7.5
Magnolia Park – Baku’s Revenge
Magnolia Park, Baku’s Revenge
Epitaph Records
Magnolia Park’s latest is a self-aware, incendiary romp through pop-punk 101, with a delicious side serving of...
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7.5
9
Pinkshift – Love Me Forever
Pink Shift, Love Me Forever
Hopeless Records
It’s official: the kids are most certainly not alright. In a snarl of punk-rock attitude and a clap o...
9
The Callous Daoboys – Celebrity Therapist
The Callous Daoboys are a sasscore pack of thieves; brash, confrontational and sharp-tongued to the core, this post-hardcore collective are tearing up the ruleb...
8
Architects – tear gas
Architects, tear gas
Epitaph
Architects are proving that anything is possible; following on from the mighty when we were young, the metalcore juggernauts ar...
8.5
Scene Queen – Pink G-String
Scene Queen, Pink G-String
Hopeless Records
Scene Queen’s bimbo empire is growing - and Pink G-String, her first release since the masterpiece that was Bimb...
2000Trees 2022: Saturday
On our final morning of a festival, you usually get a little sense of bittersweet sadness that another year is almost over. At 2000Trees on this fine Saturday m...
2000Trees 2022: Thursday
After three long years, the wait is finally over. Yes, live music has been back in the swing of things for a little while now, and we’ve had many a can’t-quite-...
9
MOTHICA – Nocturnal
MOTHICA, Nocturnal
Heavy Heart Records
MOTHICA has stepped up the theatrics on second full-length offering Nocturnal, a paper-winged pop-rock opera replete ...
10
Creeper: A Spectacular @ Manchester Ritz, 19/3/22
Creeper, Vukovi, James and the Cold Gun @ Manchester Ritz, 19/3/22
Goodnight, farewell, they’ve killed an era off in inimitable style yet again – Creeper mak...
Boston Manor @ Academy 2, Manchester, February 2022
Boston Manor, Movements, Jools @ Manchester Academy 2, 11/2/22
Boston Manor have done a scorcher of a job before the lights even go down. Manchester’s nigh-100...