Emo pop, post-punk and alternative rock are just some of the tags thrown at Can’t Swim yet, like some shapeshifting alien, they’ve avoided easy categorisation. Truth is they’re all these and more as they evolve over Someone Who Isn’t Me in kaleidoscopic fashion and reveal new facets whilst retaining their hypnotic sound. With an unrivalled … Continue reading EP Review: Can’t Swim – Someone Who Isn’t Me
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EP Review: Soilwork – A Whisp of the Atlantic
Soilwork have been around for a surprisingly long time, and my first encounter with them was via the sublime Stabbing The Drama back in 2005. This was far from their first release (that had been a decade earlier), and they've continued to grow and release original material since. They must be one of the founding fathers … Continue reading EP Review: Soilwork – A Whisp of the Atlantic
Album Review: Genus Ordinis Dei – Glare of Deliverance
Genus Ordinis Dei (they're allowed to have a Latin name because they're Italian) first blipped on our radar back in 2018 when we featured them as a Band of the Day. More recently, they released "Edict" from their latest album as a video and we got some favourable comments to it on our facebook feed, … Continue reading Album Review: Genus Ordinis Dei – Glare of Deliverance
Album Review: Rave The Reqviem – Stigmata Itch
Rave The Reqviem are a band I first encountered when I got a promo of their 2016 release The Gospel of Nil and I absolutely loved it. Since then they've changed labels and I kind of lost track of them until recently when I spotted they had a new release on the horizon - Stigmata Itch coming … Continue reading Album Review: Rave The Reqviem – Stigmata Itch
Album Review: Heavy Pettin – Best Of
Why Glasgow’s Heavy Pettin’ never hit the big time shall forever remain a mystery as they had all the right ingredients from a charismatic frontman to a hard-edged, but accessible, sound. Sometimes the fickle finger of fate can be cruel but, as if to remind the record buying public of their folly, Cherry Red release … Continue reading Album Review: Heavy Pettin – Best Of
Album Review: Christmas With Better Noise Music
When to start listening to Christmas music? I favour the 25th of November (a month before Christmas) but for some people, even the 25th of December is too soon. So, how do you feel about 23rd October? Far too early, surely! Not for the Better Noise Music label who chose to release their first ever … Continue reading Album Review: Christmas With Better Noise Music