Album Review: The Story So Far – Proper Dose

Album number four for California pop-punks The Story So Far is out on Friday. The 11-song statement of purpose is released via Hopeless Records and includes lead single Let It Go. Proper Dose is an album about growing up and finding the balance between the person you were and the person you want to be. It shows…

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There’s a new Avril Lavigne single!

The Canadian recording star has shared her first new music in five years.  With more than 40 million albums sold and eight Grammy nominations, global recording superstar Avril Lavigne released her first new music in five years today with new single Head Above Water. Preceded by a heartfelt letter to her fans on social media…

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Nervus announce UK and Euro tour for later this year

Nervus are set to play a run of dates in support of their critically acclaimed sophomore album Everything Dies (out now on Big Scary Monsters). Everything Dies came as a result of Em trying to navigate a path through her life in a world that still struggles with acceptance, and is the product of a woman comfortable in her…

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Ferris & Sylvester release video for ‘Sometimes’

Critically acclaimed and fast-rising London duo Ferris & Sylvester have released the video for their new single.  The beautiful animated video captures the boundless power of love addressed in the charming ballad. It was brought to life by creative director Neil Pymer (Aardman Studios) and Shiny Eye Studios. Regarding the single Ferris & Sylvester say…

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ROAM reveal new music video for ‘The Rich Life of A Poor Man’

They’re kicking off their US tour with Like Pacific next month.  Eastbourne pop-punks ROAM have shared the new music video for their song The Rich Life Of A Poor Man which you can check out below: The single is taken from last year’s Great Heights & Nosedives album. The video comes just as ROAM kick off their US…

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Maximo Park’s Paul Smith announces UK tour

Check out his latest single Silver Rabbit now.  With the release of recent single Silver Rabbit – the first to be taken from forthcoming album Diagrams – we find Smith conjuring a story of self-doubt and regret, setting it against the low-budget romance of the seaside, and channelling all of that through overdriven guitars. On an album…

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The Pearl Hearts release new single ahead of UK tour

Listen to Different Kinda Girl now.  The Pearl Hearts have released a video to new single Different Kinda Girl, a sharp shot of garage rock adrenaline which nods to the riot grrrl movement and 90s girl power. Lyrically Different Kinda Girl pays homage to Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and paraphrases suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. Combining The Pearl…

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EP Review: Brigades – True Blue

South Caroline pop-punk/post-hardcore outfit Brigades’ fifth EP is out now.  Pop-punk is currently seeing its biggest rise since the early noughties, waves of new bands emerge on both sides of the Atlantic on both ends of the pop spectrum. Brigades have been around for quite a while but have now released their first new music…

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EP Review: Bang Bang Romeo – Shame On You

Huge vocals and catchy melodies anyone? Bang Bang Romeo have got just the thing for you.  Doncaster three-piece Bang Bang Romeo released their debut EP Shame On You last month via Five Seven Music. Speaking about the EP, vocalist Anastasia “Stars” Walker reveals, “This is a biggy, isn’t it?  I mean, this EP includes songs that myself and Ross…

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Album Review: Thrice – Palms

Thrice are back with new music – and you’ll wanna hear it.  Orange County-based four-piece Thrice have released their latest effort via Epitaph this week. Co-produced by the band and Eric Palmquist and mixed by John Congleton, Palms encompasses everything from viscerally charged post-hardcore to piano-driven balladry. Near the end of last summer and a national tour,…

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