When he’s not been doing his Christmas shopping The Screaming Target has been busy writing album reviews, here are two for December, the albums Crawler by IDLES and Huffy by We Are Scientists.

Music reviews by The Screaming Target who has been quiet this last month, but the music as ever hasn’t and there’s some new stuff to wrap your ears around including Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, Parcels and Nadia Sheikh.

Rob Harrison reviews the debut album by Maple Glider, To Enjoy is the Only Thing, out now on Partisan Records.

The Screaming Target discusses how the pandemic has affected the music industry, and also reviews some of the latest tunes reaching the Nerve office.

Hey ho, here we are still in March, and still they come, The Screaming Target reviews a second batch of releases before they slip through the net.

The Screaming Target reviews the latest round of February and March releases, navigating a path through the ever present landfill indie as it’s called in the trade.

The Screaming Target says “Welcome back to the new releases, we may still be in lockdown folks, but the music still keeps coming and it’s alright”.

The Screaming Target has returned and is here to review the new batch of releases to be found in this post-lockdown Blighty we now unwittingly find ourselves embedded in.

Rob Harrison reviews Inside Out, the debut album by Úna Quinn.

The Screaming Target reviews the new music releases to be found in and around the Nerve office, this time it’s the Political One with Vile Assembly, Beans On Toast and Cerrone.

The Screaming Target reviews the new music releases to be found in and around the Nerve office these past two months including Cigarettes After Sex, Emel Mathlouthi and Gazel.

Rob Harrison is back with reviews of the new offerings of albums for May and June including A Certain Ratio and Charly Bliss.

Rob Harrison reviews the gig by Valeras, supported by Indica Gallery and Shards at Phase 1.

Rob Harrison reviews White Denim, the four-piece rock band from Austin, Texas, on tour at the Liverpool 02 Academy.

The Screaming Target returns to review the latest releases to be found in the Nerve office.

The Screaming Target returns, this month delving into the world of Alt-Country and reviewing the latest releases to be found in the Nerve office.

Rob Harrison reviews Flatlands Rising, the second EP by Liverpool acoustic duo Geoghegan Jackson.

Rob Harrison reviews the gig at The Arts Club by Sports Team, The Strange Collective and headliners Hinds, all the way from Madrid.

The Screaming Target is back with reviews of the new offerings of albums for September and October including The Beta Band and Karine Polwart.

Rob Harrison reviews the gig by Danish psychobilly band PowerSolo at Maguires Pizza Parlor.

Rob Harrison reviews This Remedy, the new album by American country rockers Larry And His Flask, out on Xtra Mile Records on October 12th.

Rob Harrison reviews Performance, the new album by White Denim, out on City Slang Records.

Rob Harrison reviews the new Idles album, Joy As An Act of Resistance, out now on On Partisan Records.

Rob Harrison reviews After The Flood, the new album by Neil Campbell with Marty Snape, Roger Gardiner and Viktor Nordberg, released on 13th July.

Rob Harrison reviews the gig by Courtney Marie Andrews, the singer-songwriter from Arizona, on tour at the Liverpool Arts Club.

Rob Harrison reviews Tontine, the new album by Spear of Destiny, released on Kirk Brandon’s own Eastersnow Recording Company label.

Rob Harrison reviews the gig by Ducking Punches, supported by Hello Mabel and Don Blake at Maguire’s Pizza bar.

Rob Harrison reviews the concert by New York band Sunflower Bean at the Invisible Wind Factory..

Rob Harrison reviews Twentytwo in Blue, the new album by New York band Sunflower Bean, out on March 23rd.

Rob Harrison reviews the concert by East London five-piece folk band Stick In The Wheel at the Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room.

Rob Harrison reviews the concert by alternative country Americana duo The Handsome Family at Liverpool Leaf Cafe.

The Screaming Target rounds up the record releases for the last two months. It’s a good crop you lucky people!

Rob Harrison reviews the concert by David Bowie’s piano player Mike Garson, playing the entire Aladdin Sane album at the 02 Academy.

Rob Harrison reviews the concert by The Moulettes at the Liverpool Philharmonic Music Rooms.

The screaming target returns to review the good the bad and the plain sticky.

The screaming target returns to review the good the bad and the plain sticky.

Rob Harrison reviews the gig by the Thurston Moore Group and Mugstar at St George’s Hall, part of the ‘Tonight At Noon’ programme which celebrates 50 years since the publication of The Mersey Sound.

Rob Harrison reviews Ultimate Bowie, featuring Ed Blaney as David Bowie, at the Epstein Theatre on 20th May.

Rob Harrison reviews Mirrors, the new album by Cattle And Cane.

Rob Harrison reviews the gig by Holy Holy at the Philharmonic Hall, performing The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars in its entirety.

Rob Harrison reviews the launch of Elfin Bow’s debut album at the Epstein Theatre.

Rob Harrison reviews Naked Minds, the album by Latestbanda, a new musical project based in Liverpool featuring musicians from across the world.