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From Thursday 16 February 2017

Sean McGowan announces new UK tour, including first Scottish headline performance

Sean McGowan has announced a new solo UK tour, including his first headline performance north of the border in Scotland. McGowan has come a long way over the last few years, proven by the fact his new tour will see him

Dream Nails Aren’t Taking Any Shit On ‘Tourist’

I’ve written before about Dream Nails, the ‘feminist punk witches from hell’, and their new video for ‘Tourist’ continues to prove just how exciting and vital they are. They’ve been playing ‘Tourist’ live for a while and it’s become a firm fan favourite that combines everything that makes Dream Nails

Tuesday 14 February 2017

The Smith Street Band Are Wholesome & Sweet On ‘Birthdays’

The Smith Street Band don’t change too much, they just get better at being The Smith Street Band. New single ‘Birthdays’ sees the band tread new ground with a synth driven bridge and guest vocals from Melbourne singer-songwriter Jess Locke, but it is undeniably both a progression and

Monday 13 February 2017

LIVE: The Wonder Years / PUP / Trash Boat / Tiny Moving Parts @ KOKO, London

Tiny Moving Parts began the night with a tight set that sounded incredibly full for a three piece, with the band combining their math and emo sound with their pop-punk infused sing-along choruses seamlessly. Lead guitarist Dylan Mattheisen exuded a clear sense of joy as he played

Wednesday 08 February 2017

Great Cynics Sound Like An Old Friend With A New Lease Of Life

Great Cynics returned this week with news of a new album, ‘POSI’, and a new single in the form of ‘Butterfly Net’. The band have been relatively quiet of late and have undergone some line-up changes. Iona Cairns has left (an understandable shame given how busy she

Monday 30 January 2017

Japandroids – ‘Near To The Wild Heart Of Life’

Japandroids launch into their first album for almost five years off the back of some ear shattering drumming, a riff that sounds like a whole band and an opening lyric full of the sort of modern nostalgia Japandroids have made their own. The self-titled opening track of

Saturday 21 January 2017

Cheap Girls Call It A Day

Michigan rock band Cheap Girls have announced they will be ending the band with immediate effect and cancelling all future shows. In a searingly honest Facebook post, guitarist and vocalist Ian Graham wrote, “To me, Cheap Girls feels like something that I’ve used to exercise the

Wednesday 18 January 2017

The Seamonsters Are A Sepia Tinged Look At Growing Up In Britain

There’s something completely endearing about The Seamonsters. The six piece band from Sheffield make honest and undeniably charming indie music with bright, sepia tinged guitars, eclectic and interesting drums and falsetto vocals. Each member is properly utilised too, with bass-lines, keys or lead guitar shining through at

Tuesday 17 January 2017

Lose Yourself In Spectres Post-Punk Dystopia

“Drink it all in, you’ll never get the taste out of your mouth.” Sung with distorted vocals and heavy feedback, it’s a pretty good lyric for the week Donald Trump officially becomes president, and Bristol post-punk band Spectres’ dark, foreboding music seems to fit our current dystopia

Friday 06 January 2017

Dreams Nails Will Set Your Dick On Fire

Dream Nails describe themselves as feminist punk witches from hell and I am not going to argue with them (about that or anything because I’m scared they’ll hex me). They’re part Riot Grrrl, part Minor Threat and part The Ramones, with just a smidge of Spice Girls thrown