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REVIEW: Call It Fiction – Something I’ve Never Felt

Artist: Call It Fiction Album: Something I’ve Never Felt Genre: Pop-punk Label: [none] Ohio quintet Call It Fiction describe themselves as a pop-punk band, yet this seems to sell them short. Their music is far more inventive and distinctive than most pop-punk tends to be, and it has a more universal appeal. For all that […]

REVIEW: We Came As Romans – Understanding What We’ve Grown To Be

Artist: We Came As Romans Album: Understanding What We’ve Grown to Be Genre: Rock/symphonic rock Label: Equal Vision Records We Came As Romans place enormous emphasis on the positivity of the message in their music, and to be fair, it is a rather refreshing and encouraging perspective. It’s not, however, the most obviously brilliant thing […]

REVIEW: Hello Hollywood – The Loveliest

Artist: Hello Hollywood Album: The Loveliest Genre: Pop-rock Label: [unsigned] The Loveliest is, in general, a polished and shiny pop rock release, chock full of yearning love songs and cheerful meditations on life and sentiment. It’s grand, as one would say colloquially here in Ireland – not exactly my cup of tea but sure to […]

REVIEW: Less Than Jake – Greetings From…

Greetings From… is, thus, a charming and irreverent pause for thought to add to Less Than Jake’s stellar back catalogue. It’s adds a few more blasts of reckless good humour to their repertoire and ought to keep everyone at least moderately pleased until the next full length appears. Don’t expect too much by way of fireworks, but do look forward to a nice cup of tea with an old friend (it’s only 15 minutes in length). Fun and fearless.”