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Tag Archives: indie punk
Doe: Perfecting Rage Pop
When you hear a band for the first time and one of your first thoughts is ‘this lot are going to be important’, it’s a pretty special feeling. London three-piece Doe blew me away about 18 months ago when I … Continue reading
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Tagged album, band, doe, first four, garage punk, indie punk, interview, pop punk, punk rock, some things last longer than you, specialist subject records
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Scene Better Days: Albums of 2015
Congratulating a period of time may seem slightly absurd, but I would like to applaud 2015 for being a stellar year for new music. I don’t know whether the last 12 months have genuinely been stronger than previous years, or … Continue reading
Posted in Features
Tagged acoustic, album, albums of 2015, all dogs, allison weiss, arnos vale, bangers, bird, chvrches, colleen green, don blake, electro, end of year list, every open eye, i want to grow up, imaginary life, indie pop, indie punk, kicking every day, personal best, pop, pop punk, punk rock, review, the decemberists, What A Beautiful World, What A Terrible World, worriers
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East Ends – What’s The Furthest Place From Here?
East Ends’ new EP, What’s The Furthest Place From Here?, is reminiscent of summer pop punk and indie anthems from the early 2000s. Ash, The Ataris and The Gaslight Anthem all come to mind when listening to different tracks on … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, east ends, ep, gaslight anthem, indie punk, punk, record, review, What’s The Furthest Place From Here?
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Dan Andriano In The Emergency Room – Party Adjacent
Party Adjacent is the second full length from Alkaline Trio bassist Dan Andriano under his “…in the Emergency Room” moniker; following on from 2011’s Hurricane Season. Opener ‘Pretty Teeth’ teases and teases that it’s going to get going and – … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic punk, album, alkaline trio, asian man records, dan andriano, daniel andriano, indie punk, party adjacent, punk rock, review, xtra mile records
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Colour Me Wednesday – People Are Afraid of Change
As I type this, the UK is basking in its first – and potentially only – heatwave of the year. When the summer comes along, many people scrabble around trying to find some fitting music; maybe some chilled out reggae … Continue reading
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Tagged colour me wednesday, dovetown, feminism, i thought it was morning, indie pop, indie punk, interview, pop punk, veganism
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Great Cynics – I Feel Weird
Fuck me this is a bit good, isn’t it. I figured I’d start bluntly so you could – hopefully – feel the same way I felt when I heard this album. Having been there when Cynics, as they were called … Continue reading
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Tagged album, great cynics, i feel weird, indie punk, punk rock, review, smith street band, specialist subject records
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Darwin & The Dinosaur – A Thousand Ships
Last year I reviewed Darwin & The Dinosaur’s EP “Remus” and, whilst finding it promising, I was a bit underwhelmed. I stated then that I hoped their full-length album A Thousand Ships would change my mind. And they’ve only gone … Continue reading
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Tagged A Thousand Ships, album, Darwin & The Dinosaur, emo, indie punk, no panic records, pop punk, review
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Guerrilla Monsoon – Big City Plans
Emotional hardcore – emo – didn’t begin and end with teenage boys in eye makeup and skinny black jeans. Actually, it never did. Back in the mists of the 90s a whole movement of intelligent and reflective hardcore punk kids … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 inch, album, big city plans, emo, Guerrilla Monsoon, hardcore, indie punk, punk rock, review
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A Great Notion – A Little Scared
Being a little scared isn’t always a bad thing – it gets the adrenaline flowing, the heart racing and prepares the body to act fast. Good punk rock has always done the same for me and countless others. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged a great notion, a little scared, against me!, ep, folk punk, indie punk, pieces, punk rock, review
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Doe – Let Me In [music]
London indie punks Doe have uploaded a song off their new collections LP – First Four – which complies tracks from their first four EPs released as self-released cassettes and CDrs over the past 18 months. The record is out … Continue reading
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Tagged doe, first four, indie punk, let me in, specialist subject records, weezer
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