Pop punk
Track: Broadside – Heavenly
Pop Punkers Broadside have just released their 3rd single taken from forthcoming album Into the Raging Sea due 24th July. Heavenly is another slice of emotion filled “From the very beginning, my attitude was: I don’t have shit to look forward to and everything behind me is trash, soI’m going to make myself the hero …
See: Ignitemares announce new single ‘Bombs And Promises’
Ignitemares are a three piece punk band in the vane of Toy dolls by the sound of their latest offering. Coming out of Wales, they take what is topical and add there slice of welsh humour to spice it up, but with a very keen eye on not losing the message. ‘Bombs and Promises’ is …
Album Review: The Reflectors – First Impression
FULLERTON, CA -Los Angeles powerpop/punk quartet is the base The Reflectors who release their new album First Impression on May 29, 2020. Releasing via independent labels Time For Action Records (Europe) and Burger Records (rest of world), First Impression will be available to stream on all major digital platforms and is available to pre-order now on vinyl, CD and cassette. or Here …
Track: Death By Unga Bunga – Not Like The Others
Norwegian rockers ‘Death By Unga Bunga’ are back with new track ‘Not Like The Others’ Behind all the swagger and the loud guitars, the band tell a story of feeling different, of not fitting in: “There’s a place for every misfit in this stupid world, even though it might not always seem that way. You’re more …
Track: Broadside – The Raging Sea
In conjunction with the announcement of their forthcoming album, ‘Into The Raging Sea’ due July 24th via SharpTone Records. Broadside have shared the follow up to ‘Foolish Believer’ with their new single ‘The Raging Sea’. “The album came out like magic,” frontman Ollie Baxxter says, with enthusiasm. “I’m not trying to impress or keep up with the hype. I wasn’t …
Track: Parallel Lights – Better off this way
Parallel Lights are a powerful pop punk outfit who bring their own unique take on to what is essentially a genre that has its biggest routes in the good old U.S of A, a quartet that consist of, Jamie Morrow (Vocals, Guitar) Paul Newling (Vocals, Bass) and Shane Steven (Drums). The trio formed in the Summer …
Obituary – Dave Greenfield of The Stranglers 29.3.49 – 3.5.20
Dave Greenfield was keyboard player in The Stranglers, frontrunners in the Punk movement. In a genre where lack of musicality was sometimes seen as a badge of honour, his virtuosity stood out from the very beginning, giving the band a sound that set them apart from their contemporaries. Often compared to Ray Manzarek from The …
Track: Lazaris Pit – You don’t tag me in memes anymore
Raleigh, North Carolina indie rockers Lazaris Pit have announced a new album Coniphers is out on May 22nd, and ahead of it the band have released the lead single from it, You Don’t Tag Me in Memes Anymore. Essentially a modern break up song (couldn’t be anything else really, could it) it’s described by the …
TRACK: BOWLING FOR SOUP – ALREADY GONE (EAGLES COVER)
The pop-punk survivors have reached 25 years of clever lyrics and palm muted guitars. Fresh from the double success of their sold out UK tour they have headed into the studio to celebrate by releasing a series of covers. After covering Suicide Machines – “Sometimes I don’t Mind” the band turned their unique interpretations to the …
ALBUM REVIEW: ULTIMATE FAKEBOOK – THE PRESERVING MACHINE
I’ve discussed in the past the swathe of newer emo bands that have appropriated certain melancholia from bands of yesteryear – that bittersweet mixture of power-pop and “traditional” emo (not post-hardcore, not screamo) that seems to still be all the rage with the Slam Dunk crowd. For lack of a better all-encompassing term for fans …