The Disappointments punch out three raw punk songs with seemingly political lyrics matched with wired fuzzy guitars and some fast […]
You won’t find many references to Dear Superstar that don’t dub them the new (or British) Motley Crue and it’s […]
Splattering across your audio-windscreen like the Jeff Goldblum fly-hybrid of The Upper Room and The Feeling, Star Chamber have an […]
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The success, or otherwise, of a prog-rock track is usually related to how over-the-top things get. The more the musicians […]
With a stomping sound reminiscent of Northern Uproar, The Secret Police put out a ‘Bootie Call’ with chunky guitars and […]
Championing the cause of screamo and wearing their tears proudly on their fists, The Blackout are one of those Welsh […]
Black Scar Crossing blindfold you, dump you in the back of a Cortina and then drive around on some chalky […]
As a part of the big clear-out, we came across this enigmatic album from Cober, called Eulogy. Having already released […]
Occasionally you carelessly whack a record into the CD player and it changes your day. I woke up miserable, went […]
Taken from their forthcoming LP (‘I Think I’m Made Out of Robots’) My Own Flag have served up an ace […]
Plastic Toys are a band that aren’t afraid of a bit of hard work. Whether they’re touring Britain’s educational establishments […]
For such an intense blast of visceral meets harmonic metal, it seems like something of a joke to include a […]
Described by Mia Riddle and her band as a sophomore effort, ‘Songs From Hatchet Lake’ is far from sophomoric. Instead, […]
Except for the lyrics, The Tacticians are a power-pop band who have received fair comparisons to The Kinks. Rather than […]
After a stunning entry, with bass that runs up and down the frets and a guitar riff that could beat […]
The first few seconds of Dogs’ ‘Soldier On’ are very promising seconds indeed. Shades of political punk seem to be […]
One for fans of The Automatic, Dance Lazarus Dance have the unadorned voice meets tongue-in-cheek screams that has done The […]
A sunny meadow is conjured up by the piano and guitar epicality of Juno Ashes’ intro to ‘Wait by the […]
A fantastically pebbly vocal almost saves this song from dreary acoustic obscurity. Almost. It’s an acoustic ballad and it’s rather […]
You have to contend with a very strange vocal effect on this track, but despite the crazy idea of pumping […]
While ‘Stand Alone Johnny’ is a good enough song, it’s a bit too much of a tribute to Bon Jovi. […]
Originally penned in 2003, Almost Killed Me is a new release for us Brits aimed at helping us catch up […]
So I sat down, hit the play button on Three Quarter Smile’s demo and my heart sank. Some muddy drums, […]
There’s no doubt that ’10 Ways’ is an excellent start to this record. Some trippy beats, warped bass sounds and […]