Articles by Branan Ranjanathan

Coldfront

Is This Where They Found You?

PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2016

Coldfront's latest EP, Is This Where They Found You?, takes a detour from the sugary pop punk that has become their standard of late, and b...

Real Friends

The Home Inside My Head

PUBLISHED May 26, 2016

Illinois pop punks Real Friends have put together a set of songs for their sophomore full-length that oscillate between catchiness and bana...

Hesitation Wounds

Awake For Everything

PUBLISHED May 25, 2016

Hesitation Wounds boast some impressive musical resumes, with members of Touché Amoré, Slipknot, the Hope Conspiracy and Trap Them filling...

Weekend Nachos Say Goodbye with Their Final 'Apology'

PUBLISHED May 20, 2016

"A year ago, we called a meeting and decided to break up," Weekend Nachos vocalist and lyricist John Hoffman tells Exclaim! "We didn't even...

Weekend Nachos

Apology

PUBLISHED May 18, 2016

Weekend Nachos have never been a band to tread lightly when it comes to their gripes, whether it's with the state of the world, the punk sc...

Suburban Scum

Ultimate Annihilation

PUBLISHED May 18, 2016

With their debut full-length Ultimate Annihilation, Suburban Scum build on the strong parts of their sound they've honed over the course of...

Great Reversals

Mere Mortals

PUBLISHED May 9, 2016

Great Reversals have found an ideal balance on their debut LP between the influence they draw from the metalcore titans of yore and a more...

Broken Teeth

At Peace Amongst Chaos

PUBLISHED May 6, 2016

For their first full-length, Manchester hardcore unit Broken Teeth have put together a set of songs that waste no time getting to the point...