Phat Problem – Busy Bee
Release Date: 18th May 2024
Street punk from the south coast sees ‘Busy Bee’ live up to its name. Brighton’s Phat Problem are throwing back to the 70s in their latest track with unrivaled energy and unrefined vocals. If you were wondering what punk used to sound like, this four piece are here to give you a good dose of it. Get ready to throw some beer around.
IOTA – Hollow
Release Date: 7th June 2024
Bringing shoegaze together with a hint of grunge, Bristol rockers IOTA are using fusing genres, bringing them together to create something that feels familiar yet unique. There’s a post-hardcore vibe to the vocals, a desperation that drives the track, with soaring guitars and a fast-paced drum beat. This feels like the sort of track that will get the blood pumping when played live.
Letters From Suburbia – Medical Boomerang
Release Date: 7th June 2024
American artist Jesse D. Pennington aka Letters From Suburbia releases ‘Medical Boomerang’, a track that takes aim at the broken and corrupt US healthcare ‘system’. A system that makes us more and more grateful for the NHS, no matter what state it is in. A catchy pop-punk affair follows that in truth does a great job at hiding the tears of reality behind a fun singalong track.
Beauty School – Gloom
Release Date: 1st May 2024
Midwest emo from northwest England sees Beauty School continue their attempts to take over the UK and its underground music scene. At just 84 seconds, ‘Gloom’ immediately seems to short. In reality though, the amount of energy that is squeezed into it makes it feel perfect. Smash yourself up, have a little sing, smash yourself up, rest. What more do you really want? Check out ‘Reaper’ with Dan Campbell if you dig this one too.
1000 Fahrenheit – Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
Release Date: 28th May 2024
Nairobi, Kenya isn’t somewhere we often get to feature, so when the opportunity arose it was an easy choice to spin some 1000 Fahrenheit. A World of Silent Cries is the EP that ‘Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll’ belongs to and it’s a travesty that we’ve waiting until now to bring this to you. This alt-metal affair starts off raw and emotional before exploding a minute in. Full of energy, catchy as fuck and a wonderful throwback to the mid noughties. More of this please.