Reggie and The Full Effect are a funny emo band. Both labels come with trappings and an unforgiving half life. In general, I have no
Read moreSenses Fail – If There Is A Light, It Will Find You (Pure Noise Records, 2018)
Senses Fail. One of the true veterans of the early/mids 00’s emo boom we all try to deny we were a part of back in
Read moreFucked & Bound – Suffrage (Atomic Action Records, 2018)
Fucked & Bound are a female fronted hardcore combo out of Seattle. This is harder than a kick in the fucking grid, and they certainly
Read moreTempleton Pek – Watching The World Come Undone (Drakkar, 2018)
Templeton Pek are a three piece combo from Birmingham (UK not Alabama), and Watching The World Come Undone is their 5th studio album. The release
Read moreBrian Fallon – Sleepwalkers (Island Records, 2018)
With a a voice that sounds like he gargles whiskey and gravel every night before bed time, Brian Fallon emerged as this generations pre-eminent blue
Read moreHappy Accidents – Everything But The Here & Now (Alcopop Records, 2018)
Every time I think about it, I’m still bewildered as to how in the space of a few short years I went from being pretty
Read moreAmerican Nightmare – s/t (Rise Records, 2018)
Now this one was always going to be a contentious one. I have many fond memories of rocking the first full length, Background Music (Reflections
Read moreFor the Fallen Dreams – Six (Rise Records, 2018)
To some, metalcore is the dirtiest of all words uttered to metal fans. To some it conjures the unrelenting mosh metal meets hardcore hybrid of
Read moreOnly Strangers – s/t (Horn & Hoof, 2018)
For my money, this self titled record from Stoke on Trent’s Only Strangers is hands down the best release Manchester based label Horn & Hoof
Read moreGlue Ear – Curl One Out (Horn & Hoof, 2018)
Glue Ear were a three-piece band from Manchester, formed in 2007. This is a posthumous digital only release, comprising 7 songs that didn’t feature on
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