Tag Archives: pop punk

Asylums – Alien Human Emotions

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In the era of DIY, the music industry has seen a lot of success from self-made acts. When you can run your own record label and put out a very highly praised debut, the bar is set pretty high for anything that follows.  The UK’s own Asylums have done just that. They released their debut in 2016 with rave reviews and two years later they are following up with Alien Human Emotions (Cool Thing). This sophomore drop from the Southend natives uplifts the alt./art rock genre in a direction that intrigues a younger audience from the second it’s turned on.Continue reading →


Marmozets – Knowing What You Know Now

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The world wasn’t ready when the Marmozets broke out with their 2014 début The Weird and Wonderful Marmozets. It was a fresh new twist to punk—well crafted, thrilling guitar riffs, energetic drum fills and majestically roaring vocals. Nearly four years since, the Yorkshire, UK quintet is back, stronger than ever with their sophomore effort, Knowing What You Know Now (Roadrunner). Continue reading →


Tiny Moving Parts Release Video For New Single – Caution

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Tiny Moving Parts, by Nick Karp

Minnesota punks Tiny Moving Parts have released a new single, ‘Caution’ from their forthcoming new release in 2018. They have also dropped a video to accompany the track, directed by John Komar (I The Mighty, Four Year Strong, The Menzingers). Continue reading →


REVIEWS ROUND-UP: Week 47/48 Five Finger Death Punch, Silent Descent, InAir, Felix Hagan and more…

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The Ghost Cult album roundup is back in town, for your vulgar delectation, though we’re taking a different approach this week and grouping together some of the less-“heavy” releases that are polluting our ears; it’s a walk on the lighter side of the Ghost Cult coin…
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Neck Deep – The Peace And The Panic

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Wrexham’s Neck Deep are a true British success story and have now found themselves as one of the biggest pop punk band’s on the planet. Their sophomore record Life’s Not Out To Get You (Hopeless Records) became an instant genre classic and pushed the band to global recognition. It even secured a Top 10 placing on the Billboard chart.Continue reading →


Goldfinger – The Knife

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Goldfinger has returned with their first new material for nine years. Titled  The Knife, (Rise Records), their newest opus is an interesting listen for old fans and casual listeners alike. It’s a bit of a mash-up of pop-punk, Ska, and Rock n’ Roll. It’s a lighthearted fun album to listen to; a very California sounding record that evokes beach and waves and even a hint of Sharknado! Goldfinger’s The Knife is poppish; meaning, it’s very easy to listen to. Continue reading →


Audible Joes – Irrational Anthems

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Summer is here and it arrived in the form of Audible Joes Irrational Anthems (self-released/Jon Dom). Irrational Anthems is infectious punk-pop. Irrational Anthems is upbeat and fun and perfect for the weather. Audible Joes is the perfect antithesis to, “…a world gone mad…”Continue reading →


Rise Against – Wolves

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Death, taxes, an underwhelming New Year’s Eve and Chicago melodic punk quartet Rise Against delivering the goods. Them’s your guarantees.  And it is to the elation of my ears that the latter continues to ring true on eighth album Wolves (Virgin).Continue reading →


Supergenius – Supertired

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Belgian rockers Supergenius’s début album Supertired (Hypertension/9000 Records) is awash with Nineties influences, it is chunky melodic rock with a strong vein of Indie and pop-Punk running through it. ‘Charmer’ has a nice, whistleable chorus to add to its strong, radio friendly Foo Fighters vibe. They also share the fuzzy guitar tone and slight sense of melancholy of Weezer, the heavy rhythms of ‘Know Your Knots’ demonstrates this. Edward Godby’s everyman vocal style shares more than a passing resemblance to Rivers Cuomo, the lead singer of aforementioned sweater pulling rockers.Continue reading →