And None of Them Knew They Were Robots (a.k.a ANOTKTWR or The Robots as we affectionately call them)… remember them? I’m sure some of you
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Secret Smoker – Dark Clouds (Belladonna Records, 2019)
Secret Smoker are from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dark Clouds is their second LP, which follows their debut, Terminal Architecture, which was released via Protagonist /
Read moreStaff top twenty of 2018: Tony Maher – LPs (#20 – #11)
The other day I posted up a list of my top ten 7in records and EPs of 2018. Have a look, and see if you
Read moreYoung Mountain – Lost Tree (Through Love Records / Zegema Beach Records / Miss The Stars Records / Hardcore For The Losers / Dasein Records / Pundonor Records, 2018)
So this is another of those occasions when a band has approached me out of the blue for a review of their new joint. This
Read moreRed Hare – Little Acts of Destruction (Dischord / Hellfire Records, 2018)
For the unfamiliar, Red Hare are a historied band with deep roots in the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene of the 1980s and 90s. Their
Read moreDie Hoffnung – Elegies and Creation Songs (Belladonna Records, 2017)
Die Hoffnung were from Gainesville, Florida, and this is as far as I can tell something of a posthumous release. The band featured members of
Read moreApril 7in & EP round-up (part 2)
itoldyouiwouldeatyou –Get Terrified 7in (Alcopop Records / Failure By Design, 2018) ITYIWEY are described as a “UK indie-punk / emo collective”, and they are from
Read moreMy War: Anxiety, Depression and Me (part 3)
For this installment, I wanted to talk about my problematic relationship with the punk scene, and how I’ve felt about it / how it’s made
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