Reviews

A pleasantly balmy Monday night in a venue infamously ensconced in a shopping area is not what one usually would pick when describing a night filled with big singalongs, feminine energy and a sprinkling of queer joy, but that's what we got on this fabulous October evening.

Four-piece punk-rock band Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers have just released their first album, 'I Love You'. What did we make of their debut full-length? Read on to find out...

Bringing down the curtain on his dream show, Puma Blue is a man of little words tonight for good reason, because he lets the music do the talking for him. Apart from the occasional softly spoken gentle “Thank you’s” and “Are you okays”, Allen’s classy, exquisite and timeless appeal as a live musician is second to none. Remember when we claimed Puma Blue to be an enigma? Well this is what we meant.

Nobody does a dramatic exit quite like Creeper, and nobody does escapism within a world of music and commitment to a theme quite like them either. The latest slice of musical delight from Southampton’s finest is 'Sanguivore', which takes listeners by the hand and, with two fangs on the neck, into the dark, alluring and bloody world of vampire lore.

Even if 'SC\SSRS' is just a one-off release from Taproot, it’s an essential one for fans. While it definitely ranks highly among the band’s back catalogue, fans of the recent nu-metal revival, and of heavy music in general will also find something to love on here.

Following the release of their new album 'Red Sun Titans', the band headed out on a run of headline dates.

Air Drawn Dagger are reminding the world that emo was never a phase. Their new EP, 'Songs To Fight The Gods To', draws inspiration from early Paramore and My Chemical Romance, blended with flavours of 80s hip-hop. Here's what we thought of their ambitious new release...

It was the band's biggest ever show in the city and it truly was a sight to behold.

Emerging Chicago-based indie band Slow Pulp are back with their second album 'Yard', their first release on ANTI Records. Here's what we thought of the band's follow-up to their 2020 debut album 'Moveys'.

Readers may recall the global events of March 2020 with all the joy of a root canal procedure and a car breakdown on the way home. One particular hardcore (although that seems so limiting a label for them these days) band who probably curse that time more than some of us are Pittsburgh’s Code Orange, who after being ruthlessly shafted by COVID-19 mere days before the release of their previous record 'Underneath', have returned with their newest statement of intent, 'The Above'.