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‘J is for Genius’ is taken from their album ‘Don’t Go Anywhere’ released 22nd March 2021. America was gearing up for the sixties. Little Richard screeched his way to the top with ‘Lucille’ and Elvis had 9 hits in a row. Jack Kerouac penned his immortal novel ‘On The Road’, inspiring Americans to seek the promised land, and Harley Earl designed the most beautiful automobile the world would ever see…the year was 1957. By 1960 the tail-fin was all but extinct. In 2013 Harley Earl appeared to Essex chancers David Myers and Malcolm Moore in a dream. The vision of Harley was as clear as his message: ‘Create melody and meaning that will allow the human race to move freely and without drag…
Be aer-o-dy-NAS-mic.
Be The 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco.’
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One Of My Favorite Things – a single from the longtime stoner-pop, bubble-grunge, space rockers in King Black Acid and the Rainbow Lodge. Once again the band rips into new sonic territory while still managing to nod back to classic psych-rock power pop acts like the Small Faces and Cheap Trick, as well as contemporary influences like the Pixies, The Killers and the Strokes. Listen to these new age psychedelic romance rockers hit the apex of space boogie and freak smash the genre paradigm again and again.
King Black Acid is a collective of musical wizards who are arranged and orchestrated by founding member Daniel Riddle.
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Sick Day is a Chicago-based deviant folk musician with catchy lyrics and subtly powerful stage presence. Inspired by everything they see, Sick Day has a powerful effect on listeners. The band was founded in Spring 2019 by songwriter Olivia Wallace and drummer Stef Roti.
Released in May, 2020, this is the title track of a five track EP released on Bandcamp and Spotify.
[I know that the Daily Dose hasn’t been daily for several years, but this is my way of easing back into the Insomnia Radio scene. SM]
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Liverpool UK psychedelic rockers The Vryll Society released the single Andrei Rublev on 14th April, creating further anticipation ahead of the release of their debut album this summer. Inspired by scenes from Andre Tarkovsky’s 1996 arthouse classic film, Andrei Rublev is an emotive charge of hip-hop drums, crunching bass lines and hypnotic guitar solos, hinting […]
Dreaming of the Pyramids are a Swedish alternative rock band based in the southern city of Karlskrona, with a new double a-side out on Spotify called “The Rain / The Sun Still Shines For You” Inspired by old shoegaze bands like Slowdive and Ride as well as more modern music like the killers. Dreamy synths, […]
Leeds UK grunge pop trio Night Owls share Better With Age, the second punishing cut from their ‘Tragically Human’ EP due for release next month. Snarling, ferocious and dripping with fury, the Leeds outfit’s latest offering sees them incorporate experimental electronic influences within their distinctive sound, whilst retaining their boundless energy and trademark vocals to […]
Teeside UK based Llovers released their latest single A Second With You on 6th April. Indie darlings Llovers possess bags of potential and take another giant leap forward in their latest release A Second With You. Packed with glistening hooks and the anthemic quality to match, the Teesside outfit display their songwriting prowess once more […]
Newcastle UK based FEVA‘s latest single Makin’ Waves was released 5th April. Indie rockers FEVA return with Makin’ Waves, delivering an onslaught of fiercely infectious, high-octane riffs in their trademark anthemic style ahead of a series of tour dates throughout the UK. Receiving widespread praise following the release of their blistering debut single Blind late […]
Philly artist CUBBAGE has returned with the spirited five track effort “Live at Forge Recording“, giving a more visceral vibe to their one-take live versions of new songs and covers. The excellent new EP was released on March 30, 2018 as is available under a name-your-price model at Bandcamp. Highly recommended! WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | […]
The absolutely beautiful harmonies on “Wake Up Scared” can officially be found as the second track off the late 2013 debut EP “Bones” by Brooklyn musicians KINGS. The band has other releases available via BC in addition to their EP, including the solid 2016 LP “All That We Keep”, available for $15 total on both. […]
Liverpool bedroom pop artist Pizzagirl releases Seabirds, via Manchester label Heist or Hit, ahead of debut EP ‘An Extended Play’ to be released next Friday April 13th. Having trickled his first few delectable electronic gems out from his bedroom-studio (or ‘Beatzeria’), and into the world via the Power of The Internet, Pizzagirl is almost ready […]
Santiago, Chile band CRONOS DEBE MORIR recently released their EP, “Despertar” on February 5th, with six blistering tracks of really quality punk rock contained within. The four-piece band formed as long-time friends and former members of Nada Nuevo, Mustang, CXTK and Capitan Morgan. The idea behind the band was in a sense to “rematch” to […]
The Fretless is the Canadian fiddle foursome playing an essential part in the emerging movement mainstreaming traditional Irish folk music. Holton Alan Moore’s is from their album ‘Live From The Artfarm’ which will be released in a few days. Starting with its debut album in 2012, the band has steadily pushed further into the public […]
21-year-old songwriter and guitarist, Austin North began performing as a UC San Diego student before eventually returning to his hometown of El Paso to form SLEEPSPENT. The band, now a trio including Cecilia Otero on bass and Josh Mendoza on drums, will release its Chris Common (Minus The Bear, Chelsea Wolfe, Le Butcherettes)-produced debut EP […]
Born Cosmos Sunshine Heidtmann on a commune-like hippie settlement on the Connecticut River, there’s an outpouring of influence behind the music that draws from years of reflection and observation. Letdown is the first single off the upcoming album, ‘Comes With The Fall’, out April 25. Cosmos has amassed a discography of four full length albums […]
Pale Green Things (Jack Traynor) is a solo alt-folk act from Manchester, UK. After becoming disillusioned with the music industry, Traynor took time out becoming a long distance van driver for two years. Travelling across the UK and Europe carrying anything from Motorbikes to Library exhibitions, Traynor found the time being away from music studios […]
“Laputa Lights” is one of seven beautiful tracks off Kiev Ukraine post-rock three-piece ALINDA’s 2016 release, “Why Do You Twinkle“. The band best describes their solid new album on their BC page, where you can pick up the effort for about $8 US, well worth the price. The sounds of our new album will take […]
Manchester UK grunge-pop quartet Hover Bored release exhilarating new single Safe Side. Formed in Wakefield, but now based in Manchester, Hover Bored are an up-and-coming grunge-pop quartet set to release their new single, the fiery, exhilarating Safe Side on March 30th. Searing riffs, rolling bass, crashing drums and bratty vocals coalesce into a fiercely infectious […]
The featured track “Bigolder” by Montana based trio, BUTTER comes from their 2013 seven track release, “Field Field Lake Lake“. This latest effort was recorded in Eureka, Montana with a few of my new personal favorites also including “Truck” & “Old Field“. Overall it’s a stunningly solid effort with many beautifully vocal moments and instrumentation […]
Yorkshire UK The Indigo Project released a single As Always 28th March. Brimming with talent, the Yorkshire music scene continues to thrive year on year and 2018 looks no different with the arrival of indie rockers The Indigo Project and their new single As Always. “A teenage tale of love and loss, As Always is […]
Four piece instrumental post-rock/post-metal Italian band CHARUN is back with their newest and fluidly beautiful six song release “Mundus Cereris” released on February 25, 2018. While only six tracks, most are about double length so I hesitate to call it an EP, as its definitely close to full album length here. You can pick up […]
Dreamy Hull UK slacker-shoegaze quintet bdrmm just released their debut single kare. Formed in the later hours of 2016, through a haze of party poppers into the early hours of 2017, Ryan Smith took his solo project from bedroom to stage in what feels like an instant. Under the moniker bdrmm the Hull 5-piece are […]
Released in Jan of 2018, Long Island, NY label Dead Broke Rekerds released the compilation “Year of the Monkey Rooster (2016-2017)“, featuring tracks from thirty great artists, including many surprising and solid throwbacks such a remastering of a track by FIFTEEN and another earlier release by favorites SAMIAM. WHO ARE THE TOMS, a indie pop […]
RVIVR, a four-piece punk rock band from Olympia Washington, released their excellent two-part “From the Tide” 7″ on Dec. 31, 2016 via Dead Broke Rekerds here in the US. Fast forward to the beginning of this year, and 2018 now brings the band into the recording studio at Long Island to lay down a full […]
Married Bakersfield, California-based duo Fawns of Love (Jenny and Joseph Andreotti) released “Zine Days” b/w “Something Stupid,” a new two-song 7-inch on March 2, 2018. The songs adhere beautifully to the Andreotti’s most personal and nostalgic inspirations, from its title, to its inspired artwork, music video, and even a Spotify playlist the band created to […]
Orleans, France five-piece indie pop band UPSEEN released their five track EP “El Monstruo” this past December [’17], with the beautiful opening track “Life” leading off the effort. Upseen formed in the Fall of 2014, and since that time have also released their debut eight track release “Sold Out Sunset” in 2016. You can pick […]
Guildford UK based Annabel Allum shares her second track of 2018, RASCAL, out 22nd March via Killing Moon. It follows her acclaimed January release ‘Beat The Birds’ and critically successful 2017 EP ‘All That For What’. Loaded with pulsating hooks and the enigmatic singer-songwriter’s tenacious vocals, Allum oozes charisma and once more showcases her ability […]
tasru is Tom Grathwol, an independent musician based in Niigata Japan, as well as Minnesota. His newest effort is the brilliant nine track LP “Bottom of a Lake” which came out in late November of this past year [’17] on Tanukineiri Records, with all songs recorded out in Niigata Japan. The beautifully sublime song “Come […]
Liverpool UK Pizzagirl has set his eyes on the dancefloor downer-disco ready new anthem Coffee Shop. Alongside this, he’s announced a debut EP, titled ‘An Extended Play’, set for release on Friday 13th April. On Coffee Shop, Pizzagirl, or Liam Brown to give his citizen name, offers a listener guarantee: “Each listen of “coffee shop” […]
