Dikembe – ‘Ledge’

Dikembe are so good, but you know that already. The indie-rock/emo/grunge/whatever 4-piece hailing from the birthplace of Fest, exploded into everyone’s ears with ‘Chicago Bowls’ all the way back in 2011 and since then they’ve released two incredible records as well as a number of

Bangers – ‘Bird’

Bangers are back. Two years after ‘Crazy Fucking Dreams’, the Cornish trio are releasing their third full length, ‘Bird’ – 10 tracks of amazing punk for anyone who has felt isolated, different or just at war with the world. Recorded in a proper studio for the first time,

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Bully – ‘Feels Like’

Bully are cool as hell. They sound like how you felt when you were 14, so full of energy and attitude. I’m a sucker for anything snotty and, man, does this deliver. ‘Feels Like’ is their debut record and it absolutely justifies all the hype

Forrest – ‘Soluna’

Forrest’s debut album ‘Soluna’ is a statement of intent. This young band from South Wales formed in 2010 and have already released an EP, ‘Before You Go’ and a split with Ireland’s The Winter Passing (this is great, too. Check it out). ‘Soluna’, though, takes them one giant step forward.

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Sam Duckworth – ‘Amazing Grace’

You probably already know Sam Duckworth. The brains behind Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. is back with ‘Amazing Grace’, his awesome new record released under his own name. Recruiting over 40 musicians (including Gomez, Yourcodenameis:milo, Kate Nash to name a few) to help him, Duckworth has created a

We Are The Union – ‘Keep It Down’

After returning from a short hiatus inspired by singer Reed Wolcott’s move to California, We Are The Union are back with their six-track EP called ‘Keep It Down’. With this offering the band has carried on down the path they were on, creating catchy pop-punk songs to be

Pet Symmetry – ‘Pets Hounds’

Pet Symmetry love a pun. If you thought their name was great, you’ll dig their new record on a purely wordplay basis alone. ‘Pets Hounds’ is the debut record from the latest project from the ubiquitous Evan Weiss featuring members of Dowsing and Kittyhawk. Opener ‘My Exhausted Month (Of

WOAHNOWS – ‘Understanding and Everything Else’

Sitting outside with the sun finally breaking through the clouds was pretty much the perfect place to listen to WOAHNOWS debut album, ‘Understanding and Everything Else’. Opener ‘Sounds Like Spitting’ immediately spells out everything that’s great about WOAHNOWS. A guitar already straining with energy and excitement plays 4 bars before