So this is the third installment of this series. So I thought that I would lay bare my soul and/or inner depths of my rotten
Read moreAgainst Me! – Shape Shift With Me (Total Treble Records / Xtra Mile, 2016)
So, a confession: I heard about Against Me! a little late and by the time I checked them out I was completely underwhelmed. Polished ‘punk’
Read moreGreat Apes – California Heart (Asian Man Records, 2016)
Well, what can I say, other than Mike Park at Asian Man is on a total roll at the moment, with yet another great release.
Read moreWoah-woah! The gang’s all here: Introducing the writers part 2
Welcome to another article introducing the Apathy and Exhaustion writers… Next up, a very old (and dear) friend of mine, Clara Barker. I first met
Read moreApologies, I Have None – Pharmacie (Holy Roar, 2016)
The thing that always attracted me to Apologies, I Have None was their brutal honesty. It is what it says on the tin, quite literally.
Read moreWoah-woah! The gang’s all here: introducing the writers (part 1)
Oi oi! This is the first in a series of articles intended to introduce the Apathy & Exhaustion writers to the readers… by way of
Read moreState Line Records, Boston – an introduction
What up crazy dog people and crazy cat people (and general cray-zeeez)? This article is a bit of an introduction to a label based in
Read moreThe Bouncing Souls – Simplicity (Rise Records, 2016)
I’ll make a confession up front and say I haven’t listened to The Bouncing Souls in a long time. I guess I was never fully
Read morePEARS – Green Star (Fat Wreck Chords, 2016)
By way of introduction, PEARS hail from New Orleans, Louisiana. They formed in 2014, and weirdly are the first band to be signed to Fat
Read moreDogbreth – Second Home (Asian Man Records, 2016)
I’d never heard of Dogbreth before but, on paper, this band is right up my street. However, and I know I am going to sound
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