Alt-folk newcomer Callum Pitt releases new single ‘Happiness’. Evoking comparisons to acts including Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes and The War On Drugs, the Newcastle-based musician combines finger-picked folk riffs with a stunning falsetto voice and has already drawn acclaim throughout the online community (DIY, Crack In The Road) and across the airwaves from Phil Taggart […]
Los de Esta Noche (The Ones From Tonight) are another band we are featuring this week out of San Antonio, Texas. The group is a Latin roots rock band with a soundscape ranging through Ska, Cumbia and Conjunto music. Influenced by the sound and culture of the Mexico border, they blend horns and percussion along […]
Leeds UK based grunge pop purveyors Night Owls have announced the arrival of their ferocious new single Do You Want It All? the first offering from their ‘Tragically Human’ EP due for release in May. An onslaught of relentlessly heavy riffs and screeching vocals, Do You Want It All? showcases the trio’s immense potential on […]
San Antonio, TX musician and beat crafter DIEGO BERNAL released his most recent inspiring love letter to music this past August on local label, Exponential Records. While I’d love to spell out the new album name here, it doesn’t appear our site can currently handle several of the special characters in the title (see cover […]
Reading UK based Saltwater Sun return with tenacious new offering The Wire, reaffirming their irresistible blend of guitar pop on a whole new level. Marshalled by frontwoman Jen Stearnes’ gritty yet infectious vocals, the Reading quintet’s first release of 2018 boasts stratospheric hooks, explosive guitars and delicious harmonies, elevating them right back alongside their indie […]
San Francisco based post-punk group Steakhouse released today’s featured track “Interstate” on their self titled LP in Sep 2014, the 10 track release taking a year in the making. The band plays post-punk with bits of country & western thrown in, reportedly at all the wrong times. Steakhouse are currently writing for their sophomore release, […]
Brighton’s emerging indie juggernauts Thyla launch their sprawling new single I Was Biting, capitalising on an exhilarating start to 2018 that’s seen them tipped for major success at both press and radio. Spotlighted alongside Pale Waves, Nilüfer Yanya and Sorry in NME’s 100 Essential Acts for 2018, the post-punk outfit have since finished their first […]
Formed in 2012, Sunhaze originated from the vision of Danae Labraña, a San Francisco transplant hailing from the shores of Santa Barbara. Through the next few years the membership count was fleshed out to the current count of five band-mates through 2016, with several shorter releases issued by the band up to their debut 11-track […]
Pine + Palm is an indie pop rock band from Stockton, CA formed initially as a duo between the Heard siblings, although grew from there with the addition of two band members. While we wanted to introduce the band via this stunning single they released in May 2016, the band has also recently announced their […]
London UK trio Organised Scum release new single Unborn Cars [today] on 9th March. London three-piece Organised Scum release their first single of 2018, Unborn Cars, a wonky, understated tune recalling the quirks and buoyant production of ‘80s art-pop. Think XTC, Sparks or Split Enz shackled by the modern-age’s pressures and trappings and you’re on […]
Born in 2015, Oakland, CA artists EL DUO blend lo-fi electronics and afro dance grooves while drawing from their deep love of improvisation. Their brilliant track “Diamonds” is the opening song on the debut EP from August 2016, “The El Key“. The EP delivers a handful of solid songs recorded across a variety of spaces […]
Manwomanchild just released (yesterday 06 Mar 2018) a new single called Memory Leak. The track is the first release since their album ‘Awkward Island’, which was released in July 2016. Manwomanchild is a rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania fronted by David Child. The band was started in Rhode Island in 2008, and in 2013, Manwomanchild […]
Passionate French independent label LA SOUTERRAINE has been steadily releasing quality compilations a little more than monthly, and one of the newest that arrived this February was called “VOYAGE EN SOUTE“, a collection of thirteen quality tracks from thirteen artists. You can grab it over at the label’s BC site below under a name-your-price model, […]
Philadelphia producer ash.ØK weaves disparate threads of genre— electronica, trap, hip-hop, folk, blues, and ambient—into a fine tapestry of sonic innovation. Straddling cultures as a first-generation Indian American hailing from Philly, ash.ØK (Ashok Kailath) was as influenced by gritty boom bap of artists like Nas, Pharcyde, and Notorious B.I.G. as by the ancient music of […]
Today’s Dose is the second single from the Birmingham UK band Bear Witness‘ EP ‘Dreams of Fame’. “Formed by 2 brothers in 2014, Bear Witness are an Alternative Rock band from Birmingham, England, with a focus on strong songwriting and expression. Integrating subtle melodies with monstrous rhythms, influences include Queens of the Stone Age, Kings […]
The song “When It Hits” is the first of three solid tracks from the new late February release of the same name by Isle of Man based Indie pop artist, Phil Reynolds and the Big Day Out. This new project by Phil Reynolds (with aid from Kieran Ball) is based out of Douglas but he […]
Dream pop quartet BOYS release their sumptuous new offering Hollywood, crafting a wave of blissful, hazy soundscapes and evocative tones to kick-start 2018 in style. Written and recorded following the conclusion of their debut US tour last year, Hollywood captures the band’s creative tendencies in full flow with delicate tones and warm, fuzzy guitar work […]
Peterborough/London three piece ambient post-metal band PET SLIMMERS OF THE YEAR (PSOTY) released their stunning six track EP “…And The Sky Fell” in 2010 on the Lost Children Net Label, two years after the band’s initial formation. Their debut album “Fragments Of Uniforms” later followed this in 2014 through Candlelight Records and can be picked […]
Clean Dirty Clean, is upbeat, heavy rock and roll with occasional bursts of pop and folk from Appalachia – specifically, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. The band released their first full-length studio album “Resistor” February 1st, 2018. The album is available for download and streaming on all major music outlets, and CDs are available by mail […]
Berkeley based indie rock band SUPER CASSETTE issued their most recent release in Sept of ’17, the six track EP “Cathode Ray Tube“, a solid collection of pop tracks anchored by our absolute favorites, “Crucible” and today’s feature and EP opener “Happy Obsolete“. The group fronted by the twin Gerlock brothers reportedly started as a […]
“I wanna live where culture kills machines and decent melodies will haunt you in your dreams.” On Blood Orange Moon, Felsen delivers a new telepathic message through melody and lyric beamed directly from their late-night West Oakland studio. Listeners are reeled into Felsen’s revealing inner world of entangled branches, swarms of bees, unfolded paper cranes, […]
Sevilla Spain artist FINGERSPLIT released the perfectly sublime trip-hop track “Across the Sky” as the second piece on their 2010 LP “Space Demos“. This album is available at BC under a name-your-price model along with several other releases including their newest effort in January of this year, “The Red Strings Club Original Soundtrack“. BANDCAMP | […]
Tender Cage is a five-piece indie rock band that formed in Asuncion, Paraguay and whom recently released the beautifully composed single (their third) “A Lack of Feel” in August of 2017. You can pick these up via their BC page below including this newest guitar driven piece under a name-your-price model. The band’s nicely edited […]
Network favorites Daddy Lion released their latest album Learn to Have Nothing and You Will Have Everything, in January; it is their first full-length as a band. We first featured them in October 2010, and have been following their progress ever since, through six full-lengths and EPs and seven original music videos. Originally started as […]
Lima Peru based three piece band Puna fuses styles such as Ambient, Ethereal, Noise Pop, Shoegaze, Space Rock and more into their last solid LP release “au dial“. This was issued in 2014 where you can find today’s excellent feature “Nula Rivera“. The entire album is available for $7 at their BC link below. A […]
Cliff Hays is a multiinstrumentalist, songwriter, and vocalist influenced by ambient, electronica, grunge, rock/pop, new wave, folk, and classical. Also an epistemologist and author from the USA, influenced by mathematics, science, and philosophy. He recently got in touch to suggest that we feature a track from his 2001 EP Hierocliffics, so we picked the excellent […]
Today’s feature “Absolution” is the beautiful opening track from the newest six track EP “Heroes” via Portugal indie three-piece rock band KOALA. The new EP was released October of 2017 and follows a few years behind their debut self-titled EP, both available for around €3 EUR via the BC page below (their primary website). Design […]
Melbourne based Lyon Apprentice release a new dreamy pop single starlight. With breezy vocals, tight production and an effortless hook, “Starlight” shows a new, more playful side of the duo. Mixed by Peter Katis (The National, Gang Of Youths), the track sees Lyon Apprentice breaking into new ground, following their debut EP, BE HONEST, BE […]
Dreamy Welsh indie outfit Kidsmoke present their latest melodic number Sister Sadness, blending hazy soundscapes with crisp, jangly guitar tones and hushed vocals to perfection in their first release of 2018. Taking a wistful journey through a somewhat dystopian scene, Sister Sadness draws feelings of melancholy and heartache, whilst holding on to a dreamy sense […]
Lígula is an alternative rock band in Madrid Spain made up of band members Ignacio Fernández, Alejandro Elizalde, Borja Menéndez, Diego Ruíz -Jevy-, Saúl Omar, Joan Carranza, Carlos Valladolid and Guzmán Sánchez. In 2012 they issued the first version of their phenomenal track “Ocean“, which is available on the five track self-titled EP with Mamen […]
Following on from debut single Favourite Song, Liverpool [UK] based lo-fi bedroom pop artist Pizzagirl releases glowing and gently pulsating new single Carseat. Pizzagirl, or Liam Brown to give his citizen name, crafts light-hearted emotional vignettes. American East-Coast sad-indie, and gloomy British wit collide, all delivered fresh from his Aintree bedroom. “Carseat is an ode […]
