Fuck me, 2019 was a busy year, wasn’t it? The world decided to see how even bigger a shit state it could get itself into
Read moreCROWNING / MARÉE NOIRE – Split (Zegema Beach Records, 2018)
I dived head-first into this split without prior knowledge of either band other than having heard Crowning’s cover of “Farewell to Words” on the Envy
Read moreENVY/LOVE – An Envy Tribute (Zegema Beach Records, 2018)
Going in to this I have to admit I was already sceptical for a number of reasons. Envy were a large influence on me in
Read moreStaff top twenty of 2018: Tony Maher – LPs (#20 – #11)
The other day I posted up a list of my top ten 7in records and EPs of 2018. Have a look, and see if you
Read moreBig Water – exclusive stream of new track
Well whaddaya know? The year of our horde, 2018 is yet to draw to a close, and here we are with another exclusive stream from
Read moreMassa Nera / Thisismenotthinkingofyou / Yo Sbraito / Ef’il – 4 way split (Zegema Beach Records, 2018)
Opening with two tracks from New Jersey’s Massa Nera, continuing the tradition of US screamo bands with ambiguously European sounding names (see Loma Prieta, Beau
Read moreSnag / Swallow’s Nest split (Zegema Beach Records)
At its best, screamo is a vital, emotive headrush of a genre. Although the term has been bandied about and the genre at times has
Read moreKomusō – s/t tape (Damn Fine Tapes / Zegema Beach Records, 2018)
Having recently had my love of emo-violence and screamo reignited by some fantastic releases this year, it seems the scene in Tokyo is very much
Read moreYoung Mountain – Lost Tree (Through Love Records / Zegema Beach Records / Miss The Stars Records / Hardcore For The Losers / Dasein Records / Pundonor Records, 2018)
So this is another of those occasions when a band has approached me out of the blue for a review of their new joint. This
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