Our Own Ghost City is an album full of off key time signatures, twinkling guitars riffs and rife with melody. On paper this sounds grand but in practise is quite a tiring effort. Repetition is what brings the album down, I often found myself struggling to determine where one track ended and another began a [...]

Sometimes it’s hard to determine whether a band rerecording material is either a cop out or for better, in Castevet’s case it’s the latter. Hindsight has served the band well in this instance; as the entire record has been rerecorded and expanded via 2 new tracks. When I first heard the original release of The [...]

Dude Japan are a band that seem to improve with every release and the fact the initial demo was of such high calibre must be a clear indication of where the band now lie. The progression since said demo is impressive to say the least, from the static hiss of the indie pop to the [...]

The Riot Before’s sophomore effort presents us with an album that’s varied in style and full energy and whilst being a thoroughly enjoyable record, isn’t without it’s faults. Rebellion seems to find the band in a situation whereby they’re not 100% on what kind of album they are producing. Given the recent popularity of bands [...]

I’ve spent most of the last year pretty much moaning about the decline in great indie rock and then out of nowhere, two quality releases land on my door step with Wonderswan’s I Wish I Was Deep Instead of Just Macho being one. IWIWDIOJM was recorded entirely on 4 track, something that is reflected in [...]

A mixture of style is presented here on the bands first 7″ all of which fall into some sort of indie niche. First track A Headache is notably the shortest and loudest track on the ep, opening on a set of controlled palm muted chords before bursting into a bellowed chorus with lyrics presenting the [...]

On a label with the name Either/Or Records, you’d be mistaken into thinking that the ep to follow would be a rather nice & sparse acoustic indie affair, however you couldn’t be further from the truth. Instead you’ll be treated to some of the most passionate punk rock you’ve heard in a while. Springfield’s Maker [...]

(Note: This week heralds another new contributor in the form of Leigh, a man full of wit and experience in local music. Formerly of Mexico 86 and Constanza, he now plays in the ‘sometimes active’ The Making Of…) Sharks need to be constantly moving forward in order to function; they do not sleep very long, [...]

Flying in the face of tradition, Everyone Everywhere’s self titled debut opens with a big Fuck You to current indie rock by daring to crack out a wah pedal and actually put it to good use in Tiny Planet, allaying fears that the band had taken on the spirit of the (thankfully) long dead Kula [...]

“The Last Place You’ll Look” finds We Were Promised Jetpacks taking a much more evolved form than that of their debut effort “These Four Walls”, in the sense that most of the conventional dynamics that the band employed have been ditched in favour of a darker, more brooding tone. Of the 5 tracks on “The [...]