Tag: rock

  • LOOKING BACK AT…FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE by ARCTIC MONKEYS

    LOOKING BACK AT…FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE by ARCTIC MONKEYS

    Quickly following up their classic debut, did FWN do enough to stand out in Arctic Monkey’s discography?

  • TRACK REVIEW: FAREWELL by THE MAWB

    TRACK REVIEW: FAREWELL by THE MAWB

    The Mawb deliver a sound capable of getting everyone, young, old and in-between, tapping their foot along to.

  • TRACK REVIEW: BATTLE CRY by JACK WHITE

    TRACK REVIEW: BATTLE CRY by JACK WHITE

    Positively brimming with intensity, Battle Cry shows Jack White has lost none of his swaggering musicianship.

  • Looking Back At…BLACKENED SKY by BIFFY CLYRO

    Looking Back At…BLACKENED SKY by BIFFY CLYRO

    How Biffy’s debut record paved the way for a new generation of Scottish rock.

  • TRACK REVIEW: You’re In Love With A Psycho by Kasabian

    TRACK REVIEW: You’re In Love With A Psycho by Kasabian

    By Oliver Butler (@notoliverbutler) Back again for a sixth bite of the cherry, Kasabian are back with You’re In Love With a Psycho, the first single from their upcoming studio album, For Crying Out Loud, hoping to further cement themselves as Britrock royalty and the heirs to Oasis’ parka-draped throne. The cover for the Leicester…

  • TRACK REVIEW: Feels Like Summer by Weezer

    TRACK REVIEW: Feels Like Summer by Weezer

    By Fraser McGovern (@FraserMcGovern) In 2009, alternative rock outfit Weezer released their seventh album. It was called Raditude, and it was not good. The band had already started to shift in a more commercial direction with their recent (at the time) hits Beverly Hills and Pork & Beans, but this new album alienated fans with…

  • TRACK REVIEW: Sweet White – Lovers

    TRACK REVIEW: Sweet White – Lovers

    By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Showing themselves as an act who like to spend time working on their craft rather than rushing it out, Sweet White have returned with a brand-spanking new single named Lovers. Following up the success of Genine, which you can read more about here, the five or so months in the lab has…

  • INTERVIEW: Matt Kean (Bring Me The Horizon)

    INTERVIEW: Matt Kean (Bring Me The Horizon)

    By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Bring Me the Horizon may very well be one of, if not the biggest rock band the UK has to offer at the moment. The very definition of a big deal, the Sheffield band has become top tier festival performers. 2015 was undeniably the biggest year for Sheffield band Bring Me The…

  • WEE QUICKIE: Joyce Manor – Cody

    WEE QUICKIE: Joyce Manor – Cody

    Continuing the band’s tradition of short but sweet records, Joyce Manor return with their fourth record Cody, displaying an act who are maturing as fast as one of their songs can finish. By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) When Joyce Manor hit out with Never Hungover Again, a rip roaring pop-punk fuelled record full to the brim with…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: Catfish And The Bottlemen – The Ride

    ALBUM REVIEW: Catfish And The Bottlemen – The Ride

    Just under half of 2016 has passed by already and we have already witnessed the arrival of a number of much discussed albums, from the endlessly hyped The Life of Pablo to the lightning fast appearance of A Moon Shaped Pool. Whether these albums have been mainly promoted by the artists themselves in Kanye West’s case or eagerly…