Album Reviews
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Kid Kapichi - Here's What You Could Have Won
Hasting’s own Kid Kapichi are back with a new album titled ‘Here’s What You Could Have Won’ and fans have been making a lot of noise about the new release. The band have done an excellent job getting their new music out there to newer fans with performances and social media advertisement so they have...
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Dropkick Murphys - Turn That Dial Up
Celtic Punk legends the Dropkick Murphys are back with ‘Turn Up That Dial’. The band have made the best of a bad situation during lockdown by putting on multiple Livestream shows where they have been able to showcase a few of these tracks and the general reaction to them from fans has been overwhelmingly positive....
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Salem - Salem II
Salem have returned with their second EP titled ‘Salem II’. The band made quite the impact when their first EP dropped back in 2020 and fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of new music from Will Gould’s side project. This should be a lot of fun to jump into so without any further delay,...
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - WHEN GOD WAS GREAT
The Mighty Mighty BossTones are back with their first album under Hellcat records titled ‘WHEN GOD WAS GREAT’. The band from Boston has captured Ska and Punk fans’ hearts with their unique blend of the two genres, which has become know as Skacore. Alot of hype has been generated around the new release as fans...
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Descendents - 9th & Walnut
The wait is finally over for new Descendents music as the band release their new album ‘9th & Walnut’. The punk outfit have not released a studio album since 2016’s ‘Hypercaffium Spazzinate’ which has left fans chomping at the bit for a new release. Understandably there is a lot of hype around this release so...
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Goldfinger - Never Look Back
Goldfinger returns, after 3 years, with a new album titled “Never Look Back”. The Ska Punk band have bounced back with more of their iconic style. The new record sees the return of Charlie Paulson for the first time since 2002’s ‘Open Your Eyes’ record. Take the back seat while I tell you exactly what...
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Creeper - American Noir
Creeper is back with their ‘American Noir’ EP. The band have enjoyed a mostly positive reception to their latest album ‘Sex, Death & The Infinite Void’ and they will be hoping for a similar reception with this latest release. Fans of Creeper have already shown the new singles tonnes of love so the hype around...
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Baby Strange - Land of Nothing
Glasgow trio Baby Strange recently released their new EP ‘Land of Nothing’. The excitement around the EP has been building, with it’s single ‘More! More! More!’ receiving nearly 500,000 streams. So I thought I would take a look at the release and share my thoughts. We start off with the aforementioned single ‘More! More! More!’...
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BALA - Maleza
Spanish duo BALA are back with their third album – and Century Media debut – ‘Maleza’. Their first two albums have been received well, helping them tour beyond the boundaries of their homeland and making it into the UK, Japan, and Australia. Kicking us right into the album we have the single, ‘Agitar’. Exploding into...
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The Offspring - Let The Bad Times Roll
Punk legends The Offsprings are back after 9 long years. The excitement around ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ has been on full display from fans of the band. A lot of bands from that era of punk have either disbanded or struggled to adapt to the modern wave of punk so I can’t wait to...
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Zebrahead - II
Zebrahead is one of those bands who seem to be everywhere all of the time so it’s always a pleasure when they drop some new material to pack into their live shows. ‘II’ is their latest EP that looks to widen their discography even more. Here are my thoughts on the release! Opening the EP...
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snake eyes - skeletons
Starting off this EP is the very fast paced ‘don’t worry’, the song instantly grabs you in it’s complex layers of noise. The repeated lyrics “Yeah, I’m good, I’m fine, don’t worry” show how people constantly try to disguise the noises in their heads, when trying to hide their true feelings. The song also takes...
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Capra - In Transmission
Capra is here with their debut album ‘In Transmission’ and considering it will be their first release, they have sure done an amazing job of building hype around it. The debut single titled ‘The Locust Preacher’ has already amassed over 30 thousand streams on Spotify alone which is truly unprecedented for a band like this....
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The Interrupters - In The Wild
LA Ska Punks The Interrupters are back with their new album ‘In The Wild’! This is the band’s highly anticipated successor to their widely successful 2018 release ‘Fight The Good Fight’ which saw the band reach new heights in a rapid timeframe. The band will be hoping for more of the same with this new...
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NOFX - Single Album
LA rockers, NOFX, are back once again to tell you what they think in the form of some kick-ass punk rock! ‘Single Album’ has ended the 5 years wait for a new studio album and is the band’s successor to ‘First Ditch Effort’. The big question is always “was it worth the wait?” Well, I’m...
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The OBGMs - The Ends
The OBGMs, Or The Oooh Baby Gimme Mores, start their second album off with ‘Outsah’, leading us in with a mix of percussion clamouring together, before taking us into a strong punky rock drum and bass infusion. The song gives us our first listen to the OBGMs unique stylings with screamy, disguised vocals. ‘Outsah’ is...
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Flogging Molly - Anthem
Celtic Punk Rockers Flogging Molly are back with their latest album titled ‘Anthem’. Off the back of a huge UK tour, the band will be hoping to charm their ways into the hearts of some of their new-found fans once again. Here are my thought’s on the new album. The record opens with ‘These Time...
