Albums
Refused – War Music
9.5/10 More than 20 years ago, Sweden’s Refused put out one of the most important records of all time, The Shape of Punk To Come. Unfortunately, at the time, it fell upon deaf ears, and […]
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Blades – Blades
5/10 Blades are an Italian hardcore currently based out of Berlin here with their self-titled debut. Clocking in under fifteen minutes, Blades is eleven tracks of solid, but ultimately run-of-the-mill hardcore punk. If you’re a […]
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GUITARFIRE100 – Stealing Paintings
8/10 GUITARFIRE100 are a strangely-named Montreal pop-punk band here with their debut EP Stealing Paintings. The band pack a lot into just three short tunes, with their straightforward, punk rock musicianship backing up some catchy […]
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Question Mark – Inner Call
6/10 When I was 11 years old, I wanted to be a skateboarder. Being the perpetual klutz that I am, it was never meant to be. Like most kids my age, I made up for […]
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The Astronots – Cotati
4/10 Cotati is the latest release from Los Angeles-based rock band The Astronots. Cotati is part indie, part blues, and part garage rock and has some pretty interesting moments sprinkled throughout. Unfortunately, these moments were […]
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Among Cowards – Among Cowards (EP)
7.5/10 Travel down South of the border (and if you’re Canadian, do yourself a favour and skip the US entirely) to a lawless city of vice and danger—Tijuana, Mexico. A city overrun with drugs and […]
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Nuage Flou – Conversations Avec Nuage Flou
2/10 Is it too early for a Christmas reference? You know that scene in How the Grinch Stole Christmas where the Grinch loses his shit over all the fucking noise the Whos make on Christmas […]
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Louser – Louser
9/10 Winnipeg emo rockers Louser are back with their latest EP, Louser. This self-titled release is an impressive follow up to 2018 Intermediate State. The production is a little more polished than on the band’s […]
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Ram Ones – Real Tree Camo
8/10 I love a band with a sense of humour. There are so many punk bands that take themselves too seriously, even though punk rock is one of the goofiest subgenres out there (next to […]
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Struggle Session – Sudamérica Ruido y Amor
6/10 Struggle Session is a Beijing-based band here with the thirty-three song, ten-minute long album Sudamérica Ruido y Amor. The album is a tribute to the band’s recent tour, with each song titled after a […]