach’, the Surrey (UK) four-piece work on a mantra of consistent transition. “It poses a constant reminder not to settle,” basist and co-vocalist Matt Alford explains, referring to their literary muse. On the band’s debut EP,

First play of the new The Tiny Ugly Germs track, ‘Bad Motivator’

There’s an understated beauty in the pain of the new The Tiny Ugly Germs track, ‘Bad Motivator’. “It’s an account of headstrong love that overflowed into the bounds of self-harm,” the Michigan outfit explain, providing context to the dense lyrics. The track moves from the expansive sounds of newer Seahaven

Monday 28 March 2016

Stream the new LP by German pop-punks, Holly Would Surrender

Hamburg based Holly Would Surrender boast some famous friends. Tony Lovato of Mest, Nick Diener of The Swellers, MC Lars and Zebrahead’s Dan Palmer are just some of those adding collaboration credits to the band’s latest full-length, ‘Kaleidoscope’. The variety of these artistic associates represents the record’s diversity, always pop-punk

First play of the new Giants album ‘Break The Cycle’

Giants, for the uninitiated, have been doing the rounds on the DIY hardcore scene for a few years now. A model of measured perfection, their sound is the kind of melodic hardcore that has all but disappeared since the end of the last decade – the kind of clinical