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Those Fucking Snowflakes – Straight Wealthy White Male Suffrage

Following December’s U Ok Hun? EP Blackpool trio Those Fucking Snowflakes are back with Straight Wealthy White Male Suffrage, another salvo of noisy guitars, bass and drums railing against everything from Donald Trump to those who continue to pointlessly questions veganism. Only Weak Men Fear Strong Women starts the record off as it means to go on continuing where their...
June 17, 2020 by Tom Girard
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Brave Yesterday – Everything, All At Once EP

Jersey based five-piece Brave Yesterday have been busy building a reputation for their poppier end of indie rock for the past decade and, while they’ve been quieter on record the last couple of years, have been busy playing live but now they are back with four track EP Everything, All At Once. Lead single My Vice starts things off with...
May 24, 2020 by Tom Girard
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Teaspoonriverneck – Sunset’s Trip and IV

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard While out for my so-called ‘government mandated’ two hours of outside time and exercise a few days ago (and let’s be honest two hours of dedicated exercise is something unfamiliar to most of us, even now) it struck me that while I have always enjoyed Teaspoonriverneck’s two EPs Sunset’s...
April 18, 2020 by Tom Girard
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Kings – American Rust EP

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard When Guernsey based pop band Kings released their first set of songs they did so as a series of singles they described as being Season 1, rather like a TV show. For their second release though that have been a bit more conventional as they’ve dropped four new tracks...
March 27, 2020 by Tom Girard
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Fool In Love EP – Joe Corbin

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Fool In Love sees Guernsey/London based singer-songwriter Joe Corbin pick up where his debut EP, Brixton Sky, left off — marrying blues with more relaxed styles to make something of his own. Still Get High starts things off and, while it can be an invigorating stomp of a track...
January 29, 2020 by Tom Girard
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The Head Of Helier – Self-titled EP

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard The Channel Islands has long fostered a music scene featuring some of the heaviest sounds going from Guernsey’s Earthcorpse to Jersey’s Masticated and Demise Of Sanity you’re likely never far away from someone with an interest in the darker side of music. With that though the notion of one...
January 12, 2020 by Tom Girard
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Those Fucking Snowflakes – U Ok Hun? (EP)

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Hot on the heels of their debut single Stop Being Dickheads To Each Other, Blackpool post rock trio Those Fucking Snowflakes are back with their debut EP, U Ok Hun? Things begin with the aforementioned single that I’ve already discussed elsewhere (read that by clicking here) and then continue...
December 13, 2019 by Tom Girard
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Byzanthian Neckbeard – Extinction EP

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Five years ago Byzanthian Neckbeard dropped their debut album, From The Clutches Of Oblivion, the waves of which carried them as far as the Blookdstock metal festival in Derbyshire and The Underworld in Camden. Since then, despite the loss of one guitarist, the trio have continued to cement their...
September 23, 2019 by Tom Girard
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Dan Ashplant – King Of The Country Road

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard With the abundance of music schools in Guernsey giving young musicians a chance to explore things away from the traditional classical basis of the school’s music service, it’s no surprise that more and more youngsters are once again forming bands or creating their own music. One such performer is...
March 20, 2019 by Tom Girard
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Blacksmith – Chapter One EP

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Power metal, in its myriad variations, is and I think always will be a strange beast, and it’s into this world that Guernsey trio Blacksmith (Adam Powell – Guitar and vocals, Iain Baxter – bass and vocals, Josh Davies – drums) have leaped feet first with their debut release,...
January 8, 2019 by Tom Girard