The Flatliners are a much loved punk rock band from Ontario, Canada, and this, Inviting Light, is their fifth studio album, and their first on
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The Smith Street Band – More Scared of You Than You Are of Me (Specialist Subject Records / Sideonedummy / Uncle M / Pool House Records, 2017)
I’ve always thought that the way in which people form opinions about stuff or events or people without actually having any knowledge about them is
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Great Cynics – Posi (Specialist Subject Records, 2017)
Great Cynics have been around for some time now, and this being their fourth album, I’m a bit surprised I’ve not listened to them before,
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White Reaper – The World’s Best American Band (Polyvinyl, 2017)
White Reaper are pretty much doing their best to put the fun back into rock n’roll. In fact, it’s their reason d’être, if you will.
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Rays – Rays (Trouble in Mind, 2017)
I kinda had high hopes for this one for some reason. Perhaps it was some of the quotes used in the promotional blurb: “…have found
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Supergenius – Supertired (Hypertension Records / 9000 Records, 2017)
It’s another of those situations I seem to periodically find myself in, when I need to review a new record from someone I know. Nay,
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Bad Breeding – Divide (La Vida Es un Mus, 2017)
Bad Breeding are based out of Stevenage, Hertfordshire. I’ve never been, but I can imagine it’s pretty grim, particularly after having listened to this opus,
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Seven inch record & EP round-up March 2017
Liquids – More Thana Friend (Drunken Sailor Records) If somehow you missed my review of the Liquids full length Hot Liqs, you can find it
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Jared Grabb – Masters (So Say We All Records / Thinker Thought Records, 2017)
When I got this in my inbox, I was thinking “Who?”, and the likelihood is most of you reading this will be too. Jared, prior
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Throwing Stuff – Fit, Fine & Well (TNS Records, 2017)
Throwing Stuff are a four-piece hardcore punk band based out of Manchester, but has members hailing from London and Liverpool, too. I’d heard the name
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