Thrice have always thrived on diverse creative approaches. Their on-record history has already taken in a set of post-hardcore classics (The Artist In The Ambulance), experimental compositional sorcery (Vheissu), and the all-encompassing masterwork The Alchemy Index. Since the latter epic saw the light of day, Thrice have never quite managed to Read more…
Discovering a band with tons of potential is always a rewarding experience – and EMPIRE (sometimes stylised as EMP!RE) are one such outfit. Over the past six years, these guys have been busy making a name for themselves in the British rock underground and, of course, putting in the work that led to this album’s creation. Glue is the sound of a band who remain a work in progress, albeit one that seems sure to grow into Read more…
Music has always had the ability to transport listeners into parallel realities. Within such dimensions we can escape from worldly concerns, explore fictional realms, and relax as the musicians behind it all weave stories through chords, beats, melodies, riffs, and lyrics. For Boston Manor, however, escapism, prog-style fantasies, and tranquil chill sessions are definitely Read more…
2000 Trees 2018 was easily one of the best festivals I’ve ever been to. Year after year, the Trees team have consistently worked to build and improve on everything they’ve achieved – and by this point, 2000 Trees has a practically unrivalled reputation amongst fans of British underground music.
This past weekend, one of the UK music scene’s greatest institutions exceeded all expectations Read more…
Over the past decade and a half, A Perfect Circle have remained as in-demand and enigmatic as ever – despite not having put out an album since 2004’s eMOTIVe. Core members Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel have kept busy with their own projects in that time, as well as making a good few live appearances as A Perfect Circle. Now comes Eat The Elephant at last, an album that looks likely to divide those long-running fans who still Read more…
Having already called Press To MECO “one of the best underground British rock acts since Reuben” during my review of their latest album Here’s To The Fatigue (which can be found here), I’m not sure how much more excitement I can convey with mere words here.
Honestly, that quote alone does the job – so enjoy this chat with Press To MECO guitarist/vocalist Luke Caley… Read more…
Press To MECO are, for my money, one of the best underground British rock acts since Reuben. Like the latter, they marry complicated arrangements with killer hooks, dirty riffs, and some extremely tasty harmony vocals. But Press To MECO remain in a league of their own thanks to a wide range of other influences, from Fall Out Boy to SikTh, Muse, and Arcane Roots Read more…
For Deaf Havana, the past few years have been nothing if not chaotic. With 2013’s Old Souls, the Norfolk alt-rockers broke into the UK Top Ten, hit a new level of success, and even found themselves supporting Bruce Springsteen. On the surface, Deaf Havana had achieved almost everything any given rock band could possibly hope to tick off on their bucket list.
As we tend to expect when dreaming of the future, life should have been all roses from then onwards. But financial and interpersonal communication issues came close to derailing Deaf Havana, before they made some major changes behind Read more…
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Listening to the career retrospective of an artist you’ve only just discovered can be a dangerous proposition. If it sucks, you’re fine; life continues as normal. If it’s great, on the other hand, you may be at serious risk of kicking yourself half to death for your ignorance.
So, if you’ve never heard of Carina Round before now, you’ll need to focus in order to keep your feet rooted to the floor rather than buried in your own backside. Deranged To Divine covers fourteen years of temporal ground, collecting cuts from four solo albums and an EP alongside two previously unreleased recordings (namely Gunshot and an alternate take of Want More), totalling nineteen tracks if you buy it on iTunes. It is also, to say the least, pretty fucking good.
As well as counting herself a member of Puscifer – the electro-industrial brainchild of Tool’s Maynard James Keenan – Carina Round has collected her fair share of legendary fans, among them Lou Reed, Ryan Adams, Billy Corgan, Dave Stewart and Brian Eno. You don’t get to that level of respect without demonstrating exceptional dedication to your art. But if Carina Round’s credentials aren’t enough, the music contained within Deranged To Divine is Read more…
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Let’s get the lazy comparison part of this review out of the way first. To my ears, on Atomised The Hyena Kill often sound like the next Royal Blood.
But, at the same time, that tag alone doesn’t do them justice.
The Hyena Kill – comprised of guitarist/vocalist Steven Dobb and pneumatic-limbed drummer Lorna Blundell – deal in hectic, raw, vitally energetic and punk-edged rock songs. Atomised sounds monolithic, a feral and Read more…