Premiere: ZAHN – Aykroyd
Ahead of the release of their self-titled debut album, Berlin instrumental noise rockers ZAHN have unveiled a visually alluring video for the album’s penultimate track, ‘Aykroyd’. The track builds upon the propulsive, hammering bass and drums from HEADS. rhythm section Chris Breuer and Nic Stockmann that made that band’s sophomore full-length, ‘Push’, one of 2020’s …
Album Review: Descendents – 9th & Walnut
“It’s difficult to imagine there being that many collections of short, fast, fun, straight-ahead punk songs released this year that are as enjoyable as this.”
News: Chubby and the Gang Announce Second Album
Having experienced critical acclaim and moderate commercial success with their first album, ‘Speed Kills’, West London pub rockers Chubby and the Gang have announced details of its follow-up, along with a new single and a 40-date UK/Ireland tour. ‘The Mutt’s Nuts’ is released via Partisan on August 27th and, as with its predecessor, has been …
Album Review: Årabrot – Norwegian Gothic
Norwegian noise rock duo get theatrical for their ninth LP.
Track: HIRAKI – The Alarmist
As a music writer, I have to listen to a fair bit of music I don’t necessarily like. But I was genuinely excited to happen upon ‘The Alarmist’, the lead single from Danish progressive noise rock trio HIRAKI’s forthcoming second album, ‘Stumbling Through the Walls’. The guitars are furious and the vocals even more so …
Track: Warish – Seeing Red
Oceanside, California horror punk trio Warish have released ‘Seeing Red’, the second single from their forthcoming second album, ‘Next to Pay’. The band formed in 2018 and are led by Riley Hawk, son of skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. They released their first album, ‘Down in Flames’, in 2019. Warish cite bands including the Misfits, Nirvana, …