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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Spielbergs, THICK, Spite, LIFE

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  • Posted on August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

In this Review Round-Up, Spielbergs and THICK really come into their own on their new albums, alongside great deathcore from Spite, and high-end post-punk from LIFE.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Proper. – ‘The Great American Novel’

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  • Posted on March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

In their thorough, unflinching dissection of the failings of the American system, Proper. craft the sort of immaculate emo album that takes what their genre can do to its highest peaks.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Black Map, Fights & Fires, NOBRO, Bitter Branches

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  • Posted on February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

In this Review Round-Up, Black Map’s newest album heads up a selection of punk of multiple varieties, from Fights & Fires, NOBRO and Bitter Branches.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Sam Fender, We Are Scientists

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  • Posted on October 13, 2021October 13, 2021

In this Review Round-Up, big albums from Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Sam Fender and a great solo debut from Ian Miles stand against new releases from We Are Scientists, Twelve Foot Ninja, Defences, Bound In Fear and Sleep Outside.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, Against The Current, Attila

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  • Posted on July 28, 2021July 28, 2021

In this Review Round-Up, the returns of Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! and Against The Current lead strong albums from Lakes, The Five Hundred and VIAL, plus Paradise Now, Bicurious and Wall. Oh, and Attila are here too.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: You Me At Six, Lande Hekt, Shame

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  • Posted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

In this Review Round-Up, You Me At Six return among a lot of indie-rock and indie-punk from Lande Hekt, Beach Bunny, The Sonder Bombs, Kiwi Jr. and The Sad Song Co., as well as new releases from Shame, Holygood and Tamar Aphek.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Laura Jane Grace – ‘Stay Alive’

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  • Posted on October 1, 2020December 5, 2020

Laura Jane Grace provides the soundtrack to quarantine ennui on this surprise solo album.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Public Enemy, Jamie Lenman, Into It. Over It.

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  • Posted on September 23, 2020December 5, 2020

In this Review Round-Up, Public Enemy lead returns from Jamie Lenman and Into It. Over It., Alpha Wolf and Pillow Queens take big next steps, and Nasty, The Ocean, Four Stroke Baron, My Kid Brother, Heavy Salad, Winter Gardens and Wilmette drop a wide variety of new music.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Dream Wife, The Winter Passing, Phoxjaw

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  • Posted on July 1, 2020December 5, 2020

In the first edition of our new review series, there’s excellence from The Winter Passing, some rough patches for Dream Wife and Phoxjaw, and a slew of EPs from DITZ, Paper Mill and Lady Bird

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🎸 EP REVIEW: @BIGSPECIAL_ - 'O'JOY!' 🎸

Even on a loose, shambling collection of offcuts from previous sessions, BIG SPECIAL are so inherently creative and compelling that they still manage to net an overall win.

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For the second time this year, Converge drop another palette of beautiful noise and discord, and yet again prove that few can do it quite like them.

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A mild, reflective piece of emo and indie-rock takes what always defined Seahaven and makes it the best it’s ever been.

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