Santa Cruz – Bad Blood Rising
Finnish hard rock band Santa Cruz are due to release their third studio album, Bad Blood Rising, on 10 November 2017. Continue reading “Santa Cruz – Bad Blood Rising”
Category: Reviews
Keep Dancing Inc – Initial Public Offering
New Romantics Keep Dancing Inc have released their debut EP Initial Public Office. Will it float and do the business or are the Parisian trio writing cheques they can’t cash? Continue reading “Keep Dancing Inc – Initial Public Offering”
Marilyn Manson – Heaven Upside Down
Heaven Upside Down is the latest album from industrial goth rocker Marilyn Manson, and it’s a welcome return for a rock hero who has otherwise had a bad time of things recently. Continue reading “Marilyn Manson – Heaven Upside Down”
Meadowlark at Fibbers
Monday night at Fibbers saw atmospheric duo Meadowlark come to York as part of their Postcards tour, celebrating their debut album. They were joined on the night by local acts The Bronze and Kymberley Kennedy. Continue reading “Meadowlark at Fibbers”
Shania Twain – Now
Now is Shania Twain’s first studio release since 2002’s Up, and her first entirely self-penned production. It’s a heady mix of pop and country like you might expect, with sometimes delightfully predictable lyrics and some really catchy hooks. Continue reading “Shania Twain – Now”
Seven Stories High – Deadweight
Seven Stories High are a pop-punk band from Swansea in South Wales, with their forthcoming release Deadweight set to be the band’s third EP. Whilst they are firmly within the pop-punk canon (the South Wales area seems to have been quite productive in that regard), their music also includes elements of the Mid-west and Long Island emo scenes, with hints of very early Brand New and more modern bands such as Mooseblood present in their work. Continue reading “Seven Stories High – Deadweight”
Kublai Khan – Nomad
Kublai Khan are an American metalcore band from Sherman in Texas, predictably named after the Mongolian Emperor and General. It’s a rather interesting name for the band to have taken on, as their music is just as hard and brutal as one might expect the emperor to have been, with a tribal intensity to their sound that is highly impressive. Continue reading “Kublai Khan – Nomad”
The Lillingtons – Stella Sapiente
Stella Sapiente is the latest album from punk rockers The Lillingtons, and it’s yet another decent release from the Wyoming band. They’ve drawn comparisons with The Ramones over the years, however this album shows them to be a more complex band than before, with interesting melodies and riffs starting in the very first song, Golden Dawn/Knights Templar. Continue reading “The Lillingtons – Stella Sapiente”
Samoans – Laika
Samoans are a progressive rock band from Wales, having formed back in the valleys back in 2008. Laika is only their second full length release (surprising that they haven’t put more out in such a long period of time together as a band), showing the band moving on somewhat from 2014’s Rescue. Continue reading “Samoans – Laika”
