“I’ve got tight ass pants, and some big ass shoes // I was born of greed, I can birth it too” Theft World - Lip Critic Lip Critic. Perhaps the most underrated band of the decade. A hidden gem whose whacky, abrasive sound emerges from the confines of a little-known suburban town called New York City. Their new album Theft World comes two years after the release of their genre-bending masterpiece, Hex Dealer - one of my favourite albums of all time. There's something about their melting pot of...

Generally, the quality of any gig is directly proportional to how angry and politically charged the band or artist is. And if we are to use this index, as we ought to, then we must reach the obvious conclusion that Witch Fever continue to be one of the most underrated bands in their scene. The Manchester doom metal outfit kicked off their UK & European tour of their new album, Fevereaten , at the Bodega and demonstrated the veracity of this correlation beyond doubt. The Mic's Ed Dyer...