Inexplicably, The All-American Rejects’ first album in 14 years is a strong example of their era’s pop-rock updated and refreshed.
Category: Albums
In this Review Round-Up, Haggard Cat reach a new peak while Red Vanilla make their way up to theirs, and The Flatliners remain solid exactly where they are.
Forget any intrigue that a fusion of alt-metal and R&B could produce; sace6 are so far removed from that, it’s borderline insulting.
Koyo’s intersection of pop-punk, emo and hardcore is taken to new heights, on what legitimately feels like a scene classic in the making.
After a long absence, Basement’s indie-rock reworking has quite a few nice ideas, but also just as many limitations that they struggle to work around.
Frozen Soul’s newest helping of ice-themed death metal is as simple, clean and largely unsurprising as ever, yet it only keeps getting better.
On a debut that’s a near-perfect synthesis of shoegaze, grunge and melodic hardcore, Silo are already well on their way towards stepping up from their newcomer status.
Away from the noise of Metz, Alex Edkins’ Weird Nightmare melds indie-rock fuzz and a classic pop sensibility for a truly addictive and charming listen.
A combination of DIY spirit and the knack of Britrock’s best and brightest continues to take False Advertising far on their new album.
Trying to expand on their hardcore / melodeath hybrid proves tricky for Cage Fight, so it’s a good thing their base sound is still as powerful and airtight as ever.