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Boston Manor – Driftwood

‘Driftwood’ is the new EP from Blackpool’s Boston Manor, released this October on Failure By Design Records. It’s six tracks of positive, up-tempo pop punk that matches anything we’ve heard from a UK band in the genre this year. It’s also a marked improvement on the band’s debut

Wednesday 08 October 2014

Guerrilla Monsoon – Big City Plans

‘Big City Plans’ is the debut mini album from Birmingham’s Guerrilla Monsoon and on the whole it’s bloody brilliant. The relatively new four piece are quick out of the traps with opening track ‘Flock’. The two-minute jam is fast, fun, and gritty melodic punk-rock that stands up to

Monday 06 October 2014

New Found Glory – Resurrection

New Found Glory return with their eighth studio album, ‘Resurrection’, and it’s an absolute belter. The newly focused four piece get right to the point with their opening track too, the previously premiered ‘Selfless’. It’s an anthemic pop-punk jam with a ridiculously catchy chorus and a really beefy

Friday 26 September 2014

LIVE: Rob Lynch / The Candle Thieves / Sam Little @The Monarch, London

After a summer spent playing the acoustic stage at Warped Tour, Stamford’s Rob Lynch is going from strength to strength. His new album, ‘All These Nights In Bars Will Somehow Save My Soul’, has just been released on Xtra Mile in the UK and was picked up by

Tuesday 16 September 2014

LIVE: Gnarwolves / Woahnows / Creeper @ The Black Heart, Camden

Gnarwolves celebrated the release of their debut self-titled album by throwing a last minute launch party at the tiny Black Heart in Camden. Punktastic were genuinely fortunate enough to win a spot at the free show as one of the lucky crowd picked from the band’s mailing list.

Thursday 28 August 2014

LIVE: Finch @ The Underworld, London

For many fans Finch peaked over a decade ago now, their seminal album ‘What It Is To Burn’ still cited as a favourite. 2005’s ‘Say Hello To Sunshine’ was far less accessible though and the momentum slowed, leading to the band announcing their hiatus in 2006. Yet time

Friday 08 August 2014

Twin Atlantic – ‘Great Divide’

“Music is my therapy, I can listen to it all night long” sings Sam McTrusty just moments into the long awaited second album from Twin Atlantic. It’s with this line that the front man, whose distinctive Glaswegian vocals are still at the forefront, sums up everything that has made

Thursday 07 August 2014

Living Room – ‘Moonchaser’

‘Moonchaser’ is the debut album from Brooklyn’s Living Room and it’s pretty damn good. You’ve got melodic emo-rock with big vocal melodies, a huge turn of pace, and some really exciting breakdowns. After a brief and underwhelming introduction the band quickly kick into life. ‘Casual Science’ is a three minute

Wednesday 06 August 2014

Walter Mitty And His Makeshift Orchestra – ‘Well Soon’

‘Well Soon’ is the latest full length from California’s Walter Mitty And His Makeshift Orchestra, released this July on Make New Enemies. Whilst this is the band’s most polished album to date it’s still stacked full of character, unexpected melodies, and a plethora of instruments along the way. ‘Post Graduation

Tuesday 05 August 2014

Twin Atlantic ‘Great Divide’ UK tour

Scotland’s Twin Atlantic have announced a ‘Great Divide’ UK tour for this October and November, with tickets on sale to their mailing list tomorrow and general sale on Friday. The dates are: OCTOBER THU 23RD – ABERDEEN – MUSIC HALL FRI 24TH – GLASGOW – BARROWLAND MON 27TH – NEWCASTLE – O2 ACADEMY TUE