EP REVIEW: ‘Homegrown’ by Across All Oceans
It’s not so much a prerequisite as it is a statement of ‘water is wet’-level obviousness, but there needs to be a decent level of emotion in any good emo […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Vile Child’ by Milk Teeth
It seems to have dawned on many people recently that the 90s were twenty whole years ago – who’s going to tell them it’s been thirty in another few? Musically […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Lucky Ones’ by The Crookes
Sheffield band The Crookes have garnered critical acclaim since hitting the indie scene in 2008 yet never quite achieved the mass popularity they deserved. Perhaps it’s the fact they hail […]
EP REVIEW: ‘I Don’t Owe The World A Thing’ by Lacey
Despite Britrock’s recent renaissance slowly but surely dying down, there still seems to be plenty of new bands cropping up all over the place with the hope of breaking through. […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Hymns’ by Bloc Party
Bloc Party’s latest release follows a controversial and challenging period for the UK indie rock quartet, which, for their fans, marks a long-awaited return since their 2013 EP The Nextwave […]
LIVE REVIEW: Mayday Parade @ The Ritz, Manchester – 30th January 2016
Black Lines‘ transition to full-blown emo may not have been Mayday Parade’s finest release, but the reverberations of its impact can be felt here. On this year’s semi-annual January / […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Promise Everything’ by Basement
When Basement announced their hiatus in 2012, hearts shattered all around the world. But in 2014, the Ipswich quintet came back together, and those hearts were mended again. It’s exactly […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Fever Daydream’ by The Black Queen
When put alongside Greg Puciato’s other musical projects, The Black Queen sticks out like a sore thumb, a world away from the mind-bending insanity of The Dillinger Escape Plan, or […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Earthbound’ by Bury Tomorrow
Metalcore bands tend to have a limited shelf life. No matter how good the band is or how big their fanbase is, the rigid boundaries that encompass their genre leave […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Coasts’ by Coasts
It’s fair to say that Coasts are having a moment right now; it seems like debut single Oceans is never off Radio One and it’s easy to see why. A […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Backbone’ by ROAM
Neck Deep have had bands trying to take their Kings Of British Pop Punk crowns pretty much since their first EP was released. And while none have been successful yet, […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Some Thing’ by Petrol Girls
Given that punk has become so homogeneous lately it might as well be a fashion accessory by this point, it’s always refreshing to see a new band come out with […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Dumbstruck’ by Weatherstate
Bands like Slaves have brought punk to the attention of many recently, although arguably in a more watered down form. But on Dumbstruck, the third EP by Bristol quartet Weatherstate, […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Dystopia’ by Megadeth
Being the best of thrash’s Big Four isn’t as commendable an achievement as it once was. Whereas Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax have each had their share of genre-definers with […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘White Bear’ by The Temperance Movement
It would be easy for a band who achieved such dizzying success with their first album to rest on their laurels and copy the same formula when it came to […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Never Die’ by Escape Artists
It’d probably be right to say that the majority of bands in rock today come out of the UK and the USA. Canada and Australia are up there too. But […]
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