Helen Chambers Penny Arcade Specialist Subject records This meanders from quaint English folk to Americana with a yorkshire accent to acapella and country. There's a vulnerability to Helen Chambers voice which adds to the allure. When she sings "keep singing the songs that will stop me from feeling alone" it shows opens up human nature … Continue reading Helen Chambers – Penny Arcade
End Of Pipe Keep Running Bomber Music Structured verse chorus, middle eight and whatever songs that make up melodic punk rock. Sometimes it feels like a slowed down Bad Religion, others there's a hint towards Down By Law. There's 6 songs here from this Brazilian outfit. With song titles like Rain and Pollution they may … Continue reading End Of Pipe – Keep Running
Death In The Sickroom Brick To The Face EP Reekus Records irish pop that makes me thijnk of Hey Paulette. Will we ever see a band like them? Maybe not and they hold a rightful place at top of the jangle charts in this country. Not sure if Death In the sickroom are even aware … Continue reading Death In The Sickroom – Brick To The Face ep
Wound Deep Cuts in all the Wrong Places Download Chester hardcore band have produced 5 songs in 7 minutes, not to be confused with the Dublin noise band with the extra s at the end. Actually some internet research has shown up a long list of bands around the word Wound. It commences with the … Continue reading Wound – Deep Cuts In All The Wrong Places
Goober Patrol / 7 Day Conspiracy Split Fixing a hole records Goober Patrol are from Norwich and have been brandishing their high tempo ska pop punk sound for many years now. 7 Day Conspiracy are from Sittingbourne, which Wikipedia tells me is near Kent. 200 Km down the east coast from Norwich, but they have … Continue reading Goober Patrol / 7 day Conspiracy Split album
Gangs Back To School Reekus Records The term back to school resonates with me nopt more but equally comparable to most parents of children age between 5 and 17. Of course for us it's a bout financial issues and lunchboxes and schoolbooks. Gangs aren't getting at that but I still have that struggle. "Try and … Continue reading Gangs- Back To School
Track by track review for Pissed Jeans remastered Shallow LP, out October 7 on Sub Pop I'm sick - Garage and in your face describing the virus in his body - maybe Garage No Age playing in the club style of Butthole Surfers Boring Girls - Jesus and Mary Chain but with more direct vocals … Continue reading Pissed Jeans – Shallow
Hope Show 75 the lowdown 1. The Vaselines - High Tide Low Tide 2. Death In THe Sickroom - Brick To The Face 3. We Were Evergreen - Daughters 4. Omelette - Happiness 5. Pissed Jeans - Boring Girls 6. Sissy - Nothing 7. Mika Miko - End Of Time 8. No Age Escarpment 9. … Continue reading Hope Show 75 – the lowdown
Kimberley Steaks Live and die in West Scotland Make That A Take Records The latest collection from Dundee punkers Kimberley Steaks. Very much early East Bay Sound. It couild be Green Day, maybe Crimpshrine, maybe Fuel or Jawbreaker but most definitely their Scotish cousins. 12 songs dealing with loss and despair and a sense of … Continue reading Kimberley Steaks – Live And Die in West Scotland
Get Human Garden Leave Out now Leeds 5 piece with a great diy attitude. Self released ep with sing along punk tunes. Not too disimilar to LaChance but their fi isn't as low. It's mid paced punk rock with some sing along backing parts "There is no hope in hell for me" is an interesting … Continue reading Get Human – Garden Leave
