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Apathy & Exhaustion

Author: Alex Phelan

Culture Abuse – Bay Dream (Epitaph, 2018)

June 13, 2018 Alex Phelan Record Review

Ugh. It’s not a good feeling when you start off really properly digging an album and invest yourself in it, and even potentially recommend said

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The Wonder Years – Sister Cities (Hopeless Records , 2018)

May 23, 2018 Alex Phelan Record Review

The Wonder Years are a band I have ignored throughout their career, perhaps unfairly. I had them lumped in with Set Your Goals and whoever

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Propagandhi – Victory Lap (Epitaph, 2017)

September 26, 2017 Alex Phelan Record Review

Tony: This one (Victory Lap) surely has been a long time coming, and it was clear that more than one of our merry band of

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Grand Collapse – Along The Dew (TNS Records, 2017)

June 2, 2017 Alex Phelan Record Review

There is a suggestion in the world of punk rock that trying times make the best bands. I don’t know if this is true since

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Caves – Always Why (Specialist Subject Records, 2017)

May 10, 2017 Alex Phelan Record Review

Caves arrive at their fourth full length preceded by an excellent reputation both on record and onstage. They’ve never been anything less than raucous, passionate

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Code Orange – Forever (Roadrunner Records, 2017)

January 23, 2017 Alex Phelan Record Review

Forever is the latest creation by Pittsburgh hardcore outfit Code Orange, newly signed to Roadrunner Records. It is straight from the deepest, darkest pits of

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Group of Man – World Peace Champions (Holy Roar, 2017)

January 13, 2017 Alex Phelan Record Review

Group of Man are definitely what you would describe as a hardcore band with a difference. If loud and fast punk is your bag but

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Off With Their Heads – Won’t Be Missed (Anxious & Angry, 2016)

November 21, 2016 Alex Phelan Record Review

By way of introduction, this has turned out to be another collaborative review. Main writing credit here goes to Alex – I just piggybacked onto

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Cheap Girls – God’s Ex-Wife Collection (Asian Man Records, 2016)

October 26, 2016 Alex Phelan Record Review

Cheap Girls are heavily respected in the inner sanctum of the melodic emo/punk world. By some people I know, they’re held in as great esteem

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Departures – Death Touches Us, from the Moment We Begin to Love (Holy Roar, 2016)

September 26, 2016 Alex Phelan Record Review

It would be far too easy, especially upon hearing ‘Sleepless’, the opener to Departures third album, to describe them as the UK’s answer to Touché

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