Review: Beckon Lane – The Long Road

Construct a Venn diagram with one side representing Queen and the other side representing Shinedown. There’s not going to be an intersection worth noticing. Well, certainly not from a sound aspect. Shinedown are radio-friendly American rock and Queen are… Queen. However, in that intersection, they share a sense of flamboyance and pomp. That’s where Beckon … Continue reading Review: Beckon Lane – The Long Road

Review: Diet Cig – Swear I’m Good at This

One of the things I love about writing for The Moshville Times is the variety of music that comes our way. It pushes you often out of your comfort zone, away from your usual genres and opens up a whole new world of aural pleasure. After a long, dark winter I couldn't have picked a … Continue reading Review: Diet Cig – Swear I’m Good at This

Review: The Dollyrots – Whiplash Splash

If I believed in musical guilty pleasures, mine would be pop punk. I thought during my mid-teens I’d found all the pop punk I like (it’s only a handful of bands). However, The Dollyrots supporting Bowling For Soup immediately added another band to the roster. Their new album, Whiplash Splash has been squeezed out whilst … Continue reading Review: The Dollyrots – Whiplash Splash

Review: Tantrum – Rough Cuts

Formed in late 2013 from two other bands (Laserfox and Kiss Tribute band Destroyer) Rough Cuts is the Livingston band's debut EP and came out last year. It's hard to pin this sound down but it has hints of those early Aerosmith/Faster Pussycat/Kix days. Drop in a hint of Rhino Bucket meets Rose Tattoo and you … Continue reading Review: Tantrum – Rough Cuts

Review: Days Indoors – Dusty Road

Days Indoors are a London-based soft pop rock band. Created by drummer and songwriter Jean-Marc Valat, joined by Joe Killington on vocals, Goncalo Charneca aka Gonzo on guitar and Matthew D. Seal on bass. They are influenced by the likes of the Foo Fighters, Incubus and Radiohead amongst others. Their tracks take their influence from … Continue reading Review: Days Indoors – Dusty Road

Review: SynaptiK – Justify & Reason

SynaptiK return with their follow-up to 2014’s killer debut, The Mechanisms of Consequences (which was, by the way, re-released recently). This new album, Justify & Reason, is down to its core a progressive metal album, but SynaptiK are not too far removed from heavy/power metal. Upon my first experience of Justify & Reason, I was … Continue reading Review: SynaptiK – Justify & Reason