HOLDEN. Terrible Things. EP Review

Manchester, UK based alternative, indie pop twin brother duo HOLDEN have recently released a new EP 'Terrible Things'. FFO: Glass Animals, Portugal The Man, Twenty One Pilots, Paramore, Everything Everything. Sharing the same face, the same upbringing, the same dream, the Holden twins have played music together since they were just six years old. They've…

Icarus Phoenix – High Tide

Baltimore based dream pop, shoegaze group Icarus Phoenix have released their new single 'High Tide' today. Icarus Phoenix is from Baltimore, MD. Its members are Drew Danburry (guitar/vocals), Eli Sims (drums), Leena Rhodes (guitar/vocals/synth) and Brendan Russell (bass). The band originally formed in Missoula, Montana (2020) and has had multiple lineups, one of them playing…

fxrrvst – CBAYAOM

Howdy folks, got a great new release for you today! 'Fxrrvst' have released their latest track called "CBAYAOM" (I can't be all you ask of me) just this month and it has already subverted our standards and blown it out the park! For people who don't know 'fxrrvst' are described as your friendly neighbourhood-queer alternative…

Ava Valianti – January

Massachusetts singer-songwriter Ava Valianti recently released her 3rd track "January". This track is something quite different to what we usually review on Punkio, but there was something about "January" that appealed to me and I just had to write a review! Ava Valianti, is an indie folk artist from Newbury, Massachusetts that has recently come onto…

Jane N’ The Jungle – GTFO

Phoenix based, hard rock, nu metal outfit Jane N' The Jungle recently released their newest single and video “GTFO” out on June 21st. “GTFO” is fueled by American greed and gun violence. It is the first single off of their upcoming record produced by producer Cameron Mizell (Avril Lavigne, Memphis May Fire, Sleeping With Sirens).…

Halfway Down – Never Coming Back

Minnesota based pop punk band, Halfway Down release their fourth track "Never Coming Back". Halfway Down are for fans of Blink 182, Four Year Strong and The Wonder Years. The dad of lead singer and guitarist Blake has the best ever description for their sound, "I love how the screaming goes right into something that…

Stay Safe – Somehow

What a great year so far for Pop Punk fans! Manchester based Pop Punk band "Stay Safe" and the well known "As December Falls" have collaborated to create a harmonious masterpiece inspired by bands such as 'New Found Glory' and 'A Day To Remember'. 'Somehow' is Stay Safe's latest release following their previous single called…

Hearts – EP2 EP Review

Swedish/UK indie rock band Hearts have released their second EP 'EP2'. Hearts consists of members from Catfish and The Bottlemen (UK), The Bongo Club (Sweden) and Bottlecap (Sweden), and they hit off their debut in the Swedish/UK music scene last year with a bang. The lead single from 'EP2' 'In Over Our Heads' featured on…

MIDBROOK – Maiden Street

French pop punk four piece band MIDBROOK have recently released 'Maiden Street'. If you're a fan of the emo punk, pop punk style of tracks that fit on the Tony Hawks soundtracks then this band is for you! The band explains 'Maiden Street' like this, "From the golden palm trees of Los Angeles sunset to Midwest…

GUY – Gimme

Liverpool, UK based grunge, punk, alternative rock artist GUY has released his latest single 'Gimme'. GUY classifies his music as 'hardpunkfusionpop' which merges styles from across punk, grunge, hardcore and alternative rock. GUY and his band The Gunpowder Plot With 3 albums and a collection of EPs with grungy, alternative sounds and anthemic choruses released since…

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ByTim Marshall