If I was asked to sum Pennines up in two words it would be near ‘impossible’. If I was asked to sum them up in one word, it would be ‘no’. I want to avoid tarring them with the emo brush that many bands get tarnished with, as it’s a genre that has become a parody of what it originally stood for. That said however, Pennines are Emo. Real Emo. They’re keeping alive sensibilities that many thought were dead, and while bands such as Paramore or Mayday Parade are the bands that ...

“Indie” is a word that’s lost it’s meaning over time. Digressing from the once independent labels, or even just individuality it’s become in itself a farce, with bands such as Scouting For Girls clogging up radio airplay and besmirching the connotations with jangly, radio-friendly guitars, and sweet almost nonsensical lyrics. So it’s good to know that there’s still some heart left in a genre, that’s become a parody. When I heard Cambridge based The Cougars it was immedia...

With the recent surge of middle class indie boys clogging up the majority of people’s Ipods, it’s refreshing to hear something other than a colloquial drone. So when I absent-mindedly stumbled across Bath based Dinosaur Outfit and was assaulted with a tirade of jangly guitars and synth you can imagine the shit-eating grin that spread across my face. Imagine again, the smile when I find out that some of their influences are two of my favourite bands, and you’re probably not even c...

While the scourge of recent Pop-Punk revival bands has left a bitter taste in the mouths of die-hards, there are those who could be called an exception. I, Said The Spy, are one of those exceptions. The two tracks on their Myspace show they’re something different, a kick in the genres proverbials so to speak.
Party On Wayne has everything, gang chants not dissimilar to that of Four Year Strong, synth, and lyrics that sound familiar even on the first listen.
The classic four piece line...