Three years after their album "II", Norway's party rockers RAZORBATS offer us 10 brand new songs. Although the opening song is named "Rock'n'Roll Kills", the band sounds alive and well delivering some fine poppy rock'n'roll with a DARKNESS kind of guitar riff. The vocals and arrangements bring the 00s pop punk scene to mind when... Continue Reading →
PAT TODD & THE RANKOUTSIDERS are back with a 16 track album (mine on beautiful pink vinyl!) on Hound Gawd! Records. Opening song "All The Years #1" is actually the first version of "All The Year" that was featured on "14th & Nowhere" and is definitely a great, faster version! You'll be able to read... Continue Reading →
"First Hits Free", TOMMY RAY!'s first album was just released one year ago and here he is again with 11 new powerpop hits. "In Love Again" opens on a melancholic teenage note before hand claps and JERRY LEE LEWIS piano take over in the catchy "No No No". Third song "On My Wall" slow things... Continue Reading →
This is the second album of Southern Soul rock'n'roller NIKKI HILL. "Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists" starts with a groovy, almost funky note before "Oh My" explodes into some pure rock'n'roll and "Struttin" take us to New Orleans with a ROLLING STONES touch. In this new album Nikki tells us about a bad relationship and you... Continue Reading →
Monster Zero's last release for 2020 is a remastered reissue of DeeCracks' "Attention! Deficit Disorder" on electric blue vinyl with a bonus track on each side and a poster inside! These Austrian punks had quite a few hit songs like "Monkey Boy", "I Killed My TV Set", "Radioactive Kiss", "Dairy Queen King" or "It Has... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles garage rock'n'rollers are back with a 3rd release on Voodoo Rhythm Records. As soon as "Too Far Down" starts you're sure that this album won't make you fall asleep. Fuzz, distortion and primitive rawk'n'roll songs is what you'll get! "Turn It Off" mixes 60s garage with noise rock while "Satisfied" brings some furious... Continue Reading →
Atlanta rock'n'roller Rod Hamdallah is offering us two brand new blues/soul rock'n'roll songs on vinyl and digital released by Hound Gawd! Records. "Crawling Back" has a sweet late 60s/70s rock taste, it's short, quite catchy with a cool guitar melody following Rod's voice. B-side song "Mali Jam" is more influenced by West African music, Touareg... Continue Reading →
Pop punk champion record label Monster Zeros Records are bringing us 3 hot releases for this winter: Neon Bone "Make It Last"Punk pop from Germany with songs going from RAMONES influenced punk rock ("Number One", "I'm Coming Home", "Another You") to 90s sunny pop punk ("I Got A Friend".) You also get to think of... Continue Reading →
Swiss bands BITCH QUEENS and DELILAHS’77 are celebrating their friendship with this punk tribute split 7" vinyl record. DELILAHS’77 are offering us their own version of The MISFITS "Some Kinda Hate" which almost sounds like The UNDERTONES, great cover! BITCH QUEENS chose DEAD KENNEDY's classic "Too Drunk To Fuck" and turn it into a catchy... Continue Reading →
