I’ll listen to pretty much anything with Frank Turner’s name on it. He could play two seconds of the triangle on a twenty-minute track and I’d likely lap it up. I was a latecomer to the long-gone Million Dead, finding them long after their split after discovering Turner’s solo material, but I loved what I… Read More Möngöl Hörde – Möngöl Hörde (Self-Titled) [Review]
When three of the five members of Tigers Jaw announced last March that they’d be leaving the band it raised a few doubts amongst fans about where the band would go from there and what the future would hold. That future is now, with Charmer, a record which features all five members and was recorded… Read More Tigers Jaw – Charmer (Review)
When Eyes & Nines dropped four years ago I was a lowly paper boy, wandering around my neighbourhood at six in the morning before school with a trolley full of newspapers and my iPod. I hated how mundane the task was, but music helped keep it interesting, if not bearable. I mention this strange bit… Read More Trash Talk – No Peace (Review)
I used to read Kerrang a lot as a kid, and I vaguely remember a cover feature they ran one week pitting the UK music scene against the US equivalent. I didn’t really care for it at the time, and I care for it even less now, but I know some publications are still somewhat fixated… Read More Sam Russo / Brendan Kelly – Split The Tip (Review)
It’s always a shame to see any talented band call it quits but it’s a guaranteed eventuality, and you can only hope that a band do enough in their time together to make it all worthwhile. If Tawny Peaks hadn’t already with their excellent self-titled debut then they do on its follow-up In Silver River,… Read More Tawny Peaks – In Silver River (Review)
Here are five more albums or EPs I received this week and wanted to write about. I finally got my act together enough to learn how to embed Bandcamp players so hopefully that makes it easier to listen to the music sent in, and sorry I’ve been using hyperlinks for the past year – my… Read More Music Submissions 7: Lobby Boxer / Blind Mice / Daggers / Manian & The Monumentals / If This Is A Man
I should really start this review by saying that Forgettable is anything but. It’s a cheap and clichéd line, but I wanted to get it out of the way as soon as possible. Sorry, let’s move past it. Chances are you’ll already be familiar with a few of the members that make up Sorority Noise,… Read More Sorority Noise – Forgettable (Review)
I shouldn’t need to tell you how good The Black Keys are. Normally I’d start a review by commenting on an artist’s past successes and the present results of those successes. That doesn’t seem necessary here; you’ve likely listened to The Black Keys before and chances are you enjoyed it, and although Turn Blue is… Read More The Black Keys – Turn Blue (Review)
I haven’t posted much over the past week, mainly because I finally got around to buying Assassins Creed: Black Flag (I know it took me a while) and then spent the week living as a pirate. Anyway, here’s some brief write-ups of music I was sent and wanted to feature. If you’d like to send… Read More Music Submissions 6: Monterey / Euryale / EdTang & The Chops / Bateman / The Chewers / Chasing Dragons
Bury Tomorrow have become a force to reckon with over the last few years since the release of second album The Union Of Crowns, a record that placed them well and truly at the front of the British metalcore scene, leading to a number of highly successful tours and putting the band on everyone’s radar.… Read More Bury Tomorrow – Runes (Review)
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