Album Review: Shred Kelly – Archipelago

British Columbia five-piece Shred Kelly are releasing their newest record this Friday.  Archipelago is out on 19 October via German record label DevilDuck Records and is all the modern folk goodness you need to make your day better. The new record was produced by Howard Redekopp (The New Pornographers, Tegan and Sara), and Josh Rob Gwilliam…

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Album Review: Liv Austen – A Moment Of Your Time

Country-pop rising star Liv Austen delivers an empowering and honest record with A Moment Of Your Time. Norwegian singer songwriter Liv Austen has been making waves in the country music scene with her infectious country pop. Just earlier this year she played the UK’s biggest country music festival C2C at London’s O2 arena. Her debut album…

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Album Review: Hellions – Rue

Do you want an album you can put on repeat for an entire day not gt bored of it? Hellions’ Rue is just the one.  Released this Friday via UNFD, Aussie punks Hellions are back with their newest project in the shape of Rue which guitarist and co-lyricist Matthew Gravolin describes as “the co-existence of a Jekyll and Hyde operating…

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Album Review: Morgan Evans – Things That We Drink To

Breakout country music star Morgan Evans delivers the feel-good record you’ve been waiting for.  One of our favorite new country artists, Australian-born singer-songwriter Morgan Evans, has released his newest album this week. Things That We Drink To is a collection of eleven songs co-penned by Evans over the last two years and reflects his exciting journey…

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Album Review: You Me At Six – VI

You Me At Six have taken the best of their past and added a whole lot of future to create one of the best records you’ll hear this year.  If you think you know You Me At Six, VI will make you think again. The Surrey five-piece may have previously been marked as emo pop-rock, but their…

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Album Review: Black Peaks – All That Divides

The band’s new masterpiece is out this Friday via Rise Records/BMG and precedes a huge UK tour.  Brighton four-piece Black Peaks are back with new music for you this Friday. Their sophomore record All That Divides was produced by Adrian Bushby (Grammy Award Winner for Muse and Foo Fighters), and includes brand new single Home. About the record, front…

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Album Review: Gregory Alan Isakov – Evening Machines

Out this Friday via Dualtone Records, Evening Machines is like a trip to the spa for your ears.  Colorado-based indie-folk artist Gregory Alan Isakov has released his newest masterpiece in the shape of Evening Machines. Its dark and eerie folk-rock attitude with airy vocals is the very definition of addictive music. What’s interesting is that when he’s not writing music…

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Album Review: The Black Queen – Infinite Games

Infinite Game is here and it’s a sexy little mo-fo.  Los Angeles’ The Black Queen are back with a new record, out 28 September via the band’s own label, Federal Prisoner. Much has happened since the band released their cold, cutting debut album Fever Daydream. But throughout it all, the trio of Greg Puciato (former frontman…

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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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