Though we have been aware and kept an ear on the exploits of UK outfit Fights And Fires since they emerged on 2008 and for the main enjoyed their trio of albums as well as a host of EPs and… Read More ›
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Maypine – In The Back Of My Mind
Providing a rather strong introduction to themselves, British pop-punks Maypine release their debut EP this month. In The Back Of My Mind offers five tracks of infectious melodic punk bursting with potential and an already revealing potent craft in songwriting… Read More ›
Yorkshire Rats – Self Titled EP
It is fair to say that since returning from an extended hiatus, UK punks Yorkshire Rats have blossomed into one persistently rousing and creatively tenacious proposition. It is not as if their early years were barren from success and plaudits… Read More ›
Authority Zero – Broadcasting To The Nations
June sees the release of the sixth album from US melodic punks Authority Zero and a riot for the spirit which shows the genre’s young bucks just how it is done. After twenty plus years, you could be forgiven for… Read More ›
Juno – Speed Won’t Cut It
Speed Won’t Cut It is a mighty roar to get you to your feet, incite a closed fisted punch of the air, and arouse the spirit to stand defiant and proud. It is also the new irresistible punk incitement from… Read More ›
This City Limits – Here’s To Hoping
Much as recent single Too Scared To Swim took its time to seduce and fully tempt, so too does the new EP from UK melodic punks This City Limits. As that first teaser for its release, Here’s To Hoping ultimately… Read More ›
This City Limits – Too Scared To Swim
It is quite rewarding when a song does not initially make a big impact but leaves something behind, a lingering and persistent nudge saying ‘hold up, you might be missing out on something here’. So it was with Too Scared… Read More ›
Montrose – Monster Under The Bed
Though their debut EP, If Only You Knew, was enjoyable and was run on a fuel of great potential, it did not really remove UK melodic punks Montrose from the heavy crowd of similar sounding bands. It was an aspect… Read More ›
Atlas Losing Grip – Currents
Ten years in and unleashing their third album this very week, Swedish melodic punks Atlas Losing Grip just get better and musically broader. Currents is a treat of a confrontation and muscular seduction, a release bulging with explosive songs bred… Read More ›
The Amsterdam Red Light District – Gone For A While
With a mouthful of a name and a flavoursome depth to their captivating sound, French rockers The Amsterdam Red Light District unleash their new and highly anticipated album Gone For A While. It is a striking encounter which intrigues and… Read More ›
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