New Age Grace are back with Take A Stand. The single, due for release on 19th December, is backed by a digital B-side We All Fall. This will be the band’s final single before the release of their debut full length album in 2026. Take A Stand is a mid-paced rock track with the familiarContinue reading “New Age Grace – Take A Stand”
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Neoplastic – The Wolds
Hull based post-punk trio Neoplastic return with new single The Wolds. Singer and bassist Leo Joslin describes the song as “a love letter to the Yorkshire Wolds”. But this is no ditty of a folk song. Anyone expecting a Jethro Tull style Songs from the Wood track better grab a pair of ear defenders, becauseContinue reading “Neoplastic – The Wolds”
The Captain – Fight Your Momma
The Captain are back with their third single of 2025. Fight Your Momma is another belter of a rock song from these Dutch masters. Fight Your Momma begins with singer Kiki Baljé shouting “Good morning” like a toddler jumping on their parents bed at 6am on a Sunday. You know what follows will be chaos,Continue reading “The Captain – Fight Your Momma”
The Empty Threats – happy birthday
The Australian sextet released their 2nd full length album this month, a follow up 2023’s ‘Monster Truck Mondays’, and boy has it been worth the wait. The Empty Threat’s sophomore album ‘happy birthday’ is a tour de force of avant-garde rock. 14 songs and 34 minutes of pure genius, with one track flowing effortlessly intoContinue reading “The Empty Threats – happy birthday”
PØRTERS – Motion Without Direction
PØRTERS might just have the best four-part vocal harmonies since ABBA. Take a listen to the opening track ‘Where are we going?’ from the band’s latest EP ‘Motion Without Direction’ and you’ll see what I mean. This is a track of such exquisite beauty that it should be in an art gallery. ‘Where are weContinue reading “PØRTERS – Motion Without Direction”
PROJECTOR – It Surely Has Been Hell
PROJECTOR crank up the crank wave on latest release ‘It Surely Has Been Hell’. Once again singer Edward Ensbury has something to get off his chest, and he’s going to let you know about it. ‘It Surely Has Been Hell’ is the band’s third single of the year, and is part of the build upContinue reading “PROJECTOR – It Surely Has Been Hell”
Beth Seymour & The Lizzies – Hellboy
Ahead of the release of their debut album ‘You Wouldn’t Like It Inside My Head’ Beth Seymour & The Lizzies release new single ‘Hellboy’. The album charts the coming out of Beth Seymour as transgender. It’s a musical tour de force and follows the arc of Beth Seymour’s journey from gender dysphoria to finding herContinue reading “Beth Seymour & The Lizzies – Hellboy”
Baby Shower – Winona Ride or Die
Baby Shower return with an epic new single ‘Winona Ride or Die’. For those unfamiliar with the Melbourne trio, they take the humour of Men at Work and blend it with the raw punk energy of Amyl and the Sniffers (two other Melbourne bands – there must be something in the water). ‘Winona RideContinue reading “Baby Shower – Winona Ride or Die”
The Captain – Can’t Hide
The Captain return with their latest single ‘Can’t Hide’. The Captain are the most exciting thing to come out of the Netherlands since Arne Slot. ‘Can’t Hide’ is a sonic tour de force from a group of talented young songwriters and musicians. The song opens up with some rumbling bass from Bouke Jong. Here’s someoneContinue reading “The Captain – Can’t Hide”
Mannequin Death Squad – Shame
Mannequin Death Squad return with their latest single ‘Shame’. The track, taken from their second album ‘Wise and Dangerous’, puts the Melbourne punk duo on the same level as other great rock duo’s such as ‘Wargasm’ and ‘Royal Blood’. ‘Shame’ begins softly enough with a self-indulgent melancholy lament. But restraint is for other bands andContinue reading “Mannequin Death Squad – Shame”
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