Manchester Punk Festival Releases 37th Compilation
Manchester Punk Festival have released the 37th volume of their compilation series ahead of this year’s festival. Manchester Punk Festival Vol. 37 is…
Northern Ireland based pop punks Cherym released their impressive debut album, Take It Or Leave It, back in February via Alcopop! Records, the album is a vitriolic statement on the gender inequality and violence against women which still permeates Irish culture, it is also chock full of Pop Punk hooks and melodies that backed up their bravely and lucidly political statement. Take It Or Leave It is an album that deserves it place at number four in our countdown of the highlights from ’24.
“There is not one second of filler on this whole jukebox hit machine of an album. It’s super-accessible punk pop with nods to the more populist end of the punk spectrum. Recorded with long-term producer and friend George Perks at Vada Studios in Alcester, just outside Birmingham, the album has a classic and timeless powerpop feel that evokes Avril Lavigne at the height of her powers, or Green Day at their poppiest. Let’s be clear, this is a first class debut full length from (in an ideal world) a to-be-important band on a sharp upwards trajectory. I’d catch them now if you can.” (Peter Hough)