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Album review: Fight Back Mountain – ‘Death & The Miser’ 

By Alex Goose
The cheerily-titled ‘Death & The Miser’ is the third album from Fight Back Mountain, and if lyricist/guitarist Anjelica Aquilino’s musings on the state of life in the Midwest are to be believed, then it remains true that troubled times can inspire great art. There’s plenty of soul-searching on display here; a sense of faded glory in the here and now, plus uncertainty Continue Reading
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Album review: Bite Me Bambi branch out on ‘Eat This’

By Ruth Rae
Los Angeles, CA band Bite Me Bambi release their highly anticipated new album, 'Eat This' on 14th February. Branching out from their ska punk roots, this one offers something a little different! This record doesn't stray massively from Bite Me Bambi's ska traditions, yet the inclusion of musical elements from across the genres proves that this band have the chops to go Continue Reading
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Album review: Lunchmeat return from a 10 year hiatus with ‘End Of Man’

By Ruth Rae
After a decade-long hiatus, Canadian grunge punks Lunchmeat are back to 'caterwaul about middle age and global catastrophe' in their new release; 'End of Man'. Vocalist Sam Allemang writes about things such as; the ghosts of Toronto’s Don River, surreal visions of sobriety, labour organising at Amazon, the slow death of suburban life, and the brutalization of Palestine - Continue Reading
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Album review: Rebuke – ‘Things One Shouldn’t Have To Say’

By Alex Goose
It’s curious that Europeans are doing such a fine job keeping the late 90s/early 00s Californian skate-punk sound alive. It wasn’t long ago that we reviewed German quartet Noopinion’s excellent sixth record, which boasts more than a few nods to the likes of Good Riddance and Strung Out, and now here are Rebuke with ‘Things One Shouldn’t Have To Say’, continuing in a Continue Reading
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Album review: Peesh chronicles 2024 in ‘The Perennial Effect’

By Ruth Rae
Songwriter Peesh never stops - he has music constantly running through his brain - and his latest solo collection is the culmination of 12 months of work. Yes, Peesh wrote a new song for every month of 2024, and has now gathered them together in a limited edition CD release - 'The Perennial Effect' - for your listening pleasure! Peesh really brings his rich musical Continue Reading
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Album review: Pet Needs release ‘Kind Of Acoustic’

By Hannah Calver
Alternative/indie band Pet Needs have released an acoustic album full of smash hits and both fan (and band) favourites! 'Kind Of Acoustic' contains 12 tracks in total, with 4 songs taken from each of their previous albums; 'Fractured Party Music', 'Primetime Entertainment' and 'Intermittent Fast Living'. The album is certainly different, uplifting in parts and like Johnny Continue Reading