Daniel Cribb, Journalist

“Pacifica was just a hard album to make because of that added invisible pressure, which we shouldn’t worry about, but you can’t help it."

Fans of Norah Jones and The Everly Brothers will no doubt find this a good listen, and while this won’t really appeal to Green Day fans, it’s the first redeeming thing Armstrong has done in years.

There’s no way they’ll be forgotten during their time off touring.

"I’m very happy with Burials and it has nothing to do with the first couple of records, which I’m proud of, because if we’d not grown it would have been embarrassing."

"The best thing going for Soundwave is that it’s never been fashionable"

It’s rare that every song on an album is single material, but Belle Roscoe have come pretty damn close.

“They say Warped Tour is a punk rock summer camp, right? It’s true."

Not since 2003’s Sing The Sorrow have AFI produced such a captivating record.

"You have to step out of that environment into this really sterile, state-of-the-art recording studio, and you can get a little bit of stage fright, like you walk up to the urinal to do a wee and nothing comes out."