Bare Teeth – Lille, France. One thing of many I have learnt from Musically Fresh is how strong the European Punk music circuit is. Another thing I have learnt, a lot more specifically is the strength of the French scene within this, which is where Lille natives Bare Teeth come...
Yurodivy – Strasbourg, France. ‘Everybody Can Be Somebody’s Fool‘ Cover photo credit: Michel Grr Madrigal. Post-Hardcore. A genre that is an unambiguous game-changer, a genre that for better and sometimes worse has inspired countless variations of both itself and a whole and incredibly varied line of Punk, Pop-Punk, Metal and Instrumental...
Fire At Will – Toulouse, France. Every once in a while, outside of the regular requests we receive from bands, artists, labels and PR companies, we do our best to scribble a few words on bands that have made a lasting impression on us. Fire At Will are such a...
Resolve – Lyon, France. ‘I am terrified about what’s coming, worried about what a crystal ball could reveal, I just want to find the bravery to not run away‘ ‘Exposed’ is the debut single from Lyon melodic Metal/Hardcore band Resolve, covering the recurring theme of the existential crisis which is...
Barque – Lille, France. It is credible to state that when looking into influential bands and genre stylistics that Punk and its angry sibling Hardcore have done modern alternative music (and arguably music in general) a huge service. Now, if you apply this logic to Punk and Hardcore within that...
Raincheck – Lyon, France. Cover photo credit – Noodle Photography – Click Here. (Above) Photo credit: Lukas Guidet. We’ve had our brief forays into French Punk music but nothing at length. This thought occurred to me a few days prior and upon opening our very full inbox that we are...
Hightower – Paris, France. Cover Photo credit goes to Eric Pires. Now, you may remember our work on French Melodic Hardcore/Post-Hardcore troupe, Above The North, from earlier in the year. If you don’t and that sounds appealing, then you can find it and indeed the band – Here. The reason I bring up...
Above The North – Lyon, France. French ferocity. Formed in 2012, Above The North are another example of the natural progression that often makes a band. Originally, the band’s sound was more focussed on a harder, riff-based Metalcore style that employed pummelling drums and break downs that were supplemented by...