Polyvinyl are a bit of a hot label for me right now. With a roster including recently reviewed bands such as La Sera, Jay Som
Read moreAmerican Enthusiasm – Holy Wow (Specialist Subject Records, 2016)
Ok. I’m gonna have to start this one out on a negative note. Two things: 1 – I cannot think what this record sounds like.
Read moreJay Som – Turn Into (Polyvinyl Records, 2016)
When something from Polyvinyl Records comes up, I pay attention. Their roster of bands may not be the biggest in the world but it is
Read moreMono – Requiem For Hell (Temporary Residence Ltd./ Pelagic Records/ Magniph / Hostess Entertainment, 2016)
Just to cut through the crap I will make a disclaimer here: I LOVE MONO. Yep, Mono are in my top three bands of all
Read moreMy trans-agenda: Baby Chaos / Deckard
2015 was an amazing year for me. My life changed in a dramatic way. Not small changes, huge life changing things happened. I returned to
Read moreJulia Jacklin – Don’t Let the Kids Win (Polyvinyl, 2016)
Don’t let the kids win is Julia Jacklin’s debut album and boy, is it a cracker. I have talked before about how I used to
Read moreNOFX – First Ditch Effort (Fat Wreck Chords, 2016)
This is the first collaborative review on Apathy & Exhaustion. Clara and Tony tackle the long-awaited NOFX album, First Ditch Effort. Read on to find
Read moreDeep Pockets – Nice Life EP (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2016)
This was my first exposure to Deep Pockets, with their EP Nice Life released on Dead Broke Rekerds (http://deadbrokerecords.com/contact.php), released earlier this 2016 year. It
Read moreLa Sera – Queens EP (Polyvinyl Records)
The Queens EP follows an album released earlier in the year. One which makes me rather cross to be honest. Because, whilst I have not
Read moreMy trans-agenda: Background
A little background: When Tony of Nurgle asked me to be a part of his new project, the online music magazine you are currently reading,
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