This is the debut album by The Reapers, originally released in 2019. I missed the original version, which was released as a collaboration between Rebellion Records and LSM Records,
Smooth Beans hail from Cantabria in northern Spain. Released by my favourite label, Liquidator Music, Sin Dudar is the band’s third full-length album. After a longer break from releasing new material, they returned in 2025 with the single Amor, which served as the perfect introduction to this record. The band...
In recent years, more and more bands have been carrying the torch for bovver rock. This distinctive subgenre, rooted in the aesthetics of the 1970s, blends the imagery of street toughs, football terraces, and a soundtrack that sits somewhere between glam rock, early Oi!, rock ‚n‘ roll, pub rock, and...
Knife’s Edge are an Oi! band from Phoenix, Arizona. Let The Hard Times Roll is their debut LP, released by Under The Gun Records in a limited pressing of 100 copies on Dry Heat coloured vinyl and 200 copies on classic black vinyl. The record features seven original songs...
The Chancers were a ska band based in Prague, active between 1998 and 2018. Their line-up brought together musicians from both the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic, creating a truly international outfit. The band emerged during a period when Czech society was undergoing a dramatic transformation from a post-totalitarian...
Mexico is certainly not one of the countries most people would automatically associate with Oi! punk. Yet Guadalajara has produced one of the bands that has impressed me the most in recent years – Mess. Since forming in 2020, they’ve released three singles, a split with The Chisel, contributed...
Bad Manners are a famous name in the world of ska. Anyone who hasn’t spent the last forty years living in a vacuum will undoubtedly recognize Buster Bloodvessel and his trademark tongue-out grin. Personally, discovering this band was one of the moments that drew me into ska and made me...