Dave Hause’s new record ‘Kick’ is simply ten songs about being strong, understanding that we all struggle and kicking back against the things that kick you when you’re down. But underneath the lyrical meaning, what we actually have here is an album that’s actually very, very good. And I’ll explain why.
Having only gotten into Deaf Havana after their latest record 'Rituals', but certainly liking what I heard, I jumped at the chance to check out their live show with my friend. With two other, very different bands on the bill as well, I knew it'd be an interesting night.
2019's Slam Dunk festival line-up is now completed with this latest announcement! We also have the line-up for the more relaxed acoustic stage!
Cane Hill have come out swinging from their debut, and proceed to really create a buzz over the audience. The latest release has hit me by surprise from previous works though.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich has announced his highly anticipated third album, Gratitude, will be released on 15th March 2019 via Dirty Hit.
Welcome to The Best Songs By Julien Baker. In this featured article we take a look at Julien Baker's best selection of tracks hand-picked by ourselves for your enjoyment.
Ahead of their return to the UK as support for As It Is, Canadian trio Courage My Love have revealed a stripped back version of their latest track Remission! Vocalist Mercedes Arn-Horn says of the decision to release a stripped back version of the track, who’s original has over 234,000 streams; “it was really fun to flex a different […]
Cane Hill have announced details of their new record! Kill The Sun is set for release on January 18, 2019 through Rise Records! The band say: “We spent the summer working on new Cane Hill music. We’ve embraced the weirder and mellower side of what we do as it’s something we think is important to our band. […]
Brit rockers WITTERQUICK have revealed an acoustic version of their latest single Damaged! The track comes ahead of the band’s November UK tour! The band say: “We wanted to do something raw, something unedited with no tricks. One take, play the song, be real. There isn’t an awful lot of that going on these days.” Check out Damaged acoustic […]
From the opening heartfelt moments of this EP, it definitely seems to set tone for what you can expect from these indie rockers!
Brit metallers Asking Alexandria have revealed a beautiful acoustic rendition of their single Alone In A Room! The original track is lifted from the band’s self-titled fifth album (out now, Sumerian Records). The acoustic rendition, released as a B-side to it’s original counterpart, has received 765k streams to date! Guitarist Ben Bruce says; “In celebration of Alone in […]
In true festival style, the rain clouds are looming over Reading Festival but that didn’t stop us having a bit of fun with Scottish sweethearts The XCERTS! We spoke to Murray, Jordan and Tom about Reading, Late One Night and striving to get that mansion… How did your set go? Murray (guitar/vocals): It was brilliant. […]
Canadian post-hardcorers Silverstein have revealed two acoustic renditions of The Afterglow and Aquamarine! The original versions appear on the band’s latest album Dead Reflection (out now, Rise Records). Vocalist Shane Told explains; “We love Dead Reflection so much and didn’t want to do some half-baked, phoned-in acoustic versions. “So we actually got Derek Hoffman back at the helm and spent the time […]
Mark Holley’s acoustic show was something special. Held at Sixty Six Sounds, a guitar shop decked with fairy lights, it created a cute atmosphere for the set. With the absence of drums and bass, alone with just his collection of acoustic guitars Holley’s vocals were phenomenal. Power and emotion comes across with every song sung, […]
Gloucestershire emo-punks Elessar have taken their most recent five-track EP In All Honesty and reworked each of the tracks into an acoustic release, taking a step in a very different direction. Beginning with Half Love, we have a track that on listen to the original, would be hard to imagine as an acoustic but it […]
