Authors: Alex Cragun
The Dad Horse Experience – Eating Meatballs…
Dad Horse Experience = (Will Sheff + Pete Seeger) / Thom Yorke
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Reviews: Old Wounds/Trenchfoot – Self-Titled Split
I love this recent resurgence of hardcore bands doing splits—I get two great bands for the price of one. … read more
Reviews: Highway Cross – Run Dry
Highway Cross sound like a grown up hardcore punk band. There are moments that have glimmers of Dag Nasty or Hüsker Dü in the eight minutes of charging guitars over semi-harsh vocals. … read more
Review: Youth Forgotten – Ghost of A Fallen Empire
Youth Forgotten have a lot of influences: speed metal, thrash, early-’00s metalcore, gothic rock and crossover. When YF combines two genres in one song, it sounds good, but this was quite rare. … read more
Review: Uniform – Perfect World
Uniform = Pharmakon + Zulus … read more
Review: Various Artists – Mess With The Best… Die Like...
I imagine this album would be great to riot to. Smashing windows and throwing Molotov cocktails to punk is something I want to see. … read more
Review: Title Fight – Hyperview
Title Fight = Black Forrest Fire + Sunny Day Real Estate / Defeater … read more
Review: Tree Blood – I Am A Disgusting Pig
Tree Blood = Thee Oh Sees / Japandroids … read more
Review: Toughskins – Keep The Faith
Toughskins have been around since the ’90s and they’re a great example of an old-fashioned, boots and braces, Oi! punk group. Comparing this album to their older stuff, it holds up well. If you’re looking for something to drive fast to or chug beer to, this is your album. … read more
Review: The Runs – Pretty Girls
Pretty Girls needs more “Hey! Ho!”s and “Gabba gabba hey!”s. The lyrics are extruded from a Joey Ramone-‑like perspective, and the vocals of Scott Free have a similar cadence and tone to Joey. … read more