Luke, Nina and Greg are three friends who got together as people to play heartfelt punk rock songs. These songs are about parenting, relationships and not necessarily about changing the world. But in a funny way they are, Ugly Crier are part of a community that celebrates the normalcy of life and sing about the highs and lows of our journey through this world.
Play of the day is not Ugly
Sunderland punk Ugly Criers have dropped a real teaser into anticipation of their debut album coming out in Little Rocket records in early 2026
Play of the day – Back Teeth are the Ultimate Worriers
While you're listening to the melodies and soaring vocals you are taken to a place that involves bodies having on the dance floor, everyone picking each other up, fists in the air at defiance of where our worlds are heading and taking us to where we really want to be.
Play of the day is a real Tearjerker
TearjerkerBad MindLittle Rocket Records There's something about melodic punk rock in the North East of England. It's heartfelt sing along and never too straight forward. This is a heady mix of those 90's days when Leatherface were leading the way in the indie charts. 11 melodic tracks that soar along with sing along chorus and … Continue reading Play of the day is a real Tearjerker
Among Legends debut out now
This is a band I want to listen to. Steering chorus and rising voices but always with a tune behind them.
Play of the day are Among legends
Canadian sing along pop punks Among Legends have a new single, Come out Swinging, out today
Dealing with more damage – Ask More questions, please
Re-release on vinyl with extra tracks of Dealing With Damage as they ask more questions and bring back that punk rock back to us that we all love
Play of the day it’s not just mush it’s a classic
What a game changer this album was. It took the punk rock bits many of us had grown up with, for some we had discovered us hardcore and the tunes that were going with that. We felt that music was changing trajectory, it didn't have to continue to be confrontational, it could be conversational. Leatherface were the band that made the next leap.
Play of the day – the heavy Seas are lifting
For Heavy Seas the sound is akin to Swervedriver being played by Hardcore fans, guitars are hopping everywhere with heartfelt lyrics being sung. Right throughout it's a wall of guitars crescending almost wave like around you.
Play of the day – Moral Mazes
With a back catalog of bands such as Kerosene 454, Channels, Office of Future Plans, Jawbox, Burning Airlines, The Bomb, Airstream Futures and Amusement Parks on Fire this was always bound to be a perfect guitar driven sound