It isn’t often that you come across an artist who can renew their sound and revamp their style while staying true to who they are. It’s a precarious area, when an artist begins to discover who they truly want to be musically and how to find balance with the space Continue Reading
Reviews
Album Review: The Virginmary’s ‘Divides’
You know how there has been that never ending cycle of British artists topping the American charts? It doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. British grunge-rock band The Virginmarys are the next to make their mark on us music fanatics in America. The trio are set to release their Continue Reading
Live Review: Saosin @ O2 Academy Islington 30/04/16
Check out the full gallery of photos here. Playing for the first time together in the UK, Saosin with Anthony Green were warmly greeted by a sold out crowd who, collectively, seemed to have been waiting for this show for a very long time. After some technical difficulties that postponed Continue Reading
Album Review: John The Ghost ‘Sincerely John The Ghost’
“I’m through with all the cheap sex and cigarettes laced with the taste of my regret,” croons John O’Callaghan on the introductory track of his new EP, Sincerely, John The Ghost. Frontman of The Maine, O’Callaghan’s new release is his solo debut, and a quite successful one at that. Sincerely, Continue Reading
Live Review: Pierce The Veil HMV London Exclusive Performance
After being locked away in the studio for well over a year, Pierce The Veil kicked off their first show since the completion of their new album, Misadventures, at the bustling Oxford Street HMV, located in the center of London. To an intimate crowd of three hundred of their biggest Continue Reading
Album Review: FAULTLINES ‘All We’ve Ever Known’
While metal is often a male-dominated genre, the UK band Faultlines offers metalcore and screamo fans a unique harmony of melodic vocals and guttural growls alongside impressive guitar and synths. Christina Rotondo takes the lead in this six-piece group, singing with a passion and intensity that carries the lyrics of the Continue Reading
Live Review: Counterfeit @ Electric Ballroom 23/04/16
Check out the full gallery of photos from the performance here. If this band isn’t on your radar, now is the time to pay attention. Hailing from the UK, Counterfeit’s a new hard-hitting punk rock band on the scene that has lyrics you’ll relate to, music you’ll love and a Continue Reading
Album Review: Beaumont ‘Nothing’
The Nothing EP is a strong debut for Birmingham alt-rockers Beaumont. The second track, “Boys And Girls,” which was already released as a single, is a good representation of the EP as a whole. In it, the band has harnessed a style that brings together the sing-along punkiness of bands Continue Reading
Album Review: Sorority Noise ‘It Kindly Stopped For Me’
Connecticut-based band Sorority Noise released their EP It Kindly Stopped For Me today. The EP follows with the bands writing style, a style that allows them to unapologetically discuss topics that are often overlooked including, addiction, suicide and depression. In four folk-influenced unplugged rock songs, lead singer Cam Boucher Continue Reading
Live Review: Neck Deep World Tour @ O2 Guildhall (16/04/16)
Check out the full gallery of photos from the night here. There might not be a ton to do in the English seaport town of Southampton, but on the night of Neck Deep’s show with WSTR and Creeper, it was evident that a large population of the city are pop Continue Reading
Album Review: Max Raptor Self-Titled
It’s been said before that punk is dead, but within seconds of listening to Max Raptor’s new self-titled album, it’s clear the band didn’t get the memo. With rousing lyrics to anger the calmest souls, vocalist Wil Ray offers a guttural cry to the rafters on all 12 tracks of Continue Reading
Album Review: Me Like Bees ‘There Will Be Time’
Indie rock quartet Me Like Bees are back with their new EP There Will Be Time, the head-bopping comeback from their 2013 release The Ides. The EP accentuates the band’s complete sound from the use of guitars to drums to horns, showing the amount of passion put into the release. Continue Reading