Dublin's Hope Collective
My tears are flowing, my throat has a lump in it that makes it difficult to breathe but like an addict I need this music. It is achingly gorgeous and will heal. Dive in and take the medicine, Patrick has laboured through grief and loved to provide this vaccine for you.
Aw man I’m in floods here. An acoustic scorcher with the theme of one father singing about his son. Singing about some of the troubles they face but underneath it all is an undying love as he looks to the future.
Musically it is nice driving intelligent punk rock fare. There's three songs on offer and are a great introduction to the band.
This weeks mish mash of gigs in Dublin include a nice end to summer festivities in the open air and the closed roof, small stages of Dublin venues
This is A five song EP of melodic but aggressive DIY punk rock that doesn't pander to trends or tread predictable paths. Brassneck does it again - capturing so much of what is best in the UK diy scene
Pardon Us treated us all to a new song last week. A high octane singalong about the state of the UK at the moment. Throw it on, turn up the volume and get air drumming
With the Dim we get some vocals with a tune trying to break out amongst the craziness but Harold House is like tuning a guitar in an intriguingly interesting manner as the band await their time to start soundcheck.
What's not to like with a band like City Windows? Melodic punk rock with gruff sing along vocals. This is the soundtrack style for many of my days, tuneful and heartfelt. The songs are filled with honest reflections delivering a cathartic release for both the band in its playing and the listener in consuming what is on offer.
Iron Lung re-release of the Steves extremely limited 7" - too robotic to be “punk” and too unruly to be anything else
New 8 song ep out now from Canterburys finest The spoilers has been in the works for quite a while. This release even seeing the light of day is a lesson in adversity with lockdowns, cancellations and a general urge to wonder what it’s all about.
