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From Monday 25 January 2016

The Empty Page’s ‘Deeply Unlovable’ is exactly the opposite

Manchester based The Empty Page list their influences as The Pixies, Hole and Sonic Youth, with The Smiths and Joy Division also noted in their extensive list. All are instrumental in the trio’s sound, borrowing from Courtney Love and Shirley Manson’s style in the chorus but with a distinct

Friday 22 January 2016

Watch the new video from LIRR

If you ever need proof that the emo/hardcore scene in Germany is still alive and well, you just have to listen to LIRR. Hailing from the Northern town of Flensburg, this young quartet capture the zeitgeist of 90’s emo perfectly, and today we are bringing you a first look at

Wednesday 20 January 2016

Delve into something different with the new Forty Four Hours EP

The Holden twins’ (Joe and Alex) vocals are layered all over Manchester trio Forty Four Hours’ melodic rock. Before the bouncy tunes have a moment to settle, it’s these vocals that immediately draw attention. Inherently soulful, it gives the sound – that still shares some stylistic intent with Mallory

Monday 18 January 2016

Get some obnoxious noise rock in your life thanks to BRITNEY

Edinburgh based noise-rockers were borne out of a simple life goals. “It’s always been a dream of mine to have a disgusting band called BRITNEY,” says bassist Robbie Smith, highlighting that is must be obnoxious and noisy. If new track, ‘Neon Python’, is anything to go by, it’s nothing

Sunday 17 January 2016

Take a surreal journey into the woods with Gloo and ‘How Hard’

Brighton trio Gloo tell a surreal story with their new video for ‘How Hard’. Following two young gentleman into the woods, what follows carries a whimsical tension that Hitchcock would have been proud of. “If there is one of our songs that we can see a mosh pit happening it’s

Friday 15 January 2016

Explore the emotional thrift store with Prima Vera

Although Detroit’s Prima Vera has existed for just over a year, ‘Old TVs and Memories’ marks a fresh start. Despite the track’s retrospective theme, looking back at a broken relationship, in reality it’s about moving forward. Vocalist and guitarist Bryan H. Iglesias has welcomed touring partner Brendan Crocker (bass)

Wednesday 13 January 2016

Meet The Sour Taste and their debut single, ‘Soak’

Meet The Sour Taste. They Consist of Sam Mccauley (Vocals/Guitar), George Lewis (Bass) and Aiden MacLennan (Drums) and are probably going to be your new favourite DIY punk/grunge trio. Hailing from Salisbury in Wiltshire although the band are very much still in their infancy, we had to bring this debut

Tuesday 12 January 2016

Listen to colourful grunge on Autumn Diet Plans’s new EP

Heavily influenced by 90s grunge, Midlands based Autumn Diet Plans self-identify as spacerock and shoegaze. “We like to run around and jump and throw guitars around when we play live, either that, or bully Wes our drummer,” they say, shortly after listing a number of bands from which they draw

Monday 11 January 2016

Watch Faux put their personal spin on The 1975’s ‘Sex’

In our recent 20 Acts To Watch in 2016, we played fast and loose with Faux’s description. Are they pop? Are they rock? Are they emo? Are they prockmo? Let’s go with that last one. Regardless, their talent shines through. Born out of the ashes of heavier outfits before

Thursday 07 January 2016

Black Coast explode onto the scene with ‘Mercenary’

Earlier this week, Black Coast revealed their new track ‘Mercenary’, marking the start of their ferocious onslaught on the UK hardcore-metal scene (definitely not metalcore). “We write honest music that we’re very proud of and try to connect with people on a lyrical and musical level,” the band explain of