So, when Sick Joy announced their first album in three years, it would make sense not to be excited. It would be a bad idea to listen to their incredible ‘Them Days’ EP – or to their debut album ...

Shields are not a new band. They folded back in 2018 after the tragic loss of their founding guitarist George Christie. This means that ‘Death & Connection’ is more than a comeback record. After seven ...

Whatever Taylor’s going through, he’s certain that he’s going to win, and the impending victory drives ‘The Fallout’. “Those kings will fall,” he crows on ‘Kings’, another impending live favourite, ...

The slow, building soundscapes betraying vulnerability emerge as a hallmark of this new phase of Kid Kapichi’s career and dominate the character of this record. Take the ominous raindrop chimes of ...

Downcast’s ‘Nothing Left To Give’ is a confident and compelling four-track statement from the Bristol emo up-and-comers, showcasing not only their growth as songwriters but also their willingness to ...

With Sabaton’s “The Legendary Tour” taking them to some of the biggest arenas they’ve ever played on these shores, there was one question that needed answering heading into the first night of the UK ...

There’s no point at which Teen Mortgage’s debut LP ‘Devil Ultrasonic Dream’ doesn’t feel like being inside a sweaty mosh pit. It’s an album that holds you in its embrace even as it kicks you in the ...

Bristol noise punks Knives have had a killer year. Their debut LP ‘Glitter’, released in April, is a churning powerhouse of nightmare rhythms; a personal favourite of 2025. They’ve taken their ...

Royale Lynn is a solo artist and the thing about art, real art, is that only the artist knows what they are aiming for, and what they want. The audience doesn’t know what to expect. Music is art, but ...

Of course ‘Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death’, Creeper’s song awaited fourth album, is released on Halloween. And the fact it’s centred loosely around a Lost Boys-esque story about a vampire rock band ...

In four hours time, Mike Davenport will play his first show in the UK for a decade. That might rattle some, and there will be more than a few nervous faces onstage in the Monster Energy tent over the ...

H_ngm_n have been peddling their own take on emo for several years now; stripped back, two-piece and contemporary, yet capable of reaching anthemic highs that evoke mid-2000s pop punk bands like ...