I’ve known Nathan for a few years now, but we’ve only met in person a few times. He’s certainly done his time in various bands
Read moreTerror ‘The Walls Will Fall’ EP (Pure Noise/Triple B Records)
I can remember with absolute clarity Terror’s first demo being shoved into my hands 15 years ago outside another poxy all-dayer in London. ‘It’s Scott
Read moreCaves – Always Why (Specialist Subject Records, 2017)
Caves arrive at their fourth full length preceded by an excellent reputation both on record and onstage. They’ve never been anything less than raucous, passionate
Read moreYour Pest Band – Old Springhead (Dead Broke Rekerds / Brassneck Records / Snuffy Smiles 2017)
I’d seen quite a bit of a buzz about these guys in the lead-up to the release of this record, from people whose opinions I
Read moreShotwell / Miami split LP (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2017 re-issue)
To say this record was originally recorded in 1998, well you really can’t tell. This is one of Mike DBR’s favourite releases of all time,
Read moreToby Driver – “Madonnawhore” (The Flenser, 2017)
Toby Driver is a multi-instrumental composer and songwriter based in New York City. For the uninitiated, he has spent the course of the past two
Read moreShugo Tokumaru – TOSS (Polyvinyl Records, 2017)
Well this is an odd one. Gotta admit, I stuck it on and thought Go Team! meets Cornelius with a hint of Andrew Bird. Which
Read moreMy War: Depression, anxiety and me (part 2)
The other morning, I felt an overwhelming urge to read back through my original installment of my My War column , and the follow-up addendum
Read moreThe Globs – Do You Feel Weird? (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2017)
The Globs hail from Sacramento, California, and feature members of The Bananas & Charles Albright. The Dead Broke site describes them as scrappy lo-fi rock
Read moreAusteros – I’ve Got This (Specialist Subject Records, 2017)
Austeros are a three piece punk rock band from the general Cheltenham and Bristol area. This, their new 12in EP follows their debut album, Painted
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