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Benevolent Like Quietus – ‘Kill The Bliss’ (Self-Released)

Benevolent Like Quietus – ‘Kill The Bliss’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Mar 13, 2020 | ,

Imagine if Andrew Eldrich, Carl McCoy and Wayne Hussey had joined forces, built themselves a Tardis and transported themselves through space and time from Thatcher-ravaged Britain to the sunnier climes of modern-day western Canada, while still maintaining their grim outlook on life? You can’t? Well, fortunately, you don’t have to, because Calgary’s wonderfully named Benevolent Like Quietus have just conjured up such an aural vision (yes, we know that’s a contradiction in sensual terms) with this, their excellent debut album.

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Broken Witt Rebels – ‘OK Hotel’ (Spinefarm)

Broken Witt Rebels – ‘OK Hotel’ (Spinefarm)

Posted by | Mar 12, 2020 | ,

If you haven’t heard of Broken Witt Rebels yet, where the heck have you been? Formed in 2015 they released their debut album in 2017 and toured pretty much non-stop for what seemed like two years after this. They are a Birmingham-borne band with grand ideas and this latest release looks set to send their success off the charts and multinational, being compared to Rival Sons, The Killers and Kings of Leon. While Maria G doesn’t like to pigeon-hole bands, she finds it’s useful to create a context for anyone who hasn’t heard them and would agree that she can hear all these influences in the incredibly bluesy sound. 

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Haggard Cat – ‘Common Sense Holiday’ (Earache Records)

Haggard Cat – ‘Common Sense Holiday’ (Earache Records)

Posted by | Mar 12, 2020 | ,

Jonny B always gest a bit of nervous excitement whenever he picks up an album that is described as being alt-rock as it can cover such a broad range of styles varying from things that really float his boat and others that just… don’t. But he does love a bit of a gamble, so today was one of those days where he decided to take the plunge and picked out the second full-length album from Nottingham rockers Haggard Cat. He’ll admit that the title helped draw him into this one, particularly given the madness he’s had to deal with in the day job this week: it seems that everyone has taken leave of their senses, so ‘Common Sense Holiday’ seems oddly apt!

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