2025 is coming to a close, so we’ve gone back through the last 12 months to take a look at all the major rock, metal, punk and alternative releases that we missed.
Tag: power pop
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.
Liquid Mike’s wry, sardonic look at life may very well paint them as one of the sharpest voices in alt-rock and power-pop today.
In this Review Round-Up, there’s great passion from Anxious and a load of fun from The Deadnotes, with some total tedium from The Dark sandwiched in between.
In once again deviating from the punk of Against Me!, Laura Jane Grace continues to confirm her infallible status on another album of stripped-back gems.
Cheekface’s continued tapping into indie-rock and power-pop not only finds this new album topping all their previous work, but pretty much everyone else in the scene around them.
In this Review Round-Up, Carpool Tunnel’s ephemeral indie-rock mightn’t do a lot, but at least some great hardcore from Dreamwell and alt-rock from CHROMA are more than enough to cover.
In this Review Round-Up, Will Haven and PLAIINS produce a lot of quality work, but even their best efforts struggle to stand up to the concentrated fun of The Pink Spiders.
Even with a couple of unorthodox swerves, Screaming Females’ newest continues their legacy as an alt-rock institution with so much to offer.
Nervus strike gold yet again on their newest album, delving into subtler indie-rock territories while keeping their impeccable melodies and poignant lyrics thoroughly intact.