Music Reviews

EP Review: Pedestrian  Band – Band!

EP Review: Pedestrian Band – Band!

What a joy it is to hear music effortlessly combining genres to glorious effect. Pedestrian…
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ALBUM Review:  Mini Skirt – All That We Know (Bad Vibrations)

ALBUM Review: Mini Skirt – All That We Know (Bad Vibrations)

Australian pub-punkers Mini Skirt are so much more than this description. They have released their…
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ALBUM Review:  Hotel Lux – The Bitter Cup

ALBUM Review: Hotel Lux – The Bitter Cup

Change brings opportunities as well as challenges and with the departure of their original bassist…
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EP Review:  Shinlifter – Other Conspiracies

EP Review: Shinlifter – Other Conspiracies

Edinburgh-based noise-makers Shinlifter release their debut EP Other Conspiracies. Formed in late 2023, the quartet…
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ALBUM Review:  Sprints – All That Is Over (City Slang)

ALBUM Review: Sprints – All That Is Over (City Slang)

Dublin's Sprints toured their debut album across time and space, playing 140+ shows in the…
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ALBUM Review:  Rest Up – Real Sensations (EXAG Records)

ALBUM Review: Rest Up – Real Sensations (EXAG Records)

One of the joys of being a music reviewer is discovering music from bands you…
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ALBUM review:  pôt-pot – Warsaw 480km (Felte Records)

ALBUM review: pôt-pot – Warsaw 480km (Felte Records)

Warsaw 480km is the debut LP from Irish quintet pôt-pot. Evolved primarily from demos by multi-instrumentalist and…
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ALBUM Review:  GANS – GOOD FOR THE SOUL (Strap Originals)

ALBUM Review: GANS – GOOD FOR THE SOUL (Strap Originals)

GANS have blasted out of the blocks, the duo storming stages up and down the…
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The Youth Play – someday, forever

The Youth Play – someday, forever

Creativity fulfils many roles for the human condition, and music is no exception. Take The…
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ALBUM Review:  Slyrydes – What Happens If You Get Happy

ALBUM Review: Slyrydes – What Happens If You Get Happy

Galway’s Slyrydes formed in 2013 and their raw, honest, uncompromising brand of post-punk immediately earned…
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EP Review: Fog Bandits – This Coven

EP Review: Fog Bandits – This Coven

Fog Bandits today release their debut EP This Coven, and in a mega week of…
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EP Review:  Real Farmer – RF II (Strap Originals)

EP Review: Real Farmer – RF II (Strap Originals)

DIY art punks Real Farmer have blazed a trail from the pubs and bars of their hometown…
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ALBUM Review:  haunted images – haunted images

ALBUM Review: haunted images – haunted images

Haunted images is the vision of Louth, Ireland based producer and songwriter David O’Farrell-McGeary. He blends…
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ALBUM Review:  Shady Nasty – TREK

ALBUM Review: Shady Nasty – TREK

Australia's Shady Nasty have released their debut album TREK. Enlisting the production work of The…
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EP Review:  Isabella Strange – Slick Git

EP Review: Isabella Strange – Slick Git

Scottish 4-piece Isabella Strange are named after an ancestor of vocalist and guitarist Kira Wolfe-Murray's from…
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ALBUM Review:  Pet Needs – Kind of Acoustic (Xtra Mile Recordings)

ALBUM Review: Pet Needs – Kind of Acoustic (Xtra Mile Recordings)

Essex punks Pet Needs have released an acoustic album comprising 12 tracks, with four songs…
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ALBUM Review:  Lambrini Girls – Who Let The Dogs Out (City Slang)

ALBUM Review: Lambrini Girls – Who Let The Dogs Out (City Slang)

The actions of Lambrini Girls speak louder than words. One of the first bands to…
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