Review: Periphery – Periphery IV: Hail Stan
Periphery manage to push their sound forward, building on their strengths in both engaging and exciting fashion.
4th April 2019
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Periphery manage to push their sound forward, building on their strengths in both engaging and exciting fashion.
“‘Two Sides’ is a shining snapshot of Laurie Cottingham’s effective and underrated songwriting”
Bad Luck combine stellar influences with abundant talent on ‘Drug Phase’
Stand Atlantic’s personality shines brightly in Manchester.
“‘Love Keeps Kicking’ pulls delicately at the heartstrings while having an enormous amount of fun”
“‘RKTKN#3’ pulls the listener into a nightmarish world, twisting and tumbling with chaotic riffs mixed with chilling tones”
Our monthly ‘Under The Radar’ review roundup is back!
This month covers recent releases from Holy Fawn, From Sorrow to Serenity, Ghost Chant, High Rise, Truth Corroded, Nightmarathons, Anxious Hands, and Wet Dreams.
“By combining their pop sensibilities with stylistic exploration, Simple Creatures have produced a commendable first outing.”
“‘You Are Ok’ offers a solid balance between light-hearted and mature, radio-friendly and thought-provoking cuts, that nicely suits where The Maine are in 2019”
“‘Trauma’ is the sound of a band stumbling around trying to find an identity”
“Lotus Eater have brought an uncompromising incursion of misery, filth and obscurity upon us”
“bright, distinct and honest… LAGS have enough clout to bring them to a wider audience”
“‘The Valley’ is surefooted and surprisingly satisfying… taking Whitechapel into new territory”
“A captivating narrative which reveals itself with each listen… Free Throw sound content with where they’re at on ‘What’s Past Is Prologue'”
“a thrilling, heart-pounding journey that you can’t get enough of”
“’Negatives’ feels like an EP spinning its wheels without a definitive game plan”
“Bringing emotion and philosophy into play with some brilliant lyrics, there’s a lot to love about The Alchemy’s debut LP”
“’Live In London’ serves as more of an expansion than a substitute… it shows a band moving forward with confidence and ambition”
“‘Wildheart Dreaming’ is an appreciative finale to the ‘HOTYH’ chapter of The Xcerts, albeit one that isn’t entirely necessary.”
“‘Waiting To Burn’ has a lot of promise, although not entirely inventively executed”
“La Dispute have found a new way to present themselves… ‘Panorama’ is their sound in its purest form”
“For a debut EP, Follower more than show their potential… a strong first outing but with room to grow.”
“Crows have crafted an ardent arrangement of songs… sonically airtight with fervent energy”
“American Football continue to create a beautiful spine of work.”
“Sleep In. somewhat fail to live up to expectation on ‘The Stars on Your Ceiling'”