punk
Album Review: Zeke – Hellbender
It’s hard to fault a band like Zeke, as they do exactly what they set out to do. If it’s relentless hardcore punk you’re after then that’s what you are going to get. Not a single song on this album gets past the 2 minute mark. It’s superb and thrashy all the way through with …
Track: Black Heart Breakers – Melody, plus EP and tour news
Leather jackets and denim, chugging guitars and a whole barrel full of sneering attitude are necessary appendages for any serious rock band that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Add to that a superglue chorus and layered harmonies you get Black Heart Breakers and their rip roaring new single ‘Melody’. ‘Melody’ is a little bit punk …
Track: The Cavemen – Janey
Ahead of their first US dates next month, and the release of their new album Nuke Earth, out on April 6th via Slovenly Records, New Zealand punks The Cavemen have released a new single, Janey. Its this breathless, adrenalin fuelled rocket of a punk track, with these pulsating, roar of a guitar line that can …
See: The Tracys reveal new video for Your Team Sucks
The Tracys have released their new punk-rock anthem ‘Your Team Sucks’. The band describes the single as a “stadium anthem for our time”, simultaneously poking fun at sports culture and the rabid, brawling fandom reveling in its idiotic and savage glory. It’s a blistering reflection of our culture, society and the state of today’s world. …
Track: The Damned release double A-side single “Look Left”/”The Devil in Disguise” ahead of new album
The Damned have announced the release of a new double A-side single release, with both tracks taken from upcoming album “Evil Spirits”, due to be released on the 13th April. “Look Left”, written by drummer Pinch has the band in a melodic mood; it’s got a very 80s New-Wave ballad feel to it and an …
News: The Lurkers to release 40th anniversary Edition of Fulham Fallout for Record Store Day
Beggars Arkive announce 40th Anniversary Record Store Day Edition Of The Lurker’s debut album Fulham Fallout. Released on orange vinyl on 21 April 2018 The Lurkers were the first ever band on Beggars Banquet, and the whole label history boils down to their existence. Formed in West London in 1976, they are one of the …
Album Review: Screaming Females – All At Once
Screaming Females are back. For those unaware of the band, they are a three-piece independent rock/punk band from New Jersey. Made up of Marissa Paternoster (vocals + guitar), Mike Abbate (bass) and Jarrett Dougherty (drums), their new album All At Once is out February 23rd on Don Giovanni Records. Their previous album Rose Mountain was …
Album Review : Windhand and Satan’s Satyrs Split
I’ve always thought of Windhand as doom metal for those of us that don’t live in a fog of bong smoke; or worship Satan or chase woodland creatures with homemade battle axes in our underwear at midnight. The Virginia 5-pc doom metal band carry with them all the eerie, Gothic vibes that would scare off …
Album Review : Superchunk’s ‘What a Time to Be Alive’
Superchunk have been a constant in the indie rock music scene since the early 90s. They helped to define a sound, regionally in the Chapel Hill music scene, and nationally that defined what itmeant to be “college rock”. There’s also the whole DIY ethos surrounding the band, with members Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan forming …
Track: Loose End – Without a Trace
Melbourne’s Loose End have just released a new track – “Without a Trace” – which is a punchy, power pop punk blast that steers away from the mundane. Melding a pop sensibility with a hard core delivery, it is a refreshing twist on standard punk fare. According to singer, Ben Smalley, “The track was recorded, …