punk albums
Say Psych: Album Review: The Gluts – Bang!
Italians The Gluts last month released their latest LP, Bang!, and its taken me that long to find the words to do credit to such an amazing offering, which even by their high standards, is impeccable. Released on Fuzz Club Records, it follows 2021’s Ungrateful Heart LP, a punk masterpiece that left them with big …
Album: Rise Against – Nowhere Generation
Punk rock band Rise Against new album,Nowhere Generation, is the bands first new studio effort in four years. is set for a June 4 release and is Rise Against’s first with new label Loma Vista Recordings. Regarding the album front man Said McIlrath comments: “Today there is the promise of the American Dream, and then …
Album: The Rumjacks – Hestia
After all the press associated with the bands past it seems the addition of new singer Mike Rivkees who has slid into the ranks perfectly well. Writing their new album Hestia who is warmly titled the Greek goddess of home and hearth the band have dug deep and created an album of songs rich with …
EP: Shrines – Ghost Notes
After a 3 year long hiatus London’s heaviest post punk outfit Shrines return with new EP ‘Ghost Notes’. The 4-track strong EP, which is the follow up to Shrines 2015 self-titled full length debut, sees the band push into a new more post punk direction yet maintaining a similar sense of melancholy. ‘Ghost Notes’ was recorded by Steve Long & James Burke, mixed …
EP: Play Dead – Skint
London punks Play Dead, have dropped their EP ‘Skint’ via Blitzcat Records. With the band members still just 16 years old, the record is a thrillingly rough ride through the despondent teenage experience of lockdown in the UK, driven with deadpan Gen-Z charm and with razor sharp humour in their advanced songwriting. The guys stick to a well …
Not Forgotten: The Clash – London Calling
The Clash’s third album, ‘London Calling’, is 40 years old this month and so it feels like an apt time to reassess the record that many regard as the band’s finest and that marked the band’s transition to a major act on the international stage. It’s an album that makes me feel like a teenager …
Album Review: Sleaford Mods – English Tapas
Nobody wants to be the new Joe Strummer, or Ian Curtis or Henry Rollins anymore, they all wanna be Gary Barlow. An endless stream of delusional chumps, born to sing, who just want to play stadiums every weekend (even Queen didn’t play stadiums every weekend). Play your cards right and you could be just like …