The Violet KindFrom: Glasgow, ScotlandWith a name that conjures up images of tiny bedsits, dansettes and the complete back catalogue of Sarah Records you might expect Scottish trio The Violet Kind to be fey indie popsters and you wouldn't be too ... more info

Rat The MagnificentFrom: London, EnglandIn the Middle from London trio Rat The Magnificent (first featured on the blog last month, Fresh Sounds 21st January 2018) sounds like a twisted Radiohead after an injection of industrial grade semtex and a tr... more info

The Vile AssemblyFrom: Liverpool, EnglandWe start the working week with a brutal blast of provocative punk from Liverpool trio Vile Assembly. The venomous Division of Labour sounds like the middle ground between Crass and Public Image Limited, altho... more info

Analogue Electronic WhateverFrom: EnglandOn Frozen Milk 77 the mysterious Analogue Electronic Whatever (AEW) pay tribute to the energy and experimentation of 1977, the year that spawned a revolutionary DIY attitude to music, the start of New Wave an... more info

Gris-de-LinFrom: Bridport, Dorset, EnglandAfter the rowdy garage punk of Towers of London and Abdomen earlier this week tonight we're mellowing out to the intricate folk sounds of Dorset based multi-instrumentalist Gris-de-Lin. Gris was first fea... more info

AbdomenFrom: Leeuwarden, NetherlandsDutch trio Abdomen are well named because their confrontational garage rock hits you in the guts like a kick by a barbarous bully in steel capped Dr Martins. Lies, the first single from the trio's upcoming alb... more info

Towers of LondonFrom: London, EnglandNew Cross legends Towers of London, who stormed back late last year with their boisterous single Shot in the Dark (featured on the Devil's Weekend Mix in December, Weekend Mix 9th December 2017), have announc... more info

PlasticFrom: Winsford, EnglandIf imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then you won't get much more sincere than Plastic. Their latest single Headless Rabbit is the closest you'll get to hearing a new Nirvana song without resurrecting... more info

Giant BoysFrom: Salford, EnglandLeeches from mysterious Salford duo Giant Boys is an aggressive scrap of sinister post punk that bristles with more attitude than a Corbynista at a Royal Garden Party. It's raw, it's intense, it's menacing,... more info

FightingFrom: Preston, EnglandWith it's jerky rhythms, aggressive guitars and forceful vocal assault Bag of Cans from Preston post punks Fighting sounds like the Gang of Four having a seizure. The track is taken from their fifth EP, Saturday Nigh... more info