The Drowns – The Sound 7in (Pirates Press Records) If you somehow slept on it, The Drowns released their debut full length, ‘View From the
Read more7in & EP round-up – July 2019 (part 2)
What the hell is happening? Two installments of the 7in and demo round-up on the trot and not a single turkey in sight. This seems
Read moreScrap Brain – A Journey Into Madness (Drunken Sailor Records / Thrilling Living, 2019)
Alright then. These lot are from London and Oxford and are billed as playing an unconventional brand of hardcore punk. Colour me interested. I do
Read moreAbolitionist – Ugly Feeling (Different Kitchen Records / No Time Records / Between The Days Records / 1859 Records, 2019)
This follows on the heels of Abolitionist’s recent A New Militance 10in EP which also dropped this year through Different Kitchen Records / 1859 Records.
Read moreCorner Boys – Waiting for 2020 (Drunken Sailor Records, 2019)
I feel like I start these reviews with statements like “those of you that were paying attention back in 201x year may remember my review
Read moreGood Riddance – Thoughts and Prayers (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
I have a lot of affection for Good Riddance, me. I’m sure in the wider circle of the punk scene this probably makes me even
Read moreActionmen / Dead Neck – Defections Split (Mud Cake Records, 2019)
UK skate punk act, Dead Neck, have teamed up to release a split called Defections with Italy’s Actionmen. Both bands are new to me, so
Read moreBracket – Too Old to Die Young (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
Fuck, man. I hadn’t thought about Bracket in a long, long time. I mean, the last things I actually remember owning were CDs of their
Read moreFleshies – Introducing The Fleshies (Dirt Cult Records, 2019)
Fleshies have been around since 1999 (20 fuckin’ years, yo) and are from Oakland, California. They are described a “loud punk band” with “abrasive-yet-catchy songs
Read moreF. Emasculata – Take Me Home (Kibou Records / Rip Roaring Shit Storm Records / Pumpkin Records / Autonomonster Records/Charlie’s Big Ray Gun Records/Hell Hath No Fury Records/Back From The Dead Records, 2019)
Let’s be honest here, the X-Files were fucking rad. The crazy stories, the effects, global conspiracies and the interplay between Mulder and Scully all made
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