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Album Review: Axis: Sova : Motor Earth
Before hearing Axis: Sova’s newest album called Motor Earth I had no idea who he was. Yes, Axis: Sova is a he. That’s the name Chicago guitarist Brett Sova goes by when creating grainy garage rock albums. If you’re at all familiar with DIY, scuzzy rock gods like Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, Kelley Stoltz, …
Track: Cope – Seasons Ending
London punk quartet have heralded the arrival of their forthcoming EP with the release of their new single ‘Seasons Ending’. The newcomers have already appeared at Camden Rocks and played their first ever show at the much missed Camden Barfly, and their name has a double meaning past the obvious, that being ‘Challenge Oppression Pursue …
New Music: Kevin shields remixes The Undertones: Get over You, plus reissue news
Dublin punks The Undertones were there right at the start of things, so it’s perhaps fitting that as this year marks the 40th anniversary of both the band and punk rock itself, Union Square music has announced that they are to remaster and reissue on vinyl the bands first two albums – 1979’s self titled …
Track: Tongue Trap – ‘Girl Crush’ EP
Tongue Trap share their unique take on modern life with bold debut EP ‘Girl Crush’. The Edinburgh three-piece of Kim (guitar/vocals), Emma (bass/vocals) and Sam (drums) began life at Girls Rock School Edinburgh. Following their live debut in December 2015 they’ve had support slots with the likes of Tacocat and The Van T’s. The release …
Track: Vyk Non – Distant Stars
Seems that London quartet Vyk Non are on a mission to confuse us. Starting with their name that, in the spirit of Aphex Twin, consists of basically meaningless words that mean nothing, they follow it up by making jerky, noisey art pop/punk, with shades of The Pixies and Fugazi that’s just as difficult to describe/pigeonhole. …
News: Veteran punks Anti-Pasti to release first new album in 35 years
Eighties punks anti-pasti are set to release their first new material in 35 years with an album – Rise Up, out via Westworld Recordings on Friday 5th August. Set to coincide with the bands now bi-annual appearance at the Rebellion Festival, drummer Kevin Nixon commented “Drummer and spokesman Kevin Nixon commented, `we are thrilled to …
Track: VHS – Wheelchair
“The idea behind ‘Wheelchair’” says Josh Hagerman of Seattle/Reno punks VHS of their newly released track “is kind of uncomfortable territory for me, but it’s my very uninformed take on living in a sick culture, brought on by my fears of sickness, old age, and hospitals. ‘Wheelchair’ is a ‘what’s worse: the drugs or the …
Track: Brawlers – Day Job
Leeds punks Brawlers make a return with a new release, The Black EP out on July 1st, a follow up to last years much admired debut album Romantic Errors of our Youth. Decamped into a studio for a few weeks with producer Thomas Mitchener, the band have poured out their thoughts and ideas into five …
Track: Batteries – The Fall-In-Love Club
If you remember the day-glow dork punk (I just thought of that, and I quite likes it) of Bis, Steven Clark will be a vaguely familiar figure in his guise as Sci-Fi Steven. Fast forward to the now, and he’s back in his Batteries guise with a new single, The Fall-in-love club, a warning sign …
Tour News: Refused – UK and European Tour
Following the success of last year’s critically acclaimed album, Freedom, the Swedish punk rock visionaries Refused return to our shores as they continue their all conquering tour across Europe and the UK. Over the next few months the band will be performing multiple headline shows along with three festival appearances consisting of Dutch Paaspop Festival in …