Punk is more than a genre – it’s one of the longest lasting music subcultures, which not only refuses to die but brings in new devotees in every generation since its initial explosion. Because of that ...

‘MK Des (Miss Out)’ pulses with a similar energy. An off-kilter lead line accents the driving chorus and presages the verse’s syncopated rhythms. The vocals here sing, often soaringly, of social faux ...

Listening to the lyrics on ‘Pinkerton’ now feels slightly creepy until you realise it’s at least partially coming from this place of Orientalism and the characters which filled Cuomo’s head at this ...

‘Closer Than It Seems’ is carefully crafted but weighted by the past. It’s a solid, enjoyable slice of pop-punk that captures the sound of a fading summer.

A documentary where we sort of know all the characters and the stories in advance has to be a special to make a mark. ’50 Years Of Punk’ has tough boots to fill, but we’re left mostly satisfied by ...

There’s something innately American about Chat Pile. It helps that they’re based in Oklahoma. This is the Wild West, where the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye – Uncle Sam’s territory. But Chat ...

Weeks of drought might have turned London’s Victoria Park into Arrakis, but like the Spice, the heaviness must flow. Outbreak’s takeover of All Points East brings new acts, old favourites returning, ...

As the saying goes, there’s no ‘I’ in ‘Team’. Apparently there’s also no ‘U’ in Colorblind, but of course this is the name of a band, and they’re not British. Hailing from Austin, Texas the four-piece ...

There are many types of Chelsea Wolfe; the doom folk poet, the goth overlord, the master of all things hypnogogic. Wolfe’s covered a vast landscape of mystery and occultism over the past two decades, ...

Brazil’s top exports include coffee, petroleum, iron ore, frozen bovine meat and now Karen Dió. Snapped up by Hopeless Records for her 2024 EP ‘My World’ EP, she now has to prove success wasn’t a ...

Imagine the taste of a Slush Puppy when you’re a kid whose mum doesn’t let them have sugar, or the sensation of a teenager who’s just worked out that they can just about have that house party and ...

ActTanGent has always been a welcome home for the weird and wonderful, showcasing an array of the more experimental and genre-bending subsets of prog, metal and rock. This year’s line-up is, frankly, ...