Review: To the Rats and Wolves – Cheap Love
21st February 2019
“Don’t come to ‘Cheap Love’ expecting subtlety… To the Rats and Wolves do what they do with defiance”
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“Don’t come to ‘Cheap Love’ expecting subtlety… To the Rats and Wolves do what they do with defiance”
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“Burnt Tapes’ are doing a pretty great job at emotionally-driven alt-punk that can’t be ignored”
Millencolin continue to impress with another solid effort to their sizeable back catalogue.
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