“Golden Tongue” is the debut EP from Brooklyn singer-songwriter Jeni Magana, whom we previously featured a single from earlier this past year. The new EP features four exquisitely beautiful and somewhat haunting tracks, with the lead-off single “Get It Right” featured in the feed today, originally released as a single in Sept. 2016. This very […]
Neo-psychedelic quartet GRDNS release debut single Night Dance, the first slice of woozy, off-kilter rock taken from their upcoming EP out later this year via Dance To The Radio. Emerging from the largely forgotten and multi-cultural northern city of Bradford [UK], the desert rockers take the influences of Tame Impala and Humbug-era Arctic Monkeys and […]
Indiana based electronic artist GETSIX recently posted his newest brilliant single “Replications” at the beginning of December, 2017. At the time he noted it was a difficult song to finish, but still one of his favorites, having started it about sixteen months previous to eventual release. Today’s feature is one of our favorites from Getsix’s […]
Bakersfield, California-based duo Fawns of Love (Jenny and Joseph Andreotti) will release “Zine Days” b/w “Something Stupid,” a new two-song 7-inch on March 2, 2018. The song adheres beautifully to the Andreotti’s most personal and nostalgic inspirations, from its title, to its inspired artwork, music video, and even a Spotify playlist the band created to […]
Baltimore Maryland five-piece art rock band SURF HARP are on the verge of releasing their newest LP ‘Mr. Big Picture‘, officially coming out February 23, 2018 on Friends Records. The first single ‘D.I. CIG‘ is now available alongside the full album pre-order for $8 USD or as a stand-alone track at BC. Its got the […]
London UK outfit Earhart announce the release of their debut single A Cross, an outsider tale set amongst hissing electronics, burning petrol riffs and super eight pop hooks; the first in a series of singular, transporting recordings. The quartet, named after trailblazing aviator Amelia Earhart who mysteriously vanished in July 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate […]
Inspired by surf music, post-punk, shoegaze and J-Pop music, Jodi, Citta, and Citta of Jakarta Indonesia reunited after a long hiatus from the music industry in an underground gig, and finally decided to make a band together in 2015. What at first started as a fun project quickly became more serious as the group issued […]
The single “Honey” by Manchester UK based indie band THE BREAKS comes From the late 2017 compilation release “You’re Still in a Dream” by Stupid Decisions, an independent netlabel based in Mexico. This impressive song was originally released on the band’s debut EP “Misery” released in July of this past year, and is a very […]
The self-titled debut album by Dallas-based MOTORCADE is out on Idol Records. The members of MOTORCADE bring years of experience to the band. Andrew Huffstetler (Voice), Henderson (Guitar, Keyboards, Voice), John Dufilho (Bass, Voice), and Jeff Ryan (Drums) — have previously recorded and/or been in touring bands with St. Vincent, The War on Drugs, Daniel […]
“Point Scorer” is the phenomenal lead-off track and single from Leeds UK based alternative rock band BEARFOOT BEWARE, via their forthcoming LP “Sea Magnolia“. The new nine track LP releases March 16 on Superstar Destroyer Records out of Manchester and is available by pre-order for £4 GBP. This single is naturally free and comes with […]
Seattle-based psych-rock foursome Moon Darling recently released their new EP “By The Light of The Moon”. The band members are Michael Julian Escobar guitar, Michelle Nuño drums, Jack Jay bass and Matthew Buckner keyboards. No one wants to belabor the concept that a rock band of dudes with a female drummer is merely “interesting,” because […]
East Anglian [UK] duo Amethysts return for 2018 with their shimmering new electro pop single. Having spent the second half of 2017 hidden away in their rural studio in the idyllic eastern countryside, band members Clarice and Simon’s carefully crafted ambient pop shines through in this latest release. Marrying guitar lines with liquid synths, the […]
The first instrumental and exceptional new single “Truck” from London UK based The Fierce And The Dead’s forthcoming album was released on January 26th. The full album “Euphoric“, the quartet’s first since 2013, is scheduled to arrive on May 18th, 2018 by Bad Elephant music with preorders starting March 5th, which will include many limited […]
Guildford UK based Annabel Allum launches into 2018 with new single Beat the Birds. By turns invigoratingly caustic and charmingly lackadaisical, Annabel’s first release since the acclaimed All That For What EP came out last year is further evidence of her ability to mary folk-style storytelling with snarling fuzzy indie. Backed across tastemaker platforms as […]
Vienna Austria based three-piece grunge-noise band AIVERY released what appears to be their debut LP “Because” this past September [’17]. The exceptional track and first single, “Disregard” is the second track on the album, one of many from this impressively solid release. The band has a few EPs and recordings up now at BC, with […]
Indie upstarts Llovers [from Teesside in the North East of England] have announced their first release of 2018 in Just Lust, a thought-provoking track examining perceptions within society and how the band feel disconnected with certain stereotypes. Digging further into societal issues, the band’s carefully nurtured lyricism really comes to the fore in this latest […]
“Spaceship 2346” is the lead off track From the May 2017 nine-track LP “A Monkey Into Space” by Italian based rock band METEOR CHASMA. This excellent stoner-rock single revolves around the band’s adventure to conquer a planet while many of the other tracks are a psychedelic journey through time and space. The group was conceived […]
Liverpool [UK] indie outfit Motherhood kick off 2018 with Hey You, the latest anthemic cut taken from their forthcoming debut EP out later this year. Lyrically more introspective than previous releases, the track finds lead singer Evan Torrente contemplating a drunken late night phone call to an ex, going on to examine his own shortcomings […]
“The End” is the closing track taken from the newest ten track synthwave compliation release by Switzerland label Starfrosh, “Free the music – Vol. 1 – Synthwave” The impressive retro track was created by Philadelphia musician Josh Lis, re-released January 24, 2018 on the compilation and is available as a name-your-price model at the Starfrosch […]
Brooklyn, New York musician Robin Aigner released her ten-song LP “Con Tender” in late October of 2014, a wonderful collection of indie folk tunes that also feature several performers known as Parlour Game (noted elsewhere as Rima Fand, Julian Smith & Larry Cook). The LP is available for $12 USD on BC in addition to […]
The new single from The Incredible Vickers Brothers, Mirrors, revels in British flavored ‘60s pop-rock, roots based Americana, and hand clapping Surf City nostalgia. With infectious melodies puckering at the front of the pallet, the song finds deeper meaning in frustration and self-reflection. The single is off the album, Torch Songs for Swingers, produced by […]
Grenoble France rock rap and musette band, LES COUREURS DE REMPART (formed in 2015) released their six track EP “Pavés de la dernière pluie” in Sept of 2016, a really fascinating mixture of sounds with “Bienvenue” being our standout favorite of this first batch. You can pick this one up as a free download at […]
Having formed at a New Year’s Eve party and debuted live days later, it’s fair to say Swedish quintet Cat Princess don’t conform to the usual status quo, and in new retro banger Fly On Your Wall (released 23rd January via Rama Lama Records), their combination of modern indie pop and 80’s inspired art-pop really […]
Today’s lush nine-minute rewarding tale “Life is a Book” comes from the beautiful Dec 2015 LP release “Post-Americana” by Olympia Washington five piece folktronica band, SAWOOTH. The group has dedicated the album to “everyone who has ever thought about hurtin’ themselves over now seemingly silly feelings“. This excellent LP is available at BC under a […]
Over the past 20 years, Sven-Erik Olsen [currently based in Minneapolis] has done it all – power pop, big band jazz, noise, bluegrass, musical theater – everything, that is, except strike out on his own: until now. His debut proper, Sketchbook Traces, arrived in September 2017 and is a distillation of his truly unique musical […]
“Eye To The Sky b/w Dead Weight” is a single from Hasikara Smile from Norwich UK, released about a year ago. The band formed in 2009 and they self-released their home recorded debut album “Elephant Gun”. The band members are Fergus : Guitar, Vocals, Bass Loops (melodica, fiddle, piano, organ, synth, glockenspiel, autoharp) and Fred […]
Geneva/Lausanne Switzerland based one-man pscyh-pop band Saint Estrela and their quality track “Carnival (Life)“, if featured here today, taken from the quality 2017 Z Tapes compilation. The excellent 2017 compilation was released in late December of this past year and features cover art by Manon Raupp. Z Tapes is a Slovakian cassette label run by […]
A Second Life is an independent Alternative Rock band based in New York who have been taking the local rock scene by storm with their big stage style of music. After releasing their debut EP titled Dream in 2015 and opening for several national touring acts, including Dishwalla, Saving Abel, Steven Adler, and Quiet Riot, […]
Guernsey based sludge rock trio BRUNT returned in 2016 after a short hiatus to bring their fans the stunning three track EP “Blackbeard“. While only three songs, they are double or triple the length of your standard track, and beautifully unfold for the patient listener. Its well crafted and intuitive rock born in the (English) […]
Natives are a a band from The New Forest in the UK. They released their first album The Horizon in 2014, and have released a string of singles since then. Today’s Dose is one of those, released in March 2016. All are released on iTunes via the link below. “Natives is a tribal pop band […]
RONiiA (pronounced Row-nee-a) is Nona Marie Invie (Dark Dark Dark), Mark McGee (Father You See Queen, Marijuana Deathsquads) and Fletcher Barnhill (Joint Custody, FUGITIVE). They create innovative stripped down electronic music and have really delivered with the latest, the 5 song EP “Sisters” released May 25, 2016. The EP can be picked up for $5 […]
Today’s Dose is the title track from the Birmingham UK band Bear Witness‘ new EP. “Formed by 2 brothers in 2014, Bear Witness are an Alternative Rock band from Birmingham, England, with a focus on strong songwriting and expression. Integrating subtle melodies with monstrous rhythms, influences include Queens of the Stone Age, Kings of Leon, […]
Following ten years and six EPs, four piece Parisian rock band WONDERFLU put out their first self-titled album in June of 2017, and made sure to double its length for their fans, with 30 songs ranging from the very loud down to quieter compositions. There is something for all tastes here, with a lot of […]
