We’re at about the mid-point of 2025, which has been something of a mixed bag. Some great records, but the world continues to be some
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Days and Days – Chris MacDonald (ECW Press, 2024)
‘Days and Days: A story about Sunderland’s Leatherface and the Ties That Bind’, to give this volume it’s full title, is the second book by
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Back Teeth – ‘Guillotine’ Video Premier & 7in release announcement (Little Rocket Records / Sell The Heart Records / Sounds of Subterrania, 2024)
Apathy and Exhaustion is proud to present to you Guillotine, the debut video from Back Teeth. The track is taken from their self-titled 7in EP,
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Custody – 3 LP (Brassneck Records / Shield Recordings / Sell The Heart Records / Combat Rock Industry / My Ruin, 2024)
Cast your mind back if you will to the cusp of Covid lockdown. You may recall I reviewed Custody’s second LP, innovatively titled ‘2’. You
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Clowns – Endless (Fat Wreck Chords, 2023)
Ah, yes. The long awaited (by me at least) 5th album from one of Melbourne, Australia’s premier punk rock acts. While we’re here, why do
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Yesterday’s Ring – Always A Little Bit Sad (Little Rocket Records, 2022)
Yesterday’s Ring are from Montreal, Canada, and feature members of The Sainte Catherines and Medictation. Yesterday’s Ring allegedly formed on the porch of a punk
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Screaming at Traffic – ‘Bitter’ UK video premiere and album announcement
The internet had suspicions that it had seen the last of the Apathy & Exhaustion blog, but some motherfuckers (like my good self) exist purely
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7in and EP round-up: September 2021 (part 3)
Bone Idl – s/t 7in (Brassneck Records) The ever reliable Brassneck Records bring yet another release to the eager masses. This time around we have
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Heavy Seas – Everything Breaks (Little Rocket Records / Rad Girlfriend Records / Sell the Heart Records, 2021)
Do you know what’s great? When people you have a great deal of admiration for put a load of effort into writing, recording and releasing
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Ship Thieves – Irruption (Chunksaah Records, 2021)
Pretty recently I was quite blown away by Ship Thieves’ split 7in single with Reconciler. I believe at that point in time I said I
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