“Are you 21?” My reward for confidently answering this legally stagnant, pro-prohibition question – in typically terse Jannus security fashion – is to have my
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The Latchkey Kids – 6-8 Sessions (self-released, 2022)
This was looking like it was going to be one of those potentially awkward situations that I periodically get myself into. Situations off my own
Read moreLoose Behaviour – Sad Action (Rad Girlfriend Records, 2020)
Pretty Boy Thorson (The Slow Death + others) and Josh Goldman (The Raging Nathans, The Dopamines + others) in THE SAME band? Whuuuuuttt? That’s two
Read moreThe Union Ares – s/t LP (Disillusioned Records, strictly no capital letters, Old Man Giles, 2020)
Wow. Just wow. I bloody love discovering new bands that are this great. Props to Disillusioned Wayne (that’s what I’m calling you from now on
Read moreCustody – II LP (Brassneck Records / Shield Recordings / Combat Rock Industry, 2020)
Custody are from Finland, and describe themselves thusly: “We make melodic music that makes us happy. We sound like Sergie Loobkoff having a knife fight
Read morePkew Pkew Pkew – Optimal Lifestyles (Big Scary Monsters, 2019)
Pkew Pkew Pkew are from Toronto, Canada, and formed in 2013. After a couple of EPs they released their first album ‘Pkew Pkew Pkew’ on
Read moreThe Get Up Kids – Problems (Polyvinyl, 2019)
OK. I have to own up that I’m slightly biased as I love The Get Up Kids. Like, really love them. ‘Something to Write Home
Read moreRadar State – Strays (Disconnect Disconnect / Wiretap Records, 2019)
Tony’s known me long enough to know that I am a massive fan of The Get Up Kids, so I wasn’t at all surprised when
Read moreStaff top tens of 2018: Nate Worrall
Full-Length LPs 1. Nothing – Dance On The Blacktop Dance On The Blacktop by Nothing What more can I say on this record? Glorious third
Read moreSuperchunk – What a Time to Be Alive (Merge, 2018)
For a good while I’ve had the concept for a music magazine feature rattling around in my head, even as we’re told over and over
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