In this fourth instalment of the Banyard and Mingle mysteries, Seraph of the Sallow Grove, it starts strong. Within a […]
Starting with a solid EMO riff, Old Neon’s latest single, ‘Autum’, morphs into a fast-paced nod to punk revival. In […]
Die So Fluid are gradually working their way towards an EP or album, and ‘We Are The Virus’ is the […]
Some English-speaking folks tend to shy away from songs written in another language, but The Mono Jacks could be your […]
Candi Carpenter’s single ‘Exorcist’ is an acoustic storytelling masterpiece. There’s much to unpack in this single, but let’s start with […]
Arriving on January 6th, Contact is the second long-player from Engines Made From Soup, following up on their 2020 release, […]
Plenty was going on in 2022, and the highlights are all so bright they are easy to pick out. Here’s […]
Throat released Knievel is Evil all the way back in 2002 and what a debut album this was. We’ve dusted […]
Skáld create music based on Norse texts, re-imagined as atmospheric songs with high contrast in the vocals. They often sing […]
What the hell has happened here? We thought we’d got Old Neon’s number, but ‘Jump Start’ is full of surprises. […]
There are many routes back to the giant Cawr-Madog, but it matters not whether you get there via Geoffrey of […]
What a smouldering slice of Americana we have here, a plate of intricately wonderful instrumentation upon which Sara Jean Kelley’s […]
With a melancholic theme, ably enhanced by a piano (shortly to be joined by the full orchestra), Martyn Collins delivers […]
Masters of sonically dissonant chops and experimental doomy tones, Just Mustard are on form with ‘Blue Chalk’. Haunting and powerful, […]
Bringing smooth shimmer that mixes acoustic instruments with sparky synths and soft vocals, Cavetown’s long-player, Worm Food, fits snugly into […]
With three really great albums behind them, Asylums are perhaps a little greedy to release yet another long player of […]
Bitters have a knack for a slow-driving rock sound, backed with rich synths and propelled by Claudia Mills’ vocals. Their […]
Woven into the very fabric of the punk movement, the musical arc of Siouxsie and The Banshees is a jaw-dropping […]
Jimmy Eat World return after their tour to give us the follow-up to ‘Something Loud’. For ‘Place Your Debts’, they […]
You genuinely never know what will happen when you put Poppy on the hi-fi. Every musical style is fair game […]
With the early morning chill nipping at my fingers, I woke at dawn to be amongst the first to sample […]
Arriving suddenly and immediately answering the question of who is wielding guitar, blink-182 have opted for bouncing classic punk revival […]
Pretty Sick have quickly shown themselves to be subversive, smart, and creative with a string of off-the-wall singles that have […]
Since 2019s The Kingdom, Bush have developed a heavier tone. The guitars (of all string counts) on their latest album, […]