Album Reviews
Review: Dude Trips – Through Love And Death, You’re All I Have Left
“The Scottish quartet craft an enticing mix of brittle slow burners and retrospective rushes of urgency.”
Review: Cursed Earth – The Deathbed Sessions
“With some of the genre’s big-hitters stepping up to the microphone, ‘The Deathbed Sessions’ makes for a brutal metal mixtape”
Review: Harbinger – Compelled To Suffer
“Harbinger bring such disparate influences together with ease… ’Compelled To Suffer’ constantly excels in is technical proficiency”
Review: Stray From The Path – Smash ‘Em Up: Live in Europe 2019
‘Smash ‘Em Up’ does a good job of capturing different snapshots of Stray From The Path in a live setting”
Review: Black Surf – Make Friends EP
“a confident statement and an affecting piece of work… Black Surf are really onto something with ‘Make Friends'”
Review: Danny Worsnop – Shades Of Blue
“By embracing a real array of influences, Danny Worsnop has been allowed to show his versatility, both as a vocalist and a songwriter.”
Review: The Get Up Kids – Problems
“‘Problems’ isn’t going to be as revered as their past work but The Get Up Kids have provided an enjoyable return”
Review: The Skints – Swimming Lessons
“There’s a welcome diversity here, and it makes ’Swimming Lessons’ feel far more fleshed-out overall”
Review: Charly Bliss – Young Enough
“Charly Bliss confidently integrate new elements, retain their clever lyricism and push their songwriting”
Review: Employed To Serve – Eternal Forward Motion
“‘Eternal Forward Motion’ is the sound of a united band, living through dark times and expressing their frustration in an uncompromising manner.”
Review: Not Enough – To L-ve EP
“Not Enough no doubt have the potential to progress, but the EP has little structure with tracks being dragged down”