Category Archives: Reviews
End Of Pipe – Keep Running
It is hard to believe Brazilian punks End Of Pipe are yet to play outside South America. They sing in perfect English and their melodic, gruff punk sound would see them fit easily on to most punk tours. Getting to … Continue reading
Mermonte – Audiorama
Mermonte is the brainchild of Ghislain Fracapane, who is accompanied – both on stage and on record – by an army of musicians. Audiorama is the first full length album, after the self-titled EP a couple of years ago. Firstly, … Continue reading
Dust Bowl Jokies – The Wicked /// Blood, Sweat & Perfume
Dust Bowl Jokies, to my mind, sound like a very solid bluesy rock ‘n’ roll band. Pay your tenner, throw some horns and drink the night away. There’s not really any special reason to choose to listen to this band … Continue reading
Sleep in – Settling
For some reason my week has been all about Evan Weiss. I caught Their/They’re/There and Into It. Over It in concert last Friday. Then I reviewed The Jazz June split; whose soon to be released album was produced by Weiss. … Continue reading
Dikembe/The Jazz June – Split EP
Dikembe’s ‘Healer of the Pride’ starts this split, and immediately I know I’ll like this. It’s the first I’ve heard of them, and it won’t be the last time I listen. They effortlessly combine punk and emo, gang vocals and … Continue reading
Brawlers – I am a Worthless Piece of Shit
A few months ago, a friend of mine played with Brawlers and declared them to be his new favourite band. Used to such hyperbole, I dismissed this and pretty much forgot about it. I am clearly an idiot. Having since … Continue reading
Bear Trade – Blood And Sand
Sometimes I yearn a little bit for when it was Milloy, Dauntless Elite and The Mercury League doing the rounds on the reg (or at least, semi-reg). They are all lovely people, but you’d get a bit of whiskey in … Continue reading
Runaway Brother – Summer/Autumn
As a prelude to their debut full-length album, Runaway Brother has released the very short EP Summer/Autumn. First up in the title track ‘Summer/Autumn’. Almost immediately the song is reminiscent of Tubelord, but unfortunately a weaker version. It’s catchy however, … Continue reading
Micky Dey – Roam
Having first heard Micky Dey in Alt Track, and loving it, I was interested in hearing what he has to offer solo. Initially I was surprised – but in a good way, mind. The real strength of this EP is … Continue reading
Mark Wynn – No Fun (not that one)
This new EP from Mark Wynn is a lo-fi punch in the face from the off. Think a semi electric first Andrew Jackson Jihad LP played by The White Stripes. But Northern English. There’s also a certain something of the … Continue reading
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