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Teenage, WestCountry, GallagherClonesRock. From Cheltenham and still at school, most of The Trends cherubic mates on Facebook look like they still religiously Sky+ Ben 10. All credit to the quartet though for getting off their arses and forming a band, although I imagine the alternative in their... Now I have to admit, the very concept of 'chill-out' music does nothing for me. I'm all for chilled out music, but when it's marketed as such it invariably turns out to be bland, repetitive nonsense. However last night I had a rather heavy one which resulted in a large period of memory loss and... The inherit problem with music journalism is that one tends to hear so much music, and that so much of it these days tends to be so similar. That's not to say Mirrorkicks are any more or less guilty than any of the other bands I've reviewed in the last week. It just so happens that this afternoon...

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Mirrorkicks - Turning Up [Single]
Fruit Pie Records

This album is Trash Can Fodder and should be avoided
By naming themselves after an Arthur Russell song, this South London quintet promise exquisite art-disco, aimed as much at the head as at the feet. On this outing, their second single, they are getting there but don’t quite hit those heights. 'I Am The Sound' is a likeable blend of the ‘pops’ of... Picture the scene way back in 2001 where a song called ‘Sonne’ featuring a bunch of men dressed as miners being a part of a twisted Snow White tale was what the video depicted. For many people this was their first experience of the madness that is Rammstein (myself included) and the idea of how a... Swedish five piece Gasoline Queen have been around since 2004, earning a reputation for their sweaty, energetic and raw live shows. With names such as Dee “Fck” Fearless (lead vocals), Mart Wildheart (lead guitar) or Mad Dog (bass), you can probably guess what Gasoline Queen sound like. If not,...
Do you miss Disco? Well, Ok. Me neither, but if you ever find yourself feeling nostalgic or think a disco vibe might be good for your party for a bit, this is a hand-picked, well-mixed collection from a few hot DJs from the London scene. I am from America and had never heard of Horse Meat Disco... GraVil is a two-piece metal act, comprising of vocalist Gra and multi-instrumentalist Vil. "The Age Of Corruption" is the second EP from the duo and features five tracks of black / death edged heavy metal. The production on "The Age Of Corruption" is pretty good, with the vocals coming through...

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GraVil - The Age Of Corruption [EP]
Bitter To The Core Records
Japanese Voyeurs are sick puppies, fact. Over the course of their three track EP “Sicking And Creaming”, one get's the distinct impression that four individual's raised on a harsh diet of Pot, Electric Wizard and Black Flag are jamming away, while a neurotic and clearly ill young woman screams,...
The Number Twelve Looks Like You, now there is an interesting band. Meshing so many different facets of sound and creating a smorgasbord of genres, The Number Twelve Looks Like You know how to make interesting music. For some reason, from listening to their records, I thought that The Number... Bournemouth Metal lads At Sunrise grace us with their debut mini-album, "Sapphires," which features 7 tracks of metal and hardcore stylings with a few chilled out moments thrown in there for good measure. I would place the sound quite simply as a more modern, technical version of what the Lost... Before we go any further I have to tell you that we are dealing here with a band who actually rhyme 'high' with 'sky' in one of their songs. Still reading? Well, okay then. B lackfield are primarily Stephen Wilson and Aviv Geffen, who happen to be two of the most complete charisma voids I've ever...
‘Alexander' is the second single to be released from Charlotte Hatherley's marvelous third album "New Worlds." Whilst it may be considered quite an accessible, commercial, radio friendly track it is not really that indicative of what else is on offer within "New Worlds." However as an aperitif to...

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Charlotte Hatherley-Alexander (Single)
Little Sister Records
I listened today to a couple of singles from The Xcerts; a Scottish 3-piece “distorted Pop” band. cThe songs come from their LP “In the Cold Wind We Smile,” which was released in March of 2009. The two-song EP, available from Amazon, is a Jeckyl and Hyde affair. The first track,... Has anyone tried to tell The Cave Singers the Seventies are over? No? Well done, keep it that way ´cause I’m quite enjoying this forty minutes of time travelling. “Welcome Joy” is a warm, relaxing album to enjoy with your favourite bourbon in an old fashioned bath tub on a winter night. A...
You need to listen to “Fort Orange.” First, because it proves my point that hardcore doesn’t need to be only senseless screaming, second because I challenge anyone to pack such an amount of energy in just under 23 minutes! After The Fall put together a succession of two minutes explosive tracks,... Remedy is a Canadian three piece from Halifax, Nova Scotia. They’ve been around a while and have built a solid following in their local grass-roots circuit, thanks to their live show reputation and their participation in numerous charity events. Original singer guitarist Steve Harley and bassist...

