Redmojo are now in the zone, following on from their 70/80 EP with a really strong single in the form […]
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The Raven Theory are quick to dismiss themselves as ‘meat and veg metal’, but deep down they know they’re better […]
Traquair are all things summery, positive and pop, which makes them stand out like the only non-sore thumb in a […]
‘I’m a cowboy and I don’t give a f**k’, is the headline to the biography, but don’t be fooled. Edd […]
Don’t judge an album by its title. You’ll either be expecting something along the lines of Ska or something that […]
‘La La La La Ley’ they hollered as they came to take us away. The contrast between a really pop […]
I’ve been sitting on this one for a while, like a fussy critical hen, waiting for it to mature on […]
Placebo meets My Chemical Romance in This City’s wiry hand-written demo CD. It all starts with the titleless ‘Track 1’, […]
Who is Joff Winks? This is a really hard question! Joff Winks is me, he is the person who writes […]
Nick Harper is something of an enigma. When he’s playing his songs, his passion and emotion are unmistakable. However, when […]
Well, The Mag’s reviewing roundabout revolves again and the hand of fate makes a slightly rude gesture and throws Optional […]
Rentokill’s Antichorus pulls together 15 tracks of pure angst laid over with some fantastically raw riffs and manic drumming. Perfect […]
Opener, ‘God Shaped Hole’ kicks in with a great slab of a riff, hitting the minor notes and screaming of […]
Some satisfyingly crunched-up guitars supply the main hook in this stomping rocker, which has an impressive intro. To a certain […]
The intro to Last Days of Lorca’s ‘Let’s Build Ships’ is enough to worry anyone with a heart condition. A […]
Brimming with old-school indie, Strange Mutant Virus’ EP ‘Is it Bardot?’ isn’t exactly lyrically inspiring but there’s just something about […]
Think driving fast down an empty American highway with the perfect rock album blaring and you’ve pretty much got the […]
The biography promises passion, hunger and honesty and I say bring it on! Nerve Engine are as confident on record […]
With their EP ‘Songs That Finish in E’ sporting an emotional and melodic tint to their noise, we managed 5 […]
Who are your musical influences? Mike: Radiohead, Mogwai, Smog, Red House Painters, Will Oldham, Velvet Underground, Calexico, The Pixies, Godspeed […]
Kicking off with an absolute gem of a track, ‘Falling (Part 2)’ has all the trappings of one of those […]
I’m sure you’ve all seen the advert for the boring practical Volvo, which takes the piss out of all those […]
Having just signed their first record deal and poised to release their next EP to the world, we thought it […]
This is a really mature and well-rounded record for someone so young. Mark Alexander’s ‘Remedy’ falls somewhere towards being comparable […]