Launch Control – Reading, England, United Kingdom. For a quick look at the band and their label – Click Here. The Umlaut Records rostered Launch Control hail from Reading. A city that not only has a very confusing train station but also a penchant for driven, strongly worded and melodic...
Hanzo – Rugby, England, United Kingdom. Hanzo’s self titled EP fell into my lap, presented to me as a Garage Rock trio that dishes out sounds drawn in from Rocka, Psycho, and other various billies as well as Surf Rock. Straight from the cover of their self-titled, you’re assaulted with...
Duskwood – Yeovil, England, United Kingdom. The Hard Rock/Stoner Rock/Desert Rock epoch is one that can really go either way. You hear the words “Hard Rock” and you more often than not think of Guns N’ Roses or some mid-80’s rumble that was more about being “metal” and generally cliche...
Liberty Lies – Black Country, England, United Kingdom. The Black Country based Liberty Lies have just dropped their latest single before their November tour with veterans SOIL as well as Saliva and Sons Of Texas which is shaping up to me something really special with dates to be posted at the bottom....
Viva Zapata! – Bristol, England, United Kingdom. ‘Fuck it, it’ll Be Awesomesauce’ should be the title of the inspirational triple threat release from heavy Garage Punk rockers Viva Zapata!, the beast of a band from Bristol, UK. With tearing riffs, cut timings, and a grand change up of vocalists and...
Volatile Idea // Skinners – Bath/Bristol, England, United Kingdom. Photography credit – Meg Manley Photography – Click Here. Both Skinners and Volatile Idea have been busy since the last time we saw them, further entrenching and carving out their respective positions as two of loudest and most abrasive bands in...
Not Tonight and The Headaches – Grimsby, England, United Kingdom. For our previous works on the band – Click Here. Everyone’s favourite Grimsby based Pop-Punk band have returned this year with their new single ‘Slucky’, and as always, Not Tonight and The Headaches have truly delivered with their throw back...
Kings & Crooks – St. Helens, England, United Kingdom. Pardoning the impending pun but the debut EP from the St. Helens riff-groovers and severe neck pain inducing mob, Kings & Crooks, is as fresh as it gets. Well, almost. The band dropped their debut EP, Full House, earlier this month and what...
Feed Them To The Forest – York, England, United Kingdom. ‘And it’s only false we cant believe it.’ Photo credit – Old Cardinal Photography – Click Here. Are the York founded Feed Them To The Forest what the UK Pop-Punk and Alternative Rock scenes need? Quite possibly. Releasing music since June...
Hummer – Warrington, England, United Kingdom. ‘Two engineers and an academic playing catchy, melodic Punk music.’ Don’t let the word ‘melodic’ fool you or start a series of alarm bells that causes you to have some sort of internet-based meltdown and don’t pretend not to know exactly what I’m talking...