Reviews

The lovable scamps in Waterparks return with their second full length album and have the world fully in their sights with their butter-wouldn’t-melt slices of pop rock. The foundations were laid with their debut album ‘Double Dare’ and hopefully the boys will be building upon this with their latest effort, ‘Entertainment’.

Cane Hill combine their previously explored Nu Metal sound and blend it with a combination of other musical influences to create a whole new animal for their second full length album. Although it’s not the finished article, this release shows a lot of promise and a massive step in the right direction.

Almost every band can attest to how important a debut album can be. It can make or break them – especially with new, and often fickle fans. But given by what we’ve seen and heard of the debut album by Swedish alt-rock band Noija, finding new fans and listeners shouldn’t be a problem.

Instrumental prog rock is an ever-growing musical world, full of staggering technical ability and songwriting talent. Standing out is becoming harder and harder; to do so is more and more impressive. Enter guitarist Chris Schiermann.

The LaFontaines are back with their new album Common Problem, the follow up to debut full-length Class; and there’s not a problem in sight. Known for their take on some of life’s biggest issues including political dilemmas, the weather and global issues, it has resulted in a relatable album that works significantly in their favour.

Another year, another outstanding Reading Festival. Taking place over the August Bank Holiday weekend in Richfield Avenue, the three day epic is home to some of the biggest worldwide names spanning across genres far and wide. With a gloriously sunny landscape to top it all off, here's how our weekend at the festival went down...

Alcopop! Records signing Best Ex might be better known to you and me as Best Ex but with a new name and a new sound Ice Cream Anti-Social is their attempt at showing just what the new (and potentially improved) them can do.

Sleep Token marry ethereal soundscapes and heavy prog metal riffs on this second EP, all in worship to the ancient, long-forgotten god known as 'Sleep'. It's weird, but trust us, it sounds great.

When you have a formula as simple as Royal Blood, how do you keep it fresh without ruining your whole sound? On their second album the Brighton duo came up with a simple answer - don't do anything at all.

Wolves is exactly what a good Rise Against album should be, there’s meaning behind a lot of the tracks and they’re catchy enough that you’ll start singing along after a few listens.