Custody / Bear Away – split lathe cut 7in (Brassneck Records / Disillusioned Records) Custody (Helsinki, Finland) and Bear Away (Scarborough, UK) are releasing a
Read moreEscape Elliott – Everything Here Is Make Believe (Engineer Records, 2019)
Well. Not really sure what I was supposed to make of this to be honest. It’s er… something? This crew are from a range of
Read moreSeptember 2018 7in & EP round-up (part 1)
I recently got a whole boatload of stuff for review from Mike Bruno at Dead Broke Rekerds. I suppose some of this stuff is almost
Read moreThe Pretty Flowers – Why Trains Crash (Dirt Cult Records, 2018)
The Pretty Flowers hail from Los Angeles, and are made up of members of a whole raft of bands I’ve never heard of because I’m
Read moreThe Stayawakes – Dogs and Cats / Living Together (Surefire Discs / badHORROR Recordings / ShoveItUpYourCult Records, 2018)
The Stayawakes are from Southsea, and Dogs And Cats / Living Together is their debut album. They reportedly play “loud, fuzzy indie-punk with poppy melodies,
Read moreMarvelous Mark – Buzzin’ (Drunken Sailor Records, 2017)
Avid readers (assuming there are any) may remember with fondness (doubtful, but I’m open to the possibility) my review of Marvelous Mark’s debut LP, Crushin’
Read moreWoah-woah! The gang’s all here! Introducing the writers (part 8)
I’ve known Ian for a very long time, probably since the early days of when I DJ’d the Thursday punk room at Jilly’s Rock World
Read moreWoah-woah! The gang’s all here! Introducing the writers (part 6)
I’ve known Nathan for a few years now, but we’ve only met in person a few times. He’s certainly done his time in various bands
Read moreFred Thomas – Changer (Polyvinyl, 2017)
OK, OK. Yes, here I go again. Another Polyvinyl album. I can hear you already: “But Clara, we know you are a sycophantic Polyvinyl fangirl.
Read morePijn – Floodlit (Holy Roar Records 2017)
So I hear about Pijn and they get compared to a few bands that make me prick my ears up, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai,
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