Music Reviews

Early fans of Courting fell in love with their sardonic, post-punk festival bangers, which immediately got anybody between the ages of 16 and 24 within the nearby vicinity going feral in a mosh-pit. Their debut album, 'Guitar Music', indicated an evolution for the band, integrating distorted, glitchy pop sounds and a vibrant sense of sensory overload. 'New Last Name' only confirms their innate desire to go against the grain, throw it all against a wall and mesh a track together from whatever chaos that creates.

Dead Poet Society’s new album 'FISSION' will keep the January blues away. With hues of blues, jazz, indie, rock and pop, the band evolves their sound on their latest release. With more grit and darker themes than their 2021 debut album '-!-', the US quartet are rivalling the likes of the UK’s Royal Blood and Nothing But Thieves. 

With their new self-titled album, Neck Deep have identified their lane, and crashed through the genre’s median barrier to get back into it. It’s a welcome return to form for one of pop-punk’s leading lights. Although it’s just begun, this is sure to be a contender for pop-punk album of 2024.

As one of the biggest bands in the world, Green Day need no introduction. The Grammy-winning trio are back with their political-fuelled album 'Saviors'; how fitting for the 2024 presidential election cycle. With a wide range of influences such as The Clash, The Ramones and even The Beach Boys, 'Saviors' is an ironic and fun album. With the line-up of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool, listening to this album is like greeting an old friend. 

Self-confessed, fuzzed-up, grooved-up, hook-laden trio Blue Stragglers have come out with their sophomore EP, 'Fool’s Errand'. Vocalist Lee Martin, bassist Ali Waite and drummer Andy Head hail from the modest market town of Horsham, but offer anything but with their high octane, alt-rock anthems.

For a band that has made their mark at UK and international festivals such as Reading & Leeds, Isle Of Wight and SXSW, Tijuana Bibles are only just dropping their debut album, 'Free Milk'. Comprised of Tony Costello (vocals), Danny Costello (bass), James Brannigan (guitar) and Mikey Dornan (drums), this Scottish quartet gives the UK rock scene a run for its money. Blending indie with punk, Tijuana Bibles' album addresses feelings of frustration, isolation and anxiety as the world changes dramatically.

Dogma are a quartet of foot stompin’, hair swingin’, riff rattlin’ and surprisingly impressive hard rocking nuns. The band’s debut album dropped last month via MNRK Heavy, with an eleven track slab of bodacious, bombastic arena-rocking tunes.

Wargasm have tooled up, armed themselves to their musical teeth and are at their heaviest to date, with their raw, ferocious, ambitious must-listen, ignore-them-at-your-peril debut album 'Venom'.

Catch Your Breath are ready to make their mark with their reflective debut album, 'Shame On Me', a tremendously emotional album that carries the listener through a journey of pain, despair and everything in between.

Moscow born, Czech Republic raised and Brighton-based artist Aiko is back with her second album 'Fortune's child', taking listeners on an emotional rollercoaster while experimenting with new sounds.