SAMIAM - Astray (2000)

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Punk infused with a massive dose of melancholy, this is a quality album, but unless you are in the mood for it you might find it a little oppressive. Brilliantly catchy at times, and heartrending at others, this puts me in mind of the Cure at times (though it sounds nothing like them). This band could've been huge if things had gone their way.

MILLENCOLIN - Machine 15 (2008)

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I'm convinced that Millencolin are never going to make a 5M album now. They've made several great albums, but none which really make that last little jump to true magnificence. Which of course doesn't mean that their albums aren't worth the time of day, because they certainly are, it's just that they don't have the depth of a Bad Religion, or the irreverent attitude of a Dwarves. This is still a good record with plenty of catchy songs and well worth investigating.

NOFX - Wolves in Wolves Clothing (2006)

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Frankly, since 2003's 'The War on Errorism', NOFX have been unable to do a thing wrong in my eyes. Every three years they pop up and drop their next classic platter and disappear again, leaving me happy and singing along, waiting impatiently for the next one. 'WIWC' is about as perfect a Punk album as you could wish for. Catchy songs, twisted humour and infuriatingly memorable melodies that stick in your head like Napalm sticks to kids!

DWARVES - Come Clean (2000)

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A wonderful album of pop-punk tunes, with an epic running time of about twenty minutes! Still, it's quality not quantity as they are always telling us and this thing has no filler whatsoever. Just brilliant, catchy songs and a perfectly balanced production. Excellent, and their best album to date.

BAD RELIGION - The New America (2000)

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A very disappointing release from Bad Religion, but even a bad BR album is a good album, so there's plenty to enjoy here. Notable tracks include 'The Hopeless Housewife' and 'World Without Melody'. Overall this featured more than the usual amount of filler you would expect on a BR album, but as I said, even bad BR is pretty good!

DWARVES - The Dwarves Are Born Again (2011)

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A definite return to form after the woeful 'Dwarves Must Die' album. Not quite up to the epic standards of 'Come Clean' or 'Are Young and Good Looking', but still a million times better than almost every other 'Punk' band...