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The Flex – Chewing Gum for the Ears (Static Shock Records, 2022)

July 4, 2022 Tony Maher Record Review

For the benefit of the unfamiliar, The Flex are a hardcore punk band from Leeds. The line-up features members of Violent Reaction and Arms Race

Oceanator – Nothing’s Ever Fine (Polyvinyl Recording Company, 2022)

July 1, 2022 Ian Breen Record Review

In today’s current climate – one where post-pandemic anxiety still lingers, the cost of living woes affect our daily thoughts and the general grind of

Video premiere: Tearjerker – Done & Dusted (Little Rocket Records, 2022)

June 30, 2022 Tony Maher Exclusive Stream

Now then. Here’s another exclusive for you. Tearjerker are a band of mysterious provenance, the constituent members having no previous musical claims to fame as

Video premiere: Among Legends – Magnolia (Little Rocket Records / Sounds of Subterrania /Rad Girlfriend Records, 2022)

June 24, 2022 Tony Maher Exclusive Stream

People that pay attention can be a bit of a rarity. People that pay attention tend not to miss out. Paying attention? It’s a piece

Video premiere: Incisions – Mine to Lose (TNS Records, 2022)

June 21, 2022 Tony Maher Exclusive Stream, Record Review

Seemingly not content with having unleashed a second LP (Bliss) of furious hardcore punk upon the unsuspecting (or totally suspecting depending on how clued in

7in and EP round-up: June 2022

June 12, 2022 Tony Maher Record Review

Field Day – Why 7in (Little Rocket Records / Unity Worldwide Records / Sense Of Place, 2022) For the unfamiliar, Field Day is a project

No Matter – Bad Chemistry (Brassneck Records / Waterslide Records, 2022)

June 11, 2022 Tony Maher Record Review

No Matter are a four-piece from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They’ve been around from about 2011, and describe themselves as playing “fast-paced, energetic pop/skate punk”. If