Jawbreaker – Apathy & Exhaustion

Warm Needles – Don’t Tell Me How To Live EP / No Friends, No Enemies EP (Different Kitchen Records / Crapoulet / Tour Van Records, 2019)

October 1, 2019 tonyofnurgle Record Review

I’m counting myself lucky enough to have received a copy of this hoss right here from my dude at Different Kitchen Records. This is a

Bracket – Too Old to Die Young (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)

July 15, 2019 tonyofnurgle Record Review

Fuck, man. I hadn’t thought about Bracket in a long, long time. I mean, the last things I actually remember owning were CDs of their

Exclusive stream: Punch Drunk – Sassy (Disillusioned Records / Just Say No To Government Music Records / Engineer Records, 2019)

July 5, 2019 tonyofnurgle Exclusive Stream, Interview

Apathy and Exhaustion is proud to bring you yet another exclusive premiere, in association with Disillusioned Records, Just Say No to Government Music Records and

Kira Jari – Spooky Freaky 7in Exclusive Stream! (Dirt Cult Records, 2019)

June 24, 2019 tonyofnurgle Exclusive Stream

Contain your excitement if you can, for you are about to be slapped in the chops with some exclusive new music all the way from

Nadir – Collecting Misery (self-released, 2019)

June 22, 2019 tonyofnurgle Record Review

Alright then. Nadir is a ‘side project’ of Robbie Swartwood of Off With Their Heads. The press material suggests this would do nicely “for fans

Honest Thieves – Defeated (exclusive track premiere)

June 21, 2019 tonyofnurgle Exclusive Stream

Honest Thieves are an indie / punk / pop punk / power pop (delete as appropriate) three piece from the Welsh capital of Cardiff that

Give You Nothing – s/t (Umlaut Records / Snubbed Records, 2019)

June 19, 2019 tonyofnurgle Record Review

It’s kind of cool to be on the receiving end of a pleasant surprise every now and again. I’d class this joint from Santa Cruz

The Burnt Tapes – Never Better (Lockjaw Records / Wiretap Records, 2019)

February 19, 2019 tonyofnurgle Record Review

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

Staff top twenty of 2018: Tony Maher – LPs (#20 – #11)

January 1, 2019 tonyofnurgle Real talk and opinion, Record Review

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

The Smoking Popes – Into The Agony (Asian Man Records, 2018)

December 9, 2018 Nate Worrall Record Review

I first heard Smoking Popes back in the early nineties, when “I Need You Around” was featured in the movie Clueless. It wasn’t until I