I must start this review with a confession and an apology. First the confession. I have been a fan of […]
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The first bars of ‘Sour Shores’ wash over me and I’ve found a new musical favourite. Granted, I’m a fair […]
Describing themselves as Alice In Chains meets Alice In Wonderland, Girl Meets Boy mix hefty guitars with a big rock-vixen […]
For the first time that I’m aware of, a gig at the Edge of the Wedge has sold out. Not […]
Kunt and The Gang! What a name for a band. It was about two years ago that a friend showed […]
You have to contend with a very strange vocal effect on this track, but despite the crazy idea of pumping […]
This Bristol-based three-piece have mashed together an EP that is as creatively brilliant as it is upsettingly predictable, not that […]
This is such an amazing demo. I’m blown away. The cheery pop-punk/indie beats combined with the boy/girl back-and-forth vocals can’t […]
Stone Baby grab rock music through time, shake it up a little, and throw it to whoever is listening – […]
Starting with the positives, this is a record produced to the highest standards. The crystal clear guitars seep through the […]
Recorded just five weeks before the tragic death of John MacIsaac, the lead singer of Mach Schau, this single comes […]
So what do you do, exactly, when the new-found love in your life decides to leave the country on your […]
Despite managing to supply the most clichéd biography ever, a reasonably thin mix and some of the most eighties-arcade synth […]
The Carletons are a band on the rise, with a dark and edgy sound that’s got echoes of early Hard-Fi, […]
While ‘Stand Alone Johnny’ is a good enough song, it’s a bit too much of a tribute to Bon Jovi. […]
Originally penned in 2003, Almost Killed Me is a new release for us Brits aimed at helping us catch up […]
So I sat down, hit the play button on Three Quarter Smile’s demo and my heart sank. Some muddy drums, […]
A good number of people were probably waiting for The Veils to crack off their set at the end of […]
I’d heard things about McQueen. The four-piece attitude-rock band from Brighton have caused quite a stir since their inception in […]
The Electric Cinema return with a stomp-beated eclectic-pop second single and find themselves amongst the current love for a splash […]
My Passion have sneaked into Robert Smith’s house and stolen the style of his 1983 to 1987 pop songs and […]
Transportation has been a dream of sci-fi fans ever since the words “Beam me up, Scotty” were first uttered. So […]
‘We Are Youth’ hits you straight away with a dominant drum beat then suddenly erupts into a wild guitar frenzy. […]
Someone managed to describe Attica State as: “The Beatles with more power and distortion.” I wouldn’t normally name names, but […]