Regular readers of my hugely popular posts here at A&E may be surprised to discover that, despite my propensity for destroying everything Tony hands me
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Converge – The Dusk In Us (Deathwish Inc. / Epitaph, 2017)
First off, this has been a very challenging review to write. I have binned and restarted it at least 3 times, after a significant number
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Scarfold – Divide Decline (Indelirium Records, 2017)
Being the once and former “angry man” on this blog apparently means that I get saddled with all the bolshy hardcore stuff to review. Lucky
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First Base – Not That Bad (Drunken Sailor Records, 2017)
This is well nifty. I’m totally buzzing of this record, and I shall tell you why. As someone with a generally negative outlook (no surprises
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Frauds – With Morning Toast & Jam & Juice (Till Deaf Do Us Party, 2017)
I live in Croydon (God help me, it’s the literal toilet bowl of England, and I didn’t do a fucking thing as far as I
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Corner Boys – Just Don’t Care (Drunken Sailor Records, 2017)
The Corner Boys are from Vancouver, yo. This dose of power pop mentalism is as cheeky as fuck. It reminds me a great deal of
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Death of Lovers – The Acrobat (Dais, 2017)
Many people will be familiar with the work of one Domenic Palermo, whether this was with Philadelphia hardcore punk combo Horror Show, who released material
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Acrylics – Structure / Gluttony (Drunken Sailor Records / Iron Lung, 2017)
This crew from Santa Rosa, California have what strikes me as a relentless, dark take on the ever influential US hardcore sound of the early
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Probably Not – The Same Pain (Circle House Records, 2017)
Probably Not are an Exeter-based trio, which features ex/current members of Splitsville, Honey Pot & Skeleton Frames. Circle House Records describes as hardcore/punk outfit. However,
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The Cowboy – The Cowboy Album (Drunken Sailor Records / Fashionable Idiots, 2017)
Not to be confused with Indiana’s The Cowboys, who have also had material put out through Drunken Sailor, The Cowboy are from Cleveland, Ohio and
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