Amyl and the Sniffers are a punk/rock band from Melbourne Australia comprised of former housemates who wrote a handful of tunes and released their debut EP, “Giddy Up“, all in a span of twelve hours. Amyl and the Sniffers’ second EP, “Big Attraction“, was released in February 2017 and the exciting song “I’m Not a […]
Liverpool UK bedroom pop artist Pizzagirl unveils debut single Favourite Song, and signs to Manchester label Heist or Hit. The debut single from Pizzagirl, Favourite Song is a moodily infectious invitation into the Liverpool lo-fi pop artist’s polychromatic world. Not a girl, nor having any affiliations with Pizza, Pizzagirl’s music ranges from quirky, ironic, 80s […]
The beautifully sublime song “Easy Target” comes From the sophomore LP “As Far As Gardens Go“, by Philadelphia based indie-pop band CARROLL. The album was released November 11, 2016 and chronicles the move from Minneapolis to Philadelphia with the new songs from the group woven together everywhere but their home. The album grew from the […]
The most striking thing about the upcoming new album by Brooklyn-based artist Jeremy Bass is his adept and powerful lyrics. ‘The Greatest Fire’ (out Jan 19 2018 via Jungle Strut Music) contains numerous turns of phrase that are completely world-class, impressive for any emerging songwriter, but the rub here is that Bass actually makes his […]
“Say My Name” is the exceptional lead-off track from Richmond Virginia garage rock band CHRISTI, specifically via the four-piece’s brand new LP, “Christi 2“. You can currently pick up this release for $5 through the BC site below, in addition to their previous self titled release and single. Although the album released in August 2017, […]
Today’s Dose by Clown Logic, based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is from their album ‘There ARE no clowns’. They say that they are “a simple rock trio with a unique sound”. Clown Logic’s bass player Dave Miller founded the band, and he is also the lead singer and songwriter. The songs all start with his simple […]
SadMe was formed in Moscow in 2002 by a strong leader, singer and songwriter Masha SadMe. Over the course of their career SadMe evolved from melancholic brit-rock into a sophisticated psychedelic indie/alternative rock unit. Being inspired by Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Massive Attack and UNKLE, the band has brought up its […]
“Wedding Ring” is the stunning fifth track from Melbourne AUS based band lowtide‘s 2014 self-titled LP. We wanted to cycle back to explore some of their slightly earlier material and while doing so found that they have a new album coming out in about a month’s time, specifically on February 16 2018! Also, be sure […]
The Tower Of Dudes are releasing their new EP Boring Country Songs on March 2nd, 2018. Today’s Dose is a track from it. Although this short album is entitled Boring Country Songs and is recorded almost exclusively in the key of G, don’t let the name or simple song structures confuse you about the band […]
“Across the Dark” is the fifth full length release from Toronto CAN band, THE WILDERNESS OF MANITOBA, released on September 15th of this past year. This full release would definitely fit onto last years best list if we indeed creating anything of that nature (we typically don’t), with the songs continuously delivering, from the evocative […]
Maryland based Ignite The Fire performs up and down the U.S. mid-Atlantic region. The band performed on the main stage at the 2017 Ink in the Clink festival in Ohio in July with In This Moment, Three Days Grace, Theory of a Deadman, and other nationals. Recently the band performed with Saving Abel, and they […]
Oxford grown, and now Cincinnati based four-piece indie rock band CROSS COUNTRY released their brilliant debut LP “Trials” in September of 2016. It was initially issued on limited edition crystal clear w/burgundy imprint tape, as part of the Infinity Cat Cassette Series, curated by Casey Weissbuch. You can now pick up the full eight tracks […]
Happy New Year from all of us here at Insomnia Radio! Today’s New Year’s Dose is by Dee Zee, who is one person, Dave Zeitlin, who writes, plays and records all the tracks himself, with all the different instrumental parts recorded on Roland synthesiser workstations, although the original ideas for tracks often come from iPad […]
The Edjacated Phools are a 6-piece fusion band based in Baltimore, MD. Comprised of Devin Barone (drums), Tyler Garrison (bass), Nick Hatzis, (vocals) Kyle Sappington (vocals), Logan Sappington (guitar, vocals), and Ben Yancheski (keys), they combine a unique blend of rock, reggae, hip-hop, ska and punk influences into a unique sound. Formed in 2014, the […]
“By The Light of The Moon,” the latest from Seattle-based band, Moon Darling arrives on Jan. 26th, 2018. Foursome Moon Darling is racking up early attention for its muscular psychedelic 70’s sound ahead of the release of their new EP. The fierce fretwork on the new collection by Michael Julian Escobar is matched by his […]
“Hungover Boxing Day” is the first track from “Christmas Candy“, a name-your-price collection of ten great holiday songs by renowned and Dutch indie bands, released in December of 2009. HBD comes from the Dutch band THE GASOLINE BROTHERS, an act formed in Utrecht in 2006, influenced by some greats as Wilco, Pavement, Beach Boys, Guided […]
From his album ‘I Heard The Bass On Xmas Day’. From the Solo Bass Instrumental Christmas EP by Derek Dufresne. All Bass, Keys, drums/percussion by Derek D. Derek is a multi-instrumentalist based in New Orleans, LA. He is a session artist as well as bassist in numerous projects, most notably, Saint Roch SOUNDCLOUD | SAINT […]
Today’s Christmas Eve Dose is by a band with a kind-of seasonal name, rather than a seasonal song. Kitschmas is Alex Dougherty (KITSCHBOT) and Adel Bengo (XMAS) and they released their first EP ‘Closer’ on cassette at the beginning of 2017, via Records Records (but the label’s website seems to be a placeholder). Apparently members […]
While sitting in the studio parking structure in Hollywood a few weeks back ready to head home I spied a car plate directly across from me with the Fowler Volkswagen tag, all the way from Norman Oklahoma. This seemed to be a nice subliminal prod that the new Blackwatch holiday compilation was out. After quickly […]
Earlier in December, POP ETC [from New York, California, etc.] released their holiday EP, “A POP ETC Christmas” via MXDWN. The new Christmas collection is a gift to fans, and includes two covers, “Christmas Time Is Here,” from Charlie Brown’s Christmas Special, and Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmas Time”, sung by Julian from POP ETC, as […]
To transition us all into the proper yuletide spirit, here’s a face melter from Indianapolis Indiana metal band AMARNA REIGN with the newer version of their classic reportedly released by the band around 2010. The track can be found on the 2015 compilation through CORE RADIO!, nine excellent holiday themed tracks released on December 31, […]
Today’s festive Dose is the Xmas 2017 theme from online game osu! by Japan-based DJ/Remixer nekodex, which is a free download from SoundCloud. He says on his page: “Heyo, back again with an updated Christmas spin on the osu! theme for 2017! Went for a more chill feeling this time, ‘cuz god knows we need […]
“Colored Lights (feat. The Guild)” is a holiday track from Netherlands based synthwave producer, MoweLan, released on the 2013 Retro Promenade (Austin, TX label) holiday compilation, “It’s Christmas Time!“. The compilation features twenty-eight tracks of retro and fun 80’s and 90s inspired music and artwork, available under a name-your-price model alongside several other holiday compilations […]
Small Bear Records, based in Douglas on the Isle of Man, have released their 2017 Xmas compilation called ‘unknown presents’. Today’s seasonal Dose is the lead track on the comp, by Harmony Dischord, which seems to be Mikie Daugherty, who runs Small Bear Records. As they say on the SBR site: “Thirteen tracks from artists […]
Calgary Alberta based band The Northern Coast was formed in the early spring of 2015, an amalgamation of folk rock, alternative and some western influences, with vocals driving the mix. They reportedly use the harsh Canadian environment and the life that comes with it as a muse. The solid debut six track EP “Revelry” was […]
“Saudade” is the opening track from St. Petersburg Russia based instrumental rock band SET AND SETTING and their new album “Reflectionless“. The eight-track album released in January of 2017 is now available for $8 at Bandcamp, a great deal considering most of the tracks are very lengthy and well worth the price. The band recently […]
Psychopathic Romantics, the folky, acoustic, slow punk band performs their original Bread and Circuses album. You are in for a treat as the guitar players put down their guitars and plug in the bouzouki, mandolin and indian harmonium, layered by warm deep vocals. Occasionally distorting the mandolin and bouzouki just to make a point. They […]
Budapest is the second track off the latest 2016 4 track EP “The Difference Between a House and a Home” by Lisbon Portugual based shoegaze band, TREEHOUSES 2290. We initially ran into some very solid efforts on their self titled 2014 release but wanted to showcase some newer material as an intro here today. You […]
“A Loupe” (to be released via Goliad Media Groupon 19 Jan 2018) is a 32-minute, continuously mixed ten-track song cycle arriving under the name Margaret Chavez, a pseudonym that acts a memorial tribute to the mother of the album’s creator, Austin-based songwriter Marcus William Striplin. Striplin’s name is familiar to anyone who has followed the […]
Cologne Germany punk four-piece LIFEWENTPEAR released today’s featured track “Treat Objects Like Women” on their very solid EP “2016 Demo“, released late that year. It’s a raw and emotional ride through six exceptional tracks, all available for a name-your-price model at Bandcamp, very highly recommended. A live video from AK47 Düsseldorf on 9.30.17 is embedded […]
Los Angeles based duo Dream System 8 release the second single ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Music from The Dream System’ (Feb. 9th, Minty Fresh). Dream System 8 is a newly-formed, synth-based pop duo out of Los Angeles that combines the talents of veteran musicians David Klotz and Erica Elektra. The vintage […]
Manchester UK electronic pop trio Ambiere have announced the release of their brand new single. Capping off an impressive first twelve months for the band with widespread online acclaim greeting their arrival on the indie landscape. Having drawn encouraging early comparisons to acts including Portishead and The XX, alongside substantial support from BBC Introducing, the […]
