Suckers for idiosyncratic hooks, irregular rhythms, and drone back grooves which nag their way into the psyche, it was inevitable that the new EP from Chicago hailing trio, Engine Summer, would have us dangling from its aberrant antics and warped… Read More ›
The Fire Engines
Austerity – Anarcho Punk Dance Party
There is something wrong with the year if the creative landscape of Brighton has not provided one major moment for us to greedily devour and 2019 has not let us down. Not only is the long awaited debut album from… Read More ›
Goodbye Mr MacKenzie – Good Deeds and Dirty Rags
Maybe like for many others, Goodbye Mr MacKenzie is a band which we did not pay enough attention to back when they were a potent part of a Scottish indie/rock scene lauded for the presence of bands such as The… Read More ›
Stoor – Fleam
Though addictions are triggered early on they seem to put on truly inescapable nagging shackles over time but there is one for us which was immediate, thickly gripping and has just squeezed the life out of free will ever since… Read More ›
Pink Muscles -The Signal
There is no denying that 2017 has to date been a truly potent and exciting ignition of personal tastes and that success has just been given another lusty boost through the debut album from US noise punks Pink Muscles. Devouring… Read More ›
Frau Pouch – Fairymares
I am sure we were not alone in eagerly anticipating a first album from British no wave post-punks Frau Pouch. They are a band which captured and ignited our imagination on our introduction to them in a split release with… Read More ›
Stoor – Self Titled
No idea what is in the water over at Stereogram Recordings but this past twelve months has seen the label release a clutch of albums that simply ignite ears and connect with the imagination like no others. Amongst them have… Read More ›
Punching Swans – Nesting
How to describe UK trio Punching Swans? You could say they are a carnivorous groove machine, a sonically schizophrenic rumble, or a rabidly twisted siren; all applying to the creative psyche and adventure that breeds the band’s irresistible sound and… Read More ›
Slow Riot – Cathedral
Eighties inspired post punk is seemingly on a surge right now, its seeds being blossomed into varied but distinctive incitements of sound and imagination echoing the genre’s origins. One such band making one of the most compelling persuasions is… Read More ›
We’ll Go Machete – Smile Club
Though knowing the name and reputation earned through their earlier releases, we had yet to get to grips with a We’ll Go Machete encounter. So it is with thanks to the band’s vocalist/guitarist Paul Warner, who introduced band and new… Read More ›