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Review: DRIFT. ‘Violence For Your Furs’

7th October 20267th October 2026 Reza Mills DRIFT, God Unknown Records, Post-Punk

It’s only when Nathalia Bruno, aka DRIFT. joined God Unknown Records roster that I sat up and took notice, as

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Review: King Sans ‘Sell The Cow’

23rd September 202623rd September 2026 Reza Mills Alternative, Dipterid Records, King Sans, Post-Punk

King Sans, a new outfit from Chicago, Illinois are Jake Steven James (guitars/synths/vocals) and Izabella Rose (drums/vocals). Leading up to

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Review: Pallida Cavtat ‘La Distanza Tra Noi E La Riva’

26th August 202626th August 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Alternative, NOS Records, Pallida Cavtat, Post-Punk

Amerigo Verardi, a leading figure in Italy’s independent underground rock scene, has reinvented himself over the years not only as

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Review: Hey Colossus ‘Heaven Was Wild’

18th March 202618th March 2026 Martin Williams Hey Colossus, Learning Curve Records, Noise-Rock, Post-Punk, Wrong Speed Records

Hey Colossus, the long-running, prolific, UK heavy noise-rockers return with album number fifteen, Heaven Was Wild, which, in the crazy

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Review: Killing Joke ‘EXTREMITIES, The Albini Demos And Live Beginnings ’88’

3rd March 20263rd March 2026 Reza Mills Invisible Records, Killing Joke, Overdrive Records, Post-Punk

The late ‘80s marked a turbulent period in Killing Joke’s history, first there were the departures of founding member Big

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Review: Golden Hours ‘Beyond Wires’

2nd March 20262nd March 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Fuzz Club Records, Golden Hours, Post-Punk, Shoegaze

What has always captivated me most, eliciting a profound sense of both fascination and desolation, particularly while listening to Berlin’s

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Review: AAA Gripper ‘We Invented Work For The Common Good’

29th May 202529th May 2025 Harry Holmes AAA Gripper, Noise-Rock, Post-Punk, Spoken Word, Wrong Speed Records

For a record that brings ‘work’ into the frame from the title, there is a surprising amount of play and

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Review: mclusky ‘the world is still here and so are we’

15th May 202515th May 2025 Reza Mills Ipecac Recordings, mclusky, Post-Punk

I’d like to start by dedicating this review to my friend Adam York Gregory, who was responsible for introducing me

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Review: The Underground Youth ‘Décollage’

28th April 202528th April 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Alternative, Fuzz Club Records, Post-Punk, The Underground Youth

With a remarkable discography spanning twelve captivating albums, culminating in their latest masterpiece Décollage, The Underground Youth have solidified their

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Review: Bag People ‘Bag People’

7th April 20257th April 2025 Reza Mills Bag People, Drag City, Post-Punk

Bag People never put out a proper full-length album during their lifetime, their only output came in the form of

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Review: Haunted Horses ‘Dweller’

10th January 202510th January 2025 Reza Mills Haunted Horses, Industrial, Post-Punk, Three One G

My first review of 2025 comes courtesy of a band who hail from the birthplace of grunge, Seattle, and who

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