The Lawrence Arms – Apathy & Exhaustion

Aspiga – Dragged Through the Years (A-F Records, 2018)

September 18, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

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

Ogikubo Station – We Can Pretend Like (Asian Man Records, 2018)

August 21, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

As some of the readership may recall, Ogikubo Station’s debut 12in, s/t EP, made my personal top 10 list of 2017, with 6 songs of

Retirement Party – Somewhat Literate (Counter Intuitive Records, 2018)

May 25, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

When I was asked if I wanted to review this, I was intrigued by the promotional blurb. Themes of anxieties around growing older, struggles with

Hummer – Budweiser & Butter EP (Horn & Hoof, 2018)

March 24, 2018 tonyofnurgle Exclusive Stream, Record Review

Hummer are a fantastic melodic punk trio from Warrington. Yes, Warrington, the celebrated North Western hotbed of concrete and roundabouts. Location of Gulliver’s World and

Only Strangers – s/t (Horn & Hoof, 2018)

February 8, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

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

The Dopamines – Tales of Interest (Plasterer Records / Rad Girlfriend Records)

October 24, 2017 tonyofnurgle Record Review

First off, The Dopamines are incredible. I will accept no arguments. Word. I tell thee. Yo. However, given they’ve been around for over 10 years,

Don Blake – Blake District (Round Dog Records, 2017)

July 6, 2017 tonyofnurgle Record Review

Don Blake hail from Bolton, Lancashire, and are the latest in a line of bands Joe Barlow has been involved with, that are named after

Jared Grabb – Masters (So Say We All Records / Thinker Thought Records, 2017)

March 16, 2017 tonyofnurgle Record Review

When I got this in my inbox, I was thinking “Who?”, and the likelihood is most of you reading this will be too. Jared, prior

The Cut Ups – The Nerves (Banquet Records, 2016)

December 21, 2016 tonyofnurgle Record Review

This one I’ll admit happened quite by chance. I was put in touch with Jon Curtis. I’d heard of The Cut Ups before, (which is

Arms Aloft – What A time To Be Barely Alive (Red Scare Industries, 2016)

November 23, 2016 tonyofnurgle Record Review

I’ve been hearing great things whispered about these guys for a couple of years now, but for some reason I never got around to checking