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Chasing Safety – ‘Nomad’

If there was a book called “How to Create Your Debut Album: Post Hardcore Edition”, Chasing Safety’s ‘Nomad’ would undoubtedly be the sample record stuck to the back cover. Across eleven tracks, the band manage to cover everything the genre has become known for in recent years; from strong

Saturday 17 December 2016

Megosh – ‘Apostasy’

Sometimes you can be oblivious to how bored you are with something until you’re forced into a new experience. If you have a favourite restaurant, for example, it’s natural to gravitate there whenever you want a nice meal, but being taken to a new place instead can open your

Friday 09 December 2016

Makari – ‘Elegies’

As far as influences go, choosing Circa Survive is a solid move and Florida’s Makari manage a convincing replication of the genre-giants’ ambient, atmospheric alt-rock on their debut EP. ‘Elegies’ provides a strong introduction to the band, but they still have a way to go before they’ll

Thursday 01 December 2016

LITE – ‘Cubic’

It only takes the first two minutes of ‘Cubic’ to convince you that Japanese math-rock quartet LITE are worthy of your time. As the brain-scrambling riff of opener ‘Else’ wanders agnostically through time-signatures, the technical proficiency alone is worthy of admiration, but more remarkable is the way the band

Thursday 17 November 2016

LIVE: Being as an Ocean / Burning Down Alaska / Capsize / Casey @ Mama Roux’s, Birmingham

It’s been 18 months since Being as an Ocean released their previous, self-titled album and with a follow-up on the horizon, this UK tour lands at the right time to generate a buzz. Welsh melodic hardcore newcomers Casey open the bill and though they may have their manager (Being

Monday 14 November 2016

For the Win release new single ‘Crash and Burn’

Pop-punk quintet For the Win have released a video for their new single ‘Crash and Burn’. The San Diego based band will be releasing a follow-up to their 2014 debut ‘More Than You Know’ in March 2017 through Artery Recordings.

Friday 11 November 2016

Lastoneout – ‘This Was Never My Story, It’s Yours’

In the early 2000s, Funeral for a Friend’s ‘4 Ways to Scream Your Name’, Thrice’s ‘Illusion of Safety’ and Thursday’s ‘War All the Time’ celebrated the virtues of raw, unpolished post-hardcore. Lastoneout’s debut EP transports you back to those days, possessing sparse production, up-tempo rhythms and multi-layered vocals characteristics. ‘This

Thursday 10 November 2016

Fullshore – ‘Cherish’

Alt-rock newcomers Fullshore invite you on a journey from calm reflection to upbeat catchiness with their second EP ‘Cherish’, to arrive at a destination filled with potential and promise. Across four tracks the band offer a variety of tempos and moods which not only proves their ability

Sunday 06 November 2016

Heart of Gold announces ‘Blame’ video and first tour

Heart of Gold, the solo project of Being as an Ocean guitarist/vocalist Michael McGough, has unveiled a music video for ‘Blame’, the title track from his debut EP. McGough started the electronic-pop project at home in 2014 and is now ready to take Heart of Gold to the masses

Monday 17 October 2016

LIVE: Emarosa / Sykes / Grumble Bee @ O2 Institute, Birmingham

It’s been five years since Emarosa played a show in the UK and over that time a lot has changed. Only two members of the current line-up were present back then and the band’s sound has inevitably been through as big a shake-up as their personnel list.