It’s been an interesting winter this year and not in the good way. Like me, you may be worn down by the dark, the cold and just about everything else. Well don’t worry because the spring is here and along with it comes the new record from California Bubblegum Punks, The Dollyrots. Whiplash Splash is […]
Emotive punk rockers Sorority Noise are set to release their new album You’re Not As __ You Think on 17th March. The album, much like some of their previous work, is an intimate, emotional look into the last year of the bands life. Whilst emotional and in places dark this album has an underlying theme […]
Here at Alt Corner we love discovering new bands and sharing our finds. To help you find your new favourite band or someone to add to your playlist, we’re launching our band of the month feature. First up, Miami Monroe! Miami Monroe are an old school pop punk band from Glasgow, Scotland. The guys got […]
Essex pop-punkers A Few Too Many have announced details of their debut album! Lessons Learned is set for release on May 19th, 2017. The quintet formed in 2009 and mix massive hooks and anthemic power pop, at times giving a nod to Blink 182 and Green Day. Like most pop-punk bands, they share a love […]
We’re in March but it’s still icy out as Catch Fire have noted with their new single Thin Ice! This is the latest track to come from the Nottingham pop-punkers second EP A Love That I Still Miss (March 24 via Rude Records). Vocalist Miles Kent says of the track; “It represents the metaphor of […]
As I arrive to the venue, I find a queue zig-zagged, and stretched over a 10 minute walk away from the venue itself to find the end of it, like waiting for the opening of a huge festival, as my mind wonders how the hell all these people will fit in such a space. As […]
Catch Fire are releasing their sophomore EP, ‘A Love That I Still Miss’, on March 24th. The album kicks off with ‘Poise’, an instrumental full of delicate riffs. At this point, I don’t quite know what to expect from the band, but it’s quite a nice introduction to the album, and I’m happy to listen. […]
Empty Lungs are releasing a new EP, ‘Don’t Get It’ on Friday 10th March. It’s a wonderful blend of punk rock, indie rock and power pop, and it’s pretty darn great. We caught up with vocalist/ guitarist Kev Jones to chat about the new EP and their upcoming tour. You guys have been through a lot: […]
Take Hawthorne Heights, throw in a mixture of You me at Six and Moose Blood (who doesn’t love that combination!) and what you get is A Will Away; Candy coated dark pop-punk. Opening with elegant guitar riffs and sugar sweet vocals ‘Here Again’, the albums namesake track is an extremely strong opening track, and […]
2016 saw Gloucester quartet Elessar release their debut EP Reflections and play countless shows across the UK gaining popularity amongst everyone who’s seen them. We asked frontman Ricky Powell to take on our A-Z challenge,have a read and exclusively find out the title of their new forthcoming record! A song that made you want to […]
Melodic pop-punkers Milestones have revealed the lyric video for Shot In The Dark! The track is the third to be taken from their debut EP Equal Measures and you can view the lyric video below; The band have had a busy 2017 so far. They’re currently on the road supporting Aussie punks With Confidence and […]
US pop-punkers All Time Low have announced details of their latest album! Titled Last Young Renegade, it is set for release on June 2, 2017 and is their first release on new label Fueled By Ramen! The record is the highly anticipated follow up to 2015’s critically acclaimed Future Hearts and sees the band move […]
Homebound are not the band I would usually listen to, labelling themselves as UK pop punk, much like a slightly heavier early Blink 182, but to my surprise I was impressed with the overall quality of the EP, mostly the melody and lyrics in the songs and I can now see why they have a good […]
Brit pop-punkers Coast To Coast have released new single Heredity! The track is the second to be lifted from their forthcoming record The Length Of A Smile. Frontman Kieran Hyland says of the track; “These lyrics were probably the most emotional and honest I have ever written, listening back to recordings always leaves me with […]
It’s time to get to know – Kirsty who reviews for Alt Corner! We set Kirsty 10 questions about their musical likes, their guilty pleasures and what music means to them. 1 – How would you describe your taste in music? My taste in music is varied, I can go from anything from rock to […]
