Rating - 4/5 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/4RLFV8ILaUuAysAUjDOQfN Saga is the third single from Gürl, a triumvirate comprising Joshua Dalton, Seb Pelter and Jonny Turner. The single is a slow burner and it builds from a sparse darkness into something slightly more vocal and visceral, the piano giving it soul and a thread that runs through it... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Wishful Thinking – Day After Day (2020) /// We’re Not Alone (2016)
Bandcamp - https://wishfulthinkingnj.bandcamp.com/track/day-after-day Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Wishful51/?epa=SEARCH_BOX Day After Day Released - 3/7/20 Rating - 4.5/5 "Day After Day" is the first new music from Wishful Thinking in three years. Was it worth the wait? Absolutely. Does this track truly feel like a re-birth of the band? Definitely. The New Jersey pop-punk outfit has transformed their... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Pint + Blister – The Wild Side of Eden
Rating - 3.5/5 Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube| Spotify | Apple Music All photos on this article taken by - https://www.conorspencer.com/ ‘The Wild Side of Eden’ is Cheshire band, Pint + Blister’s second single in 2020: a melancholic love song inspired by the likes of Johnny Marr and The Manic Street Preachers. The... Continue Reading →
In Defence Of The 1970s
The 70’s was something of a tumultuous decade. This isn’t going to be about politics, thankfully, but the music scene changed in such drastic fashion across the decade that it seems art in this case imitated life. As previously discussed here Heavy Metal was born in this decade. The 13th of February saw the release... Continue Reading →
The Lumberyard Studio – A Conversation With Nik Bruzzese
After Man Overboard made the decision to go on a hiatus back in 2016 Nik Bruzzese was left with some empty space to fill. Having your sole venture and commitment removed can leave a person searching for some direction. But for Bruzzese recording and mixing is a passion he has felt a strong connection to,... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Casa Loma – This is Coping
Rating - 4/5 It’s fairly common for band members to have side-projects, giving them an alternative creative outlet and a chance to showcase their versatility and talents that may otherwise not be appreciated. While Man Overboard bassist and vocalist Nik Bruzzese doesn’t appear to be doing anything out of the ordinary with his indie/emo project,... Continue Reading →
Real Talk – Michael Crafter
I Killed the Prom Queen pionerred the entire heavy music scene in Australia in the early twothouands and were also a key player in the early-mid two thouands metalcore movement. Frontman Michael Crafter lives a much more tame lifestyle now running the Tattoo and Barber company Against the Grain in Perth. Michael is a true... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Graywave – With me
Rating - 4/5 Graywave is a name you that would come to mind when considering who has been confidently producing some fundamental and excellent displays of Shoegaze in recent times. However, Jess Webberly has made her return and has crafted a dream-pop classic that should be a listening priority this summer and forever. Escapism is... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Isolates – Hollow
Rating - 4/5 Inverness outfit Isolates have already proven they are capable of writing a brilliant song or two with debut single Frost, and followup, Forces. But Hollow, their debut album, shows this was no fluke, and they have plenty more to offer. Hollow consists of seven tracks, including Frost and Forces, and clearly takes... Continue Reading →