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From Thursday 09 June 2016

Them Vs Her – ‘Swing Sets And Handguns’

When a band announces they’re releasing a concept album, it can raise a fair few eyebrows. How far reaching will the concept be? Will it be accessible or will it alienate all but the most hardcore of fans? In the case of ‘Swing Sets And Handguns’ the concept applies

Thursday 26 May 2016

Tiny Kingdoms are on the path to royalty

Sometimes it can take a while for the appeal of a band to click, but with Tiny Kingdoms that reaction is almost immediate. Blending the best of their influences, which range from Circa Survive and Say Anything to Taking Back Sunday, they’ve come up with a unique

Tuesday 24 May 2016

Real Friends – ‘The Home Inside My Head’

Following the release of their excellent EP ‘Put Yourself Back Together’, Real Friends found themselves thrust into the spotlight and seemed to be on the verge of becoming everyone’s favourite band. Expectations were therefore set fairly high for their début album ‘Maybe This Place Is The Same

Saturday 23 April 2016

Maple Hill – ‘Headspace’

You do have to feel for a band trying to make their breakthrough. When it comes to pop-punk and some of the big hitters such as New Found Glory are still going strong and the likes of All Time Low are continuing to bounce back from mid-career stumbles, it

Monday 18 April 2016

Small Pond Big Fish – ‘Close My Eyes’

Perhaps the only negative result of the Hayley Williams Effect has been that pretty much every female fronted band of recent years has had similarities made between themselves and the output of Paramore. Sometimes those comparisons have justified but they’ve often been misinformed. Thankfully those days appear to be

Thursday 24 March 2016

From Ashes To New – ‘Day One’

‘Day One’ is the début album by From Ashes To New and it should represent the ideal chance for them to really make an impact and build upon the couple of EPs already under their belt. However it’s not as cohesive or confident as it needs to be, and

Thursday 03 March 2016

Simple Plan – ‘Taking One For The Team’

The release of ‘Taking One For The Team’ ends a five year wait since Simple Plan’s last album, the ultimately forgettable ‘Get Your Heart On’. If you’ve ever been into Simple Plan at any point of their career then you will know exactly what to expect, and song titles

Tuesday 23 February 2016

Across All Oceans – ‘Homegrown’

Whilst some bands and solo artists are fortunate enough to find themselves with a record deal at the start of their careers, many others have to self-fund their EPs and albums in order to reach their audience. It’s a route that Across All Oceans have taken with their second

Tuesday 19 January 2016

Some Skeletons – ‘Vigils’

It would be fair to say that Some Skeletons have endured an eventful time over the past few years. Switching from a four-piece to a trio in 2013, the writing and recording process for ‘Vigils’ was then delayed significantly when their drummer James was knocked off his bike by

Monday 04 January 2016

Wardance – ‘Wardance’

From the opening notes of their self-titled début EP it’s clear that Wardance could play a large part in helping sustain the ongoing grunge revival. Such is their devotion to the genre that you’d be forgiven for thinking that this EP had come straight out of 90’s