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It’s their first new music in five years and it’s damn good.  Illinois punk outfit Alkaline Trio last released new music in 2013 with My Shame Is True and now they’re back. Is This Thing Cursed? will be a favorite for old and new fans, and those who found Alkaline Trio via Matt Skiba’s joining of pop-punk titans Blink-182. If…

Following up a killer debut record can be hard – but Muncie Girls smash expectations and then some on their new album.  In 2016 Muncie Girls released one of the most critically acclaimed UK rock debut albums of the year (if not decade), and now they’re back with follow-up Fixed Ideals. On it, the band explore a…

Liverpool pop-punks WSTR are releasing their sophomore record this Friday. Working once again with long-time friend and producer, Seb Barlow (Neck Deep, As It Is), WSTR channeled the energy of the classics they grew up on and blasted forward with guitar solos, ad libs, and sing-a-long choruses that defiantly punches through the crowd. Speaking to…

Foxing’s Nearer My God is the dark, epic and beautiful record you need in your life in 2018.  On 10 August, St Louis outfit Foxing released their latest record Nearer My God. Having taken three years to complete, the record is probably one of the best things you’ll hear in 2018. Produced in St. Louis and Montreal by…

Having just recently signed to Pure Noise Records, Youth Fountain have released their self-titled EP.  “We are incredibly excited and grateful to be a part of the Pure Noise family – This label has literally been a long time favourite of ours for quite some time, so we’re really looking forward to working with and…

More Than Misery follows the band’s 2017 EP The Mould You Build Yourself Around, released via Rude Records, and showcases new life in Homebound. Charlie Boughton said about the new record: “More to Me Than Misery draws on the many pitfalls when searching for happiness in love and life. Last year was possibly the best and worst of my…

If you’re a sucker for acoustic versions of punk and alt-rock like we are, this album is going to take a special place in your heart.  Illinois punks Rise Against have released a hauntingly beautiful record with Ghost Note Symphonies Vol 1. Taken from the band’s back catalogue, the record features fan favorites that have a lot…

It’s one of this year’s best modern folk records.  ex-Dry the River member P.D. Liddle has released his beautiful modern folk album Casual Labour earlier this month. Composed in his spare time while studying law in a box room in Bristol with vocals recorded in the early hours of the morning, Liddle has delivered a record that…