A proper "everything but the kitchen sink" album and credit for Bordello Rose for making their debut album work as well as they did. Sounding like Iron Maiden one minute then Nightwish the next and the Doors the one after that, you certainly couldn't accuse this lot of not being varied. Certainly a group with a hell of a lot of potential and it'll be interesting to see where they go next. Full review from Pure Rawk by yours truly here.
64. MIDWAY STILL - "Go Team No Hope"
Early '90s indie veterans Midway Still are continuing to plough away in 2015 and "Go Team No Hope" might just be their most consistent album to date with songs like "Hey Summer" being a good reminder of why the early '90s indie scene (go on then, "fraggle" if you must) was such a criminally underappreciated genre. Review here.
63. THE EXHAUSTS - "Leave The Suburbs"
One part South London, one part Glasgow, the Exhausts' debut album is exactly the sort of closing time pub punch-up punk that you'd expect but with a righteous fury railing against smalltown life reminiscent of the Ming City Rockers. And rest assured that with "Move To South Norwood And Always Leave" and "Journey To The Call Centre Of The Earth" they at least came up with two of the best song titles of 2016. Review here.
62. BRUCE FOXTON - "Smash The Clock"
Second solo album from the former Jam and Stiff Little Fingers bass player and it was a good continuation from 2012's "Back In The Room". With Foxton's From The Jam bandmate Russell Hastings providing good vocal ammunition, the likes of the title track and "Sunday Morning" fizzle with an impressive energy. Definitely worth a look.
61. GIUDA - "Speaks Evil"
Maybe not quite as good as their first two albums but this third effort from the Italian bootboy glam revivalists did at least show that their sound was progressing nicely with a hitherto untapped AC/DC ("Mama Got The Blues") and ZZ Top ("Working Class Man") influence coming to the fore alongside the more expected Slade and Sweet influences. Review here and you can check out the video for "Roll The Balls" below.
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