The Lawrence Arms – Apathy & Exhaustion

Loose Behaviour – Sad Action (Rad Girlfriend Records, 2020)

July 12, 2020 tonyofnurgle Record Review

Pretty Boy Thorson (The Slow Death + others) and Josh Goldman (The Raging Nathans, The Dopamines + others) in THE SAME band? Whuuuuuttt? That’s two

7in and EP round-up May 2020 (part 1)

May 29, 2020 tonyofnurgle Record Review

The Lawrence Arms – PTA (Epitaph) “Thank the facking maker” as C3 P0 might have said had the droid been moonlighting as the singer from

7in & EP round-up: April 2019 (part 1)

April 9, 2019 tonyofnurgle Record Review

Custody / The Phoenix Foundation – split 7in (Little Rocket Records) When Graeme Philliskirk hit me up about this one, he said he wasn’t going

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

Brendan Kelly & the Wandering Birds – Keep Walkin’ Pal (Red Scare Industries, 2018)

October 24, 2018 tonyofnurgle Record Review

For the unfamiliar, Brendan has been partially responsible for some of the better acts across the spectrum of the Chicago punk scene over the past

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