I owe my dude Mike Bruno at Dead Broke an apology on this one. It’s WAY overdue. In fairness, Mike sent me this one in
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The Burnt Tapes – Never Better (Lockjaw Records / Wiretap Records, 2019)
OK then. I’ve not thus far got a fabulous track record with Lockjaw Records releases, having been somewhat critical of recent releases by Fair Do’s
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Staff top twenty of 2018: Tony Maher – LPs (#20 – #11)
The other day I posted up a list of my top ten 7in records and EPs of 2018. Have a look, and see if you
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Giant Peach – But You Made Me Such A Beautiful Thing (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2018)
You know how I sometimes make perhaps stupid yet plausible statements based on no research whatsoever? I feel like there’s one coming on right now.
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Bedford Falls – Send More Bees (Dead Broke Rekerds / Boss Tuneage / Brassneck Records, 2018)
Y’know when you’ve heard a band’s name mentioned over and over again for years? For me, Bedford Falls (from Cardiff) are one of those bands.
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Jon Creeden & The Flying Hellfish – Stall (Dead Broke Rekerds / My Fingers My Brain! Records / Maps & Continents, 2018)
According to the Deadbroke bandcamp page, Jon Creeden, of Ottawa, Ontario has been operating as a solo act since 2007, traveling & performing across North
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Basement Benders – Shrapnel Songs (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2018)
It’s crazy that it’s almost exactly three years since the last Basement Benders joint, Lydiad dropped via No Idea Records. So much seems to have
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Canadian Rifle – Peaceful Death (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2018)
Canadian Rifle are from Chicago, and Peaceful Death is their third full length joint. These grizzled dogs have been around since 2006, and have an
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Bear Trade – Silent Unspeakable (Dead Broke Rekerds / Everything Sucks Music / Waterslide Records, 2017)
Realistically, I should’ve gotten round to this one ages ago. It’s been out for jeffing yonks, mate. However, as I was only sent it recently,
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Somerset Thrower – Godspeed (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2018)
The regular readers amongst you will recall that I recently declared that Somerset Thrower were a new band to me, in my review of their
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