Here we are. A good number of months since (in old money) I last put pen to paper (or in the current state of the
Read moreThe Raging Nathans – Failures in Art: Sordid Youth Vol. 2 (Rad Girlfriend Recrds / Brassneck Records, 2022)
Dayton, Ohio’s finest, The Raging Nathans are back once again (which in my opinion is always welcome) with the second volume of their series of
Read moreThese Arms Are Snakes – Duct Tape & Shivering Crows (Suicide Squeeze, 2022)
For a period in the 2000s, These Arms Are Snakes could have been considered the hardest working men in showbiz (or if not showbiz, then
Read moreThe Flex – Chewing Gum for the Ears (Static Shock Records, 2022)
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
Read moreOceanator – Nothing’s Ever Fine (Polyvinyl Recording Company, 2022)
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
Read moreVideo premiere: Tearjerker – Done & Dusted (Little Rocket Records, 2022)
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
Read moreVideo premiere: Among Legends – Magnolia (Little Rocket Records / Sounds of Subterrania /Rad Girlfriend Records, 2022)
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
Read moreVideo premiere: Incisions – Mine to Lose (TNS Records, 2022)
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
Read more7in and EP round-up: June 2022
Field Day – Why 7in (Little Rocket Records / Unity Worldwide Records / Sense Of Place, 2022) For the unfamiliar, Field Day is a project
Read moreNo Matter – Bad Chemistry (Brassneck Records / Waterslide Records, 2022)
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
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