There was a time when A Fire Inside, or AFI as they are more commonly known, actually had a fire inside, and were a band
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Iron Reagan – Crossover Ministry (Relapse, 2017)
If there is one thing we can be almost certain of, 2016 was the precursor to the impending apocalypse. It also seems likely that 2017
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Pale Angels – Daydreaming Blues (Specialist Subject, 2016)
I first heard Pale Angels on a sampler for the Manchester Punk Festival in March 2016, and liked it so much I played them on
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Timeshares – Bearable (re-issue) (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2016)
If you are no stranger to these pages, then you’ll know that we’ve not really done much thus far on the reissues front. However, when
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Medictation – Warm Places (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2016)
Ho. Lee. Shit. This record fucking rules. This is pretty much the top and bottom line on all you need to know. Take that as
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Code Orange – Forever (Roadrunner Records, 2017)
Forever is the latest creation by Pittsburgh hardcore outfit Code Orange, newly signed to Roadrunner Records. It is straight from the deepest, darkest pits of
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Fred Thomas – Changer (Polyvinyl, 2017)
OK, OK. Yes, here I go again. Another Polyvinyl album. I can hear you already: “But Clara, we know you are a sycophantic Polyvinyl fangirl.
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Pijn – Floodlit (Holy Roar Records 2017)
So I hear about Pijn and they get compared to a few bands that make me prick my ears up, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai,
Read moreGlass Half Full – Mental health in 2017
“Irrespective of your age, income or background, the likelihood is that you or someone close to you has experienced mental illness. One in four of
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Frozen Teens – Hey, Good Job! (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2016)
Frozen Teens are a garage punk band and have been around on and off since 2009, are based out of Minneapolis, which is, as we
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