“Theirs is a curious amalgam of punk, credible rock epithets and noble social fortitude, and while it obviously sounds different to the 80�s Alarm it�s lost none of the vibrancy, nor any of the melodic craftiness. Certain moments are more normal than before, but a plethora of unexpected touches are consistently wonderful.
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b>45 RPM Review: Manchester Online http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ The Poppy Fields – 45 RPM (Snapper) Iain Hepburn *** THE debut single from what is claimed to be ‘youthful Chester four-piece punk wannabies The Poppy Fields’ wears its influences like a badly-stitched badge safety-pinned haphazardly to a torn denim jacket. Brief, bright and decidedly Sex Pistols-flavoured, on closer inspection it seems to be the work of The Alarm going under a pseudonym. It [read more]
THE ALARM�S NEW ALBUM, UNDER ATTACK, DELAYED UNTIL JUNE 13 Welsh rockers� Eleven Thirty Records/Redeye bow, first new U.S. release in 15 years, highlights leader Mike Peters� struggle with leukemia LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2005�The Alarm�s new album, Under Attack, its first U.S. release in 15 years and debut under the Eleven Thirty Records/Redeye Distribution banner, has been moved back to June 13 from its previously scheduled May 30 date. [read more]
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