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Handguns – ‘Disenchanted’

It sometimes feels as if barely a week goes by without some pop-punk band or other being declared as The Next Big Thing. Marketing and hype often play their part but without the songs to match a lot of bands find themselves quickly cast aside in favour or something

Monday 07 December 2015

OPM – ‘Menace To Sobriety’

Fifteen years ago, OPM briefly became unexpected stars thanks to the popularity of ‘Heaven Is A Halfpipe’ and a timely skateboarding craze. However the band quickly faded into obscurity and you’d be hard pressed to name anything they’ve released since with successive albums failing to make an impact. Whether

Thursday 19 November 2015

Northernmost – ‘Pinedale’

Northernmost have been showing promise for a while now, with a full length album and series of EPs all showcasing their thoughtful take on feedback soaked post-rock, but as of yet they’ve not quite reached the heights that they’re clearly capable of. ‘Pinedale’ finds them continuing to mix elements

Tuesday 10 November 2015

ReVerbed – ‘Another Year, Still Here’

During the recording process for ‘Another Year, Still Here’, ReVerbed came close to bringing their time together as a band to an end. Thankfully they didn’t, and the result is a neat collection of songs that are brimming with energy and passion. ReVerbed’s album ‘This Machine’ showed a gritty

Monday 02 November 2015

Seaway – ‘Colour Blind’

Much like Drive-Thru Records during the late 90’s to early 00’s, the current Pure Noise roster makes for pretty impressive reading, with some of pop-punk’s current stars calling it home. Hoping to make their way to the top of the list and dethrone the likes of State Champs

Monday 19 October 2015

State Champs – ‘Around The World And Back’

It would be fair to say that State Champs are on a seemingly unstoppable upwards curve career-wise. 2013’s ‘The Finer Things’ set them on the road to pop-punk stardom and they haven’t looked back since. What’s more, countless festival appearances, headline tours, and support slots for the likes

Thursday 24 September 2015

Atreyu – ‘Long Live’

Having spent the best part of the last four years on hiatus and not having released anything since 2009, you’d be forgiven for finding news of Atreyu’s return last year surprising if not a little underwhelming. However, with bands such as Of Mice And Men leading the way

Thursday 27 August 2015

Patent Pending – ‘Armageddon’

Having recently signed to Rude Records, ‘Armageddon’ is Patent Pending’s first release for the label and another step forward in their career. First of all however, a few words of warning; exactly how much you will enjoy ‘Armageddon’ hinges on your taste for songs so sugary sweet you’ll

Tuesday 25 August 2015

Safe Side – ‘Everything You Never Wanted’

‘Everything You Never Wanted’ is the début EP from Essex-based Safe Side and it’s a promising if somewhat unpolished release. Entirely self-produced, it does a great job of helping the band carve out an identity of their own in a tightly packed scene. ‘Castlemaine’ kicks things off, and it’s

Monday 17 August 2015

We Came As Romans – ‘We Came As Romans’

Despite often being lumped in with the whole screamo/metalcore scene, We Came As Romans have previously stood out for being more progressive musically than some of their peers. This, their fourth album, retains such elements but more often than not dispenses with them in favour of a more