According to the internet, Billy Liar is “an acoustic punk/folk band from Edinburgh, fronted by the solo singer of the same name”. Not really sure
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Lenny Lashley’s Gang of One – Live (Pirates Press Records, 2020)
Lenny Lashley was the frontman of Darkbuster and had a stint playing with the Street Dogs, more recently he’s been concentrating on playing solo with
Read more7in and EP round-up: October 2020 (part 1)
Noi!se – Lost / Price We Pay (Pirates Press Records) NOi!SE are the thinking mans Oi! band, which isn’t as rare as you might think,
Read moreDiablogato – Old Scratch (State Line Records, 2019)
Diablogato, I assume, is probably Spanish for “devil cat” or some shit like that. Only I wouldn’t know, as the English education system during the
Read moreThe Drowns – Under Tension (Pirates Press Records, 2020)
Now then. After an inauspicious return to reviewing “relatively current” releases, and the first one of 2020 with Beach Slang’s disappointing (on many levels) recent
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The Drowns – The Sound 7in (Pirates Press Records) If you somehow slept on it, The Drowns released their debut full length, ‘View From the
Read more7in & EP round-up – July 2019 (part 1)
Fuck man. This is so weird. None of this stuff is bad. I’m proper weirded out. There’s usually at least one duffer in the set.
Read moreLenny Lashley’s Gang of One – All Are Welcome (Pirate’s Press Records, 2019)
Lenny Lashley is (was?) frontman of Boston scene stalwarts (The New) Darkbuster. This I guess is his new solo project. Anyway, I saw my dude
Read moreThe Drowns – View From The Bottom (Live From The Rock Room / Bypolar Records / 1984 Records / Gunner Records, 2018)
The Drowns are a new band from LA and Seattle, featuring members of previously established bands on the circuit such as The Briggs, The Shell
Read moreBar Stool Preachers – Grazie Governo (Pirates Press Records, 2018)
Bar Stool Preachers is a name I see cropping up more and more often on social media feeds. Admittedly I’d never gotten around to checking
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