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Diwrnod efo’r Anifeiliaid is the third release from (shockingly) Welsh band Radio Luxembourg. I will admit, in my philistine-like way, […]

A sepia sonic landscape of buzzing acoustic guitars and a powerful vocal pave the way for ‘Postcards’, Neil McSweeney’s debut […]

There have been some great singles from Damien’s latest album, 9, and in my opinion ‘Dogs’ is the best so […]

It’s a strange world where hi-tech can be so lo-fi, but it’s a whole genre these days with the electro-noise […]

With a no-nonsense approach and a taste for rock a la simple and melodic, Kenjiro’s first release on Dotnuki is […]

The third world war has been dragging on for a few years and the enemy is now deciding on how […]

Despite putting up a brave fight, the air conditioning units were, ultimately, no match for the heat generated by the […]

Between ‘Blackball’ and ‘Requiem’ The Culprit have it all. Moments of intense heaviness coupled with pure harmonies and a plethora […]

The Disappointments punch out three raw punk songs with seemingly political lyrics matched with wired fuzzy guitars and some fast […]

When you’re stood around chatting to these five boys in their late teens/early twenties, it’s easy to judge them as […]

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 […]

How long have you been together? Paul: As a band, five or six months. But these guys, Rich, Mitch and […]

Golden Section are shockingly talented. Everything about them seems to be just right, from the invention of the rhythm section, […]

With the bio almost feeling like its printed on recycled paper and limiting itself to only three pages in length, […]

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 […]

After hearing so much good press about InMe’s eagerly anticipated album, I couldn’t resist the chance to find out more […]

Retrofect are amongst the hottest properties on the South Coast right now. Their album, New York Kiss is a blissful […]

‘Supercharge’ starts things off sounding like Motley Crue in a very angry mood indeed and, despite The Authentics UK origins, […]

As I stare blankly out my window I wonder if our summer will ever become something more than a drizzly […]

Since they signed a new record deal with Fiction in December, Delays have been hard at work writing and recording […]

There is something of the unlikely in Newton Faulkner. In a world of chav pop-princesses, perky EMO party boys and […]

A new sober Happy Mondays would make for a boring one, you might think. But creepy album art and a […]