EP REVIEW: ‘Mending Breaking’ by Introvert
There’s an inherent difficulty nowadays about finding things to say about bands like Introvert. Their general circle of gruff yet super-melodic and super-heartfelt punk only feels to be getting wider […]
EP REVIEW: ‘The Repair’ by Vista
If there’s one thing that’s keeping Vista continually moving forward at pretty decent clip, it’s the promise of ambition. They’ve been shooting for the stars within pop-rock effectively since the […]
EP REVIEW: ‘My Rock And Roll Heart’ by Derek Sanders
The origins of this EP feel very in-keeping with the brand that Derek Sanders has built for himself as an artist. The whole project began life with a cover of […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Telemark’ by Ihsahn
Ihsahn will release the first of two five-track EPs, inspired by and dedicated to his home county of Telemark, on February 14, 2020. Telemark, titled after that county, sees dark […]
EP REVIEW: ‘lobotany’ by cheerbleederz
The only real surprise about a band like cheerbleederz is that something like this hasn’t come around sooner. The tight-knit nature of UK indie-punk has greased the wheels for an […]
EP REVIEW: ‘This Is Called Survival’ by Pressure Cracks
Undoubtedly one of the defining bands of 2019 was Fever 333, not only serving as an excellent return for Jason Butler after the untimely dissolution of letlive., but an impressive […]
The Catch-Up – 2019 (Part 2)
We close out 2019 by having a look at some the albums we’ve missed over the last few months, including Lingua Ignota, Have Mercy, Carnifex, Hobo Johnson, The Night Café and many more
EP REVIEW: ‘Sorry, I Wasn’t Listening’ by Human Head
There’s a certain amount of expectation that comes from an artist called Human Head, especially with regards to theme, and when the knee-jerk reaction to an emotionally confessional solo artist […]
EP REVIEW: ‘The Thing With Feathers’ by Exploring Birdsong
It’s rare to see a new band so defiantly earmarked for their originality as Exploring Birdsong. As much as the term ‘uncatogorisable’ is thrown around, it’s more out of hyperbole […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Fracture / Decompose’ by Cutting Teeth
In what’s been another exceptionally strong year for hardcore, Cutting Teeth seem to have a lot stacked against them when it comes to making their breakthrough so late in the […]
EP REVIEW: ‘The Ruins’ by Vista
For a band with really no mainstream media attention, it’s genuinely surprising to see how far Vista have come in such a short time. Leveraging the pop-rock ecosystem with a […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Gigantic Disappointment’ by Lande Hekt
By now, there are certain expectations that arise when a band’s vocalist steps aside from their main project to pursue a solo effort in tandem. Usually they tend to be […]
EP REVIEW: ‘God Alone.’ by God Alone.
For posterity’s sake, this isn’t, in fact, a new release by the noise-rock side-project of the same name from various members of The Devil Wears Prada, but a different band […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Loss’ by MSRY
The reception that MSRY’s Safety First EP received last year was undoubtedly impressive, given that they were a relatively unknown band at the time looking to break into a hardcore […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Stages’ by WhoHurtYou
As clear as it is that WhoHurtYou was formulated to give All Time Low’s Jack Barakat an outlet on the side akin to Alex Gaskarth’s Simple Creatures, the argument can […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Hallucinations’ by PVRIS
The time when PVRIS could seemingly do no wrong feels like an awfully long time ago now. Their debut White Noise certainly was a great album in giving the pop-rock […]
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