ALBUM REVIEW: Real Friends – The Home Inside My Head

“If you think the band is some revolutionary thing, that’s very flattering, but we don’t try to go out and say we are the new Fall Out Boy or we’re the next Wonder Years” said Real Friends vocalist Dan Lambton in an interview with Rock Sound prior to the release of their debut studio album, […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Pup – The Dream Is Over

In the same way that it’s near impossible to find a Californian punk act who don’t sing about drugs, so to is difficult to talk about PUP’s sophomore album without falling into a cliche that every review has fell into by addressing this album’s title: after visiting a specialist, frontman Stefan Babcock was bluntly told “the […]

TRACK REVIEW: The Strokes – Oblivius

New York’s finest return with a satisfying end to their three year absence The Strokes have now returned with a new track which will appear on their forthcoming EP ‘Future Past Present’, which is due to be released on the 3 rd June on frontman Julian Casablancas’ own Cult Records label. For many fans, the release of […]

TRACK REVIEW: Biffy Clyro -Animal Style

In an interview with DIY, bearded rocker and frontman Simon Neil stated “I don’t think we’ve ever just wanted to be a routine band – you know, reliable old Biffy Clyro! We’d rather be completely unreliable and have people think we’ve lost the plot”. Given the material that has been released thus far from their […]

GAME REVIEW: Ratchet + Clank (2016)

14 years after their debut, Playstation’s shiniest and furriest duo return in one of the greatest remakes ever. “Fan favourites Ratchet and Clank are back. Can they repeat the same magic we saw during our last competition?” says an overly enthusiastic commentator during your hoverboard race on Rilgar, unintentionally harking back to the great platformer […]

TRACK REVIEW: CHVRCHES – Warning Call

So Chvrches have released a new song, cool right? Right. The new track, Warning Call, is being released as the theme for the video game sequel ‘Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst’. Now, I’ve never played the original Mirrors Edge but- a lot of people have. It’s an incredibly well known and well loved game as well as being a […]

Album Review: Teen Suicide – It’s The Big Joyous Celebration, Lets Stir The Honeypot

Teen Suicide’s Its the Big Joyous Celebration, Lets Stir The Honeypot (their 5th and apparently final album) is a 26 track long, cacophonous bow. It encapsulates some of their key elements, and never loses the intimacy of lo fi that makes the genre, but is subtly different to their other albums; it feels more evolved […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Frightened Rabbit – Painting of a Panic Attack

It has become far too common for bands to talk about a “reinvention” while on the promotional trail before a new record is released, only for them to have repeated themselves with a few minor tweaks, or to have done the exact opposite and to have thrown away what their fans loved about their previous […]

TRACK REVIEW: Pema – Something Less

Further contributing to the tapestry she started weaving over on My Intentions Are Good, pop up and comer Pema has become more musically ambitious on an non-aptly named track Something Less. A collaboration with LAZ3NBY, another moniker using artist who happens to be Matt Hines of Eastern Sea fame, Pema has managed to diversify her sound even further, […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Modern Baseball – Holy Ghost

A well-documented obstacle in the music industry is the dreaded second-album and after listening to any great debut album, it is often hard to wonder anything other than if it can be matched, never mind improved on. However for me, there is an even greater pressure on a band’s third album, the album that will […]