EP REVIEW: ‘Ensom’ by Parting Gift
The arrival of Holding Absence into modern rock’s big leagues is enough of an early indication that bleak, atmospheric post-hardcore is on the up, but the swift arrival of Parting […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Ill Minds, Vol. 2’ by Black Coast
This is possibly the best time that Black Coast could’ve chosen to release their new EP. Ill Minds, Vol. 1 was the sort of undeniably strong work that greased the […]
EP REVIEW: ‘a modern tragedy vol. 2’ by grandson
With every new crossover success story that emerges, it only makes the term more and more worthless. Sure, attempting to break down genre boundaries is a noble goal, but there […]
EP REVIEW: ‘-’ by Jetty Bones
Jetty Bones have always had an interesting presence within the indie-punk and pop-punk scenes, mostly because it’s difficult to think of a single act currently around to fully compare them […]
EP REVIEW: ‘For What It’s Worth’ by Northshore
There tends to be a bad feeling when bands like Northshore come around nowadays, and not because first impressions are all that negative. Granted, the title track of this EP […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Have Me To Waste’ by Starve To Survive
For a while in hardcore, it’s seemed as though the better company a band keeps, the better that band is likely to be. Sure, it’s easy to chalk it up […]
EP REVIEW: ‘The Sunday Sadness’ by The Sunday Sadness
On paper, The Sunday Sadness look to be drawing out their path forward by capitalising on pop and alternative music’s most fruitful musical wells. A list of influences containing The […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Ascend To Clarity’ by Bury The Traitor
2018 was a great year for the metal scene with new bands emerging and well-known favourites releasing some incredible new material. Metalcore quintet Bury The Traitor are continuing this trend […]
EP REVIEW: ‘(This Is) Heaven’ by Young Culture
Looking for some new music to start the year? Add Young Culture’s new EP to your playlist now. New York’s Young Culture established themselves in 2016 with the release of […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Glow’ by Chapter And Verse
Chapter And Verse have often felt like one of those bands who’ve been around for a while and have accumulated a rather indomitable CV, and yet they’ve not totally broken […]
EP REVIEW: ‘As Within /// So Without’ by wars
Even if it wasn’t the greatest display of a new band finding their feet, there was a good deal about wars’ debut album We Are Islands, After All that suggested […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Kill The Sun’ by Cane Hill
The fact that Cane Hill are totally bucking against the level that a band of their size should be is one of the most wonderful things about them. A successful […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Skin & Bones’ by All Ears Avow
It’s strange to see how quickly and comfortably All Ears Avow are moving into the realms of a potentially great, potentially huge alt-rock prospect. It’s certainly not a bad thing […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Crevassian’ by Crevassian
As much as the phrase “instrumental post-rock band” has been worn down to basic nothingness over time given the number of acts it’s applied to, it continues to feel like […]
EP REVIEW: ‘The Missing Man’ by AFI
At this point, AFI are too big and well-loved to have an outright failure on their hands, but if anything can equate to that in modern times, it’d be last […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Virtue’ by William Ryan Key
In a way, it feels like William Ryan Key knows his solo career didn’t get off to the best of starts. Thirteen felt incredibly anaemic, especially for a debut release, […]
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