The Siknotes describe themselves as a well travelled, 90s style party punk band that “should be taken with a pinch of salt… slice of lemon
Read moreNess Lake – Kicking (Take This To Heart, 2018)
I’ll be to the point about this one. This lot are completely new to me. From the promotional blurb, it sounded interesting, so I thought
Read more7in & EP Round-up, June 2018 (part 3)
The Raging Nathans / Pizza Tramp split 7in (Plasterer 2018 / Rad Girlfriend Records, 2017) Another transatlantic double release (is that even an accurate term?)
Read moreMonkish – Quorn is Murder (self-released, 2018)
OK then. This lot, Monkish, approached me through the Facebook page. Being the gregarious soul that I am, I agreed to give them a look.
Read moreSplit Cranium – I’m The Devil And I’m OK (Ipecac, 2018)
Second album here from transatlantic supergroup Split Cranium. Members of Converge, Circle and Isis combine like Devastator to dish out a D-beating of epic proportions.
Read moreDylan Carlson – Conquistador (Sargent House, 2018)
For fans of doom and drone music, the name Dylan Carlson carries a tonne of weight and expectation – and rightly so. Most fans can
Read more7in & EP Round-up, June 2018 (part 2)
Our lives in Cinema – All Talk EP (Umlaut Records, 2018) This crew are from London, and All Talk is (as far as I can
Read moreThe Stayawakes – Dogs and Cats / Living Together (Surefire Discs / badHORROR Recordings / ShoveItUpYourCult Records, 2018)
The Stayawakes are from Southsea, and Dogs And Cats / Living Together is their debut album. They reportedly play “loud, fuzzy indie-punk with poppy melodies,
Read moreCulture Abuse – Bay Dream (Epitaph, 2018)
Ugh. It’s not a good feeling when you start off really properly digging an album and invest yourself in it, and even potentially recommend said
Read moreManiac – Dead Dance Club (Dirt Cult / Hovercraft, 2018)
LA’s Maniac (i.e. the four piece band, not LA’s premier individual maniac, whoever that may be, although I’m sure many vie for such a lauded
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