Thirteen acts from the UK rock underground return to the material of Kilnenny’s finest sons on pretty decent covers collection Pledge: A Tribute To Kerbdog.

A second single from young grunge-revivalists Japanese Voyeurs fails to impress with its uninspired retreading of ground conquered two decades beforehand.

London alt-rock revivalists Grand Central sound a lot like the Smashing Pumpkins; if they were to somehow acquire their own sound, they could be dangerous.

What if Curve had been based in Seattle and listened to A Perfect Circle albums through a wormhole in spacetime? Luder’s Sonoluminescence, that’s what.

Blending a hint of country and a pinch of psychedelia with spacious grungy alt-rock, Confederate Dead’s Wrecking Ball is both gloomy and glorious at once.

Oxfordshire post-grungers Serotonin have the sound nailed, but the songs on Siempre y para Siempre don’t yet have sufficient spark to challenge the big boys.

Burly nu-grunge noiseniks Zico Chain are still going, y’know. They’re not quite sure what they want to sound like, but they sound pretty decent nonetheless.

In the grand tradition of punk, the shock-horror naming of Japanese Voyeurs‘ Sicking & Creaming EP is a cunning front to distract you from the dull music within.

The summer may be over (if we can even be said to have had one), but Dinosaur Jr still capture the warm fuzzy glow of sunshine on latest single “Pieces”.

The Most Powerful EP In The Universe!! goes to show that all the ironic self-hype in the universe can’t disguise the fundamental dullness of Dinosaur Pile-Up.