EP REVIEW: ‘Never Let The Devil In’ by Lullaby
It can be difficult to know how to judge a band like Lullaby. At a time when more conventional alt-rock remains heavily saturated, it’s both unfair to deem a new […]
EP REVIEW: ‘New Model’ by Perturbator
As much as the purists may balk that their beloved metal has anything to do with the noise the kids are calling electronic “music”, the two aren’t actually that far […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Inside A Dream’ by Echosmith
2013 saw the release of Echosmith’s debut album Talking Dreams, an album that shone past any preconceptions of pop rock to genuinely stand among the year’s best. As a result […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Black To Blues’ by Black Stone Cherry
On paper, this seems like a total no-brainer. You’ve got Black Stone Cherry, the Southern-rock / blues-rock wunderkinds who even the harshest detractors of the US’s radio-rock lineup give a […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Cold Dark Place’ by Mastodon
Spawned from unreleased tracks recorded between Once More ‘Round The Sun and Emperor Of Sand, Mastodon’s surprise EP is welcomed by fans who have only just recovered from the group’s […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Honestly, I’m Just Thinking’ by The Young Hearts
The Young Hearts are clearly a band shooting for the stars. Even after the sort of bumps in the road that would’ve left a lesser band questioning whether it’s all […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Evolve Or Die’ by Tigercub
Tigercub’s Abstract Figures In The Dark was a rarity in garage rock, the sort of evocative, deeply resonant album that such an ephemeral genre rarely produces. Clearly that album wasn’t […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Keep The Coffins Coming’ by Frank Iero And The Patience
The main gripe with Frank Iero’s current material is that he can often seem to favour scrappiness over real songcraft. That’s not to say that’s entirely a bad thing – […]
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 […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Honestly’ by Beaumont
Beaumont’s Nothing was one of the standout surprises of 2016, a debut effort that showed a band in tune with the more organic direction of Britrock, but with a knack […]
EP REVIEW: ‘This Is Living’ by Future Lives
Unfortunately it’s not a surprise that side projects have started to form from Lonely The Brave. The immense hype awarded to them by the music press around the release of […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Where It Fell Apart’ by Wallflower
It’s about time that Wallflower made a proper breakthrough. For what feels like forever they’ve been a ubiquitous presence on the smaller festival and all-dayer circuit, riding off the inertia […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Come Over When You’re Sober (Part 1)’ by Lil Peep
Anyone who’s been keeping tabs on hip-hop’s evolution is bound to have picked up on the rise of SoundCloud rappers, the sort of Xanax-guzzling, sex-driven rappers characterised by DIY production […]
EP REVIEW: ‘A Tension’ by Blank Parody
Birmingham based quartet Blank Parody are aiming to put their names in the rock genre with the sharing of their debut EP. Following the release of various singles taken from […]
EP REVIEW: ‘The Shape Of Things To Come’ by First Signs Of Frost
A lesson that a lot of bands trying to be progressive could do with learning is that you don’t necessarily need to call yourself progressive. If anything, it’s a tag […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Freedom’ by Crossfaith
Times have been tough for Crossfaith lately. The momentum from Xeno dissipated as quickly as it came, New Age Warriors struggled to even do that, and a relative lack of […]
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