Whenever an established punk band releases a new album you can guarantee that the ‘punk police’ will surface online, complaining that it doesn’t sound anything like their older material. Some people are quick to offer criticism…
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The Homeless Gospel Choir: Presents Normal [Album Review]
I first came across Derek Zenetti, aka The Homeless Gospel Choir, when he opened up for Anti Flag on their UK tour in 2015. That night I picked up his latest album, I Used To…
Read MoreTeenage Bottlerocket: Stealing The Covers [Album Review]
Stealing The Covers is the new album from punk band Teenage Bottlerocket, so titled because it’s an album made up of cover songs. In all honesty, we hadn’t heard of many of the bands and…
Read MoreThe Yalla Yallas: Medusa [Album Review]
The Yallas Yallas third album is quite unique, it seems to have two very different yet not entirely conflicting styles. The first song I had heard from the album was “Sound of the Kraken”, a…
Read MoreFlogging Molly: Life Is Good [Album Review]
Folk punks Flogging Molly are back with their trademark brand of Celtic rock ‘n’ roll, showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The group have always been fairly consistent in terms of releasing new…
Read MoreRancid: Trouble Maker [Album Review]
American punk band Rancid recently released their 9th full-length album, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag, if we’re totally honest. The band have received quite a bit of criticism in recent years due…
Read MoreBreakfast Muff: Eurgh! [Album Review]
Debut album Eurgh! from Glaswegian DIY garage rock band Breakfast Muff was written in the highlands of Scotland over a 96 hour period. This is somewhat apparent as the album features no track over 3…
Read MoreRoyal Blood: How Did We Get So Dark? [Album Review]
I began listening to this album getting ready to say that it was going to be more of the same from Royal Blood, yet once I started listening, I realised: Yes, whilst it is more…
Read MoreSnakerattlers: This Is Rattlerock [Album Review]
Let’s get one thing clear from the off – I don’t know a fucking thing about rockabilly music. I don’t know a right lot about garage music either, so there won’t be too many words here…
Read MoreTim Vantol: Burning Desires [Album Review]
Tim Vantol is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Tim has been on the road supporting such reputable names in the scene as Chuck Ragan, and also played Hit the Deck festival in the UK in 2015 and…
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