Meet Me @ The Altar – Model Citizen EP
Released last Friday, Model Citizen is a five-dollar EP from Meet Me @ The Altar that is worth it’s weight in gold. There
Manchester Orchestra – Bed Head
Lifted from their forthcoming album, The Million Masks of God, ‘Bed Head’ is the first single from the new long player to hit
Hallan – Modern England
The Ramones meet Franz Ferdinand in this angular track with punk roots. A lyrically gritty social commentary with a hooky riff and retro
All American Rejects – Stab My Back EP
Landing with minimal fuss today (no announcement on their website, or via social channels), All American Rejects have assembled six tracks, from all
Engines Made From Soup – Again LP
Returning to life after a quarter-century hiatus, Engines Made From Soup have embraced digital music platforms to re-unite and remotely record a new
Pale Waves – Easy
The new Pale Waves album, ‘Who Am I’, is one of our most eagerly anticipated releases of 2021. ‘Easy’ is the first single
Old Neon – Pacific Time
In the bleary early hours of 2021, many of us will be working on our pivot while feeling heavy from the overnight observation
Hot Milk – Glass Spiders
Manchester’s Hot Milk are a dual-fronted “emo power-pop” band who blend all-out rock tracks with neat electronic flickers. ‘Glass Spiders’ fits the band
2020 Highlights
A tough year was improved beyond measure by some great writing and some awesome music. Here’s a quick dash through the parts that
Stand Atlantic – Pink Elephant
This second offering from Australian pop/punk band Stand Atlantic tears up the playbook with a collection of surprising variety and maturity. There are
Candi Carpenter – Little Sparrow
Dolly Parton fans need no introduction to ‘Little Sparrow’, which kicked off Dolly’s 38th album back in 2001 and also gave it its
Little 10 – Haski Coast EP
After twenty years gathering dust, Little 10 have released their work in a digital format. Just as we did when we found an
The Nightmares – Give Up the Hoax
Sparkling with crisp turn-of-the-nineties splendour, ‘Give Up the Hoax’ is spartan, precise, and clean like an early Deacon Blue number. The mix is
Salem – Salem EP
Buzzing into life with the morose chorus line of “save yourself; fall out of love”, it’s not long before Salem’s ultra-pink EP has
John Paciga – Big Hit Song
Sounding like a Broadway hit song, John Paciga’s ‘Big Hit Song’ is a pastiche that is part Axis of Awesome with a hint
Rosie Carney – When I Look at You
Sometimes a song is so hauntingly beautiful it make your tear-ducts go allergic. ‘When I Look at You’ is just such a song;
Die So Fluid – Do You Dare
‘Do You Dare’ takes us on a journey, harking back to Feline’s atmospheric moments before smashing us into a booming heavy chorus that
Secondhand Ltd – Pandemic
Led by a great smoky vocal, Dylan-esque social commentary, and a persistent bassline, Secondhand Ltd is an example of what happens on Garageband
Alexandra Turney – In Exile
Dionysus is re-born in a city which is never named, but which can only be Rome. He doesn’t understand how or why he’s
Therapy? – A Brief Crack of Light
A Brief Crack Of Light is a surprisingly melodic, but nonetheless heavy, album from one of the most awesome bands of our generation,
Sunday Morning Service – Won’t Let This Tear Us Apart
Sunday Morning Service have released a demo that precedes a proper release sometime in spring 2012 of a track named ‘( Won’t Let
Kunk – We Are Not Who You Think We Are
Kunk keep it loose and scuzzy on their venomous, quirky and, ultimately, hooky single. ‘We Are Not Who You Think We Are’ is
UXL – Beautiful Today
‘Beautiful Today’ is the religeous-sounding epic debut from Birmingham rockers UXL. You might have heard of these boys before under the name Elixir,
Al Gregg / Rashid Ali – Time For Me to Leave / Angel
It’s fairly common to listen to a band and not know where to start. This can often be a bad thing as you