It was kind of hard to go in to this without preconceptions. I’ve got a strong opinion on this band that not everyone agrees with.
Read morePkew Pkew Pkew –+One re-issue (Side One Dummy, 2017)
This is a bizarrely rapid turnaround for a re-issue. This was originally released in 2016 as ‘s/t’. What we got here is the s/t album
Read moreIncisions – Quit Now EP (Horn & Hoof, 2017)
Incisions are from the Greater Manchester area (plus Northwich) and play a mélange of 80’s hardcore, street punk, and EpiFat influenced stuff. And it is
Read moreRancid – Trouble Maker (Epitaph, 2017)
Bloody hell. These guys have been around for a long ass time now, considering they were formed in 1991. That’s 26 years innit. Obviously, they’ve
Read moreKüken – Küken II LP (Drunken Sailor Records, 2017)
Juice at Drunken Sailor delivers yet again. If you aren’t paying close attention to this label by now, you need to start, mate. This time
Read moreMedictation – Warm Places (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2016)
Ho. Lee. Shit. This record fucking rules. This is pretty much the top and bottom line on all you need to know. Take that as
Read moreShit Present – Misery + Disaster (Specialist Subject, 2016)
Another one that I’d been hearing whisperings about, but never got around to checking out. This new EP turns out to be the perfect excuse
Read moreNOFX – First Ditch Effort (Fat Wreck Chords, 2016)
This is the first collaborative review on Apathy & Exhaustion. Clara and Tony tackle the long-awaited NOFX album, First Ditch Effort. Read on to find
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The 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
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