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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The Smoking Popes – Into The Agony (Asian Man Records, 2018)
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
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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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Aspiga – Dragged Through the Years (A-F Records, 2018)
Yet another surprisingly good release from A-F Records, here, following swiftly on the heels of This Will Haunt Me by Dollar Signs. For the benefit
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7in & EP Round-up, July 2018 (part 2)
Chain Whip – s/t 7in (Dirt Cult Records /Neon Taste Records, 2018) Oh-ho-ho yeah!!! Holy shit. This rips, mate. Dirt Cult Records do it again,
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Astpai –True Capacity (Jump Start Records / Shield Recordings, 2018)
Astpai is a name I’ve been hearing for a good few years now. They are yet another example of a band I didn’t get around
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Beach Slang – Everything Matters But No One Is Listening [Quiet Slang] (Polyvinyl / Big Scary Monsters, 2018)
I mentioned in my review of the We Were Babies & We Were Dirtbags [Quiet Slang] 7in last year that I was a relatively late comer to
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Harker – No Discordance (Disconnect Disconnect Records / Future Void)
A few years back Harker appeared on my radar when main man Mark Boniface released an acoustic cover of Jawbreaker’s Do You Still Hate Me?
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Only Strangers – s/t (Horn & Hoof, 2018)
For my money, this self titled record from Stoke on Trent’s Only Strangers is hands down the best release Manchester based label Horn & Hoof
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