Tag Archives: punk
Ex Friends – Animal Needs
For Ex Friends, it’s all about pace. There’s little time to wind down from the early riffs in the May-released Animal Needs EP, the band’s fourth release. The four songs lined up on this record reverberate, giving you an irresistible … Continue reading
Hard Girls – A Thousand Surfaces
The first thing I think when listening to the latest offering from San Jose’s Hard Girls is that they sound like a good, likable Menzingers. Don’t get me wrong, I like The Menzingers, but Hard Girls just do it better. … Continue reading
Cheap Girls – Famous Graves
Aw yeah, vintage Cheap Girls. I was lucky enough to see these guys last year with The Bouncing Souls in Glasgow and that was it, I was in love. With that in mind, I’m reviewing from one cold listen to … Continue reading
Masked Intruder – M.I.
I loved Masked Intruder‘s self-titled first album. It was a fast-paced pop punk record which was basically a concept album about loving someone, stalking them, and – ultimately – getting arrested over it. Unfortunately, M.I. doesn’t match up to the … 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
Lipstick Homicide: Like an Aural Caffeine Rush
Pop punk has undergone a bit of a resurgence over the last few years – it’s hard not to ignore the exposure that bands like Masked Intruder and Teenage Bottlerocket are getting, as well as the amount of smaller bands … Continue reading
Death And The Penguin: No Prisoners to Conformity
Death and The Penguin are Best Before Records’ latest signing. The Brixton-based four piece have recently released their debut EP Accidents Happen, and will be hosting a free release party in June. They’ve previously featured on the latest Big Scary … Continue reading
Midday Committee – Girls In Open C
I want to start by saying that, if you like pop-punk, you should probably give this a listen. It’s really good. I didn’t know what to expect, having never heard Midday Committee before, and after reading the reasoning behind their … Continue reading
Harker – Hours
Brighton four-piece Harker have come out with a really strong, well-produced and thought out four-track EP in ‘Hours’. The dynamics build and break powerful storytelling, with shouts to 90s post punk/emo such as Texas Is The Reason. Big sing-along choruses … Continue reading
Among Giants – Back and Forth
Among Giants are exactly the sort of thing I’m trying to describe when I am talking to mates about forming a new band, lying somewhere between Osker (oh please get back together!), Interpol and Andrew Jackson Jihad on the musical … Continue reading
Scene Better Days 