Shotty Horroh “Salt Of The Earth”
Shotty Horroh “Salt Of The Earth” As regular readers will know, Rap music doesn’t feature too heavily on this site as it’s a genre that we don’t know too much […]
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Juliana Hatfield “Weird”
Juliana Hatfield “Weird” Six months ago, if you’d ask us about Juliana Hatfield we would have been at a loss. But, having fallen in love with The Lemonheads “It’s A […]
Mercy Union “The Quarry”
Mercy Union “The Quarry” We’re not sure what actually constitutes a ‘super group’ but the fact that Mercy Union consists of members of The Gaslight Anthem and The Scandals should […]
Stop Calling Me Frank “Spider In My Beer And Other Songs”
Stop Calling Me Frank “Spider In My Beer And Other Songs” It must be tough knowing what details to include when promoting a band and their new release. But as […]
Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe – “S/T”
Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe – “S/T” It is always a bit weird when you stumble on artists a little way along in their careers. Tess Parks has made a […]
Bad Sports “Constant Stimulation”
Bad Sports “Constant Stimulation” Bad Sports are an Austin based proto punk-rock band. Whilst they are a new band to us, they’re not a group of newcomers as the members […]
The Stick Arounds “Ways To Hang On”
The Stick Arounds “Ways To Hang On” The Stick Arounds certainly know how to grab our attention when they talk about the members sharing a love for acts like The […]
Ron Gallo “Stardust Birthday Party”
Ron Gallo “Stardust Birthday Party” Even though we get hundreds of requests for reviews a week it’s always a bit nice to find some new music out of the blue […]
Indonesian Junk “Darkness Calling”
Indonesian Junk “Darkness Calling” We love the fact that Indonesian Junk are consistently releasing new material. Whilst other bands seem to take years and years delivering new music, Indonesian Junk […]
Wyves “R U OK?”
Wyves “R U OK?” Wyves hail from Arizona and have been around since 2015. In recent years they’ve secured tours with some major heavyweights in the rock world eg Guns […]
Wargirl “S/T”
Wargirl “S/T” Wargirl certainly have lofty ambitions for their debut release. They aim to bring the sound of their home, Long Beach, to the record. This means they offer up […]
Saint Agnes “The Death Or Glory Gang”
Saint Agnes “The Death Or Glory Gang” Let’s face it, just the title of this EP should be enough to make you want to listen to this release from Saint […]
Viagra Boys “Street Worms”
Viagra Boys “Street Worms” It seems that recently there has been a string of bands who are being hailed as bringing a modern punk sound. To be honest, the likes […]
MAIORANO “Glorious Days”
MAIORANO “Glorious Days” When we reviewed MAIORANO‘s last album it was under the longer name of Alex Maiorano And The Black Tales. But anyhow, we absolutely LOVED that album and it […]
The Virgin Marys “Northern Sun Sessions”
The Virgin Marys “Northern Sun Sessions” The Virgin Marys are a band that had been on our horizon but we’d never checked out until they release their EP “Sitting Ducks” […]
The Peawees “Moving Target”
The Peawees “Moving Target” If we’re being honest, this band’s name may have put us off listening to this. For us at least, it doesn’t immediately conjure up the image […]
Nick Piunti “Temporary High”
Nick Piunti “Temporary High” Regular readers will know that we are great fans of Nick Piunti. He’s an artist who consistently delivers great power pop/pop rock tracks. So, with this […]
Super American “Tequila Sunrise”
Super American “Tequila Sunrise” Who doesn’t enjoy a Tequila Sunrise on a hot day? More importantly who doesn’t like the idea of a band playing ‘extremely catchy songs that could […]
Extra Arms “Headacher”
Extra Arms “Headacher” The name Extra Arms should sound familiar to you as we’ve covered them under the previous moniker Ryan Allen And His Extra Arms. Ryan’s dropping of his […]
Death Valley Girls “Darkness Rains”
Death Valley Girls “Darkness Rains” We know you shouldn’t get sucked in by a name, but come on, who could resist a band with the name Death Valley Girls!! Possibly […]
Stoner Control “Alone In The City”
Stoner Control “Alone In The City” This is a release which has been produced by Hutch Harris from The Thermals. It is also suggested to offer up a sound reminiscent […]
Nicole Atkins “Goodnight Rhonda Lee”
Nicole Atkins “Goodnight Rhonda Lee” We’re a bit late in discovering Nicole Atkins as she has already released a number of albums. This particular record has been written against a […]
Hux & The Hitmen “Soggy Oxygen”
Hux & The Hitmen “Soggy Oxygen” Band names and album titles are a funny old thing. There’s a real coolness to Hux and The Hitmen, but we don’t think we […]
Criminal Kids “S/T”
Criminal Kids “S/T” Occasionally you get a real affinity with a label and almost feel like they’re signing bands to match your tastes. That’s the way we’re beginning to feel […]
Rare Americans “S/T”
Rare Americans “S/T” Rare Americans’ bio makes for interesting reading. They are two Canadian brothers, who’d never written a song together until a year ago, and a crazy Slovakian guitar […]
Poor Little Things “S/T”
Poor Little Things “S/T” There can’t be many bands that are Australian but based in Switzerland like Poor Little Things are. More importantly than their location is the fact that […]
Polish Club “Alright Already”
Polish Club “Alright Already” Regular readers will know we tend to steer away from rock duos but there are always a few exceptions to the rule. The fact that Polish […]
Funeral Shakes “S/T”
Funeral Shakes “S/T” Funeral Shakes were one of the bands that really blew us away at the recent 2000 Trees festival (see review here). They delivered a really rocking set […]
Plastic Tears “Angels With Attitude”
Plastic Tears “Angels With Attitude” Never judge a book by it’s cover? Let’s be honest, the band name and title of this album should give you an idea what kind […]
The 1984 Draft “Makes Good Choices”
The 1984 Draft “Makes Good Choices” The 1984 Draft are primarily singer songwriter Joe Anderl and some fellow Ohio based musicians. Joe and indeed The 1984 Draft have been around […]
