For me, ‘Ocean Avenue’ was one of those albums that soundtracked a part of my teenage years, helping me make the transition from crap like Maroon 5 to bands such as New Found Glory and Taking Back Sunday. As a result, it holds a special place in my heart, and hearing that it was being… Read More Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue: Acoustic (Review)
If you aren’t already aware of how crazy Iwrestledabearonce sound then ‘Late For Nothing’ is going to seriously surprise you. If you are familiar with the American band then chances are, well, it’s still going to surprise you. It continues to push barriers and expand the bands musical scope, with ‘Late For Nothing’ being yet… Read More Iwrestledabearonce – Late For Nothing (Review)
Norma Jean are one of those bands who’ve been consistently excellent throughout their career, with each release bettering the one preceding it. ‘Wrongdoers’ continues this trend in exceptional fashion, and is, in my opinion, the bands best release, and one of the best metal albums you’re likely to hear this year. Over the past eleven… Read More Norma Jean – Wrongdoers (Review)
At four tracks long, ‘Pretty Good’ comes almost exactly a year after the release of ‘American Radass (This Is Important)’ and displays how far Dads have actually progresses in terms of their sound. It serves as a great filler, and a good sign for future material. Production is much improved and the sound featured on… Read More Dads – Pretty Good (EP) [Review]
Asking Alexandria are a band who have always polarised opinions since they formed in 2008. I’ve seen an equal amount of good and bad comments in regards to them as musicians and for this reason decided to go into ‘From Death To Destiny’ with an open mind, having heard none of their previous releases. If… Read More Asking Alexandria – From Death To Destiny (Review)
It’s been three years since the release of 2010’s ‘Everything In Between’; an album of warm, fuzzy rock songs that was well received by critics and listeners alike, and is an album I value very highly. Needless to say, a three year gap has left me keen for new material, and this material comes in… Read More No Age – An Object (Review)
It’s been four years since Fuck Buttons released ‘Tarot Sport’ and effectively introduced me to electronic music. I remember being on holiday in Edinburgh and picking up the CD, along with ‘Kings and Queens’ by Jamie T. Whilst the latter still shows no signs of new material, Fuck Buttons are back with their third album… Read More Fuck Buttons – Slow Focus (Review)
‘True Trans’ may only be two songs and six minutes long but acts as a welcome teaser of sorts before the release of ‘Transgender Dysphoria Blues’ later this year. The EP marks the first release since Laura Jane Grace’s sex change and deals with this change, as is expected of the title. First track ‘FuckMyLife666’… Read More Against Me! – True Trans EP (Review)
It’s been two years since the release of ‘Empty Days and Sleepless Nights’, an album that was 2/3 hardcore and 1/3 acoustic. Two years on Defeater are back with a release that is 100% gritty, passionate hardcore, with their third album; ‘Letters Home’. The release doesn’t cover any new ground in terms of its sound… Read More Defeater – Letters Home (Review)
At the start of 2013 there were very few albums I was looking forward to more than a new release from letlive., and now, 7 months later, that release is here. To say my expectations for new material from the American quartet were high would be an understatement, following the exceptional album that was ‘Fake… Read More letlive. – The Blackest Beautiful (Review)
I hadn’t heard of Bag of Bones until a few days ago, and after listening to ‘On Moving On’ several times this morning, I’m convinced they’re one of the best bands I’ve stumbled upon so far this year. Bag of Bones write emotionally charged music, that relies on gorgeous sounding soundscapes and passionate lyrics to… Read More Bag of Bones – On Moving On (Review)
Foreign language music isn’t something I’d normally listen to, and definitely something I wouldn’t normally think about reviewing, but after reading a review of ‘Verden Er Enkel’ in Rocksound last month I felt obliged to give this album a try, and I’m glad I did. According to Google translate ‘Verden Er Enkel’ translates to ‘The… Read More Honningbarna – Verden Er Enkel (Review)
It’s been a good year for singer-songwriters so far, with the likes of Frank Turner, Passenger, Gabrielle Aplin and others storming the charts, and this trend looks set to continue with Tom Odell’s debut full-length ‘Long Way Down’. However, whereas the previous artists produced albums that deserved their success the same can’t be said about… Read More Tom Odell – Long Way Down (Review)
It’s summer, and it’s still raining outside, but it’s summer nonetheless. Sunny summer days need sunny summer soundtracks, and on their last effort (‘Even On The Worst Nights’) Mixtapes nailed that soundtrack pretty much spot on. Now the American punk band are back with their follow up 3rd album entitled ‘Ordinary Silence’ with the hope… Read More Mixtapes – Ordinary Silence (Review)
The current post-hardcore scene is congested to say the least. Every day a new band emerges, bringing nothing new, and only adding to a sound that is replicated with every new release. In this sense, Gatherer don’t differ by a great deal, but follow the formula in a way that has still resulted in a solid album… Read More Gatherer – Caught Between A Rock And A Sad Place (Review)
‘Fake History’ is one of my favourite albums from recent years, so my expectations for new letlive material were ridiculously high. Thankfully ‘Banshee (Ghost Fame)’ doesn’t disappoint. It’s three more minutes of excellently pulled off hardcore, that any letlive fan will lap up, and leave them eager for the release of ‘The Blackest Beautiful’ on… Read More letlive. – Banshee (Ghost Fame) [Review]
I remember listening to ‘On The Impossible Past’ by The Menzingers in July last year and being instantly struck by how completely brilliant a record it was. I was on holiday in Germany, and that album was the soundtrack to my entire trip, and the soundtrack to many days since. I listened to ‘The Earth… Read More Have Mercy – The Earth Pushed Back (Review)
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