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Forth Wanderers will blow you away

Forth Wanderers hail from Montclair, New Jersey, a small town that’s ridiculously full of talented musicians, notably Pinegrove and Jenny Owen Youngs. With their debut record ‘Tough Love’ released back in November 2014, 2016 will hopefully see a new release from Forth Wanderers and, man, I can’t wait. With

Tuesday 01 March 2016

Lead Sister are secretive, weird and trippy in the best possible way

Lead Sister rose from the ashes of alt-rock band Richa who disbanded late last year. Featuring all four original members of Richa, Lead Sister feel more chaotic, more trippy, more free. Debut song ‘Wax’ is a sprawling, soaring, dark track and the video, edited by singer Gethyn Thomas and

Thursday 25 February 2016

Somos – ‘First Day Back’

Somos’ debut ‘Temple Of Plenty’ was a wonderful record, taking the best of emo and pop-punk and moulding them perfectly together, whilst vocalist Michael Fiorentino’s vocal timbre lent Somos an edge that many bands lack. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said about their follow up, ‘First Day Back’. Gone

Wednesday 24 February 2016

Fast Friends will quickly become your new favourite band

Kentucky four-piece Fast Friends are a hidden treasure of the emo scene. So far, this band has remained pretty under-the-radar outside their home state but that should all change this year, with a new album (recorded and produced by the band themselves) on the horizon. This band fits in perfectly

Thursday 18 February 2016

Gulfer – ‘What Gives’

Gulfer’s debut, ‘What Gives’ is a joy to behold. The Montreal 4-piece, including half of the awesome Head Honcho, have more than delivered on the promise they showed on their splits and ‘Transcendals’ EP. This record provides a beautifully constructed mathy/emo hybrid that sits so nicely between both genres

I Love Your Lifestyle will be the soundtrack to your summer

We’re delighted to bring you another stream this week and it’s another from Dog Knights Productions, you lucky people! This time round we have the incredible debut album from Sweden’s I Love Your Lifestyle, ‘We Go Way Back’. Fourteen blistering songs of pure emo bliss for fans of Algernon

The Chinchees are everything pop punk should be

The Chinchees are incredible surfy, garagey, scrappy pop punk from three dudes from Minneapolis. I saw this band play in a basement right after the clocks struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, and it was a glorious, shambolic, perfect way to see in the New Year. With a new

Tuesday 16 February 2016

Interview: Terrible Love

Terrible Love are a breath of fresh air in British hardcore. Made of ex-members of Bastions, Goodtime Boys and Grappler, the five-piece from London released their EP ‘Change Nothing’ in January to wide acclaim and they just announced a tour with Rolo Tomassi in April as well as a

Wednesday 10 February 2016

Interview: The Penske File

Hey Travis, how are you man? I’m peachy Conor, thanks for asking. Your Euro tour is just a few weeks away, you’re heading out there with Up For Nothing, too. Have you toured with those guys before? Will you be sharing a van or hitting up a convoy type situation? We haven’t

Monday 08 February 2016

Stream the new Secoué EP and prepare to feel all the feels

We’re super excited to premiere the new EP from Long Island based band, Secoué: five emotional, dark, heavy songs reminiscent of Brand New, Pianos Become The Teeth and, at times, a heavier The Hotelier. The EP soars and plummets, crashing drums collide with screeching guitars whilst strained, emotive