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Remedy - Paleofidelity [Album]
Self Released
Mangled Post-Hardcore By Irish Whiz Kids There's something damning about Irish post hardcore mob Bats that one struggles to nail down. They possess the technical chops and the style to be quite the heavyweight in the hardcore scene; crafting what can be best described as At The Drive In locked in...
Tallahassee bred pop-punk rockers Mayday Parade are at it again. Their latest release, "Anywhere But Here," is their second full-length album in three years. Currently, Mayday Parade is busy playing a set in the stateside AP Fall Ball Tour. "Anywhere But Here" features a catchy bunch of pop... Two years away from debut album "Roll Away" and everything has changed for Davy Knowles. His rhythm section Back Door Slam friendly parted ways with the guitarist and was subsequently replaced by a new rhythm section and they, in return, significantly influenced the sound of "Coming Up For Air,"... To kick off this evenings punk / metal / emo mish-mash was the first British band to sign to the legendary Epitaph label, The Ghost of a Thousand. For a 6pm kick-off The Ghost of a Thousand do a bang-up job of getting the crowd moving. Their powerful entrance wakes the sleepy head's at Rock City...

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EastPack Antidote Tour - Alexisonfire, Anti-Flag + More [Live] @Rock City, Nottingham
October 10th 2009 - Plus Four Year Strong & Ghost Of A Thousand
Knock knock. "Who's there?" "White Man Funk." "White Man Funk who?" "White Man Funk why, don't you mean." Honestly, funk is hard enough to do well without being middle class stoners with a penchant for the blues. Ground Sound were destined to piss me off right from the get go and sure enough first...

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Ground Sound - Pay Attention [Album]
SotoS Music Group, LLC
I had a nightmare. It was 1996 all over again. I'd spent all night listening to some knob telling me all about how great it was in The Good Mixer. Damien Hirst had dissected my Sunday roast and preserved it in a vat of Tango. I was stuck in a perpetual ground hog day with George Graham's total... Originally meant to be a duet between Ben's Brother and Joss Stone, EMI's refusal to see one of their few surviving stars featuring on a single with airplay potential paved the way for American diva Anastacia to grab her fifteen minutes of fame. And though Joss Stone was allowed to do her bit on...
The Stone Roses mean many different things to many people. They were a band for a generation much as others that have gone before. They were THE band of their time and had an impact in the lives of those who came into contact with them. I was not of the Stone Roses generation but I am part of the... One might assume that, in a time when single sales have reached an all-time low, b-sides won't be the top material for the artist. The reason is simple; hardly anyone will know of its existence, so why bother? That's exactly what non-album tracks are made for, record companies argue - to give the... For bands releasing new material, the roll of the reviewer’s dice can be a cruel one, and for reviewers too. I didn’t ask or want to review the new album from Saosin but all part of the pleasure of being an Altsounds.com reviewer is on occasion getting handed a random assignment and through it...
Why, oh why, oh why do bands do it? Oi Svengali Noooooooooo! Don’t name a track 'Start Of The Scene' and sing on that track about starting a new scene, when you sound like every band that you’re into. Where do I start, Oasis, The Verve, The Music, need I go on. 'Start Of The Scene' is not a... Do you remember back to the days when you were young enough to go to kids parties without either having kids of your own or, yer know, being a shaker away from having your name on a register? I mean when you actually were a kid, anything untoward you’re now thinking is clearly a symptom of your... If anyone knows of or remembers bands such as Rosa or Threemovements then welcome to the latest incarnation from those bands in Eaststrikewest who come equipped with their debut 'mini album' in their words. (To me 5 tracks is an EP, any more is an album hence the album billing at the top) In...

