Live Review: Slaughter Beach, Dog (Nottingham, 14/01/2020)

Slaughter Beach, Dog returned to the UK for the first time since 2018 when they supported Tigers Jaw and Worriers. Since then the band have released their acclaimed 2019 album Safe and No Fear which saw them grow musically and adapt a more expansive sound. Up first was Dogeyed, a Bristol-based band on the Specialist […]

SYS Exclusive: I Feel Fine go track by track on their debut EP

Brighton emo band I Feel Fine have released their first EP Long Distance Celebration today via Failure by Design. The EP is an extremely strong debut, filled to the brim with twinkly riffs and huge gang vocals. You can stream it and read a track by track about it by guitarist/vocalist Nathan Tompkins below. Long Distance Celebration by […]

EP Review: Downhaul – Where We Started

Downhaul are an indie/emo pop group from North Carolina and Where We Started is their soon to be released third EP. It’s a pretty and well put together record that demonstrates a consistent development of the band’s existing sound and overall aesthetic. Where We Started is being self released on vinyl by Downhaul and is […]

Interview: Phaedra’s Love

We caught up with the lovely Jordan White AKA Phaedra’s Love to chat about mental health, DIY and his new EP Let Me Think This Way. Mental health is a large theme of Let Me Think This Way and you also included a zine on mental health with the EP, why do you think it’s […]

Looking back at 2016 with… Home Schooled

Home Schooled had a good 2016! The emo band from the Midlands answered our classic end of year questions. Stay tuned for more! How was 2016? Aside from the incalculable grief of Alan Rickman passing away and current political shitstorm, 2016 has been incredibly fun! What was your favourite moment of 2016?  We were lucky enough to […]

Looking back at 2016 with… Jaded

First in our series looking back at 2016, we’ve got Birmingham emo band Jaded! Keep an eye out over the next couple of weeks for more! How was 2016? A mixed bag from start to finish, we finally released our third EP but also Ronnie Corbett died so swings and roundabouts. What was your favourite […]

Album Review: The Hotelier – Goodness

The Hotelier are an indie rock band from Massachusetts. Well established within both the emo revival movement and the DIY punk scene, they have a reputation for extremely powerful live performances, being ambitiously creative and for the raw honest quality of their lyrics and music. Goodness is The Hotelier’s third recognised album and marks a […]

Deadlines - Sprawl

SYS Exclusive: Watch the new Deadlines video for “Fermi”

Having revitalised themselves with a new line up and EP last year, Cardiff punks Deadlines are ready to unleash another EP, Sprawl in July on new Bristol based label A Jingle Four Records. We have been lucky enough to give you the first look of the first track “Fermi”. Deadlines member Charlie had this to say about the video: […]

Album Review: Yr Poetry – Rocket Season

Yr Poetry’s new mini-album, Rocket Season, is an explosive follow up to 2014’s No Tribes EP, and is easily the best DIY UK release this year. Yr Poetry is a conglomeration of Yr Friends and Fridge Poetry, Johnny Foreigner side-projects belonging to Alexei and Junior respectively. In their interview and stream on Goldflake Tapes, the band stated that the […]