Ok. I’m gonna have to start this one out on a negative note. Two things: 1 – I cannot think what this record sounds like.
Read moreYouth Funeral – Heavenward (Skeletal Lightning / Dog Knights Productions)
Youth Funeral are based out of the general New Hampshire / Massachusetts area, and Heavenward is their debut full-length album. Although, it is actually quite
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 moreJay Som – Turn Into (Polyvinyl Records, 2016)
When something from Polyvinyl Records comes up, I pay attention. Their roster of bands may not be the biggest in the world but it is
Read moreArms Aloft – What A time To Be Barely Alive (Red Scare Industries, 2016)
I’ve been hearing great things whispered about these guys for a couple of years now, but for some reason I never got around to checking
Read moreOff With Their Heads – Won’t Be Missed (Anxious & Angry, 2016)
By way of introduction, this has turned out to be another collaborative review. Main writing credit here goes to Alex – I just piggybacked onto
Read moreJimmy Eat World – Integrity Blues (Exotic Location Recordings)
I think it’s fair to say that Jimmy Eat World had been existing in a prolonged state of mediocrity since at least 2007’s Chase This
Read moreJoyce Manor – Cody (Epitaph, 2016)
I’ve been weirdly fascinated with Joyce Manor since I was passed their album (the self titled one) to review for A Short Fanzine About Rocking
Read moreMono – Requiem For Hell (Temporary Residence Ltd./ Pelagic Records/ Magniph / Hostess Entertainment, 2016)
Just to cut through the crap I will make a disclaimer here: I LOVE MONO. Yep, Mono are in my top three bands of all
Read morePizza Tramp – Blowing Chunks (TNS Records, 2016)
OK. Let’s cut to the chase: this Pizza Tramp record, was, against my expectations, actually pretty good… “Why against your expectations, Tony?” I hear you
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