Reviews
All of the Surface Noise Reviews collated in one place.
Gig Review: Booze Cruise Festival – The Exchange (June 2022)
Rewview of Booze Cruise Festival in Bristol, June 2022.
Album Review: Brutalliagators – This House is Too Big, This House is Too Small (Nov 2021)
Short review of the debut album from South-East 4-piece Brutalligators
Gig Review: Gender Roles – The Saddle Inn (Oct 2021)
Review of my first gig since covid just 615 days after my last.
EP Review: Mt. Oriander – This Is Not How I Wanted You To Find Out (Oct 2021)
Surprise EP from former Empire Empire front-man Keith Latinen
Single Review: Brutalligators – Protect Yr Own (Oct 2021)
Third single from forth coming album.
EP Review: CHERYM – Hey Tori (Sept 2021)
Derry pop-punk trio CHERYM release their first EP since signing to Alcopop! Records.
Album Review: Nightjars – Modjeska (Issue 2 / July 2021)
An album that very nearly passed me by, but for a twitter recommendation from Fresh. I am so glad it didn’t.
Album Review: McKinley Dixon – For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like her (Issue 2 / July 2021)
Expanding on my initial first impressions as documented below. This review gives the album the time it deserves.
Album Review: Remember Sports – Like A Stone (Issue 2 / July 2021)
The fourth instalment from basement punk stalwarts Remember Sports, landed in April a week or so too late to make into Issue 1 but it it found its way into Issue 2.
EP Review: Parting – Unmake Me (Issue 2 / July 2021)
Evoking memories of bands now long gone, Emo revivalist supergroup Parting released their debut 7 track EP in June.
EP Review: Fresh – The Summer I Got Good at Guitar (Issue 2 / July 2021)
Top-tier pop-punkers Fresh released a 5-track EP in April. Clocking in at 13 and a half minutes, it is the perfect length of time to knead bread too.
Album Review: Good Sleepy – everysinglelittlebit (Issue 2 / July 2021)
A year after signing to No Sleep Records, Massachusetts 3 piece, Good Sleepy released their debut full length record: everysinglelittlebit.
Album Review: The Goalie’s Anxiety at The Penalty Kick – Ways of Hearing (June 2021)
Originally released in October 2020, Ways of Hearing was given a vinyl release in June 2021. Ahead of it’s physical release I gave the album the once over in a standalone review that didn’t appear in any Issue of Surface Noise.
First Impression – McKinley Dixon – For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her (May 2021)
A full review appeared in Issue 2 but I was so excitied by this release I noted my first impression of the album which formed the basis of the full review that followed.
Reviews: Best of The Year So Far (Issue 1 / May 2021)
Reviews of some of my favourite records from the first 4 months of the year. Featuring: Aaron Frazer, James Yorkston, Claud, Home is Where, The Sonder Bombs and Lande Hekt. As featured in Issue 1.
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