“Est-Ce Que C’est Le Vent” roughly translated to “It is the Wind” comes from the new anthology “OUF, l’anthologie souterraine, 2015-2017“, a compilation of 22 underground french pop tracks released by French label La Souterraine on December 8th, 2017. This track, the eighteenth on this release was put together by Paris artists, Arlt & Les […]
Welsh indie pop maestros Seazoo have announced the upcoming release of Dig, the third track taken from their debut album out 26th January 2018. This latest effervescent number, concerning a re-occurring dream that eventually slips into waking life, sees the quintet showcase their trademark quirky tendencies with driving guitars and infectious vocals unrivalled by many […]
“Judy Garland” is the exceptional 2015 single from Queens, NY based 2 piece band FROG, comprised of Tom White and Dan Bateman. In addition to the 2 track name-your-price single release in April 2015, the song can also be picked up from the “Kind of Blah” LP on Audio Antihero Records, issued just after in […]
The most striking thing about the upcoming new album by Brooklyn-based artist Jeremy Bass is his adept and powerful lyrics. ‘The Greatest Fire’ (out Jan 19 2018 via Jungle Strut Music) contains numerous turns of phrase that are completely world-class, impressive for any emerging songwriter, but the rub here is that Bass actually makes his […]
Maple Stave is a three piece band based in Durham, NC that came together in 2003. Friends Andy Hull (baritone guitar), Evan Rowe (drums) and Chris Williams (baritone guitar, vocals) reportedly set forth with an aesthetic rooted in the ’90s Chicago and Louisville music scenes. Ten years later and after three additional releases they put […]
Dallas TX MOTORCADE release their debut album January 19th 2018 on Idol Records. Hitting on every pressure point of late 80s-early 90s button-the-top-button songcraft ala Depeche Mode, New Order, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and so on, the 11 songs in 40 minutes on their debut album will melt away the […]
Today’s instrumental feature comes from the self-titled 2015 LP from Palmerston North, New Zealand based three-piece indie rock band GAINS. The exceptional album was released January 1st, and sadly, it appears the band likely played their last show in Jan 2016 with another NZ favorite, Die! Die! Die!. You can download the LP for free […]
Today’s feature comes from the late 2013 LP “Comfort Songs” by Los Angeles based artist CLOUD (or Tyler Taormina). “Frére Jacques and Me” is a beautiful song that starts off slow but rewards the listener all the way to the end. There are a lot of great tracks on this release of the same caliber, […]
Network favorites Daddy Lion release new track Future Tense Originally started as a solo project from founding member Jeremy Joseph, Daddy Lion adopts the DIY ethos that he learned growing up in the Washington, DC area with its Dischord-records driven punk scene. Daddy Lion has released six full-lengths and EPs and seven original music videos […]
Recently we stumbled across the most recent sampler from San Diego label Topshelf Records, one of our favorite labels here in the US. The newly released Nov 2017 sampler features twenty-two exceptionally surprising tracks with the perfect lead-off song “Turtledoves“, coming from Brooklyn based pop band, Gingerlys. This, one of many standout tracks on the […]
Brighton UK based Thyla – Tell Each Other Lies (single) released 29th November. You’d be hard pressed to find a city that possesses quite as much exciting emerging talent as Brighton right now, and dream pop outfit Thyla’s new single Tell Each Other Lies suggests it’s time to add another to the growing list. In […]
In Casino Out are a five piece experimental rock band based in Liverpool that released two EPs spanning from 2010 into 2011. As we close in on the end of this year I thought that “This Years Noise” a track from the band’s 2010 “Shields EP” would be a solid selection to represent the UK […]
When Rahway, New Jersey’s J Hacha de Zola released Picaro Obscuro, the second of his two “urban junkyard” albums of 2016, he insinuated that he might not continue on to make a third, and if he did, his plan was to “lighten up” the sound that he has variously, previously (ominously?) described as “boozegaze.” Turns […]
Brighton UK band White Room unveil Twisted Celebration, the penultimate track from forthcoming double EP Eight & first part of 4th AA release. Having risen into 2017 nestled atop a wave of increasing attention with their radiant, self-aware brand of psych rock, the enigmatic five-piece have gently crept into indie music’s nucleus over the past […]
“Yes/No” is the lead-off track on the late 2015 EP “Together Alone” by four-piece Brooklyn noise pop band, No Honeymoon. This exceptional release can be found under a name-your-price model at the BC link below. The band also recently released the six track EP “It’s Whatever“, out now for $7 at BC as well. BANDCAMP […]
Seattle-based band Moon Darling release their EP “By The Light of The Moon” on 26 Jan 2018. The band members are Michael Julian Escobar guitar, Michelle Nuño drums, Jack Jay bass and Matthew Buckner keyboards. No one wants to belabor the concept that a rock band of dudes with a female drummer is merely “interesting,” […]
Today’s feature is a rare find, a release of pent up frustration centered around today’s holiday here in the US. Its maybe for those who found it didn’t go quite as they hoped or just can’t stand the traffic or whatever other struggles they are going through at the time combined with the added pressure […]
London UK quartet CHILDCARE unveil slinky new single Put Down Your Pen, released 24th November via Elephant Records. CHILDCARE strike a more sombre note on their latest single Put Down Your Pen, a muscle shuffle of a letter to a pen-friend, in a Smokey Robinson meets At The Drive In kind of a way. The […]
Edinburgh musician Mt. Doubt [Leo Bargery and crew] has returned with a brilliant new five track EP “Moon Landings“, released November 3rd on Scottish Fiction Records. The track is up as a free download but you can pick up a limited edition for $6 at the BC link below. Talking about the EP, Bargery explains […]
“Debut album from Lexington-based trio Italian Beaches creates “a brand of electronic music that essentially flips the genre’s design.” “Balances ’90s-era trip-hop a la Portishead with the glitchy psych of Broadcast. Dreamy, emotional and disorienting.” Released on Nov. 3rd via the Lexington collective Desperate Spirits, Italian Beaches was produced by the label’s co-founder John Ferguson […]
The “Lake Trasimene” single is the first release from John, Chris and David from the band REAL TERMS, all formerly of the Liverpool, UK based group Vasco Da Gama. This fantastic new single dropped August 11th on Superstar Destroyer Records out of Manchester and is a free download at the label’s BC site below (also […]
Todays beautiful lo-fi freak folk feature “Mongols Pasture” comes from the 6 track debut 2013 EP “Crushed Pennies” from San Francisco based artist, Field Music. Field Medic is Bay area artist Kevin Sullivan, who also reportedly plays in the band, Rin Tin Tiger. Crushed Pennies is currently available under a name-your-price model at Bandcamp on […]
The Academic release Why Can’t We Be Friends? & unveil tracklist for debut album ‘Tales From The Backseat’ out 12th January. Irish breakout four-piece The Academic share new single Why Can’t We Be Friends?, their sleek, funk-infused take on volatile romance. With a delectable bass groove and a chorus that will worm its way into […]
Contradictions is Steffen Walter, a 23 year old guitarist from Landau, Germany who writes instrumental songs than span across different styles of metal and rock, with little limitation. You can pick up “Identity“, the second stunning song from his newest 10-track Sep ’17 release “Hollow” available under a name-your-price model at the BC link below. […]
Dutch artist Someone (AKA Tessa Rose Jackson) unveils delicate new single Forget Forgive, out via [PIAS] Holland. The former cutesy singer-songwriter shakes off her previous self to explore the rockier depths of pop composition and discover the power of absolute freedom. First single The Deep had a warm, brooding groove, Say Something brought the fuzz, […]
The Outfit were a garage/indie rock band from Denver, Colorado who sadly just played their final show this past July 28. Over the course of their existance from 2009-2017 they released two EPs and two full length albums. Today’s introductory track “Station Wagon Apocalypse” comes from the two track release of the same name, which […]
Emerging outfit Cavalry unveil latest cinematic number Black, taken from their forthcoming debut EP ‘See The Night Perform’ out 1st December via Fierce Panda. Led by a bruising and intimate lead vocal, Black’s dramatic, hallmark sound opens as a confessional kitchen-sink ballad before transcending into an instrumental storm and evolving into a psychedelic, arena-baiting breakdown. […]
South Coast quartet Sad Palace unveiled their latest single, ‘Melody Crux’, via Kissability on November 10th. Brimful of grooving attitude, the single is a continuation of the icy pop Sad Palace have already made their name with, just three sharp releases into their career. Fizzing organs and piercing alt.rock guitars sit atop jazzy breaks, delivered […]
San Francisco, California band THE DOGON LIGHTS blend elements of world music, hip hop, electronica, and more to create a funky and energetic dance atmosphere. Their most recent 9 song LP “Ride It” was released mid-October and the brilliant lead-off title track is featured here today, a great sample of their many styles. Also highly […]
Hitting on every pressure point of late 80s-early 90s button-the-top-button songcraft ala Depeche Mode, New Order, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and so on, the 11 songs in 40 minutes on the debut album from Dallas-based band MOTORCADE (Idol Records, Jan. 19, 2018) will melt away the years for anyone who […]
The stunning single “David Bowie” comes from the new ten song self-titled LP from Washington DC indie rock band THE SEA LIFE, released earlier this year in May on Babe City Records [and Art is Hard in the UK]. We previously featured a track “Hounds of Thought” from their 2013 EP, so please take a […]
Stereo Soul Future announces the release of new video for Remember Alaska, a new vinyl single to accompany digital release on November 10. Stereo Soul Future have released the official video for “Remember Alaska” a song dedicated to the memory of Sarah West, the spouse of SSF singer/guitarist Christopher Field. On March 27, 2017, Sarah […]
“Intrepid” is the newest single released early this November by Montclair New Jersey band PINEGROVE. Its a beautiful & slowly building release which recently culminated in a pretty profound live performance in October over at The Current, the video embedded further below. Be sure to check it out and try to catch out one of […]
