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From Saturday 29 December 2012

Japandroids – ‘Celebration Rock’

Surprised to see a Japandroids review on Punktastic? Don’t be, they’re more punk than most, I assure you. This is Party Punk, Disco Punk even – if that’s not a certified genre yet then Japandroids need to stamp copyright on it pronto – but it’s punk all the same.

Monday 24 December 2012

The Maddigans Announce UK Tour

Canadian pop rock group The Maddigans have announced their upcoming UK tour. The dates are: JANUARY 24 Manchester Dry Bar 25 Glasgow Ivory Blacks 27 Gateshead The Three Tuns 29 Mansfield The Intake 31 Harlow The Square FEBRUARY 2 Sheerness The Ivy https://www.facebook.com/themaddigans?fref=ts

Thursday 20 December 2012

Lucero – ‘Women and Work’

There aren’t many bands that can meld americana, pub rock and soul quite as effortlessly as Memphis’ own Lucero. Frontman Ben Nichols’ whiskey soaked vocals, tales of lost evenings and hard drinking once again take centre stage on the bands’ latest offering ‘Women and Work’. Their brand of Memphis soul meets

Thursday 13 December 2012

The Dead Fronts – ‘Dangerous Impressions’

Opening with a sluggish guitar melody and droned-down vocals, ‘Dangerous Impressions’ shares an immediate likeness with recent Arctic Monkey material – most noticeably the deliberately lifeless tracks on their third studio album ‘Humbug’. Confusingly it is shortly after the moments that could simply be the aforementioned band rather than

Tuesday 11 December 2012

The Jellycats – ‘When I Do’

Quintessentially British – perhaps a term that would be more suited to advertising a new blend of tea, or the recent onslaught of tear-jerking holiday season adverts gracing various channels across televisions. In terms of music, “British” has been used to describe various characteristics, yet none more so than

Monday 10 December 2012

Run From Robots – ‘Roads That Don’t Lead Home’

Whether it’s Basement playing their last show this November, or The Wonder Years on yet another touring circuit around the country, punk bands are known for their outrageously loyal fan bases and high energy shows. Now it’s time for punk-rock newbies Run from Robots to

Thursday 06 December 2012

Fans Of Faye – ‘Designed To Be’

Having spent the best part of a decade writing material and switching between band names, Fans of Faye’s fans primarily come from the Midlands’ live scene. New album ‘Designed To Be’ sees them attempting to branch out of the local scene and go national.

Wednesday 28 November 2012

Edward Turner – ‘Night’

Endearing and incredibly mellow, former Pegasus Bridge frontman Edward Turner has released a five-track EP that puts a deserved spotlight onto the talented songwriter. With an inventive lyric-esque video (or not, depending on your likeness for Sharpie drawings, ‘The Things That Don’t Move In The Night’ will grow on you

Monday 26 November 2012

The Hickey Underworld – ‘I’m Under The House, I’m Dying’

The Hickey Underworld’s ‘I’m under the house, I’m dying’ is a raw piece of production. It is like The Strokes being caressed by Fugazi, and it is definitely possible that “If your arse doesn’t shake to this, you could be dead.” This is filthy dirty pop-laden grunge, and The

Monday 19 November 2012

O’Brother – ‘Garden Window’

Produced by Mike Sapone (Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Public Enemy), O’Brother’s ‘Garden Window’ is an album of powerful rock that lifts your spirits and tells the hair on your neck to stay raised for the duration. Putting O’Brother in a genre is a tricky business; their music encompasses so