Genre: indie rock Ok so I haven’t posted for a while but I’ve finally finished my exams (wahoo!) so free to basically live my days …

Genre: alt-grunge Cap’n Jazz got played to me in the music library the other week, and the sheer rawness hit me like a wall. Just …

Genre: alt rock This album from Midlake is hard to put a genre on, being such a twist of alternative/indie and classic rock. The dreamy, …

Genre: post-punk/grunge Mmm so I’m back in familiar territory here…. Some old-school inspired/recently-released indie/alt nonsense! Woohoo! Anyway, enough of the sarcasm. I quite like Sic …

Genre: Dub/Electronica I got this CD off a promoter in the street outside university a few weeks ago (in Leeds)… Middleman are apparently a pretty …

I can’t find a lot of information on this Lower Dens…. There’s no wikipedia page and no fully listed biography. This fact makes them SO …

Genre: hardcore/punk Fucked Up are a band of such rebellion, it’s hard to believe they were only formed just over 10 years ago. The almost-screaming vocals …

Genre: grunge/rap-metal Deftones are an unusual band – they were one of the first to invest in the grungier-metal sound, and to incorporate a huge …

Genre: alt/punk The Smashing Pumpkins are an alternative band formed in Illinois in the late 80s. Adore is one of their later recordings, in which …

Genre: indie/alt/shoegaze This is My Bloody Valentine’s second full album and SO MBV it’s ridiculous. The signature dreamy vocals over the harsh guitar and solid …