Rock’n’Roll


Bitch Queens – City of Class (Lux Noise / Spaghetty Town Records)

Some lazy Brits will judge Switzerland based solely on Toblerone, army knives and impartiality. Those ignorant so-and-sos have clearly never come across Bitch Queens; a band of natural punk rock treasures from Basel. It’s album…


The Hold Steady – Thrashing Thru the Passion (Frenchkiss Records)

Hordes of immaculately coiffured individuals who would consider themselves to be better men than I, the so-called trendsetters and navel gazing hipsters, have written treatises, columns, essays and fractured chapbooks that detail the history of…


Lenny Lashley\’s Gang Of One – All Are Welcome LP/ CD (Pirates Press)

The troubadour of Boston is back with his second album and it\’s another piece of life-affirming work from  Lenny Lashley. Better known for his work with Darkbuster and more recently Street Dogs, Lenny isn\’t one…


Graveyard Shifters – Welcome to Sherwood EP (Self)

Everyone’s* favourite high octane, crossover tinged punk’n’roll wrecking crew have come out swinging with Welcome to Sherwood.  It’s been a while since the Shifters and yours truly crossed paths, the last time was when they…


Reverend Horton Heat – Whole New Life (Victory)

Well I’ll be an alligators uncle, the Reverend has just gone and slapped the taste out of my mouth with his newest, latest rockabllified sermon that glorifies the power of amplification and the sheer, unadulteratedjoy…


Rich Ragany and the Digressions – Like We’ll Never Make It (Pledge Music / Glunk Records)

Not content with releasing three long players in as many years with London based Role Models, 2018 sees Rich Ragany branch out into solo album territory. Ably backed with a cast that includes one-time UK…


The Black Bullets – When the Devil Comes Knocking (Self Released)

https://soundcloud.com/the_animal_farm/the-black-bullets_when-the-devil-comes-knocking The Black Bullets continue their regular recording output with a shit-kicking new single in the shape of When the Devil Comes Knocking. Now, let’s get one thing sorted right at the top of the…




Nicotine Pretty – Real Life Glories (Glunk Records)

I’ll be damned, if this isn’t the catchiest shit I’ve heard in ages. With previous form in bands including the sorely missed The Sick Livers, this four piece from Bridgend in South Wales, deliver a…