Coma Row, the New Wave/Post-Punk project of Andy Buchanan, started in County Durham in the UK, and is now based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. They recently released a demo EP called Yesterday’s and today’s Daily Dose Famous is a track from it. Another track ‘Criminals’ is the accompanying video. WEBSITE | FACEBOOK […]
Chicago group The Inventors are a four piece rock band that formed in 2014, taking their influences from almost every genre in the musical spectrum – punk, indie, rock, folk, you name it. The band started as a group of old friends who grew up in a small Indiana town and being bored, they started […]
Brooklyn based five-piece indie band Shining Mirrors has issued another track from their self-titled 5 song EP which just released yesterday, November 3rd. “All Action” the second track from the release, is a well crafted psychedelic garage rock song with a deliciously retro feel, available now along with the entire EP under a name-your-price model […]
“Against The Light” (released on Desperate Spirits, Oct. 27th) is the new four-song EP from ATTEMPT, the Lexington, Kentucky-based recording project of Trevor Tremaine, best-known and most-adored as the drummer of the enduring noise band Hair Police. Tremaine, explaining the EP’s nearly-ten minute long title track, says, “The conceit of ‘Against The Light’ is jaywalking […]
Dream System 8 is a newly-formed, synth-based pop duo out of Los Angeles that combines the talents of veteran musicians Erica Elektra and David Klotz. Recording with synths from the early 1980’s, Dream System 8’s debut emerges from these origins of artifice with natural-sounding pop songs inspired by Vangelis, The Human League, Tangerine Dream, and […]
Irish indie rockers The Academic have announced details on their eagerly anticipated debut album ‘Tales From The Backseat’ out 12th January. Today’s Dose Permanent Vacation, produced by Tim Pagnotta (Dreamcar, Wilde Belle, Saint Motel), has been available on all platforms since its release on 27th October. They are supporting The Kooks on their European tour […]
Happy Halloween from all your favorite fiends here at Inzombia Radio. Since 1977 Dallas Texas based artist Angus MacMannus has been making music with roots that can be traced back to the dawn of the LA Hardcore scene. One year ago to this day Angus released the inspired holiday four track release “The Halloween Record“, […]
The third in our short series of posts leading up to Halloween from Oakland based Foxtails Brigade is a horror-themed, synthwave remix for their song “Perfect Execution”. Dip back into 80’s fright-night fun with this spooky, synth-laden take on a song from their 2016 self-titled LP, their third. Foxtails Brigade is an experimental indie-pop group […]
The second in our short series of post leading up to Halloween is by Mellow Harmony which is a union of three composers who have come together to craft successful music for film, TV, and video games. All three artists attended the International Academy of Design and Technology, where they met and began to work […]
Happy Pre-Halloween Weekend! Today’s feature of “Trick or Treat” is an nice surprise coming from the folks over at Concentrated Records based out of Manchester, UK. Twisted Roots & Visceral put a nice spin on the holiday with this hip-hop track released on October 31st two short years ago [2015]. Artwork here is by Francis […]
A brooding, slinky affair, Hustle showcases a new side to scuzzy Tel Aviv quartet Document. Understated, but bristling with the same electric energy as previous single Habit, it’s a swampy call to arms for disaffected youth. Hustle is taken from forthcoming album The Void Repeats, out November 9th. The album was recorded at The Junk […]
This beautiful electronic soundscape from HAWAII94 is “Other Side“, one of the closing tracks on the 16 song compilation “Delector” released November 29, 2016 by Del Mar California label, Stratford Ct. HAWAII94 is Lee Nania, a dreamwave artist from Melbourne Australia who describes his song choices seemingly as a bit retro, liking to “make music […]
Manchester UK alternative outfit New Luna have released their latest single Opinionated ahead of their UK tour, further establishing themselves as an act pushing modern dream pop and post-indie in a forward direction. Drawing early comparisons to the likes of Radiohead, Mogwai and The Twilight Sad, the quartet’s innovative songwriting and expressive live performances have […]
Melbourne Australia based singer-songwriter Andie (Isalie) released her newest EP “One Foot in the Grave” a few months ago in May, a collection of 5 tracks, the writing time of each spanning across 2 years. The overall sound is described as fusing the best of jazz, soul and folk into one eclectic musical experience. This […]
Newcastle indie quartet FEVA announce themselves with debut single Blind, a blistering, no-holds-barred introduction to a band who’re already drumming up plenty of attention across the UK. With a flurry of demos surfacing online in recent months, the Geordie newcomers have been steadily building up their live reputation with appearances at the likes of Neighbourhood […]
Bass Culture Players is a Madrid based roots music project that gathers up many of the most prominent players and singers in Spain. This single from the newest Bass Culture Players release “Foundation Showcase Vol. II“, released July 5th on Lafamille Music, features Mighty Mike on vocals with the perfect roots track “Build an Ark“. […]
UK garage rockers Gaffa Tape Sandy have announced the release of their brand new single Beehive via Antigen Records. A fittingly triumphant finale of their explosive performance on the BBC Introducing stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Manic, thrilled-packed and seemingly precision-tooled to get crammed in your cranium, Beehive is the sound of every guitar […]
Cuerca Spain based indie rock-folk & soul band FIZZY SOUP released their newest nine track LP “Not So Far” earlier this year in February. The exceptional release, doubly funded through a crowdfunding effort, follows on the heels of their LP “Wood Room” in 2014 as well as the 2016 EP, “We Do This“. A video […]
Hot on the heels of debut single ‘Let’s Talk About Me’ the lackadaisical follow-up ‘My Shirt Guy Is High’, and fuzzy brat-pop tune ‘End Game’, Johnny Kills complete their summer set with surf-indie single ‘Not So Bad’. Made up of biological bros Tim (guitars, vox) and Lewis Lloyd-Kinnings (bass, keys, vox), plus spiritual bro Cameron […]
Boston, Massachusetts five-piece punk band REBUILDER is back with an exceptional new EP entitled “Sounds from the Massachusetts Turnpike“, issued this last month on Panic State Records. It’s an inspired follow-up to their 2015 LP, “Rock & Roll in America“, which we had recently discovered and featured in the not-so-distant past. The promising new EP […]
Newcastle UK trio The Old Pink House have been causing a stir locally and beyond over the past 12 months with a string of 80s inflected cosmic-pop singles, and new cut ‘NECK DEEP’ continues the neon march. TOPH are taking a further step into the national scene’s collective consciousness. Supported by Huw Stephens and Phil […]
Little Shrine, the songwriting project of San Francisco’s Jade Shipman, release their mini-LP Wilderness on Oct 20th. What band’s name describes its sound? Metallica? Little Shrine does, too. Universal feelings rendered in revered and protected miniatures. The eight songs on the band’s upcoming mini-LP “Wilderness” (Oct 20th) feature the warm, yet spacious vocals of Shipman, […]
Network favorite and Austin TX based psych-pop musicians Cotton Mather just released their newest “Young Life” EP yesterday, October 13th, six new original songs to his newest “Songs From The I Ching” project, bringing the number of tracks to 35 (just over the halfway line of the final goal of 64). Each one is for […]
Stockholm Sweden based Delsbo Beach Club have been one of this year’s most frequent live acts on the capital’s indie scene and are set to release their instantly charming debut single All The Way Home on Swedish label Rama Lama Records. The track, a fine representation of the band’s expertly crafted sound, finds its irresistible […]
Columbus, Ohio psychedelic-pop favorites WAY YES are back with a triumphant return in their sophomore effort, “Tuna Hair“, releasing digitally on October 20th. “Ring the Bell” is the second single from the forthcoming release, another promising peek at the newest LP following on the heels of the first single released a month ago, “Dead Ringer“. […]
UK Indie folk artist Ella Grace has announced the release of her brand new single Here We Are Again. Using music to sooth and heal, Ella writes as if the future of this lost love were the present. A story of love in her twenties and the attempt to cope with mental health struggles, heartache, […]
Three-piece band Whelmed hails from Bloomington Indiana, having recently released several great tracks of Jawbreaker/Fifteen-esque political pop punk. Their newest four song self-titled EP was recorded in the spring of 2016 by Patrick Jennings in Bloomington, IN and released this past November on Salinas Records. All design here is by Emily Timm. You can pick […]
Brooklyn based Shining Mirrors are releasing their new self-titled EP (out Nov. 3rd). It contains today’s Dose, along with four more tunes that Shining Mirrors thoughtfully describes as “dark garage” music. As well as Drew Robinson on Vocals and Guitar, the band features Reni Lane on Bass, and on these recordings, Drums by William Kuehn […]
“Once More to the Lake” is the lead-off track from the late 2015 album “The Lookout” by Brooklyn based band ROOKIN, seven beautiful tracks of indie folk-rock. You may remember we previously featured “After Dark” from their 2014 EP, which you can catch up with here. Keep your eyes peeled this month for a new […]
‘Hot Night‘ is the perfect lead-off track from New Orleans based singer-songwriter Carsie’s newest LP ‘So Ferocious‘, released in August of this past year. The light-hearted song was written by both Carsie Blanton and Joe Plowman [bass, keys, ukulele, backing vocals], who also co-authors a few others on the new album. You can pick this […]
Hartlepool UK based PLAZA unveil massive new single Speak It, and head out on October headline tour. PLAZA are riding a crest of a wave. Having this year played the fabled Reading and Leeds festivals, supported the likes of JAWS, Gengahr, Blaenavon, Ten Tonnes, Dream Wife and more, and built on marked online and radio […]
Berlin Indie pop three-piece band RU released their six track EP “Hunter & Prey” this part April with the final master of the EP recently posted on Bandcamp, mastered by Torsten Lang from Distilled & Bottled. The group tells us that in Vietnamese Ru means lullaby and in French it stands for a little stream […]
