Sitting down with this album and turning it all the way up has the power to transport me to much simpler times. A time when my biggest concern was waking up early enough to watch Kerrang! TV or Scuzz before my parents got up. Take It Or Leave It, by CHERYM is giving nostalgic pop-punk […]
Have you ever watched cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s seminal film ‘The Holy Mountain’ or even heard of it? I doubt it. So to save you from watching it, I watched it for you and to summate it’s really weird. Like think of the oddest, strangest thing and then turn the dial on that up until […]
Get Wrong’s self-titled debut EP seems somewhat like a mission statement from the band. Made up of Naomi Griffin and Adam Todd of Martha and The Spook School respectively, they have departed from the guitar music of their previous work for a full-blown pop project, but one that is as earnest and direct as their […]
Brighton-based grit pop trio snake eyes are delighted to reveal the video for their new single ‘40 winks’, which is released on 31st January 2023 via alcopop! records on digital platforms and also via a limited edition run of branded camomile tea bags. Commenting on the new single, vocalist Jim huffy says: “I’ve always been […]
Croydon post-hardcore power duo Frauds have revealed the video for their new single ‘Money Honey’. The band recently signed to Alcopop! Records, announcing that their forthcoming second album ‘Long Spoons’ which is scheduled for release in the summer. Commenting on the single, vocalist and drummer Chris explains: “It was a riff that had been around […]
Dream Nails have released ‘This Is The Summer’ taken from their self-titled debut album which is set for release August 28th via Alcopop! Records. Singer Janey Starling says of the song: “‘This Is The Summer’ is a song about how our climate is breaking down irreversibly. Colonial capitalism, waged by UK governments and corporations for […]
Brighton band Beach Riot have unveiled their video for latest single ‘Wrong Impression’, out now on Alcopop! Records. Inspired by the 8-bit computer games of the ‘80s and ‘90s, the video for the single follows the band’s previously released Instagram filter arcade game, with the aim being to use face movement to fly a spaceship […]
Dream Nails have released new track ‘Vagina Police’ from their self-titled debut album, set for release 28 August on Alcopop! Records. Drummer Lucy Katz describes the new track as: “our battle-cry against the persistent and pathetic-yet-insidious obsession of the state to police our bodies at any cost. It’s a song about reproductive rights and (in)justice […]
Dutch indie pop quartet SNOW COATS and will release their debut EP ‘Pool Girl’ on 11th September 2020 The title track of the EP is available now ahead of the EP’s release on Alcopop! Records Commenting on the single, vocalist/guitarist Anouk va der Kamp says: “Pool Girl is a song about how I reflect on […]
London-based Japanese alternative-rock band BO NINGEN have revealed their new single ‘Minimal’ which features a guest vocal appearance from Bobby Gillespie of Scottish rock icons Primal Scream. The track is the latest single to be taken from their forthcoming new album Sudden Fictions. The album is set for release on 26th June 2020 via Alcopop! […]
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ALBUM REVIEW - SPORTS TEAM: BOYS THESE DAYS
ALBUM REVIEW - ROBERT FORSTER: STRAWBERRIES
ALBUM REVIEW - ANATOLE MUSTER: HOPECORE
LIVE REVIEW - SUPERGRASS: MANCHESTER ALBERT HALL - 16/05/2025
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 16 MAY 2025
EP REVIEW - FARMER’S WIFE: FAINT ILLUSIONS
ALBUM REVIEW - SHUNKAN: KAMIKAZE GIRL
ALBUM REVIEW - SLEEP THEORY: AFTERGLOW
ALBUM REVIEW - EZRA FURMAN: GOODBYE SMALL HEAD
LIVE REVIEW - BRYAN ADAMS: MANCHESTER ARENA - 09/05/2025
