Bit later than I wanted it to be, this. Sporadically ill child (plus associated doctor’s appointments, blood tests), new role at work and half term
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Onlooker – Cleveland (Serial Bowl Records, 2026)
Onlooker are from Teeside, an area that straggles the boundaries of County Durham and North Yorkshire. This wider geographical area contains Cleveland (for which this
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Hotlung – In Spite Of LP (Little Rocket Records / Sell the Heart Records, 2024)
Hotlung are based out of Santa Cruz, California. Their line-up features members of various bands from the Bay Area and surrounding environs (such as Fury
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These Arms Are Snakes – Duct Tape & Shivering Crows (Suicide Squeeze, 2022)
For a period in the 2000s, These Arms Are Snakes could have been considered the hardest working men in showbiz (or if not showbiz, then
Read more7in and EP round-up: February 2021
Toronto Blessings – Life (self-released) Barnsley’s Toronto Blessings are back, and a most welcome return it is. You may have caught these guys on these
Read moreHarijan – s/t (TNS Records, 2020)
Harijan have been around for ages, so long in fact that they’ve had a hiatus. Having a hiatus was all the rage while ago, just
Read moreDroids Blood – Be Free (Drunken Sailor Records, 2019)
Droids Blood are from Chicago, and are apparently a new iteration of the band Broken Prayer, a previous project of vocalist Scott Plant and drummer
Read moreBig Water – exclusive stream of new track
Well whaddaya know? The year of our horde, 2018 is yet to draw to a close, and here we are with another exclusive stream from
Read morePopes of Chillitown – Work Hard, Play Hard, See You In The Graveyard (self-released, 2018)
“Great music! It’s got a beat and you can dance to it…” Popes of Chillitown describe themselves as ska-punk-dubsters incorporating hip hop and drum &
Read moreGirls in Synthesis – Suburban Hell EP (Blank Editions, 2017)
I got approached out of the blue over this one, and asked to review it by John from the band. I obviously agreed to it,
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