Albums are thin on the ground this week, mostly due to Steven dropping water on his laptop but these things happen (apparently).

News coming into the Desolation Sounds Podcast this week includes studio updates from Incubus and DevilDriver, there's more festival announcements from 2000 Trees and Slam Dunk, and Canadian punk outfit PUP have gone DIY with their album with the launch of their own label Little Dipper.

There's also news on all the new music from the week, featuring Architects, Blood Command, Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Devin Townsend and the aforementioned PUP.

For album reviews this week, Steven is taking one big, floaty step out of his comfort zone into the worlds of indie pop with newcomers Tallies and post-metal with favourites A Swarm of the Sun. Finally, to celebrate the announcement of their third album, the Open Mic album for this week goes to the debut album of Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes: Blossom.

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