Wolfmother – ‘Victorious’ [Review]

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With Lemmy and Bowie having graduated to the great Hall Of Fame in the sky and poppy rubbish dominating the airwaves, rock ‘n’ roll needs all the fresh blood it can get in order to keep on fighting the good fight.

Back in 2005, Wolfmother emerged as major vital force donors, their eponymous debut dropping bomblike into the mainstream’s staling consciousness. Since then, Read more…

Posted on 19 February 2016

Heel – ‘The Parts We Save’ [Review]

In a culture completely dominated by music with all the depth of a raindrop, where music videos commonly feature suited and booted guys treating barely-dressed women as property, intelligent rock bands and kickass frontwomen are needed now more than ever.

Heel are here to deliver what we need.

The Parts We Save frequently feels on the edge of falling apart, marking it as an album located light years away from Read more…

Posted on 13 February 2016

Monster Truck – ‘Sittin’ Heavy’ [Review]

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Lovers of old-school, no-nonsense rock ‘n’ roll, stick around. Monster Truck have everything you need.

From scuzzy riffs to sleazy, wah-drenched leads and full-pelt energy, opener Why Are You Not Rocking says it all: Monster Truck are all about keeping it hard, authentic, and real. Sittin’ Heavy as a whole is all about doing whatever the hell you like, without giving in to the siren call of conformity – and in a world increasingly driven by Read more…

Posted on 10 February 2016

The TiPs – ‘Twists ‘N’ Turns’ [Review]

Play musical word association with the name “Düsseldorf,” and you’re likely to come up with either “Kraftwerk,” or perhaps “punk”. Reggae is unlikely to make the shortlist – but The TiPs are on a mission to change that.

Reggae has always possessed a keen sense of political and social awareness, and The TiPs keep that particular torch burning throughout Twists ‘N’ Turns. From immigration (Leaving Home) to Read more…

Posted on 07 February 2016

Figures – ‘Filter’ [Review]

Incubus. Tool. A Perfect Circle. Three of the greatest alt-rock/metal acts of all time. And key influences on Filter, the upcoming single release from the Australian underground jawbreakers known as Figures.

You could easily count me in just on the above alone – but throw in socially conscious lyricism addressing the social media attention sink and an inevitably impeccable mixing job by Karnivool über-producer Forrester Savell, and Read more…

Posted on 06 February 2016

The Jezabels – ‘Synthia’ [Review]

The Jezabels have a real knack for music that flows like water. Stand And Deliver pounds and washes like stormy seaside surf before the tide recedes, leaving rocky drums, the sparsest synthetic trickles, and a fiercely powerful vocal. It’s a beautiful start to a beautiful album.

Seething synthpop given guts and strength by frequent bursts of rhythmic energy and Read more…

Posted on 03 February 2016

Rootwork – ‘Gallows Humour’ [Review]

Man alive.

Wow.

Holy [insert expletive].

Imagine Reuben jamming with Light Grenades-era Incubus, and you have Code Talker – the lead track from Gallows Humour, the latest from a band namechecked by Jamie Lenman about a year ago during Read more…

Posted on 02 February 2016

Milk Teeth – ‘Vile Child’ [Review]

We’re all familiar with the feeling of being on the edge of falling apart. Struggling to get by, yet somehow keeping it together.

Milk Teeth’s music is the sonic embodiment of that state of mind.

Vile Child is a fucking challenging album. Imagine a mega-jam involving pretty much every even remotely grunge-related band from the ’90s, the chaos controlled only by an insistence that the results groove as hard as Read more…

Posted on 26 January 2016