“Sound and community: two things Leeds band Hookworms know plenty about. Last year almost 30 releases were recorded at Suburban Home in Kirkstall, the studio run by the band’s synth player and vocalist Matthew Johnson (MJ). From quirky pop-punk to melancholic grunge, a bit of everything passed through the doors. Over the past few years the space has become a mecca for the DIY scene – a place that’”
“Hookworms hit that sweet spot on album three”
“Long-time followers of Hookworms might have been forgiven for fearing that this third record from the band would never materialise. Despite the lavish critical praise that was heaped upon the five-piece’s 2013 debut, ‘Pearl Mystic’, as well as its 2014 follow-up, ‘The Hum’, there were signs that Lady Luck wasn’t smiling upon them as early as March of 2015, when visa issues outside of the group’s c”
“The English psych-punks turn down the distortion and face their demons with a new, synth-y sound on their third album.”
