Tag Archives: pop 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
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
Martha: Pop is Important. We Love it.
When you find a band whose musical output you very much enjoy, you can find yourself wondering what tuneful stars aligned in order for them to think up such melodies. Well, if you enjoy the chirp and charm of Durham’s … Continue reading
An Aural History of Bangers
The punk scene as I know it is an ever-changing entity. Fads, bands, venues and fashions come and go, but after the last trend follower has sucked all they can from the musical vista, there is always a core set … Continue reading
Reliving the Nightmare with The Kimberly Steaks
The Kimberly Steaks are a flesh ripping fast pop punk band from the Glasgow area who are coming off the back of a busy year, which featured releasing a cracking EP and completing an April UK tour with Austeros, along … Continue reading
Nature Channel – Nature Sounds
Before I start this review, I’d like to give major props to Nature Channel, who have managed to put out a full-length record in just over a year after their formation in Brighton. That’s no mean feat! The album in … Continue reading
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
Break Anchor – Van Down By The River
As soon as this record’s first track kicked in I was a little disappointed – the first couple of bars sound like a Jawbreaker or Jets to Brazil intro, but the rest of ‘First World Problems’ is a punk by … Continue reading
Brawlers – Romantic Errors of Our Youth
When I was sent Brawlers’ debut album to review, I didn’t think I’d ever listened to their music. That’s until I heard ‘Windowmisser’, and I realised I’ve heard them played on BBC Radio 1 multiple times. They made a good … Continue reading
The Kimberly Steaks – Chemical Imbalance EP
Starting us off is the early Green Day inspired ‘Chemical Imbalance’, one and a half minutes of well-crafted deppresio-pop which serves as a warning against listening to the darkness in a hungover walk of shame. Gregg laments “I can’t take … Continue reading
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