Greg Pratt

Contributions

Blacklist Royals - Die Young With Me

Blacklist Royals Die Young With Me With a heaping dose of nostalgia fuelling their straight-ahead rock and melodic punk, Nashville's Blacklist Royals sound like a regional opener for the Gaslight Anthem/Against Me! tour hitting the medium-size venue through the Midwest: With some old-school rock ’n’ roll vibes to the songs, cuts like opening duo “Righteous Child” […]

Until We Are Ghosts - Bitterseed

Until We Are Ghosts Bitterseed This melodic hardcore band from New York is sitting on a wealth of great musical ideas, and even though they only hint at what they're capable of on this debut, it's still a great listen. The five-piece play what appears at first to be a fairly straight-ahead, new-school take on […]

This Wild Life - Clouded

This Wild Life Clouded What started as a pop-punk band has blossomed into a whole other beast—or a whole other delicate flower, anyway. California duo This Wild Life have been creating a bit of online buzz with their acoustic tunes, and now with the backing of Epitaph, this debut full-length is only going to get […]

Brendan Kelly/Sam Russo - Split The Tip EP

Brendan Kelly/Sam Russo Split The Tip EP More and more seasoned punk vets are dabbling in acoustic releases these days, and it makes sense: These guys aren't getting any younger, so it's natural to want to explore different musical avenues. When it's done with sincerity, the music can pack just as much of a punch […]

Various Artists - Bother Me Tomorrow: An Indie Tribute To Creedence Clearwater Revival

Various Artists Bother Me Tomorrow: An Indie Tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival It doesn't matter what decade it is, the tunes of Creedence Clearwater Revival will always be amazing coming-of-age rock anthems. The band's ability to write a simple and catchy song mixed with their honesty and reckless abandon ensure that they will remain one […]

Jason Cruz And Howl - Good Man's Ruin

Jason Cruz And Howl Good Man’s Ruin Some things that are good: the vocals of skate-punkers Strung Out's Jason Cruz; the feel of California; Mexican mysteries. So it's no surprise that this solo debut from Cruz, which combines all of the above, is music to our ears. But we were worried it wouldn't be. See, lots […]

Whitechapel - Our Endless War

Whitechapel Our Endless War Tennessee's Whitechapel have always had the ambition to stand above the deathcore pack, and they've long been one of the genre's leaders. While the band are still struggling to really emerge with an identity on their fifth album, they are moving in the right direction. Take “The Saw Is The Law,” […]

Creepoid - Wet EP

Creepoid Wet EP Surely holding the title of “strangest band to ever be paired with No Idea Records,” Philadelphia's Creepoid have more in common with slack shoegaze bands or '90s alt/slowcore than anything resembling punk, as anyone who has heard their two full-lengths realizes. Ties to Fight Amp help the punk cred (Creepoid drummer Patrick […]

Lacuna Coil - Broken Crown Halo

Lacuna Coil Broken Crown Halo In a decade or so, it's possible we'll look back on this seventh album from Italy's Lacuna Coil and realize the band were really at the height of their powers. Sure, the disc isn't holding much in the way of surprises: you get the electronic flourishes, the male/female trade-off vocals and […]
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