Tautness and tension define Flatwounds’ new EP, making for a gripping, forceful alt-rock sound.
Tag: grunge
In this Review Round-Up, there’s a bumper crop of releases including a new one from HANABIE., the return of Shields, a serious step up from Sick Joy, and Survivalist who…are also here.
For the opening of 2026’s Onomatoposter exhibition, Pulled Apart By Horses bring their garage-rock punch to Birkenhead’s Future Yard.
On their debut full-length, everything that previously worked about Softcult’s fusion of shoegaze, grunge and pop remains, only now feeling even more resolute.
In this Review Round-Up, a step back from Blanket still proves pretty decent, alongside more good stuff from Rifle and The Just Joans.
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A sharp, electric debut slots LEAP neatly within the UK alt scene’s most auspicious risers.
In this Review Round-Up, familiarity sits across the board, but whereas Sainthood Reps and SCALER are just solid at it, White Reaper manage to do a good bit more.
The long-awaited comeback of Dinosaur Pile-Up could do with some more resonance behind it, but it’s a hugely worthy return nonetheless.
The long-running noise-rock weirdness of the Melvins arrives in Bristol, still as gripping as ever, even after more than 40 years.