Brassneck Records seem to be quite prolific this year in terms of releases, with yet more in the pipeline. Exciting times. This recent collaborative release
Read moreSmall Crush – s/t (Asian Man Records, 2019)
Small Crush are a 4-piece indie-pop band out of the Oakland / Berkeley area of northern California. Remarkably, two members are still in high school,
Read moreDroids Blood – Be Free (Drunken Sailor Records, 2019)
Droids Blood are from Chicago, and are apparently a new iteration of the band Broken Prayer, a previous project of vocalist Scott Plant and drummer
Read moreHammerhands – Model Citizen (self-released, 2019)
Hammerhands are a bunch of noisy sludgelords out of Ontario, Canada. They’ve been pedalling their racket around their home country for a few years now,
Read moreHeart Attack Man – Fake Blood (Triple Crown Records / You Did This, 2019)
I was put on to these guys by Mike Cubillos of Earshot Media. I was kind of intrigued, because, well the Beastie Boys song of
Read moreThe Vicious Cycles – Motorcycho (Pirates Press Records, 2019)
The Vicious Cycles are from Vancouver, British Columbia. They already have two 7in records and a previous full length under their belts. I suppose a
Read moreThis Is Not A Drill – Fight Like A Girl (self-released, 2019)
South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire’s finest, This Is Not A Drill return to the fray with a new self-released full length album, Fight Like A
Read moreRebellion Punk Festival 2019 recommendation: Spoilers
Seemingly I’m either too uncool or too non-adventurous to go to the Rebellion Punk Festival. But from the comfortable position of sitting on my arse
Read moreEndless Bore – Personal Development (self-released, 2019)
Endless Bore approached me through Facebook for a review of their new full length, Personal Development. I say full length, but with the songs averaging
Read moreCrocodile God – Thirteen (Brassneck Records / Crackle Records, 2019)
Only the other week, I was having a right good chat about those great bands from the UK scene in the early – mid 90’s:
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