Tag Archives: Alternative

Black Veil Brides on their co-headline tour performing at the O2 Academy in Glasgow on Thursday 25th January 2018.

Asking Alexandria on their co-headline tour performing at the O2 Academy in Glasgow on Thursday 25th January 2018.

New York’s Late Sea have completed a massive undertaking that involved nearly two years of solidification. Last Thursday, the art rock collective’s accompanying video for “Hunter” marked the penultimate piece of the Writer’s Trilogy EP, which saw release back in late December. The combined product proves a wholly unique visual/audio …

If there was an award for biggest contribution to a music genre inversely proportional to the number of full-length albums released, then Glassjaw would surely be a good contender. Fifteen years on from 2002’s Worship and Tribute this month, the greatly anticipated follow-up record, Material Control, drops to the delight …

Russ Carrick delivers a signature combination of bright power pop hooks and dingy alternative textures. Strongly influenced by 80s and 90s indie rock, the Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter has successfully implemented this formula into two albums, the most recent being Tense Present, which saw release back in early October. I caught up …

Enter Shikari have really changed a lot of elements to their sound featured in their most recent album The Spark compared to previous records like A Flash Flood of Colour and The Mindsweep. In fact, the use of hardcore electronic, drum and bass style sounds are very subtle and almost non-existent in the political-heavy, new record. The …

After interviewing singer-songwriter/rapper Deuce, I decided to delve further into his follow-up solo album, Invincible. Three singles from the album, “Here I Come,” “Bitch This Is It,” and “World On Fire,” each exhibit a distinctive hybrid of hip-hop and rock. Alone, they continue the growth from Deuce’s previous efforts with …

Coming out from Tennessee with their sophomore effort, Kingdoms, Coopertheband bring a new take to the alternative/indie sound with a mixture of soft sound, and different instrumentations through the 11 songs. How does it fair? Firstly, the instrumentation on each of the tracks may be simple, but used to great …