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 moreCJ Ramone – The Holy Spell… (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
Hey, how many albums can you think of that changed your perspective on something? The Holy Spell… was one of those albums for me. I
Read moreThe Smoking Popes – Into The Agony (Asian Man Records, 2018)
I first heard Smoking Popes back in the early nineties, when “I Need You Around” was featured in the movie Clueless. It wasn’t until I
Read moreArt Thieves – Russian Rats (State Line Records, 2018)
My transatlantic (transatlantean?) buddy Mark Lind has been talking up the buzz on Art Thieves for quite some time now, and threatening to unleash the
Read moreMad Caddies – Punk Rocksteady (Fat Wreck Chords, 2018)
The Mad Caddies have never done anything that made me think they were any more interesting than the sport of golf. I’ve spent more time
Read moreEP & 7in round-up, May 2018
Sorry for Escalating – Losing Sleep EP / Stuck EP (Horn & Hoof / iwishicouldstay, 2018) On the 1st June Horn & Hoof will be
Read moreThe Raging Nathans – Cheap Fame (Plasterer / Rad Girlfriend Records, 2018)
Thee plague yeare of 2018 seems to go from strength to strength in terms of two things: 1. global events that signal our (potentially) imminent
Read moreHummer – Budweiser & Butter EP (Horn & Hoof, 2018)
Hummer are a fantastic melodic punk trio from Warrington. Yes, Warrington, the celebrated North Western hotbed of concrete and roundabouts. Location of Gulliver’s World and
Read moreAerial Salad – Roach (Plasterer Records, 2017)
After a few abortive attempts to get a hold of Roach for review (technical difficulties, people being on tour etc. etc.), I finally got a
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