Howay lads.

January's podcast is here, rounding up the best of the ignored and stuff I never got round to in 2020. It's a little convoluted but fuck it, it gives me a chance to talk about Protest the Hero, Alpha Wolf, The Hawkins, Melted Bodies and Respire.

Don't forget, the accompanying playlist for this month is available on Spotify with links available on Facebook and the Linktree.

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Howay again.

To finish off the two-part return of the Desolation Sounds Podcast, here is the countdown of 10-1 plus a short run-down of things that were below par for the year. It's great, I start from "yeah, I didn't really vibe with it" to live-listening and running down an album for how shit it is.

On the better side of things, expect to hear me prattle on about Creeper, Caspian, Palm Reader and more!

Do make sure you listen to part 1 first so that you're not all ass-backwards and such.

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Howay lads, been a minute eh?

We'll blame it on the corona but aye, this is the Desolation Sounds Podcast talking all manner of bollocks about alternative music. And what a time to come back too as 'tis the season of Top 10s/Top 20s, countdowns and all the like, and so it only feels fitting to come back with my own Top 20 albums of the year.

As with last year, this is part one of two, counting down from 20-11 as well as talking about some honourable mentions, and the Top 10 EPs of the year, so expect to hear about the likes of Milk Teeth, Giver, Dragged Under, Zeal & Ardor and more!

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How were pirates ever the bad guys?

Ahoy there! This week on the Desolation Sounds Podcast, Steven reviews the new EP from California party deathcore crew This Place is a Zoo and the latest albums from one of the U.K.'s biggest rock bands in Enter Shikari; pirate-themed folk music from Swedish(!) outfit Ye Banished Privateers; and the gargantuan new album from heavy metal's newest legacy band, Trivium.

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So this lockdown's pretty shitty huh?

A return for the Desolation Sounds Podcast sees Steven review the albums from Scottish instrumental math rock nerds VASA, "rustic" folk punk n roll from Scottish laddos 13 Crowes, mathy emo from Michigan's Hot Mulligan, the dark country side project of Behemoth's Nergal - Me And That Man, and we finish with Nawlins hardcore mob PEARS.

Side note, the audio starts crackling around 30-35 mins. No idea why, all apart of the same session but different tracks. Fuck this week basically. FUCK IT.

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Everything still sucks but at least we have music.

On this week's well-rounded episode of the Desolation Sounds Podcast (at least I'd like to think so), Steven tackles new albums from melodic hardcore legends Four Year Strong; cold, dark black metal from French quartet Mourir; an exciting future prospect in South America-via-Atlanta outfit Irist; and emo-tinged indie from UK solo artist Lizzy Farrall.

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Ok Google, play the West Country National Anthem.

Happy lockdown to all! Pass some time with the Desolation Sounds Podcast as Steven reviews new albums from Australian viral punk rockers The Chats, the deathcore return from Suicide Silence, dark and angry post-punk from Canadian trio Lié, and the follow-up to one of this generation's finest debuts from grunge punk trio Milk Teeth.

For a couple of cherries on top, there's also reviews for the latest EPs from extreme progressive metal master Ihsahn and one of the finest products of Russia's blackened music scene in Samara's Supruga.

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Tru punx stay in to plot the downfall of the government.

It's a very groovy episode of the Desolation Sounds Podcast this week as Steven tackles new albums from Manchester powerviolence monsters Leeched, groove-ladened blackened death metal from French outfit Svart Crown, a debut for Spanish hardcore laddos Crossed and the main event is the return of new-look Norwegian black 'n' roll punk heroes, Kvelertak.

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Ok Google, play "Lonely" by Akon.

In another week of the Desolation Sounds Podcast, Steven tackles new releases from German pop metal veterans Pyogenesis, fresh-faced California death metal from Phalanx, Nottingham heavy punk duo Haggard Cat and the album in the alternative right now in hardcore mob Code Orange.

I'm off my game this week lads so apologies for that!

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Boom, boom, boom, BLEGH.

It's a weird time right now so laugh at Steven and make yourself feel better as the Desolation Sounds Podcast goes through the latest albums from American post-rock heroes Caspian, Norwegian atmospheric/electro metalcore time capsules ATENA, an intriguing pop rock duo from Scotland called VUKOVI, fittingly appropriate doomsday hardcore from Germany's Giver, and something a little different as we also look at the new EP from UK-based dark synthpop artist Salt Ashes.

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