There’s something unique about post-industrial small towns in the North of England in their seeming ability to spawn legendary or at least heavily cult status
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Nightmarathons – Hidden Vigorish (A-F Records, 2022)
Nightmarathons are from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to their bandcamp page, “Nightmarathons melds varying punk, post punk, and first-wave emo influences to create their own unique
Read more7in and EP round-up: January 2021
Custody / Bear Away – split lathe cut 7in (Brassneck Records / Disillusioned Records) Custody (Helsinki, Finland) and Bear Away (Scarborough, UK) are releasing a
Read moreThe Raging Nathans – Oppositional Defiance (Rad Girlfriend Records / Brassneck Records, 2020)
There’s few bands out there that I seemingly truly can’t get enough of. The Raging Nathans would be one of them. The band (assuming you
Read moreWarm Needles – Don’t Tell Me How To Live EP / No Friends, No Enemies EP (Different Kitchen Records / Crapoulet / Tour Van Records, 2019)
I’m counting myself lucky enough to have received a copy of this hoss right here from my dude at Different Kitchen Records. This is a
Read moreNadir – Collecting Misery (self-released, 2019)
Alright then. Nadir is a ‘side project’ of Robbie Swartwood of Off With Their Heads. The press material suggests this would do nicely “for fans
Read moreAbolitionist – A New Militance 10in (Different Kitchen Records / 1859 Records, 2019)
Chances are, like me, you’ve been peripherally aware of Oregon’s Abolitionist for a while, without actually having given any of their shit a spin, mate.
Read moreStaff top tens 2018: Tony Maher – 7in & EPs
What a year. In many regards. It’s been a real emotional rollercoaster. I’m properly in my 40s now. I’ve seen my kid turn 1 year
Read moreGuest top ten of 2018: Lauren Mills of Mills on Wheels PR
Another guest top ten of 2018… once again coming at ya from across the pond, courtesy of Floridian Lauren Mills. Lauren is a much respected
Read moreBasement Benders – Shrapnel Songs (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2018)
It’s crazy that it’s almost exactly three years since the last Basement Benders joint, Lydiad dropped via No Idea Records. So much seems to have
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