It’s the final week of the Gigslutz July Video Vote! We’ve previously featured ‘I’ll Get Mine’ by PINS, ‘Narrow Spines’ by Adam Cleaver, and ‘Young Blood’ by The Meow Meows. The final contenders for this month’s vote are Southend four-piece, Asylums. Taken…
Rating: Brace yourselves folks; Killer Brain Waves is the “toxic kiss” you’ve been waiting for and it comes courtesy of Southend-based indie-punk four-piece, Asylums. From start to finish, their debut album kicks and screams with anarchic attitude, and it will…
Radio 1’s Phil Taggart hovering in mid air, supported by some teenagers, members of Essex band Asylums in the crowd, and some enviably cool neon pink heart-shaped sunglasses; these were a handful of highlights from indie-rock band FREAK‘s debut gig at Chelmsford’s…
Returning with their powerful blend of ‘80s rock and sounds from the late Britpop era, the Essex quartet of your not-so-quintessential rockers, Asylums, are bringing us joy in a more than small wage. The band have been said to capture…
Asylums claim to “want to take you on a trip back to the days of chainsaw guitars and chaotic fun” and they do make a pretty good attempt at doing that. Playfully experimenting with fast and aggressive punk with a pop…
Remember the first time you heard the loutish aggressive indie punk of The Libertines? Remember how the timing was just right because it followed Britpop and was in direct contrast to that? Well, Asylums have the potential to be THAT band. Whether it happens…