ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Crown Shyness’ by Trash Boat
For as mismatched as this year’s Reading and Leeds lineup is (seriously, some of these slots are genuinely bizarre), it says a lot when easily one of the most unexpected […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Merci’ by Save Face
It’s honestly quite surprising that this album is getting released in the first place. That’s not to say that Save Face’s Folly EP was bad, because that couldn’t be further […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Automata II’ by Between The Buried And Me
Perhaps it wasn’t such a great idea for Between The Buried And Me to release their latest album in two parts after all. You wouldn’t have gotten that impression from […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Bend / Break’ by Maypine
Simply from the circumstances of its creation, Maypine’s Bend / Break should be brimming with catharsis and a bracing power that’s always welcome in the alt-rock scene. After all, following […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Black Wash’ by Pagan
There’s a number of reasons why a band like Pagan is absolutely perfect to exist in 2018. At a point where crossover potential is deemed by inventiveness and passion rather […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Losers / Lovers’ by Orchards
It feels as though indie-pop is taken a lot more seriously nowadays than it once was, perhaps because of the influx of acts like The 1975 or Fickle Friends coming […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Safety First’ by MSRY
There’s no prizes for deducing that MSRY aren’t the most content bunch around, but that can also be applied to the vast majority of British hardcore bands right now. Gallows’ […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘The Importance Of Mr Bedlam’ by The Paradox Twin
The Importance Of Mr Bedlam is the debut album from The Paradox Twin. Originating in Berkshire and fronted by main songwriter Danny Sorrell, The Paradox Twin are a progressive rock […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘From The Gallery Of Sleep’ by Night Verses
For as much of an effort has been made in the past to pigeonhole Night Verses within the post-hardcore scene, not much has come from it. Like the spiritual successors […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘High As Hope’ by Florence + The Machine
There’s a peculiar trend when it comes to new Florence + The Machine albums, in that they’re released to enormous anticipation and fanfare, only to get swept aside almost immediately […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘The Now Now’ by Gorillaz
It’s not exactly surprising that Gorillaz are releasing a new album so soon after their last one, particularly considering how their schedules have gone in the past. After all, remember […]
The Catch-Up – 2018 (Part 1)
So we’re finally at the middle of the year, and in the last six months, so much new music has been released – so much, in fact, that we’ve not […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Alien Human Emotions’ by Asylums
Considering the direction the Britrock boom took a few years back, it’s somewhat surprising that Asylums chose to go the way they did. As easy as it would’ve been to […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Electric La La Land’ by Fine Creatures
There’s something about a band describing themselves as “the dirty Beatles” that’s such an immediate turn-off. Not only does it give less than no indication of what said band would […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Five Songs’ by Youth Man
The road for Youth Man hasn’t exactly taken them the quickest or straightest route to get where they are now. Losing bassist Miles Cocker has proven to be the most […]
EP REVIEW: ‘True Love’ by Fangclub
Fangclub’s self-titled album last year really did disappoint, see what had been a hitherto promising indie-grunge band squandering so much of the potential on weak, forgettable songs and a lack […]
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