Review: Junior – Beautiful Life
7th August 2019
“Junior have lofty ambitions that are not only set out on ‘Beautiful Life’, they are largely achieved”
“Junior have lofty ambitions that are not only set out on ‘Beautiful Life’, they are largely achieved”
“Hard rock fans will lap this up this efficiently high-impact and unapologetic collection from Through Fire”
“Drown This City’s flashes of promise are suppressed by a dominant, wearisome formula”
“All Get Out once again pull out all the stops”
“The Dangerous Summer have returned to their best… a fine piece of work”
“Frank Iero continues to keep us guessing… an adventurous, joyous, gritty and rewarding record”
Inklings AKA Kier Kemp sounds like he is creating something organic and self-driven nonetheless”
“Seaway quench fans between-albums thirst with ‘Fresh Produce'”
“Clay Lake make a statement on ‘The Manly Toughness Trophy’… ambitious and very enjoyable”
Bad Luck combine stellar influences with abundant talent on ‘Drug Phase’
“Sleep In. somewhat fail to live up to expectation on ‘The Stars on Your Ceiling'”
“Don’t come to ‘Cheap Love’ expecting subtlety… To the Rats and Wolves do what they do with defiance”
“‘For What It’s Worth’ provides a flavour of what Northshore will be capable of in future.”
“While wars’ return shows flashes of promise, the bulk of the potential remains suppressed.”
“River Becomes Ocean deliver an album that impresses in both precision and ambition.”
“Motion Picture tackle this ambitious project with a degree of conviction”
Light Years shun modern pop-punk tropes in favour of a classic feel on ‘Afterlife’.
“Unapologetic; gutsy; damaged; unrelentingly bleak and yet perversely hopeful in its conviction.”
“On the evidence of ‘No Bouquet’, ‘underrated’ is an appropriate tag for All Get Out.
State Champs kicked off one of the year’s premier pop-punk tours in Glasgow.
AH’s Peter Stewart was in attendance. Take a read of his review.
‘Fantasy’ is ambitious in flashes and packs a punch when it needs to”
It’s frustrating that Sylar seem intent on bringing rap-metal back, despite their strengths clearly lying elsewhere.
“As a comeback, ‘Island’ couldn’t really have been a more suitable record for Living With Lions.”
You would have to have a heart of stone to dislike ‘Everybody’s Welcome’.
WSTR are far from a crisis as they firmly secure their place at the forefront of UK pop-punk on their sophomore effort
Workmanlike and satisfactory, Annisokay don’t quite spark on ‘Arms’.
“‘It Felt Like Glass’ is a life-affirming debut.”
