Review: Holy Pinto – Adult
“a heartfelt and charming record, made with a spring in its step and sad twinkle in its eye”
5th March 2019
“a heartfelt and charming record, made with a spring in its step and sad twinkle in its eye”
“For anyone with a passing interested in emo-rock will find a lot to admire about Our Nameless Boy”
Our monthly ‘Under The Radar’ review roundup is back!
This month covers recent releases from Boundaries, Judiciary, Semaphore, Climate of Fear, Bridal Shower, Quantum pig and VFLambda.
You’ll be needing a neck massage after this… soothing vocals, erratic synths and colossal riffs that crack through the stratosphere.”
“The ‘Black Album’ turns out to be a massive disappointment with horrific results”
“While She Sleeps are letting their anthem-writing overtake any other expectations… sacrificing the need to be the most skilled/heavy musician to make great songs instead.”
“Technically polished, straightforward and insatiably catchy”
“Backyard Babies wallow in their weaknesses… this isn’t a medal-winner, it doesn’t even deserve the wooden spoon.”
“‘III’ is peak Masked Intruder… shallow, cheesy as hell and bags of fun”
Words by Ian Kenworthy
“a solid slice of accessible metal, perhaps not their most adventurous work, but with plenty to enjoy”
“a tantalising snapshot of a band with mountains of potential… one of the most exciting new post-hardcore bands around”
“Badflower have crafted an album that is bold and tender in equal measure”
“Don’t come to ‘Cheap Love’ expecting subtlety… To the Rats and Wolves do what they do with defiance”
“‘Hunter’s Moon’ feels it only appeals to existing fans almost exclusively.”
“‘Remains’ paints a vivid picture of the despair of those losing everything by combining driving riffs with vocals that spit with fury.”
“‘STARVE’ takes the foundations of Blood Youth’s sound and shakes it until it comes toppling down, and the pile of destruction that remains is the sheer brutality we hear now.”
“What ‘Distance Over Time’ lacks in excess it makes up for in focus and power”
“‘-‘ sees Jetty Bones come into their own. Kelc Galluzzo mixes and matches music genres to create something exciting and fresh”
“Although it’s not the breakout debut we had hoped for, ‘Don’t Let Go’ is a solid first outing”
“Ghost Iris surrender their depth in favour of a powerful, appealing sound”
“Minors’ brand of uncompromising hardcore demolishes the senses… This is a hardcore album done right”
“Burnt Tapes’ are doing a pretty great job at emotionally-driven alt-punk that can’t be ignored”
Although the Newcastle collective serve up six concise slabs of blackened hardcore, you can’t help but feel Starve To Survive will get lost in the shuffle.
Millencolin continue to impress with another solid effort to their sizeable back catalogue.
“‘For What It’s Worth’ provides a flavour of what Northshore will be capable of in future.”