10 songs you should hear now!
I Was A Cub Scout, Pink Squares
A mellow number, filled with epic wonder and spaced-out theramin. Probbably works best in the dark on headphones, rather than blasting out of a club PA.
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Go:Audio, Woodchuck
Chirpier than a budgie in Ibiza, Brit pop-punk chaps Go:Audio bounce along this track like they had rubber feet. New Found Glory fans, say hello to your new favourite band.
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Set Your Goals, Message In A Bottle
Stylishly strapping punk fizziness to the old Police classic, Set Your Goals are on to a winner here. Covoering old songs in rock style, done this well, will simply never die.
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The Ghost Of A Thousand, Black Art Number 1
TGOAT are noisy buggers. But it’s a noise that bagged them a coveted spot in K!’s top twenty albums of 2007. Listen to Black Art Number One’s furious hardcore surge, and try to disagree.
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TheAudition, Warm Me Up
With their new Champion album, TheAudition have grown into a band with more great hooks than a deep sea fisherman. Warm Me Up boasts catchiness in every jangle, melody and explosive chorus.
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In Case Of Fire, The Cleansing
In Case Of Fire are some of the brightest sparks in UK rock right now, yet, criminally, remain unsigned. This excellent slice of alt-rock goodness begs just one question: how?!
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Panic At The Disco, Nine In The Afternoon
Presumably recording their new record at Abbey Road rubbed off on Ryan Ross, as this new Panic track is a wholehearted embrace of Beatles quirkiness and pop perfection.
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Against Me!, Ocean
Pulling out an acoustic guitar needn’t mean sappy ballads or country and western twang. Here, Against Me! use them to turn in a blinding, unplugged rendition of their superb Oceans.
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Megadeth, A Tout Le Monde
Anyone heading to Megadeth’s UK tour is in for a night of neck-destroying heavy metal action. But if you need a break from Whiplash, this ballad, caught here live in Finland, is a superb breather.
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Down, N.O.D.
Live, Down frontman Phil Anselmo talks a lot. But it’s worth it for that moment when he finally shuts up and Down unleash another of their steamroller grooves, as evidenced here.
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