Brooding Liverpool, UK quintet Cavalry have announced the release of Heresy, the first track from their forthcoming debut EP See The Night Perform due out later this autumn. Offering a hypnotic beat, blown apart by blistering guitars and drums, and a soaring vocal that urges the track on to a furious climax, Heresy finds the […]
After beginning as a solo project in 2007, Carlsbad/Irvine, CA based pop-punk trio Infinite Signal slowly gained momentum as the project took flight in Minneapolis, MN, following their eventual arrival here in Southern California in 2015. A quick flash forward to this year and the group now has a very promising release out as of […]
Tel-Aviv post-punk quartet Document release new single Habit. Their tracks explore themes of dis-connectivity and digital addiction, the individual dealing with bureaucracy, corruption and the repeating void of the modern life, oscillating between moments of anxiety and outrage to moments of hope and ecstasy. Yanniv Brenner (Guitar), Amit David (Bass) and Amir Reich (Drums) complete […]
“Reckon” is the lead-off track From the July 2015 three song EP of the same name by New Delhi India based band, OCTOBER. Its currently up for free download at their BC site, alongside their 2010 release, “Defeat the Question“. The stunning artwork and logo here is by Aaquib Wani. Started in 2007, October is […]
Australian-born, Stockholm-based alt.pop artist Thomas Savage, AKA Vilde releases the final piece and crowning glory in his Study Dance collection, the mesmerising Just Visiting. Building his collection, Study Dance, piece by piece, dropping a new single each month, the ex-Kins frontman mesmerises on the final, and possibly warmest, release of the set. Chiming synths usher […]
“O fanatico ombre bala” comes from the eight track release, “La bella teoría” by Zaragoza Spain based band, CAMILLE. The group released the album via the Bestiar Netlabel, which is available for free download via their site below in addition to a name-your-price model on BC. After you check out their other two EP’s, you’ll […]
Today’s Dose is from the upcoming album ‘Learn to Have Nothing and You Will Have Everything’ by Columbia, SC band Daddy Lion, to be released in January 2018. No newcomer to the network, we have featured Daddy Lion seven times over the last seven years. Originally started as a solo project from founding member Jeremy […]
As we say a little prayer for the current plight of those from Puerto Rico we offer us this solid track in unity taken from the 2014 nine-track LP “Òrbita“, by Castellón, Spain post-core experiemental and instrumental band, AENNEA. The album is available from AUDITIVA COLLECTIVE via the BC link below under a name-your-price model […]
Palm Honey (from Reading, UK) unleash a sprawling new two-parter entitled Starving Hysterical Naked, Part 1&2, the title an ode to Allen Ginsberg’s infamous poem, HOWL. Starving Hysterical Naked is Palm Honey at their rawest and sees them look to build on their groundswell of acclaim from the online community (The Independent, NME, DIY, The […]
Today’s featured delicious new track “anxious darlin’” comes from the 11 track LP ‘surprise time‘ released in June of this year by tinmouth, a three-piece indie rock band from Philadelphia who we first featured back in late 2013. Influences for the group are listed as bonnie prince billy, low, mission of burma, yo la tengo. […]
Carmarthen, Wales band ADWAITH have returned in the last month with their latest single ‘Lipstick Coch‘ (Red Lipstick) on Libertino Records. The band is currently Hollie Singer, Gwenllian Anthony, and Heledd Owen, three songwriters who’ve quickly shown that they have their own distinctly creative voice, with a nice traditional flare to some of their songs […]
London UK alt-rockers Honey Lung have announced the upcoming release of their brand new single Stuttering Mind, a hugely infectious, reverb-laden number that follows their triumphant headline performances on the BBC Introducing stage at Reading & Leeds. The shoegaze outfit, composed of Jamie Batten (vocals, lead guitar), Charlie Gardner (guitar and synth), David Sherry (bass) […]
Venice Beach, CA based band THE MORNING YELLS evolved from the brother-sister duo Phil and Lu (Phil and Laura Stancil), and released their debut album “Mood Rock” in late 2016. The siblings, who have been playing music together their entire lives, are now joined by fellow multi-instrumentalists Trevor Smith and Curran McDowell. The foursome will […]
Opalite is London UK-based Martin Luke Brown’s second single on Manchester indie label LAB Records, and the follow up to the brooding slow-burn of Into Yellow. With marked tastemaker buzz affirmed following previous acclaimed releases, and an ever-expanding fan base, MLB continues to step out into a fresh sound with a growing sense of purpose […]
Paper Thieves are a five-piece indie pop group currently based in Berlin but with members that have diverse roots noted across several countries, notably New Zealand, Turkey and Germany. They’ve recently finished their excellent debut EP “Headlights” in 2016 and are reportedly working on their new album which is to be completed this year (2017). […]
Leeds UK foursome Party Hardly, the latest export from the city’s thriving music scene, have announced the release of their forthcoming new single Mindchanger ahead of a series of autumn dates. With early support from the online community, combined with tour slots alongside acts including The Magic Gang, INHEAVEN and Trudy and the Romance, the […]
North East UK outfit Llovers have announced the upcoming arrival of their brand new single I Don’t Mind, the first in a series of releases planned over the coming months. The indie four-piece, comprising of Jack Brooks (vocals/guitar), David Macnab (vocals/guitar), Joe Connor (bass/backing vocals) and Matthew Jenkinson (drums), have already landed support slots with […]
Glasgow UK based electropop funk and disco outfit NEVADA BASE released what appeared to be their debut single “Foresight” in late April of 2013, alongside two adept remixes of the same track – all released on the UK label, Black Lantern Music. It’s a stunning single although unfortunately it doesn’t appear the four-piece released anything […]
Welsh five-piece Seazoo have announced the forthcoming release of their latest single Shoreline, the second track taken from their debut album out in November. Recorded between a decommissioned nuclear bunker and their home in Wrexham, North Wales; the DIY quintet have conjured up another majestic indie pop number bursting with all the exuberance and infectious […]
“Tie My Shoes” is the first single from the recent 2017 release entitled “Try the Soup” by four-piece Middletown Connecticut indie pop rock band, FLACCID ASHBACKS. Jeff [guitarist/vocalist] had the following to say about their heartfelt first single, which can currently be picked up at BC under a name-your-price model along with the entirety of […]
South Coast UK based Sad Palace unveil their new single Frostbeat, out via Kissability September 1st. Affirming the given name, the track is a soulful gem, built on icy grooves and jazzy breaks before descending into the crispest killer riff you’ll hear this side of good taste. The space afforded and isolation hinted at by […]
Tampa Bay Florida experimental electronic and hip-hop artist P.SUS released the following track “Happily Ever After” on his five-track EP “Heart Beats” back on July 4th, 2011. Its a bright and hopeful track, perfect for buoying the spirits of those looking for a little sunshine after the recent storms. The EP can be purchased for […]
Nottingham UK based Time in Antarctica (the project of Stewart Cuthew) has released a new EP Return to the Sad Parts volume 2. Following on from Return to the Sad Parts volume 1, it is a set of remixes and re-re-imaginings of tracks from the first EP – To the Sad Parts, released in June […]
“Keep it Classy” is the powerful closing track from the stunning six-track EP “Death on Jefferson St.” via Pensacola, Florida based punk trio, SOUR. The EP came out in late November 2016 and is available for a low price of $5 at their BC site below. The band sums up best what might be considered […]
Thee Irma & Louise reportedly crawled out of the tundras of northwestern Switzerland in 2002, choosing to settle in Berne, city of love and swiss garage punk capital. While they cut their fangs on instrumental garage punk, they have since added blues, country, dark psychedelia and more vocals to their efforts. Emily Mae thankfully came […]
Colaars are a four piece indie pop band from Kyiv [Kiev] in Ukraine, who formed in 2010. Today’s Dose is from their EP ‘Underheart’ which they released in April on SoundCloud and Jamendo. This seems to be their second release after the EP ‘Wood Arsenal’ released in 2012. Band members are Dmitry Tkach, Alexandr Uspenskiy, […]
John Reinke is AIRGLOW, an electronic artist from Oklahoma City who specializes in synthwave, with his last release being the stunning ten track LP “Memory Bank” from late October of 2014. The LP was issued by Del Mar, California based label Stratford Ct who have the release up over at BC under a name-your-price model. […]
Plants is a collaboration of cousins, Alex Valenzuela and Gabe Lefno, from Surrey, BC [Canada]. Plants mainly works with the psychedelic genre but also dips into indie rock as well. Both Alex and Gabe have been involved with playing and recording music for the past 8 years, they both have the full ability play guitar, […]
Scottish musician and music therapist CALUM MUIR released his newest five-track EP “Shukla Paksha” earlier this year, which is a inspiring and beautiful collection of songs written after he picked up his life and made the move to Manchester. This excellent EP also features a few of those musicians he met after he came over, […]
Today’s Dose is from the album ‘Kites’ released in April by Australian band Kinematic. Kinematic (pron. Kin-ee-mat-ick) – not the branch of dynamics related to motion, but an indie pop/rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Kinematic are Michael Owen, Gordon Clarke, Michael Clarke and Mark Olszewski. Peyote by Kinematic is licenced under an Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND) […]
Today’s Dose by Swedish songwriter Charlotte Eriksson (AKA The Glass Child) is one of a few tracks that she has up on Jamendo for free download. It is from her April 2017 album ‘This Silence Now’ which is available from BandCamp for £4.49. The Glass Child mostly performs and records in the UK, look out […]
“Here & Now” the debut late 2016 EP from Philadelphia self-produced folk & pop singer-songwriter, Anthony CUBBAGE, who uses the opportunity to express in each song on the EP the importance of capturing a moment. The beautiful song that leads off this effort, “False Alarm“, specifically starts with expressing the regret of allowing your past […]