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Eaststrikewest - Wolvves [Mini Album]
Thirty Days Of Night Records
Richard Walters is a male solo artist, and the word “artist” indicates in this case an excellent songwriter, singer, guitarist and pianist, yes, really a one man show. He’s no Superman though, and he did get a little help on his debut full length “The Animal” from the likes of producer David... Seriously I'm at a loss. Where do I start with this? It starts on the opening 'Back To Wilderness' as drone-rock fed through a carnival of cheap synths and by track 2 'Ad Me', it has morphed almost effortlessly into odd-ball disco. There is so much going on at any one time it's hard to know... Historically, football and music have not always made the happiest of bedfellows. Over the years we’ve had to endure some particularly dreadful football tunes, we are talking‘Ossie’s Dream,’ ‘Back Home,’ ‘Three Lions' and possibly one of the worst songs ever to escape a recording studio, the...
VV Brown’s musical output thus far could be compared to that of an inconsistent football team. On paper everything looks fantastic, leggy bequiffed beauty with a great voice whose influences range from Ella Fitzgerald to The B52s, I mean what’s not to like? But as they say things are never won...

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VV Brown - Game Over [Single]
Island Records
Hardcore metal combined with 80's video game keyboard bleeps, sprawling, seemingly random structures and atonal howls, grunts and even plain old talking may sound like a recipe for a terrible album but somehow HORSE the band combine these disparate elements on "Desperate Living" to great success. ... Sheffield’s Slow Club, the duo of Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor, finally released their much anticipated debut album “Yeah So” in July this year. Given their songs veer from folkabilly skiffle-pop to pin-drop-quiet heartbreak, I was intrigued to see how Slow Club would fare live, especially at...
Cougar. To me the word conjures either a muscular, predator big-cat or an under-powered and unmissed Ford sports coupé. So Cougar the band: muscular or under-powered? 'Stay Famous' by the Wisconsin instrumental rock quintet from second album “Patriot” only partly answers the question for...

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Cougar - Stay Famous [Single]
Counter Records
"New Boots" is the second album from Irish songstress Wallis Bird. Cute little Wallis is packed full of energy and excitement. Through the whole of "New Boots" you can hear Wallis singing her heart out and can picture her smiling away as she sings. New Boots is just such a happy album and the...

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Wallis Bird - New Boots [Album]
Columbia Records

We Recommend you buy this CD
 Davy Knowles is back from the States with his band Backdoor Slam after spending three years promoting his new album “Coming up for Air” with a homecoming gig at the Borderline in Soho, and after a long busy day I’m back in the rain to be Altsounds’ ears and eyes at the event. To be honest, I...

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Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam - London, The Borderline [Live]
October 7th 2009 with Special Guest Bobby Long
Let’s start by saying that “Herald Moth” is absolutely not what you would expect after listening to the first single out take ‘Single of the Weak.’ But what is it then? This is the big issue about "Herald Moth." ‘Single of the Weak’ is some kind of electro pop, catchy track clearly created for...

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INME - Herald Moth [Album]
Graphite Records
Now, this is an easy review for a change! The Stupids are back after 21 years. If you are an old fart like me, you’ll welcome back their straight, fast, no frills punk; if you are young enough to think The Ramones are nothing but a Topshop t-shirt design, you may be forgiven for thinking what’s... Far too often I find myself riffling through the piles of CDs that pour through my letterbox each morning and I fear for the survival of humanity. If the insipid runny rancid rubbish I have to listen to each day is a fair representation of what’s going on in the music world then we’re doomed - no...
Touching New Single From Britpop Quartet. From the opening chords, through to the luscious chorus of 'Signs And Wonders' the listener is enveloped in sheer warmth and beauty as the British quartet stab the air with quirky Indie guitars and lilt the audience with gentle, Thom Yorke esque vocals.... Riff Heavy Cock Rockers Play It By The Book. Swedish glam rockers Cowboy Prostitutes claim that their new album “Let Me Have Your Heart” is a middle finger to the rock world and consider themselves to be a “real pain in the ass” to us critics. Fact is, no they're not a pain in the ass when it... "Get Down and Give Me Infinity" is the new full length release from Without Thought, an edgy punk / metal band from Guildford, UK. Without Thought released an EP in 2004 and a couple of singles earlier this year, but this appears to be their first LP. They have gotten attention from the likes of...





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