Everything you want from a modern pop punk release. Continue reading Drastic Park – Last World (2020)
Category Archives: Rock
Glass Tides – In Between (2020)
Big vibes, solid hooks, riffs and feels. Continue reading Glass Tides – In Between (2020)
Homestate – S/T (2019)
Pop punk…when it’s done well, can be so infectious and enjoyable! Case in point: Homestate. Continue reading Homestate – S/T (2019)
Hunter Hero – Better View (single 2019)
Here’s a short review .. this song is good. Proper good.
IBUILTTHESKY – The Zenith Rise (2019)
Instrumental music can be hard to write about since the very task of ‘describing’ music is like trying to explain a mountain view with a one line drawing.
Where do I even begin.
Press Club – Wasted Energy (2019)
Nope, the band should call it ‘Spent Energy’…nothing is wasted here. The best things about the bands debut ‘Late Teens’ are all here only this time everything is rigged to a higher setting. Continue reading Press Club – Wasted Energy (2019)
Wishful Thinking – Dreams Get Left in the Past (2019)
I’ve never done a ‘best-of’ release on here before which may be a result of most local bands just never bothering to compile their best tracks and publish a retrospective. I’m so glad that Wishful’ did this because not only is it the best album in their catalogue now, it’s a blast of memory filled and nostalgia fuelled good times. Continue reading Wishful Thinking – Dreams Get Left in the Past (2019)
Reside – The Light You Saw EP (2019)
Well this is just awesome. Take a serve of ‘pop punk’, combine with one part ‘post-hardcore’ and roll it in ‘emo’. Let it rest for 12 months or more and serve. Continue reading Reside – The Light You Saw EP (2019)
Japam – Sick Boy EP (2019)
Is it too early to start flagging artists for end of the year lists? Continue reading Japam – Sick Boy EP (2019)
International Women’s Day 2019
International Women’s Day raises awareness of the significant lack of female representation in sooo many areas. One place where I hope we can see more equity is here in our local music scene. Continue reading International Women’s Day 2019
