Allow me, if you will, to get on my soapbox and shout about all the bloody brilliant music that has come out this year. If you’re willing to listen – not to me mind, to the music – you will find that 2019 has been one of the best years of the decade and as the 10s draw to their eventual but inevitable close, join me as we look at my top 20 (ish, I cheated) albums and five EPs of the year.
When it comes to riffs in heavy music, you see the same names crop up time and again, and frankly there is so much out there that needs championing but doesn’t get a look in.
One Nottingham venue providing a platform for the more independently minded performer is The Chameleon Arts Café; a beautiful little hide away from the city centre’s hustle and bustle that is welcoming, post modern and serves a decent pint.
Following on from our highlights of the first two days of ArcTanGent 2019, here’s a quick round up of the best bits of the final day. A full review of ArcTanGent 2019 is to follow soon! Maybe it’s our bias talking, or more likely it’s the fact that The St Pierre Snake Invasion are one…
The end of 2000 Trees may just be hours old, but hot off the press we’ve got the final day’s highlights from our man on the ground Sam Savigny. Being influenced heavily by The Bronx can be something of a disservice to a band as the comparison means they often pale. The same cannot be…
The St Pierre Snake Invasion are on the cusp of releasing their second album, Caprice Enchanté. An album that is guaranteed to be making headway come the inevitable end of year awards, the world should rightly be on tenterhooks for reviews of this Goliath to drop. What better was than to stoke the flames of…
Beginnings are difficult. Take this review for example; hours were spent thinking about an ideal introduction that would tie the article together thematically, as well as providing a snappy start. Imagine then just how painstaking and meticulous the decision of how to start an album must be. It’s the first thing the listener will hear,…
Going to The Black Heart is always exciting. The modest venue has been host to some phenomenal up and coming bands, of which you can now add The St. Pierre Snake Invasion to the list. Despite its metal credentials it has a distinctly DIY punk feel to it. A venue that deserves endless amounts of…
ArcTanGent was already shaping up to be a truly wonderous looking festival this year. The 2017 installment of the post-rock, shoegaze and hardcore festival based near Bristol was already boasting the likes of headliners Converge and Explosions In The Sky, TesseracT, Bossk, SikTh, God Is An Astronaut and more. Now they’ve gone and added another…
