ALBUM REVIEW: ‘You’re Not You Anymore’ by Counterparts
It shouldn’t be the case, but for the number of acts whose “emotional” material turns out to be a pileup of overwrought clichés, further scrutiny is often required when it […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Gossip’ by Sleeping With Sirens
Kellin Quinn really needs to learn how to keep his mouth shut. In the run-up to this fifth album, the Sleeping With Sirens frontman has taken the regular promotional route, […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Cities In Search Of A Heart’ by The Movielife
It’s been fourteen years since The Movielife last released an album. That might not mean much to some, but within Long Island’s extensive emo and post-hardcore scene, Forty Hour Train […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘The Amulet’ by Circa Survive
When chronicling the potted history of Anthony Green’s musical evolution – finding his first piece of major recognition with Soasin before moving onto The Sound Of Animals Fighting and ultimately […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Prophets Of Rage’ by Prophets Of Rage
Oh, how quickly opinions change, eh? Not long ago, Prophets Of Rage were seen as little more than a cynical joke by many, the instrumental section of Rage Against The […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Concrete And Gold’ by Foo Fighters
If there was ever a band who embodied the ethos of low risk, high reward, it would be the Foo Fighters. That can be pretty exasperating too, especially since they’re […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Lanterns’ by 36 Crazyfists
Perhaps the most surprising thing about 36 Crazyfists is that they’re still going. After all, this is a band who rose during the ascension of nu-metal, found their way around […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Run’ by Prawn
At this point, maybe it’s just best to accept that bands like Prawn don’t want to be “gotten” by the masses. It wouldn’t be entirely ignorant to assume that a […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘V’ by The Bronx
If The Bronx had have stopped after their first three albums, many would have considered that a perfect career. Their first three self-titled efforts represented the pinnacle of 21st Century […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Symmetry’ by 7 Minutes In Heaven
A piece of advice that most would give to new bands is to form as many connections within the industry as possible. It certainly has its benefits, as 7 Minutes […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Vacation’ by Seaway
Pop-punk hasn’t had the greatest 2017, probably because no one knows where it’s at at the minute. A couple of years ago the scene’s top players were the harder-edged bros […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘The Stories We Tell Ourselves’ by Nothing More
Nothing More’s marketing does them no favours whatsoever. They’re certainly a unique proposition, fusing the most contemporary hard rock and progressive rock with liberal elements of pop and electronica, but […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Waiting For Morning To Come’ by Being As An Ocean
The appeal of emotional hardcore is one that’s easy to see. There’s something so cathartic about seeing such an unfiltered display of hurt or pain put on record (particularly if […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Outsider’ by Comeback Kid
In terms of their approach to consistency in hardcore, Comeback Kid are up there with a band like Every Time I Die. They might not be as good, but as […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Broken Machine’ by Nothing But Thieves
Maybe people shouldn’t have been so quick to give Nothing But Thieves as much of a pass as they did. That’s certainly a loaded statement considering how diverse and just […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Love Gloom’ by Night Riots
It’s easy to look at a band with the stylings of Night Riots and pass them off as typical ‘power-pop’, designed to be played loud on the radio and not […]
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