Pop punk
Album Review: WSTR – Red, Green or Inbetween
After a thankfully brief period where it seems like the pop punk genre has been populated by lesser bands hitting the charts with a more pop focused version of the genre, it’s bands like WSTR (from Liverpool, UK) that can get things back on track to what it actually means to be successfully classed as …
See: Homebound reveal new video for Distrait
Farnham pop punks released a new video for recent single Distrait, taken from the bands forthcoming third EP, ‘The Mould You Build Yourself Around’, out via Rude Records (Set It Off, Blood Youth, Less Than Jake) on 10th February 2017. Distrait, distracted or absent-minded for those that don’t know, is a pulsating, muscular slice of …
Track: Hello Casanova – I’ll be waiting
Formerly known as Foreign Affairs, Northern Irish pop punk three piece Hello Casanova yesterday released their new single I’ll be waiting. The band, Matt Irwin (rhythm guitar and vocals), Ethan Williamson (lead guitar and vocals), and Martin Miller (drums and percussion), recorded I’ll be waiting with acclaimed producer Rocky O’Reilly (And So I Watch You …
See: Green Day release new video for Still Breathing
American three piece Green Day have recently released the album Revolution Radio, which has been receiving about the best reactions since their most famous album American Idiot. Their second single from Revolution Radio is “Still Breathing”, a song which brings the powerful and energetic sounds of the band but also with it small details, electronica …
Album Review: Purple – Bodacious
Texas three piece Purple have released their latest album Bodacious, through PIAS. If you’re unfamiliar with their work, think noisey, frayed at the edges power-pop, with a heap of punk attitude and some wonky arty chord progressions thrown in for good measure. It’s this mixture of the quirky and the catchy and the sour that …
Track: Native Kings – The Sound of Victory
Liverpool trio Native Kings return with a new single ‘The Sound Of Victory’, ahead of a busy period after decamping to the studio and recording three more forthcoming singles. It’s a catchy slice of arty indie rock, these edgy guitars splashing over the top of a funky sounding bassline and this slightly angular vibe. It’s …
Live Review: Neck Deep, Creeper & WSTR, Leeds Beckett, 19/4/16
Tonight’s bill is an odd mix of bands- kind of a varying punk sandwich if you will, with pop-punk outfits WSTR and Neck Deep doing their thing either side of new-grave, horror-punk band Creeper. First though are the aforementioned WSTR, who run many a parallel with tonight’s headliners Neck Deep. Fair Weather demonstrates this perfectly, …
Track: Tacocat – Talk
Tacocat compel us to listen to their clever pop-punk with new single ‘Talk’. This is the second single from their highly anticipated album ‘Lost Time’, which is due for release on 1 April via Hardly Art Records. ‘Talk’ begins with an addictive riff supported by hand clapping, an intense bassline and pounding drums. The track …
Live: Bowling For Soup, Leeds O2 Academy, 3.2.16
‘Hey, we’re Bowling For Soup, the band you can wave at!’ As the time gets to about February, the excitement of Christmas has subsided somewhat and spring is just around the corner- yet winter still seems to be going on forever. So what better to take your mind off those winter blues, than spending the …
Meet: Bowling For Soup interview, Leeds, 3.2.16
Bowling For Soup have become somewhat of a household name in terms of the rock scene in the past two decades; if pop-punk were a food chain, Bowling For Soup would most definitely be at the top, sporting a dick joke or two with a plethora of catchy hooks in tow. It’s not long since …