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84 Tigers – Time In The Lighthouse (Spartan Records, 2022)

December 3, 2022 Tony Maher Record Review

I’d been peripherally aware of this release being on the horizon, and then promptly forgot about it. Today is apparently the day to redress that

Bear Away – A Drastic Tale of Western Living (Brassneck Records / Shield Recordings Waterslide Records, 2022)

October 24, 2022 Tony Maher Record Review

There’s a certain thing about shit towns in the North of England. They have a weird tendency to spawn decent bands in a way that

Video premiere: Tearjerker – Done & Dusted (Little Rocket Records, 2022)

June 30, 2022 Tony Maher Exclusive Stream

Now then. Here’s another exclusive for you. Tearjerker are a band of mysterious provenance, the constituent members having no previous musical claims to fame as

Screaming at Traffic – ‘Bitter’ UK video premiere and album announcement

March 26, 2022 Tony Maher Exclusive Stream, Tour announcement

The internet had suspicions that it had seen the last of the Apathy & Exhaustion blog, but some motherfuckers (like my good self) exist purely

7in and EP round-up: September 2021 (part 2)

September 23, 2021 Tony Maher Record Review

Spells / Custody split 7in (Brassneck Records) The observant amongst you (realistically who is even paying attention to any of this and does it even

Premiere: Clayton – Escape EP (Disillusioned Records, 2021)

April 2, 2021 Tony Maher Exclusive Stream, Interview

Apathy and Exhaustion in association with Disillusioned Records are proud to present a premiere from CLAYTON (a punk rock band from Nantes, France). Their debut

Ship Thieves – Irruption (Chunksaah Records, 2021)

March 26, 2021 Tony Maher Record Review

Pretty recently I was quite blown away by Ship Thieves’ split 7in single with Reconciler. I believe at that point in time I said I

7in and EP round-up: January 2021

January 28, 2021 Tony Maher Record Review

Custody / Bear Away – split lathe cut 7in (Brassneck Records / Disillusioned Records) Custody (Helsinki, Finland) and Bear Away (Scarborough, UK) are releasing a

Billy No Mates – S.F. Sourdough (Unless You Try Records / 10 Past 12 Records, 2020)

December 21, 2020 Chris Mundie Record Review

I saw Billy No Mates years ago on a tour with Frankie Stubbs of Leatherface. In the changeover, The Piss Mops performed which was a

Somerset Thrower – Paint My Memory (Dead Broke Rekerds / Triple B Records, 2020)

December 7, 2020 Tony Maher Record Review

Most probably someone somewhere will remember me singing the praises of Long Island band Somerset Thrower from on high a little over two years ago