So, yeah, no update for a month. Been busy, primarily writing things that people will pay me for… plus I had to skip the Mono show due to lack of friend-with-a-car (because the train timetable between Brighton and P-town is made of FAIL). And, in the name of being honest, I’ve lost my enthusiasm for [...]

Average bands are described as unique all the time, but Californian post-rock three-piece Sholi may just be the real thing – their eponymous debut sounds like no one else.

The Agonist‘s sophomore effort, Lullabies for the Dormant Mind is an uneasy but promising mash-up of technical metal heaviness and Pop Idol vocal pretension.

Leeds loonies Chickenhawk were last seen leaving in search of the kitchen sink, which is about the only thing they left out of their eponymous début album.