Music Reviews
Instigators – Phoenix LP/ Shockgun LP (Boss Tuneage)
Here’s a real treat for collectors of UK punk, as Boss Tuneage reissues these two seminal albums by Instigators, coinciding with the band returning to the live stage for the first time in 30 years….
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Diaz Brothers – The World Is Yours (Serial Bowl)
Five years since their debut, Diaz Brothers have treated us to a long-awaited follow-up. For some context, Diaz Brothers formed when HDQ disbanded after Dickie Hammond passed away. If they initially carried the flame and…
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Propagandhi – At Peace (Epitaph Records)
So it’s finally here. After a hiatus of 7 years, 7 months, and 3 days (yeah, I was counting. Also, why not go full seven even on the days, lads?), the Canadian punk stalwarts Propagandhi…
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Shreds. – Step Back (Engineer Records)
Shreds’ snarling debut Step Back packs fourteen tracks into twenty-four minutes of pure, unfiltered hardcore and doesn’t waste a single second of its running time. And in my not-so-humble opinion, this is hardcore done the…
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Flamsteed- Truths on Demand (Engineer Records)
I love pop/melodic punk, and much like Paul, who once persecuted Jesus, in my latter years, I’ve come to embrace the emotional punch of 90s and 00s emocore (shout-out to Amanda Woodward and 1905). So,…
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The Atlantic Union Project – 3,482 Miles EP (Engineer Records)
Long-distance relationships: they’re tough, right? You’ve got the miles, the time zones, the occasional heartbreak from bad Wi-Fi, and the constant struggle to stay connected. Well, 3,482 Miles by The Atlantic Union Project is kind…
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Zero Again- Ever-Changing Is the Art of Death (Engineer Records)
You get your hands on a CD, and the cover depicts skeletons, tentacles, and brains floating in strange liquids before an apocalyptic hellscape. You smile, expecting chaos—and Zero Again’s Ever-Changing Is the Art of Death,…
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Abermals – Believe (Engineer Records)
According to online dictionaries, abermals means “yet again” in old-school, poetic German—think Goethe and his brooding pal Faust (or so the internet claims). It’s also the name of Abermals, a band from Mallorca, Spain, who…
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The Inciters – I Give You My Soul EP (Pirates Press Records)
First things first, I know Bring Back The Weekend isn’t on this EP, but it’s a taste of what to expect from The Inciters, the Californian Northern Soul wrecking crew, whose blend of instantly memorable…
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Kicked In The Teeth – Watling Street Chambers (Rare Vitamin Records)
Do you know what happens when you combine the ferocity of GBH circa 1982, Inflammable Material era Stiff Little Fingers, and the melodic energy of early Lagwagon and Face To Face? You don’t? Would you…
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Dwarves – Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows (RSD Special) (Greedy Media)
Recorded live in the studio in 1989, Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows is the Dwarves at their raw, insanely fast, and infectious best, and while the songs on offer on this Record Store Day special can,…
