Approved: Nine Black Alps (SNAP Of The Day)

I own every seven inch from Nine Black Alps' debut album, 'Everything Is', including the limited one they did on Manchester indie Melodic. I even got the t-shirt from the tour. The second album though. I sold my copy of 'Love/Hate' after just a few listens, its toned-down, placid rock having no place in my record collection. Since then they've parted ways with their label, Island, and found the volume control again, with new release 'Buy Nothing' manage a return to their former selves, but even louder, angrier and with more shuddering walls of guitar. In all probability it's a damning polemic of the major label system they're out of, notably on the lines, "Reject the target market, focus on control / Abandon advertising, selling all your soul", but I could - though it's unlikely - be reading it all wrong. Either way, it's all free at the link below, which ties in nicely with the song's title of course.