First off, shout outs to Lee at Wall of Sound PR for hooking me up with a bunch of releases from Garrett at the awesome
Read moreSuperchunk – What a Time to Be Alive (Merge, 2018)
For a good while I’ve had the concept for a music magazine feature rattling around in my head, even as we’re told over and over
Read moreThis Is Not A Drill – Hysteria / Hypocrisy / Lies (self-released, 2017)
Lee from This Is Not A Drill hit me up on what my parents would no doubt refer to as ‘The Facebook’ the other day
Read moreTrophy Jump – Depression Club (self-released, 2017)
Trophy Jump is a melodic punk rock band formed in Long Beach, California (not 100% sure if that bit is a joke, but I feel
Read moreSanction – The infringement of God’s Plan (Pure Noise Records, 2018)
Long Island has a long running history of producing some of the best bands across punk, hardcore and death metal over the past couple of
Read moreThe Worst Witch – Toil & Trouble (Alerta Antifascista Records , 2018)
I picked up on the Worst Witch via Liam DeVello in the UK Nerd Punx Facebook group, when he asked if anybody enjoyed soundbites from
Read moreBlessthefall – Hard Feelings (Rise Records, 2018)
Before I dive into this review, I’ve got a confession to make to all three of the readers of my reviews. As much as I
Read moreLet Them Fall – Wolftales (Antigony Records, 2018)
I yearn for the days back when metalcore wasn’t a dirty word with which to label a band. What once was a reference to the
Read moreHummer – Budweiser & Butter EP (Horn & Hoof, 2018)
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
Read moreThe Fritz – s/t (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)
Not that it’ll be news to anyone, but… I really love that typical US hardcore sound from ’79 – ’86. In particular I have a
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