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From Tuesday 07 April 2015

First play of the debut Future Teens EP

A quick glimpse at the biography on Boston, Massachusetts based indie-punk duo Future Teens’ official website is enough to understand their mentality. Both Grape and Doo share their time between this outfit and other bands, and Future Teens has developed into an outlet for their less serious side. Declaring themselves

Tuesday 31 March 2015

First play of the new Imperial Leisure album

London alternative ska outfit Imperial Leisure release their new album, ‘Lifestyle Brand’, on Monday 6th April 2015 via FXD Records. The record marks the follow-up to last year’s ‘Razzle Dazzle’ EP, and 2012’s ‘Death To The One Trick Pony’, and continues their ten year plus career. It sees the

Monday 23 March 2015

First play of the new Spineless Yes Men EP

“Ten years ago, an old band of mine was reviewed on Punktastic, the review said that what we needed to do was stamp our own identity on the pop punk genre, rather than letting the genre stamp it’s identity on us,” Spineless Yes Men guitarist Chris Doughty reveals

Saturday 14 March 2015

Stream the new EP by post-hardcore outfit Shades

“Complexity is all we know,” jokes Shades vocalist Ziggy Paul when speaking to Joseph Dowey about the track titles on their ‘Lose Your Chains’ EP. Despite specifically referencing the Harry Potter nod on the otherwise macabre ‘You Can Keep Your Immortality, Herpo’ and French anarchist Clement Duval on

Monday 09 March 2015

Hear the new Isaac LP and win a vinyl copy

Nottingham indie punks Isaac release their anticipated ‘Burner’ full-length today via Don’t Ask Records and Golden Triangle. The melody driven punk offerings provide a great UK alternative to the likes of The Menzingers or earlier Restorations. ” pumped up on coffee indie-punk made by three friends who grew

Wednesday 04 March 2015

First play of the new Luke Leighfield album

Singer-songwriter Luke Leighfield’s pop sensibilities are unmistakable. On new album, ‘V’, Leighfield doesn’t hold back from insatiable melodies, yet the twelve tracks that form the record have a distinct emo tone – one that has seen him head to the USA to record with Jack’s Mannequin and The

Tuesday 03 March 2015

Meet Super Luxury and stream their new track

“It seems DIY, but it’s actually not. There are some big money men behind the curtains pulling all the strings and we turn up in separate limos when we play live because we can’t stand each other,” jokes Leeds based noise-punk Super Luxury guitarist Chris Riviera. In truth,

Wednesday 25 February 2015

First play of the debut These Minds EP

Leeds pop-punks These Minds are ready to explode onto the grassroots scene with their debut EP, ‘Figure Out’. Brimming with immediately grabbing melodic hooks and cracked vocals, it won’t be long until this five-piece are rivalling longer established contemporaries. Their balance between energetic pop-punk and emo sensibilities, particularly

Tuesday 24 February 2015

First play of the debut Tommy Rutland full-length

Adelaide based electro infused one-man punk outfit Tommy Rutland made his name touring as the frontman for Epitaph signed post-hardcore act Dangerous!. On ‘The Iconography Of Our Youth’, the Australian has been freed to express his own blend of angry punk, veiled under a hearty dose of DZ

Monday 16 February 2015

Meet Science Club and stream their new LP in full

“We have about as much to do with science as Kurt Cobain had with actual Nirvana,” explains Science Club vocalist and bassist Nick Elmer. “Nick and Joey work in computer science, which is a kind of science, I suppose,” fellow vocalist and guitarist Nate Adams concurs. Instead, the