Author: Guy Shankland

Album Review: State Champs – Living Proof
June 18, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: State Champs – Living Proof

New York Pop-Punksters State Champs unleash their third offering the Emo-bouncing ‘Living Proof’. Opener ‘Criminal’ touches down on all the Punk-Pop planets with light vocals, tight snare drums and pregnant musical pauses aplenty. The stair climbing, curtain drawing, blue skies...
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Album Review: Culture Abuse – Bay Dream
June 15, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Culture Abuse – Bay Dream

Californian Punksters Culture Abuse return with their sophomore album, the tunefully laidback ‘Bay Dream’. Opener and title track ‘Bay Dream’ laconically springs into bleary-eyed life with a morose Sunday morning, I need a coffee feel. ‘Rats In The W...
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Album Review: The Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound Sessions
June 11, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: The Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound Sessions

This cut ‘n’ paste collection of demo versions, covers and rarities ties in with the tenth anniversary of The Gaslight Anthem’s sophomore album ‘The 59 Sound.’ The bands unpolished, soul heavy, blue collar, just trying to do the right thing...
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Single Review: Mortimer Jackson – Chancers and Rats
June 11, 2018 No Responses

Single Review: Mortimer Jackson – Chancers and Rats

Britpop maybe a distant memory to most but singer-songwriter Mortimer Jackson has built on the movements best musical moments to deliver the decade defying ‘Chancer And Rats’. The impressive single nudges the floor filling influences into the flickering sp...
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Live Review: The Skids, TV Smith and Charlie Harper at Sub 89, Reading
June 10, 2018 No Responses

Live Review: The Skids, TV Smith and Charlie Harper at Sub 89, Reading

Charlie Harper’s enjoyable one-man acoustic set is completed with the UK Subs favourite ‘Warhead’. The stripped down version of this Punk classic is an enthralling listen and Charlie’s voice has that deep lived in husk that naturally works acoustically...
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Live Review: The Lazys and The Lockhearts at The Black Heart, Camden
June 8, 2018 No Responses

Live Review: The Lazys and The Lockhearts at The Black Heart, Camden

The Lockhearts squeeze on to the small stage and deliver a clutch of booming soulful RNR. The band are loud, tuneful and shake the senses with their truly classic template of Seventies Rock. The set consists of songs from the...
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Album review: Between You & Me – Everything is Temporary
June 8, 2018 No Responses

Album review: Between You & Me – Everything is Temporary

Pop-Punk’s dead horse has been flogged so many times that its carcass is now just a bloody mess of entrails and rotting flesh on the commercial slaughterhouse floor. So it’s surprising that Between You & Me’s debut album ‘Everything Is...
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Album Review: The Interrupters – Fight For The Good Fight
June 7, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: The Interrupters – Fight For The Good Fight

L.A Ska Punk pioneers The Interrupters return with their third full-length studio release the utterly anthemic ‘Fight The Good Fight.’ Opener ‘Title Holder’ continues the bands battle-happy, 2-Tone underdog, chest puffed out hook-laden infectious stomp...
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Album Review: UK Subs – Subversions
June 7, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: UK Subs – Subversions

Cover albums are a curious beast to tackle.The originals that (Sir) Charlie Harper and Co take on here, are in most cases best left to the originals. The MC5’s ‘Kick Out The Jams’ is standard fare while ‘Train Kept A-Rollin’...
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EP Review: Orchards – Losers/Lovers
June 7, 2018 No Responses

EP Review: Orchards – Losers/Lovers

Brighton based band Orchards release their latest E.P the Alt-pop heavy ‘Losers/Lovers. Opening cut and lead single ‘Luv You 2’ fires out of the gate with a balloon bursting chorus that is sure to be an alternative chart favourite. Next...
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