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Album Review: Veteran Punk supergroup Pressure Set unleash their debut LP

By Harriet Static
Pressure Set - a Transatlantic collab of unexpected origin lets loose on their self-titled debut. In 2024, Colorado-based SPELLS drummer Rob Burleson met guitarist Dom Brining of Yorkshire melodic punk band Bear Away. Instantly bonding over matching Rocket from the Crypt tattoos, it wasn’t long before the wheels were in motion. After a few demos, the tracks ended up in the Continue Reading
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Live Review: LOVE NOISE FREEDOM festival, Downstairs at the Dome, London – 19/9/2026

By Harriet Static
German underground label Exile on Mainstream presented London with four of their finest DIY acts at the LOVE NOISE FREEDOM festival - a grassroots celebration! Featuring a unique blend of doom metal, sludge, blues, old fashioned rock’n’roll and freestyle experimentation, proving that DIY music will always prevail – so long as individual, freethinking projects and dedicated Continue Reading
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EP Review: mirabelle. remind us it’s OK to not be OK in new 4-track ‘LOSERS’

By Harriet Static
This September, heavy pop punks mirabelle. are dropping their new four-track EP ‘LOSERS’ via French label BANSHIES, and they’re calling it their “most ambitious release to date”. Why? Because it’s vulnerable. Designed for those struggling with self-confidence and feeling they don’t belong. With the title track’s theme setting the tone, the whole EP is able to laugh at Continue Reading
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Album Review: Fresh from Florence, Italian indie rockers Spleen grunge it up in debut LP ‘Gush’

By Harriet Static
Italian band Spleen’s debut album gushes grunge-punk and bleeds raw emotion. Dished up with a generous side of indie-punk goodness, ‘Gush’’s DNA can be traced back to early 90s alternative, emo and even new wave. Part angsty, part melancholy and part optimistic – the album has its share of complex emotional moments: exploring themes of intense relationships, social Continue Reading
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Album Review: Triple Lutz Unleash Explosive Debut ‘In the Hands of an Angry Mob’

By Harriet Static
After a nine-year wait, it’s finally time to get excited about Triple Lutz’s debut album. Dropping on 26th June, ‘In the Hands of an Angry Mob’, is coming in hot. Nothing is off limits: from internet rage and public shaming to societal injustices and even religion. For a band driven by race-against-the-world urgency, they pack a lot into the twenty-minute run time - Continue Reading