punk/post-punk
Album Review: Percy – Seaside Donkeys
It could well be said that since their inception in 1996, York based band Percy have had more than their fair share of bad luck. The chaotic, John Peel & Steve Lamacq – acclaimed 1999 single “Donny Rednecks” failed to gain wider attention (possibly due to the vinyl being impounded at Heathrow airport); a full …
See: Japandroids release live version of ‘Heart Sweats’ video
Vancouver’ Japandroids have announced that their first ever live album, Massey Fucking Hall – named after the Toronto venue it was recorded in, is out digitally on June 19th via ANTI- Records, with a vinyl version following on October 2nd. From it, the band have shared Heart Sweats, originally appearing on 2009’s Post-Nothing. Of the …
Track: City Rose new single – Sextons Call and announce news of debut EP.
Australian punk band City Rose are set to release their new single ’Sextons Call’ on June 5th via Third Coming Records. Along with this news the band have also announced the release of their self titled debut EP due June 19th via Third Coming Records ‘Sextons Call’ kicks off loud and proud with fuzzed up wall …
See: Slack Alices – Kama Sutra
For those who like it noisy check this lot out…… Slack Alices are a new group of young upstarts ready to pick up their instruments and scream in to a microphone. Formed in late 2017 with a mutual love for The Cramps, Joy Division, Misfits & Sex Pistols and signed to Midnight Hallucination Records. The band …
Gang of Four announce new EP “Anti-Hero” and lead single “Forever Starts Now”
As the figurehead of Leeds hailing post-punk icons Gang of Four, Andy Gill sowed musical seeds across an array of artists with his four-decade spanning song writing reign: from the likes of St. Vincent, who declares Gill as her favourite guitarist, to the Red-Hot Chilli Peppers (whose debut album was produced by Gill). It is therefore the …
EP: DITZ – 5 Song EP
Brighton post-punk / noise rock quintet DITZ have today (June 3rd) released their new EP, called, well, 5 Song EP. It’s out as a limited run of 500 on beautiful pink vinyl 12” via the ever brilliant Alcopop! Records label. Comprising of New track Role Model which has already been on the end of some …
See: Panic Shack share new single and video ‘Jim Jits-You’
Cardiff’s Panic Shack return today with ‘Jiu Jits-You‘, the ascendant quintet’s second single and the follow-on to February’s incendiary debut ‘Who’s Got My Lighter?‘. Once again recorded by Tom Rees of Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard at Rat Trap Studios, ‘Jiu Jits-You’ is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it slice of elastic punk rooted in unwelcome advances and how to nip them in the bud. One of the …
Track: Naga Siren – Heal
It’s been a while since Naga Siren’s latest release, and this time they teamed up with producer (and childhood hero!) Yngve Andersen from Blood Command to further improve their sound. The single was recorded during a session in Bergen in February, and Englishman Simon Jackman (Outhouse Studios, Architects and others) was flown in to do …
See: Enter Shikari reveal new video for The Great Unknown
From their new album ‘Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible’, the electronically orientated Alternative Rock band, Enter Shikari have released a music video on YouTube, of their tune ‘The Great Unknown’.Bristling with mood and atmosphere, the song and the music video evoke the Dypstopian character of both the movie, Blade Runner and it’s soundtrack …
Track: DITZ – Role Model
Brighton’s DITZ have released a new track, Role Model, taken from their forthcoming 5 Songs EP, out on glorious pink And black vinyl via Alcopop! Records on 3rd July. The release is limited to 500 never to be repressed (well, not in the Pink anyway) and it can be ordered http://www.ilovealcopop.co.uk The EP contains the …