Music Reviews

'Afraid Of Tomorrows', the much anticipated second album from Liverpool rockers The Mysterines, was released earlier this month - and believe us it was well worth the wait! The follow-up to their 2022 debut 'Reeling', we can hear how much their music has matured since then even on a first listen.

Much like The Early November's 2012 album 'In Currents', this self-titled record is very much a grower. There’s undoubtedly excellent songwriting here, but it lacks the immediacy of some of their earlier work. However, as an exercise in establishing the band among the scene’s elder statesmen, this is definitely a success.

No singles, no advance copies, no tour dates – unapologetically real, the new Shellac record serves as an untimely epitaph to one of the last remaining punk outfits that helped shape the term and all that it entails.

Drawing influences from rock heavyweights Foo Fighters, The 1975 and Wolf Alice, Dundee based quartet, Red Vanilla release their debut EP, 'Days of Grey'.

Canadian band Softcult released their new EP 'Heaven' last month via Easy Life Records, and what a great collection of tracks we have here from twins Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn. Although the Toronto-based duo have been releasing music since 2021, 'Heaven' takes their writing to the next level in their development as musicians.

Modern problems demand for modern solutions, and The Plot in You successfully tiptoe between producing high-quality material on a constant basis whilst maintaining urgency around their name.

Manchester indie-rockers Corella self-released their debut album 'Once Upon A Weekend' earlier this month, just in time for summer arriving. Having made music together since their university days and built a good fanbase throughout the UK, you best catch this band soon before they take on the bigger arenas.  

French trio Oakman have released their much-anticipated debut album 'Violent Oblivion' via Rude Records. Filled with singalong pop-rock anthems with elements of alt-pop, these tracks should be on everyone’s summer playlist.

In essence, everything you could want from a nu-metal album is covered on P.O.D.'s new record 'Veritas': DJ scratches, check; rapping, check; low-register growling, check.

Fat White Family’s career has been turbulent… to say the least. Frantically dancing the fine line of existence, it’s never quite clear whether every album will be their last. So with any Fat Whites’ musical addition, fans are pretty much just happy that they are making music, and this LP seems to be their most mature record yet.