The Casualties are a hardcore punk band, and they have made a hardcore punk record. If that’s what you’re looking for you need to check out ‘Detonate’. Take a look at the album cover. It depicts a ...

Blushing is associated with shyness and hesitancy, but is also a sign of being in love. ‘Here You Dream’ is a messy but undeniably brilliant EP. Like a stone dropped into a pool, the splash is ...

As an emo band, Free Throw’s career has been built upon truth-telling, on laying themselves bare, and that’s no different on ‘Moments Before The Wind’, a record defined by its consistency and quality.

Murder, arson, cults, more murder – it’s a pretty dark and dingy corner of the music world that seems perpetually incapable of detaching itself from those traits. Well, until you discover Gaerea, that ...

Delta Sleep arrive first and waste no time making a case for themselves. The Brighton math-rockers bring a kind of unhurried technical confidence that makes every track feel crowded and cascading in ...

It might have taken a long time for ‘Peace In Place’ to materialise – almost twenty years – but the wait has been more than worth it. If anything, the wait has made the record more special and ...

With a blend of pop-punk, math rock, and grunge revivalism, ‘Still There’s A Glow’ achieves a coherency even across songs like ‘Sunblind’ and ‘Rotten’, which respectively bring a lightness and a ...

After last year’s stunning comeback record, it’s time to hop aboard the Mclusky bus for their new EP – ‘I Sure Am Getting Sick Of This Bowling Alley’. It’s quite a ride. Last year’s ‘The World Is ...

The thrill of entering Brixton Academy to the sound of The Bouncing Souls’ ‘Private Radio’ is unmatched, and that’s what Less Than Jake’s Winter Circus tour promises: iconic moments that take us right ...

There’s a lot of great covers out there, but it’s nearly impossible to talk about excellent covers, certainly within the alt/rock scene, without mentioning Alien Ant Farm’s rendition of the Michael ...

In 1976, astronomers at the Big Ear Telescope discovered a signal from space. The signal was so strong and unexpected that while reading the printout, astronomer Jerry Ehman circled it a wrote ‘Wow!’ ...

Joyce Manor have distilled the sound of watching gentrification happen to your favourite grimy neighbourhood into Californian punk gold. Their sixth album, ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’ drips with ...