Passionflower – Warrington, England, United Kingdom Passionflower is set to release ‘Picture Perfect’ this very month. The Warrington-based solo-project of one Kyle Richardson-Nickle has been a work in progress since 2017 and is testament to an important, undeniably crucial and intrinsic characteristic of the underground music scene. Inspiration both past, formative and contemporary. They say
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High Visions – Leeds, England, United Kingdom High Visions and A First Date With Imposter Syndrome enter into 2020 via INiiT Records. This is notable for two reasons. Primarily, the above is the latest in the chronicle of the contemporary melodic Punk hybridisation that is the Leeds based High Visions, but also that this third release
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Much The Same – Chicago, Illinois, USA Undisputedly, the hardest part of the interview process is ascertaining a title. It’s only fitting then that “A Happy Accident: Chris From Much The Same” became the title as a happy accident in itself. I had a whole script to choose from after the interview you are about to read
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Taking On Water – San Diego, California, USA They say that if you truly love something, that you never outgrow it. Such a mantra is one more than crucial to Taking On Water and 20 Years Too Late. The Carlsbad/San Diego band are comprised of four people who, in a testament to the inexhaustible youthful
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The Raging Nathans – Dayton, Ohio, USA The Raging Nathans and Oppositional Defiance are soon to imprint on 2020. The Dayton, Ohio band are perhaps best described as playing a pure-to-form manner of Punk-Rock indebted to the Ramones as much as they are what would be rehashed in the ’90s. In essence, depending on your
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Much The Same – Chicago, Illinois, USA “Much The Same and the Quitters Never Win Reissue” are a set of meaningful and determined words that very recently captivated the global fast-melodic Punk scene. In doing so, this collection of characters resulted in a response itself well within the realm of ecstatic from the bands OG
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Cherym – Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Another day and another piece trying to battle the expanse that is the internet trying to get noticed. And so, Introducing Cherym it is. The Derry three-piece have been steadily releasing short-sharp self-dubbed Pop-Rock tracks concocted by a clear appreciation raucous Garage Rock n’ Roll as much as
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Squidge – Bristol, England, United Kingdom Underground Alt. Rock struggles on in 2020 and Squidge and their ‘Simple Functions’ single are fighting such a fight. In a scene where Alternative and Indie-Rock often segue between plethora and “handful-of” status, it’s not always easy to stand out. The resounding quality is usually high no matter though,
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CF98 – Kraków, Poland We near 50% of 2020 and CF98 and The Dead Inside EP enter. Admittedly, it hasn’t been the best year but something that has indeed been consistent is the transcending steady flow of Punk-Rock music. CF98, it is fair to say, have become one of the rising stars of the European melodic Punk
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afewyearslater/Trophy Jump – Budapest/Zagreb, Hungary/Croatia If there is one thing we can hold on to in these times, its music. This is where afewyearslater/Trophy Jump and their Split EP comes into play. The release is one part Hungary and one part Croatia and was unveiled to the sound waves at the end of March. So
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