Old Ivy are a Belgian five piece who play a style of hardcore you’ve probably heard before, maybe through the likes of Have Heart or Defeater. Hopefully name-dropping those two bands is enough to tickle your interest, and thankfully Old Ivy’s debut release is good enough to satisfy it. The vocals on The Greater Mind… Read More Old Ivy – The Greater Mind (Review)
And so it ends, as all good things eventually do. After announcing their split last March Fake Your Death marks My Chemical Romance’s final entry into their discography – if final still means anything where splits are concerned. Hopefully My Chemical Romance do return one day because, for me, they played a huge part in… Read More My Chemical Romance – Fake Your Death (Review)
I don’t listen to much mainstream chart ‘pop’ music anymore, and I suppose that which I do listen to often I consider a guilty pleasure in a sense. That’s never really been the case with Nina Nesbitt, and her debut full-length is surprisingly accessible when taken for what it is, offering a little more than… Read More Nina Nesbitt – Peroxide (Review)
There’s a reason that Home, Like Noplace Is There is one of the years most anticipated releases, and thankfully the hype that surrounds it is entirely justified by the nine tracks that feature. Tiny Engines have a reputation for only releasing great music and The Hotelier’s sophomore release is probably the best they’ve put out,… Read More The Hotelier – Home, Like Noplace Is There (Review)
The Written Years has been six years in the making and if it’s anything to go by it appears that those six years have been well spent, because the Vancouver based band’s debut is a gorgeously composed collection of tracks reflecting the year’s coldest season. The Written Years themselves describe their self-titled record as ‘winter… Read More The Written Years – The Written Years (Self-Titled) [Review]
Thief Club is the side project of Hit The Lights frontman Nick Thompson and initially it seems like an odd venture considering his success with his main project. My Heavy seems more like a throwback and a tribute than a forward thinking modern release because it reminds me of the music I listened to when… Read More Thief Club – My Heavy (Review)
Sports is an album that I’ve listened to religiously since its release in 2012 and for good reason. Modern Baseball’s debut full-length remains one of the most relatable and intriguing releases of recent memory, and expectations were high for its follow-up. As expected You’re Gonna Miss It All doesn’t disappoint, and if you’re yet to hear… Read More Modern Baseball – You’re Gonna Miss It All (Review)
I thought I’d try something different for this review and as a result it may not be the review you’re looking for. I usually try not to write too personally but this review wasn’t the one I intended to write after purchasing this album, but it seems fitting. If you’re here looking for an honest… Read More Of Us Giants – Nova Scotia (A Review Of Sorts)
“Every song has been written already. We know this. We’re just trying to be honest and give everyone our version of what we want to be passed down… what we want to stand the test of time. More than just three simple chords love or hate songs that have been done a thousand times over.”… Read More Traditions – Cycles (Review)
The last collection of B-Sides and rarities I probably listened to more than once was Lonely Revolutions, Biffy Clyro’s accompaniment to the stellar Only Revolutions. I think the main reason I enjoyed it was because of how good Biffy are, and some of The Gaslight Anthem’s collection is good for similar reasons, but most of… Read More The Gaslight Anthem – The B-Sides (Review)
I figured I’d do something different this week and cover a bunch of songs that premiered over the last few days. It made for an interesting change to write about about and maybe I’ll do this kind of stuff more often, maybe not. A lot of my views come through search engines, so I doubt… Read More New Song Reviews – 28/01/2014 (The Cape Race, The Used, Chiodos, Have Mercy, The Hotelier)
It may have taken a while but it seems that You Me At Six have finally come of age. Over the course of their last three studio albums they’ve gradually matured and if Cavalier Youth is the final push towards fully fledged alternative-rock stars then they’ve nailed it. It may not carry the charm or… Read More You Me At Six – Cavalier Youth (Review)
Of Mice & Men are a band who’ve always seemed to polarise opinions, so the announcement of a nu-mental infused studio album confused and pleased both fans and sceptics, with there probably being a similar number of both. Restoring Force marks the American bands third and most comfortable venture, and although it doesn’t always find… Read More Of Mice & Men – Restoring Force (Review)
A ‘swan song’ is supposedly a beautifully song sung only once by a swan in its lifetime as it’s dying, but in less adventurous terms the phrase can also mark the end of a career as a final piece of work. Both seem apt to describe Lakefield’s final venture, as although Swan Songs is the… Read More Lakefield – Swan Songs (Review)
Decade have built a solid name for themselves over the last 12 months, so it seems fitting to release an album good enough to set them up for another big year. Good Luck is the first British album this year to deliver on the hype surrounded it, discounting Wishful Thinking by Neck Deep, which seemed… Read More Decade – Good Luck (Review)
Against Me! are one of those bands who’ve always made music on their own terms and filled it with the charismatic bite and soul that makes it appealing to audiences the world over. They’re also one of the few bands who continue to surprise, excel and inspire with each new entry into their discography. Following… Read More Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues (Review)
It’s fair to say that Neck Deep’s rise to pop-punk stardom was pretty meteoric, releasing two EP’s that were well received and then signing to Hopeless Records (home of Yellowcard and The Wonder Years) solely on the back of those two releases. Debut album Wishful Thinking comes around 15 months after their debut EP Rain… Read More Neck Deep – Wishful Thinking (Review)
Did you really expect Keep Doing What You’re Doing to be bad? Let’s be honest, if you’re here now then you probably didn’t. If that’s the case, then prepare to be relieved, because You Blew It!’s sophomore album is excellent from start to finish. I’ve been writing a lot about sad music recently, and Keep… Read More You Blew It! – Keep Doing What You’re Doing (Review)
I’ve been buying my vinyl from Monkey Boy Records for around a year now, occasionally buying records solely on the strength of the sites backing, so I figured that the first release on the sites label outside of their distro would be a good one, and BeachBoy definitely is. If you’re yet to listen to… Read More McCafferty – BeachBoy (Review)
The middle of December always seems like a strange time to put out a record, but that being said, if a release is good enough then people will find it and love it regardless. Everything Between Paint and a Wall is definitely good enough, and although it won’t make any end of year lists because… Read More Grandview – Everything Between Paint and a Wall (Review)
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