Your guide to new rock, metal and punk bands worldwide
Northampton rockers Future Love may describe themselves as "weirdos from the Midlands" but they're also an exciting new band that has jumped up the heaviness of their music with their latest music - which is always music to our ears. The quartet began with founding members and joint vocalists guitarist Andy and bassist Meg, who've... Continue Reading →
If My Dinosaur Life sounds familiar then no, you're not going mad, these Italian rockers were so inspired by the Motion City Soundtrack album that they borrowed its title as their band name. The five-piece from Cremona, a town in northern Italy famed for its violin making, began as a project back in 2010 largely... Continue Reading →
If you love energetic, catchy, riff-heavy indie infused rock then Phoenix quartet New Chums will tick all your boxes. The quartet have honed a sound that exudes the sunny California vibes, which comes across in bundles on debut EP See It For Myself. They started life when California native Seth Boyack (lead vocals and guitar) moved to... Continue Reading →
Having gigged relentlessly across their home city of Nottingham, Say The Word are bringing their catchy rock meets punk sound to a wider audience with Saturday's launch of new single Toe The Line. The band began when Olly Parr (lead vocals and guitar), Louis Hope (guitar and vocals) and James Komarek (drums) discovered they had... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago we saw punk rockers Our Lives In Cinema open up proceedings for Nightlife in London. We loved their fast-paced, energetic brand of punk, so we thought we'd find out more about this interesting south-east London quintet. Lead vocalist Mark Bartlett and guitarists Stephen Andrews and Phil Christopher have been playing music... Continue Reading →
One of my formative albums first getting into rock music was Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American record way back in 2001. However, I'd still not seen the Arizona-based quintet play live, until last night at the impressive venue of Troxy in East London. One thing to note about last night is that sitting down for... Continue Reading →
You know when you discover a new band for the first time and they're so good you just can't stop listening to them? Well that's exactly how we feel about this week's New Band of the Week, Lightscape. The Norwich-based five-piece have only been together for about a year but have created a catchy rock... Continue Reading →
One of the defining moments of my personal music education is Jimmy Eat World's classic Bleed American album. Tracks like Sweetness and Get It Faster helped a 17-year-old me fall in love with rock music all the way back in 2001 - yes, it's 15 years since that album was released! Now, a decade and a half... Continue Reading →
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