punk/post-punk
Track: Technicians – Mistakes
What do you do if you record your debut album, and are unhappy with the results. Well, if you’re Washington DC hardcore punk outfit Technicians, you throw it away and start again, this time doing it yourselves. Although the band had fully recorded their record Now That We’re Home in 2015, the new ‘version’ is …
Premiere: Low Cut Connie release video for Revolution Rock n Roll
What happens when things get rather out of hand. Low Cut Connie Frontman / songwriter Adam Weiner describes a night thats been documented in their new video for Revolution Rock n Roll as one where “the room was throbbing with existential tension and orgiastic release…our fans showed up stressed and depressed and we gave them …
Track: H. Grimace share Land/Body and announce debut album
H. Grimace give us plenty to smile about with their brooding and swirling new single ‘Land/Body’. The London-based four-piece – of Hannah Gledhill (vocals/guitar), Marcus Browne (guitar), Corin Johnson (bass) and Diago Gomes (drums) – have just announced the release of their debut album, ‘Self Architect’ (out on 7 April via Opposite Number), following on …
See: GOD DAMN unveil a ‘Thriller’ of a video for new single ‘It Bites’!
Grunge-gaze-psych-rockers God Damn return from the other side in their new video for single ‘It Bites’. Produced by Ross Orton (The Fall, Drenge, Tricky, MIA) and recorded at McCall Sound Studio in Sheffield, the festival friendly trio star in a mini horror flick inspired by a classic of the genre. One you may find familiar …
Track: Wire – Short Elevated Period
Nothing if not forward thinking, legendary post-punks Wire celebrate their 40th year in existance with a new album – their 15th, titled Silver/Lead, out on March 31st via the bands own pinkflag label. The first glimpse of what we can expect comes in the shape of a track – Short Elevated Period. The band show …
Premiere: The Sly Persuaders – TFD + Interview
Full of surf tinged psychosis, and the cock sure swagger of a 50’s knife gang, London ‘billy-punks, The Sly Persuaders follow up what seems like an endless stream of live dates with their long awaited debut album. Drawing comparisons to the likes of The Gun Club, The Cramps, and The Birthday Party, they bring their …
See: Green Day release video for Troubled Times, plus UK tour dates
Green Day have unleashed a powerful new video for their track Troubled Times. The lyrical content of the song reflects current political and social issues around the world but in particular the situation happening regarding a certain Mr Trump in America. “What good is love and peace on Earth if it’s exclusive?” states front man …
Playlist: John Peel Show 26.6.88 tracks
Whatever John Peel show you use, compiling a complete playlist, or even an accurate one, given the breadth of the music chosen, much of it remaining in obscurity, is nigh on impossible. One of the enjoyable things though, it’s – apart from the cross genre breadth that Peel utilised meaning the music jumps from one …
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 …
Track: Pissed Jeans – Ignorecam
Ignorecam is the new track from Allentown, Pa. post-hardcore quartet Pissed Jeans, and is taken from their forthcoming fifth album Why Love Now, out on February 24th via Sub Pop. According to frontman Matt Korvette, the track is a twist on the idea of fetish cam shows ”where the woman just ignores you and watches …