Category: EP/Album Reviews

Album Review: Robert Plant – Carry Fire
October 23, 2017 No Responses

Album Review: Robert Plant – Carry Fire

Robert Plant, “Carry Fire” (Nonesuch / Warner Bros.) – Robert Plant may be in his late sixties now but the former Led Zeppelin frontman has never been content to rest on his laurels and settle for growing old gracefully, preferring...
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EP Review: Cope – Tooth & Nail
October 17, 2017 No Responses

EP Review: Cope – Tooth & Nail

London five-piece COPE don’t just attack the Punk genre they literally slit its throat before smearing themselves in the blood from its still pumping veins – By Guy Shankland.’Tooth & Nail’ is angry, nasty and loud. Crunching riffs, devilish dr...
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Album Review: Muskets – Chew
October 17, 2017 No Responses

Album Review: Muskets – Chew

Brighton four-piece MUSKETS debut album is a Grunge fuelled mouth open, Grunge ‘N’ Roll, all out mastication – By Guy Shankand. First track ‘Pond Drop’ has a druggy Foo’s vibe which is interspersed with laconic vocals and some stupendous drummi...
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Album Review: The Professionals – What in the World
October 10, 2017 No Responses

Album Review: The Professionals – What in the World

Post-Punk Pop titans The Professionals return with their first studio release in Thirty Six years – By Guy Shankland. Along with original members Paul Cook (Sex Pistols) and Paul Myers the duo have recruited Tom Spencer (The Yo-Yo’s, Urban Voodoo...
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Album Review: The Darkness – Pinewood Smile
October 1, 2017 No Responses

Album Review: The Darkness – Pinewood Smile

You can’t fault THE DARKNESS for full on, balls out effort in the face of some blatantly obvious, self-inflicted Rock Star wannabe behaviour – By Guy Shankland. ‘Pinewood Smile’ opener ‘All The Pretty Girls’ bounces out of the speakers ...
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Album Review: Seaway’s Vacation
September 26, 2017 No Responses

Album Review: Seaway’s Vacation

Ontario pop-punk five-piece Seaway chase up 2015’s LP Colour Blind with Vacation – a bright & summery slice of feel-good, generously topped off with a dollop of 90s/00s nostalgia that’ll clog your aural arteries with a warm, fuzzy familiarity &#8...
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Album Review: CJ WIldheart – Blood
September 22, 2017 No Responses

Album Review: CJ WIldheart – Blood

CJ WILDHEART follows up the most excellent ‘Robot’ album with another semi-automatic solo release, the Pledge funded  ‘Blood’ – By Guy Shankland. Opening track ‘Tea Leaf’ fizzes with half inched attitude combined with spat out lyrics and a s...
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EP Review: Echoic – Shadows of You
August 21, 2017 No Responses

EP Review: Echoic – Shadows of You

Reading trio ECHOIC second E.P ‘Shadows Of You’ draws on a plethora of styles but has a distinct White Lies bloodline running through this impressive five track E.P. First up is the box ticking, tent filling anthem ’Blame’ – By...
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EP Review: Stand Atlantic – Sidewinder
August 21, 2017 No Responses

EP Review: Stand Atlantic – Sidewinder

Fresh from supporting NEW FOUND GLORY across their homeland Pop-Rock Aussie trio STAND ATLANTIC release the five track E.P ‘Sidewinder’ – By Guy Shankland. Title track and opener ‘Sidewinder’ is radio friendly angst ridden for all ages 2017 power...
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EP Review: The Great Russian Empire – Low Ends
August 21, 2017 No Responses

EP Review: The Great Russian Empire – Low Ends

Canadian rockers THE GREAT RUSSIAN EMPIRE have eschewed the guitar option and gone for two basses instead. It really shouldn’t work but in a bass loving bass clandestine amalgamation it does, and some – By Guy Shankland. The surprise is...
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