Audio Antihero Records’ Cloud (or Tyler Taormina to his friends and family) makes a welcome return with ‘Plays with Fire’ – a 32-minute album drenched in hope and nostalgia. A loud burst of feedback signals the start of the opener ‘Happer’s Laugh’; a song full of acoustic strums and white noise effects that evolves into…
‘We want to make people feel like anything is possible whilst listening to this record’ is a bold statement for anyone to make, but there’s no band better equipped to ensure this comes true than The Xcerts. 2014’s ‘There is Only You’ saw the trio cement their position as one of the UK’s best bands…
Due to their incendiary live shows, Diet Cig are already a beloved cult favourite and now the New Paltz, New York duo are finally getting set to release their debut album ‘Swear I’m Good at This’ via Frenchkiss Records. The record opens with ‘Sixteen’, a song that finds Alex Luciano recalling her teenage years and the…
The Hotelier’s 2014 album ‘Home, Like NoPlace is There’ brought them to the attention of a rabid, adoring fan base. With deeply personal lyrics and stirring anthemic music, they sit happily alongside the likes of recent tour mates Into It. Over It. and The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid…
Now onto her fourth album, New York native Laura Stevenson has time and time again showed a punk-rock spirit in her songs alongside a spiky sense of humour and sharp tongue. Calling her latest record ‘Cocksure’ might have been slightly tongue-in-cheek, but when listening to it you realise how confident she should be with its…
Although Oceansize only split up in 2011, it seems far longer ago. A lot has changed in the life of Mike Vennart since the end of the much-loved cult band. Joining Biffy Clyro as a further guitarist (and later being accompanied by fellow Oceansize member Richard ‘Gambler’ Ingram to form Biffy-size…), he’s become accustomed to…
When Brawlers appeared on the scene with their social media-aping ‘Instagram Famous’ and a brash live show in tow, you knew there was something special about them. Signed to Alcopop! Records, Harry Johns’ personal self-depreciating lyrics were brutally honest: ‘I Am a Worthless Piece of Shit’ indeed. Now following its singles ‘Two Minutes’ and ‘Windowmisser’,…
As we embark on another 12 months of hopefully great music, we thought we’d have a quick look at some of the already-announced albums we’re looking forward to listening to in the early part of 2015. Obviously there will be some other debuts and records that come out of nowhere (will we finally get the…
After 12 years away, The Jazz June are set to make a triumphant return with ‘After the Earthquake’, which will be released via Topshelf Records on 10 November (what a label! Their output this year has been phenomenal). Recorded by Evan Weiss of Spectral Nights favourites Into It. Over It. and mastered by his bandmate…
When The Xcerts released ‘Scatterbrain’ in October 2010, no-one – especially the band themselves – could have predicted that it would be four years before they released another long player. It’s not like the band have been lazy. They’ve toured relentlessly, played with brilliant bands like Biffy Clyro across Europe and became a reliable highlight…
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