Definitely one of the big surprises of 2016, while the Virginmarys' debut "King of Conflict" was a decent effort, their sophomore effort "Divides" really saw them come into their own with a hefty slice of tuneful angst-rock recalling Therapy? at their prime - give the video for "Motherless Land" a spin below to see how far this group have come.
19. SPUNK VOLCANO & THE ERUPTIONS - "Shit Generation"
Brilliantly foul-mouthed glam-punk from Dirt Box Disco's guitarist and his other band which sounds like the Buzzcocks on a Special Brew bender. Sample lyric - "You're living out your life on Facebook Chat/Where she's a slag an' 'e's a twat!". Give the likes of "DNA Failure", "X-Factor", "Send The Boys Round" and "XR3" a listen for some of the most enjoyably foul-mouthed music you'll hear all year. Full review here.
18. JOANOVARC - "Ride Of Your Life"
Over a decade in the making, "Ride Of Your Life" saw Joanovarc put all of their experience to use to create a knockout debut album which saw rhem putting together some of the best songs from their early EP's along with some great new material to create a killer collection of songs. Full review is here and you can check out the video to "Live Rock 'n' Roll" below.
17. IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC - "All Through The Night"
A worthy follow-up to last year's excellent "Honk Machine", "All Through The Night" was an excellent varied album from Nicke Andersson and his troops ranging from flashy Hendrix style rock-outs through stomping Motown style ballads to countrified steel guitar numbers. Great stuff - you can read the full review here and check out the video to the title track below.
16. THE WITCHDOKTORS - "Voodoo Eye"
Stomping rock 'n' roll from the one-time 12 Bar regulars, "Voodoo Eye" was a great album full of tight as you like rock 'n' roll which recalls those now sadly-no-more nights out so many of us used to enjoy on Denmark Street in Soho before the property developers got their grubby mitts on it and ruined the place. Full review here.
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