On lucky number thirteen, Ireland’s Therapy? are still doing what they do best… writing rock songs that are full of piss and vinegar and which are best served loud as fuck.

“So It Goes” is like listening to a Latterman tribute.

First there’s this cute litte intro and then… Wham! What was that? That was the opening track of The Story So Far’s latest release.

Just like Affiance, Australia’s Driven Fear start their album with the “I’m mad as hell” speech from the movie Network before unleashing some excellent hardcore tuneage.

Matt Pryor self-released “May Day” with the help of Kickstarter, a site where people can pledge money to a certain project. When enough funds are raised, the project gets a go.

For five years now the overtly positive outfit known as Good Luck has been cranking out indie-pop that is as cute as it is sweet.

While the indie scene nowadays seems to be reserved for the most part for either men with beards and a 70s folk fixation or electronica nerds who record a whole album without ever leaving their bed

Trapped Under Ice already got a lot done in the couple of years that they’ve been around: a demo, an EP, a split release with Dirty Money and a full-length.