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🌳 EP REVIEW: The Young Hearts - ‘The Good, The Bad & The Rest Of Us’ 🌳

On their new EP, The Young Hearts crank up the indie-rock bluster and down-to-earth songwriting to their highest levels yet.

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June 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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On the eve of its biggest and most diverse lineup yet, we sift through Outbreak Festival’s cavalcade of hardcore, emo, indie-rock and whatever else to see exactly what to expect.

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What To Expect From… Outbreak Festival 2025 | The Soundboard
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June 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🚨 REVIEW ROUND-UP 🚨

We’re kicking the week off with a Review Round-Up, where Buckcherry suck (big shock…); Orthodox are…okay; and Battlesnake provide a genuinely good bit of fun.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Buckcherry, Orthodox, Battlesnake | The Soundboard
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June 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Frankie And The Witch Fingers make their Bristol debut, bringing forth their captivating garage-rock and psychedelia in the process.

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📸 - Ross Peacey

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PHOTOS: Frankie And The Witch Fingers - Strange Brew, Bristol - 31/05/2025 | The Soundboard
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June 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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⭐ EP REVIEW: ROTHCO - 'Fool's Gold' ⭐

ROTHCO’s debut EP, with its post-punk, psychedelia and abundance of polish, already feels like the work of an accomplished new band.

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EP REVIEW: ROTHCO - ‘Fool’s Gold’ | The Soundboard
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June 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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💥 ALBUM REVIEW: Kaonashi - ‘I Want To Go Home’ 💥

Kaonashi’s built-in madness and electricity are the perfect components for another emo-flavoured mathcore highlight for the year.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Kaonashi - ‘I Want To Go Home’ | The Soundboard
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June 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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The rise of spill tab has begun, as Claire Chicha’s bedroom-pop project arrives in Bristol’s Rough Trade to great success.

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📸 - Ross Peacey

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PHOTOS: spill tab - Rough Trade, Bristol - 31/05/2025 | The Soundboard
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June 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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⚫ ALBUM REVIEW: Quinton Barnes - 'Black Noise' ⚫

In exploring the most oppressive and avant-garde ends of experimental hip-hop, Quinton Barnes crafts multiple new dimensions for himself on this new album.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Quinton Barnes - ‘Black Noise’ | The Soundboard
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June 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Himalayas’ headline tour stops off in Manchester, where their ascension through the gritty alt-rock ranks looks nowhere close to slowing down.

Full review and gallery here 👇

✍️ - Ell Bradbury
📸 - Dean Cavanagh

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LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Himalayas @ Bread Shed, Manchester - 30/05/2025 | The Soundboard
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June 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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🐐 ALBUM REVIEW: Volbeat - ‘God Of Angels Trust’ 🐐

As much as the swift turnaround time and creative process of Volbeat’s new album has been lauded in its favour, it’s actually the source of every one of its many problems.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Volbeat - ‘God Of Angels Trust’ | The Soundboard
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June 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Our huge Slam Dunk coverage is finally here! 🎉

We headed to Leeds for another blinding time, with A Day To Remember headining, and more from Electric Callboy, Hot Milk, Stray From The Path, New Found Glory, The Used and loads more.

📸 - Faye Roberts

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FESTIVAL REVIEW + PHOTOS: Slam Dunk Festival North 2025 | The Soundboard
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June 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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In the café of Bristol’s Folk House, Cross Record deliver a short yet one-of-a-kind set that’s as arresting as it gets.

✍️ / 📸 - Ross Peacey

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LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Cross Record - Folk House, Bristol - 27/05/2025 | The Soundboard
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May 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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⭐️ ALBUM REVIEW: Goddess - ‘Goddess’ ⭐️

With Goddess, Fay Milton and her array of collaborators explore femininity in stark, raw, and totally captivating fashion.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Goddess - ‘Goddess’ | The Soundboard
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May 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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🏨 ALBUM REVIEW: Léa Sen - ‘LEVELS’ 🏨

Small in scale but anything but in its breadth, Léa Sen’s debut stakes its claim for experimental pop greatness.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Léa Sen - ‘LEVELS’ | The Soundboard
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May 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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🚨 REVIEW ROUND-UP 🚨

This time, Rivers Of Nihil continue a run of utter excellence; Desolated make a strong comeback; and Will Varley is, unfortunately, not as lucky as either.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Rivers Of Nihil, Will Varley, Desolated | The Soundboard
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May 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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🌳 ALBUM REVIEW: PhaseOne - ‘TERRANOVA’ 🌳

It’s a metalcore / dubstep hybrid in 2025—just have a guess at how it goes.

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ALBUM REVIEW: PhaseOne - ‘TERRANOVA’ | The Soundboard
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May 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Their status as alt-rock legends is indisputable, and as they arrive for a huge show at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena, the Pixies make it clear that they’ve still got it in spades.

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📸 - Ross Peacey

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PHOTOS: Pixies - Utilita Arena, Cardiff - 21/05/2025 | The Soundboard
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May 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Festival season kicks off properly for us this weekend, but we’re already looking ahead to one of our absolute faves - our full preview of this year’s stacked @2000trees.bsky.social is live right now! 🌳

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What To Expect From… 2000trees Festival 2025 | The Soundboard
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May 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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On the road to Slam Dunk, Winona Fighter make their debut UK stop at Manchester’s Deaf Institute, to begin planting their flag atop pop-punk’s new generation.

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📸 - Dean Cavanagh

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PHOTOS: Winona Fighter - Deaf Institute, Manchester - 19/05/2025 | The Soundboard
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May 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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❤️ ALBUM REVIEW: Senna - 'Stranger To Love' ❤️

Senna’s debut not only freshens up their side of post-hardcore, but charges it with emotion and dynamism that goes such a long way.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Senna - ‘Stranger To Love’ | The Soundboard
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May 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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🚗 ALBUM REVIEW: Sports Team - ‘Boys These Days’ 🚗

Sports Team find a new lane in jaunty, quintessentially British indie-pop after slipping out of post-punk, though charm alone can only carry them so far.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Sports Team - ‘Boys These Days’ | The Soundboard
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May 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Bradley Simpson’s solo journey away from The Vamps hits a new high, where his pop-rock chops and experience with stardom culminate at their sharpest point yet.

Full review of Friday's Manchester show here 👇

📸 - Dean Cavanagh

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PHOTOS: Bradley Simpson - O2 Ritz, Manchester - 16/05/2025 | The Soundboard
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May 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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🔥 EP REVIEW: House Of Protection - 'Outrun You All' 🔥

House Of Protection continue to forge their own path in post-hardcore, and with what’s offered on their new EP, they’re doing it at breakneck speed.

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EP REVIEW: House Of Protection - ‘Outrun You All’ | The Soundboard
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May 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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🚨 REVIEW ROUND-UP 🚨

This time, electronic music takes some wild swings (for better or worse) between Youth Code and 100%WET, while Charmer’s emo is able to maintain some familiarity.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Charmer, Youth Code, 100%WET | The Soundboard
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May 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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🌟 ALBUM REVIEW: Sleep Theory - 'Afterglow' 🌟

Don’t be put off by such blatant riding of the radio-rock train—on their debut, Sleep Theory are pulling it off better than most.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Sleep Theory - ‘Afterglow’ | The Soundboard
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May 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM