Category: post punk
Male Bonding – Franklin
Now this could get interesting and for a change the action switches to the English capital. I know, hard to believe isn’t it, a band to get excited about that doesn’t come from Brooklyn or Pittsburgh. For the most part […]
The Ponys – Ferocious
As an exercise in post punk fuelled memorable stompers the Ponys 2005 album ‘Celebration Castle’ takes some beating, seeing as it is well endowed with a bevy of rockets to shake you from your well drilled routine. Chief amongst the […]
Not Squares – Asylum
Threadbare it might be but when did that ever stand in the way of control. It really clicked as I went about my daily afternoon jaunt and the acrobatic bass and coordinated yelps perfectly synchronised with a roadside jackhammer. It […]
Sister – Lovers of Today
If it’s attitude you’re after then you’ve come to the right song. Led by Gemma Banks and her high-rise hair London 5-piece Sister have been getting as much press for their style as their music. Blondie is an obvious reference […]
We Should Be Dead – Forget Romance, Let's Dance
If this were from a Swedish outfit it would be all over the blogosphere like a hicky. Instead We Should Be Dead come from a much sexier part of the world known as Limerick. Yep, that’s the same place that […]
The Gossip – Standing In The Way Of Control
It should be easy to hate this, it is so damn funky. But before you know what’s happening Beth Ditto’s strangled tones have found an undeletable piece of cranium to call home. With a voice like that the music is […]
Letters & Colours – Chase The Bull
Is anybody sick of the endless reworking of Joy Division? Thought not, and here’s another poker in the eye for anyone who is. Letters & Colours are a four piece from Sheffield who have that admirable trait of scattering freebie […]
Tokyo Police Club – Nature Of The Experiment
There was a time about 2 years ago when it seemed that every essential new band had its origins in Canada. Of late things have been a little quieter but there have been intermittent bursts of tuneful creativity. Like Toronto […]
#259 The Immediate – A Ghost In The House
With Thom Yorke’s closely guarded secrets on their way some time this year the rumours abound about a return to the song. I for one can’t wait for it but in the interim there are bands like the Immediate who […]
Symposium – Drink The Sunshine