Track Guide: Haggard Cat – The Pain That Orbits Life
27th May 2026
Nottingham’s reliable riff makers break down their ambitious, sprawling, and deeply personal third album, track by track.
Nottingham’s reliable riff makers break down their ambitious, sprawling, and deeply personal third album, track by track.
Returning with a record that captures the struggle between ambition and self-doubt, the Manchester alt-rockers take us through ‘The Sorry Window’
Frontman Alex Vinci breakdowns the deeply personal narrative behind the Cork alt-rockers third album.
The stirring UK emo-rockers offer a deeper look into what their latest EP, ‘Thorns’, is all about.
As the emerging Bristol trio hit the sweet spot with their addictive debut album, vocalist/guitarist Tina Veronica gives a track-by-track insight into ‘Love Letters’.
Exploring disability, mental health and systemic injustice, the rising UK alt-metallers break down their impressive debut album track by track.
Jim Heffy of Brighton “grit-pop” favourites breaks down their thought-provoking, and infectious debut album.
The emerging London-based post-hardcore/screamo band talk us through their dynamic and defiant debut album, track-by-track.
Fritz Ortman from the Brooklyn-based band gives us a track-by-track breakdown behind the creation of Local Weatherman’s new EP, ‘Right One’.
Emerging Boston emo-punks detail their latest release; bitter grunge jams, Resident Evil-inspired ballads, love letter to their haters, and more.
Beyond the big melodies and fuzz-laden hooks, there is a sincere side to the Brighton quartet as really big really clever’s Jared Tomkins guides us through their second album.
As the gloomy emo-pop troubadour releases his new album, Laurie Cottingham’s gives a detailed account into the making of ‘Year Two’.
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