“Find your peace, I’m still searching for mine.“
As we round out another fantastic year of music, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on all of the pivotal figures in the scene who have helped both us, and the wider music community. Without all of you, Boolin would not exist. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
Our Team
Starting with a huge thanks to our team, the lifeblood of this venture. Without all of your hard work and dedication, we would never have been able to make any of this work. Nothing goes unnoticed, and we are proud to call every one of you a member of the Boolin Tunes family. Thank you for making 2025 a remarkable year. Here’s to 2026!
Site Managers: Jack Walker & Joe Edwards.
Editors: Dobbin T, Harry A. Eaton, Kieran White, Maximo David, & Shane C.
Writers: Alex Dansereau, Anthony Ward, Anton Smeeton, Ben Brown, Carl Thomas, Dobbin T, Edwin Strakna, Emily Cole, Eylem Boz, Harry A. Eaton, Hayley Whelan, Jack Crosby-Griggs, Jack Walker, Joe Edwards, Jonathan Tan, Kathleen Crooks, Kiera Falke, Kieran Thompson, Kyle Ostrander, Lukas M, Maximo David, Natalia Kasiarz, Nicholas Hayley, Philip Thomas, Shane C, Tim Averell, & Zena Morris.
Photographers: Amy Shephard, Angelina Emmanuel, Anton Smeeton, Asha Sitarz, Dan Ayres, Dave Curtis, Dobbin T, Dory Valentine, Graham Ransom, Jahla Fisher, Joe Steven Hart, Kieran White, Konstancja Szwed, Kyle Ostrander, Maisie Cooper, Natalia Kasiarz, Olivia Giacomini, Rosie Gunning, Ryan Standen, Sam Lance, Sarah Tsang, Shelby Stainer, & Sophie Robinson.
Representing the Scene
Of course, it’s all well and good for us to have a team, but without support from external sources, we’d have nothing to cover. On that basis, we’d like to extend a massive thank you to the often overlooked parties who represent the scene day in, day out. Whether you’re part of a PR agency, management, a booker, promoter, or have any other participation in representing bands and artists, your work is crucial to keeping this industry alive. We can’t thank you enough for the work you do; without you, we could not be Boolin.
1782promotions, 3nation, Atom Splitter PR, Asinine Corp, Big Mouth PR, Chaos Theory, Choice Artists, Church Road Records, Cosa Nostra, Common Outcast, Csquared, Decolonise Fest, Digital Ghost Audio, Everlasting Spew, For The Lost, Full Stride PR, Good As Gold, Hold Tight, Incineration Festival, Iron Fortress, Joe Naan, Major Transmission, Mascot Records, Mercenary Publicity, Metal Blade, Nu House Studios, Nuclear Blast, Palmer Turner Overdrive, Pelagic Records, Pink Mist, PR Trail, Prescription PR, Prosthetic Records, Public City PR, Rarely Unable, Real Life Presents, Revenant Earth, Riff Factory, Royal Artists, Season of Mist, Sharptone, Sickset Media, Since Always Press, Silverback Gorilla Records, Speakeasy PR, Spinefarm, Stellar Frequencies, Stereo Sanctity, Suspiria PR, The Coming Strife, The Flenser, The Noise Cartel, Thriller Records, Turn The Page, Viral Propaganda PR, Wall of Sound PR, Wax Vessel, We Care A Lot PR, & Wordless PR.
Covering the Scene
We recognise that we’re not alone in promoting alternative music, and because of this, we wanted to take some time to thank and acknowledge some of the outlets and voices that we’ve found inspiration in, and challenge us to be our best selves. Thank you for flying the flag for the scene. Your coverage offers different perspectives, along with covering plenty of things which we may have missed or fall outside of our wheelhouse. Every one of you is crucial to ensuring a varied scene where fans of all sorts of genres can discover new music and stay up-to-date on some of their favourite artists.
2 Promotors 1 Pod, Already Heard, Amped Magazine, Behind The Setlist, Chasing Fridays / Eli Enis, Deadwax Zine, Devolution, Distorted Sound, Echoes and Dust, Emma Wilkes, Essex Hardcore Zine, Foxcore, GBHBL, Gigraphy, Haylsucks, Hive, Imakaiya, Leeds Hardcore Zine, Lost In Life, Loud Women, Louder Than War, Moshville Times, music is to blame, Mystificationzine, Noizze UK, Northern Exposure, Out of Rage, Pit Call, Ryoko Media, Rhythms Revealed, Scene Music Media, Semper Metallum, Sherwood Magazine, The Sleeping Shaman, The Soundboard, & Vinyl Fantasy Reviews.
Top Pieces of 2025
We’d also like to take a moment to call out some of our most popular pieces from over the last year. For better or for worse (we’re looking at you, President subreddit…), these pieces all topped out their respective categories as some of our most popular content for the year.
Album Reviews
- Deftones – Private Music by Alex Dansereau
- Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia by Maximo David
- Deafheaven – Lonely People With Power by Tim Averell
- The Mars Volta – Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacío by Tim Averell
- Coheed and Cambria – The Father of Make Believe by Alex Dansereau
EP Reviews
- President – King of Terrors by Nicholas Hayley
- Darko US – DETHMASK PT.3 by Shane C
- Infectious Jelqing – NUCLEAR SLAM DIVISION by Shane C
- Peelingflesh – PF Radio 2 by Shane C
- Enterprise Earth – Descent Into Madness by Nicholas Hayley
Live Reports
- Spiritbox, Periphery, & Stray From The Path @ Alexandra Palace by Konstancja Szwed
- We Lost the Sea, Hubris. & Cavallo @ The Meadows, New York City by Kyle Ostrander
- Better Lovers, Frontierer & Greyhaven @ Electric Brixton by Kieran White & Maximo David
- Toby Driver / Alora Crucible & Black Arrows @ New River Studios by Dobbin T
- Knocked Loose, Basement, Harms Way & Pest Control @ O2 Academy Brixton by Joe Steven Hart, Sarah Tsang, Jahla Fisher & Dobbin T
Festivals
- ArcTanGent (1) (2) by Kieran White, Dobbin T, Jack Crosby-Griggs, & Maximo David
- Reality Unfolds by Dobbin T, Natalia Kasiarz, Joe Edwards, & Hayley Whelan
- Outbreak Manchester by Dobbin T, Sophie Robinson, & Jack Walker
- 2000trees (1) (2) (3) by Joe Steven Hart, Joe Edwards, & Jack Walker
- Burn It Down (1) (2) by Dory Valentine, Joe Edwards, & Jack Walker
Interviews
- Dan Barrett & Tim Macuga (Have A Nice Life) by Dobbin T
- Kel King (Fromjoy) by Jack Walker
- Toby Driver (Kayo Dot, Alora Crucible & solo) by Dobbin T
- Dani Nightingale (Conjurer) by Jack Crosby-Griggs & Dobbin T
- Rob McWilliams & Spencer Ouellette (REZN) by Dobbin T
But most importantly…
This year, we wrote 382 short blurbs for singles, EPs and LPs across our New Music Friday and Releases You May Have Missed columns. There is nothing more important in our mission than giving underappreciated projects the chance they deserve. Thanks to all DIY projects that inspire us to keep championing the scene.
Once again, a huge thank you to all involved in what we do. No matter the role you play, your input is extremely valuable, and we appreciate all that you do. Bring on 2026!