punk/post-punk
Album Review: Spitting Image – Full Sun
‘Full Sun’ sees Spitting Image drawing upon sonic templates that are well-worn and doing something new and enjoyable with them.
Track: Saloon Dion – I Don’t Feel
Bristol post-punks Saloon Dion have shared the first glimpse of their debut EP with new single ‘I Don’t Feel’ via Mucker Records. Discussing their upcoming release, the Bristol natives explained: “’I Don’t Feel’ is a song about being reluctant to seek help from others. What it isn’t, is a song about having no feeling, but more of choosing what …
Meet: Bristol’s Post-Punk Specialists Saloon Dion
They sound like a beastie boys cover band playing Robbie Williams songs at a wedding, and want to support the Vengaboys in a fish and chip shop. Bristol’s Saloon Bar are a band we all need to know. Give us a potted history of the band We’ve been a band for almost two years now, 5th …
Track: Alien Chicks – Cowboy
London based post punk power trio Alien Chicks announce their arrival with eccentric new single ‘Cowboy’, via Slow Dance Records. Detailing ‘Cowboy’, an amalgamation of a few riffs that were loitering in frontman Joe Lindsay’s mind over afew weeks, Alien Chicks revealed: “The lyrics explore themes of regret, confusion, self blame and how these evils …
EP Review: Television Supervision – Mavericks
Orlando punk rockers Television Supervision have just released their brand new E.P ‘Mavericks’.The E.P encapsulates high energy, raw and punk-rock attitudes and an ever growing ambition from theOrlando 4-piece. From the empowering and adrenaline driven ‘Racing to You’ to the atmospheric andheartfelt ‘Cloud’. ‘Mavericks’ displays a band who are fully capable of reigniting the pop-punk …
Meet: American Pop Punk Wonder Stars Television Supervision
The Orlando four piece have just dropped their new EP ‘Mavericks’ (read our review here). The EP echoes the glory days of American pop punk and brings it bang up to date for a whole heap of new fans as well as delighting many an old fan too. We caught up with the band to …
Live Review: Holding Absence – o2 Academy, Leicester 20.01.2023 Plus Gallery
This Friday night in Leicester might be cold enough for you to not feel your toes, but that certainly isn’t the case in the o2 Academy. 8:30pm is where this evening really begins and though middle act Void of Vision may be a little heavier than you’d expect for a Holding Absence support, the crowd …
Track: The Silence – Doubted
The Silence are set to return on January 20th with ‘Doubted’, the follow up to bands ever successful debut single ‘Winter’. The track will be available via all streaming services. Astbury’s ghostly voice matches the haunting quality of the sparse swirling instrumentation. The pulsating bass propels the track onwards allowing the guitars to weave their …
News: Esben And The Witch Announce New Album ‘Hold Sacred’
Esben & The Witch will be releasing their new album ‘Hold Sacred’ on the 12th of May via their own label Nostromo Records. “Everything’s changed and nothing’s changed,” says vocalist Rachel Davies of their sixth album, ‘Hold Sacred’. “This kernel is the purest essence of Esben and the Witch since our inception.” It’s a product of the trio’s deeply important, 14-year-spanning friendship. Together, …
News: Millie Manders And The Shutup Announce April Tour
Millie Manders And The Shutup have announced details of their April 2023 tour The tour follows a breakthrough year for the band, enhancing their reputation as one of the mostexhilarating and best emerging live acts in the country after support tours with Less Than Jake (read our live review here) and Ferocious Dog; headline UK …