In December 2016 the Swedish 23seconds Netlabel released ‘Waste not, Want not – Wasteland Remixed’ the 6th and latest album by seminal UK band Tracing Arcs. It contains eight remixes (from their 2014 album Wasteland) and one new song, which is today’s Dose. Tracing Arcs’ trip-hop sound is a smooth blend of different musical styles, […]
And now for something completely different! Experimental cinematic dance outfit from Melbourne Australia, Quantum Milkshake, is a self described “surreal, soundtrack inspired, dance band flowing through the realms of heartfelt fantasy“. The 2016 six song EP release “Determination” is a chaotic blend of various sounds, with today’s feature being “The Crazy God Pig From The […]
North Carolina based indie retail store and label, Schoolkids Records recently signed Chapel Hill NC trio Happy Abandon and announced the Pledge Music/pre-order campaign for the debut album from the band titled ‘Facepaint’. Today’s Dose is a track from it, available from the SoundCloud link below. The band just recently returned home from a successful […]
Jardín de la Croix is a Spanish instrumental rock group that came together in 2007 in Madrid. The band is known for their long-span complex compositions that are in the instrumental progressive rock vein and would also interchangeably fit into the math and post rock genres. In October of 2016, the band released the breathtaking […]
Whilst on the Free Music Archive recently, I noticed that one of the most frequently played tracks was by Italian duo Dumbo Gets Mad, and remembered that we featured them on the Daily Dose in 2010 and 2011. On looking further I found no recent material, but a November 2012 release worthy of sharing today. […]
As their final farewell as a band, Shanghai China based BOYS CLIMBING ROPES released the EP “All They Have To Say” in August of 2014 featuring some of their strongest tracks to date since our feature of the single “Dirty Bots” back in 2011. The entirety of the fantastic six-track release can be picked up […]
Emmanuel Mayor, 21, is CONCATENATE, a solo metal project based out of Esquel Argentina since 2012. Today’s feature is the high-octane powered third track from the early 2017 LP, “The Tragedy of the Self“, which can be picked up under a name-your-price model at the BC link below. Tragedy is his 10th release as Concatenate […]
Today’s Dose Dear One is the lead off track on the album A Lovely Sight by Pisces. The album, released in July, is available from Apple Music and iTunes, this track is their only one of the Free Music Archive. Described as ‘Straight outta Rockford, IL Pisces [is] a cool loose affiliation of musicians who […]
“Nervous” is one of five new tracks from the debut EP “Figure It Out” released by Tampa, Florida’s COASTALS on August 12th. The EP is available on all major platforms [Spotify/Apple] and through BC below for $4. While the single and EP closer “Figure It Out” strikes a definite chord, we ultimately found ourselves drawn […]
Today’s Dose is by French project Soft and Furious who released the album Shine Burst on French Netlabel Monplaisir & Cie in July. It is available for free from Bandcamp, or the Free Music Archive, where there are three more free albums released in 2017. There is not a lot of information out there about […]
Returning back to earth from his recent musical odyssey through the constellations, the Hungarian post-rock talent MUSICFORMESSIER has recently released his newest beautiful EP titled “Eclipse“, with the lead-off atmospheric self-titled single arriving this past month at the beginning of July. Beyond a brand new single, the EP reportedly contains several of musicformessier’s best reworks […]
Ethers is a Russian rock band formed in Krasnodar in 2016. Originally was making dream-pop music at home. Then changed genre to indie rock and released their debut studio album No Karma with minimalistic sounding of post-punk in October of 2016. For now band is experimenting with sounds and rhythms and working on a new […]
Leaving a long tradition of semi-concept albums behind (or, at least, albums with a big sense of consistency and self-awareness), The Kiss That Took A Trip takes a deep breath and releases what is just a collection of songs. Fresher and more to the point than past LPs, “Punk Cathedral” is the best possible snapshot […]
Today’s excellent feature “Life and Death of a Star” comes from Canada’s SIGHTLINES, a Pop-punk/power-pop group from Vancouver. This past year they released their most recent LP on Alarum/Big Smoke, “North” available via BC for $6 CAD or a per-track basis. The short but sweet video for their track ‘Commiseration‘ From the 7″ split w/ […]
Leeds UK psych trio The Boxing release ‘Tame’, the follow up to acclaimed single ‘One By One’. Traditionally conjurers of dark tones and brooding soundscapes, The Boxing embrace the kaleidoscopic potential of their psychedelic flourishes with latest release ‘Tame’. As lead-singer and guitarist Harrison Warke elaborates: ‘Most of our songs are written in a dark […]
Getaway Car is the third release from NYC based songwriter and rocker Clinton Curtis, issued in October of this past year. Recorded in just three days the LP features an impassioned selection of rock, folk, blues and more. This is notably Curtis’ most personal album, which reportedly covers love, loss and a dream of redemption […]
Brighton, UK based White Room release their latest A/A single ‘The Blue’ / ‘Tomorrow Always Knew’ from forthcoming double EP ‘Eight’, via Liverpool label Deltasonic Records. Recent signees to the legendary Liverpool label, White Room’s nod to 60s psychedelic rock alongside more contemporary influences (Pond, Temples, Cage The Elephant) is evident throughout their new record […]
‘Dreaming‘ is the Oct 2016 single from one of our favorite Los Angeles shoegaze bands, WINTER. The track was actually written during Samira Winter’s 30-day songwriting challenge that was held in 2013. From this song-a-day project ten songs where chosen for the first album ‘Supreme Blue Dream‘, however ‘Dreaming‘ never made it onto that record. […]
The shimmering, summery sounds of Liverpool indie outfit Motherhood are set to be unleashed once more with the release of their brand new single Save Me, fresh off the back of highly praised shows alongside fellow emerging Merseyside elite Paris Youth Foundation and Her’s. The four-piece, comprising of Evan Torrente (lead vocals, guitar), Dan Sullivan […]
Tetarise is a Kursk (Russia) experimental entity that is noted as not being chained into one specific genre of music. The artist’s website mentions that the songs cover mostly trance (melodic, progressive, psychedelic), although with chillout and ambient parts also being found throughout the catalog. Today’s feature, the enlightening song ‘Addicted‘ comes from the multifaceted […]
4th August is the brilliant third track from the Oct 2015 LP release of ‘Seems Unfair‘ by Bristol UK indie rock group TRUST FUND. The group has several albums up over at Bandcamp with each available at £4 and even a name-your-price model. The Dec 2014 video for the single ‘Cut Me Out‘ from the […]
Antipatico (out October 6th, 2017) is the third album from J Hacha de Zola in just over two years and throughout that time, listeners have had the opportunity to hear an artist consistently gaining ground on his own vision and voice. Some artists change immeasurably over the course of three records, whereas Hacha de Zola […]
Airborn is Martin Belousov, a 28 year-old remixer, composer, DJ and electronic music teacher from Burgas, Bulgaria. He’s recently remixed and released an inspired version of the song ‘Divinity‘ from North Carolina (USA) artist Porter Robinson which released yesterday and is a free download over at the BC link below. This soothing trip-hop oriented track […]
San Antonio’s The March Divide gets Major on almost-grim “Don’t Let Me Die In Arizona”, his fifth EP, among three LPs, since 2013, released August 4th. “I’ve had this song ‘Cherry Bomb’ for a number of years, and after talking with my producer Mike Major about the direction of the EP, I knew it fit […]
The full length album ‘Bonfire Night‘ is the final effort from London UK electro-pop artist TALK LESS SAY MORE [aka Matthew Jennings], the third part in a series of albums and five years of dedication (including a decade for the title track). This stunning LP is the final part of his art pop trilogy of […]
Relocated from Lawrence, Kansas, Tree Machines built a safe room in Los Angeles. Not for security of the conventional kind, but for a place to unleash, and make the kind of music that is at once vulnerable and strong, without fear of consequence. Anthems for times that don’t make sense, but carve a path forward. […]
New Black Suit, the latest album from Stephen Doster arrives via Atticus Records on August 25th, 2017 preceded by the single Shooting For The Stars. “Many of the songs on this record are speaking about friends of mine that have passed, but taught me a lot while they were here,” explains veteran Austin-based songwriter and […]
Ocean Districts is a 4 piece rock based in Tallinn, Estonia. Today’s feature ‘The Horizon‘ is the powerful lead-off track perfectly setting up the opening for the 9-track debut LP ‘Expeditions’ released in 2014, a stunning blend of instrumental post-rock and metal. Another of our favorite tracks here ‘Discovery‘ closes out the album with the […]
Australian-born, Stockholm-based alt.pop artist Thomas Savage, AKA Vilde, releases his new single, the tempo-shifting, intelligent and emotive Stiumuli. Building his new album, ‘Study Dance’, piece by piece, dropping a new single each month, the ex-Kins frontman beguiles on this latest, and penultimate, effort. Glitchy electronica drums usher in a warm layering of synths, accompanied by […]
flyingdeadman are a French post-rock band long based out of Bressuire who just issued their newest instrumental yet sample laden six-track EP ‘56 seasons‘ earlier this year in January. ‘A strange feeling last night‘ is a beautiful yet haunting tale rich in composition, effortlessly fluctuating between savage force and delicacy as the band’s website hints. […]
From Portland, OR, Three For Silver is post-collapse, post-apocalyptic, post-rock, post-everything. A freewheeling collective in which the only rule is to survive and perform, an elastic conglomeration of musical freaks as likely to be found in a grand theater performing for foreign dignitaries as busking on your street corner for spare change. Lucas Warford, Willo […]
‘Fold the Curl‘ is the lead-off track on the compilation, ‘I Don’t Wanna Be A Part Of Your So Called Punk‘ from Norwegian punk-pop outfit – ANTI POISON SLAMMER. The intermixed vocals here really shine with perfect instrumentals to compliment. The compilation is a great mixture of twelve solid tracks released in 2010 by Norwegian […]
Hot on the heels of debut single ‘Let’s Talk About Me’, Brighton/London/York (UK) based garage-surf trio Johnny Kills drop a lackadaisical antidote to the aforementioned high octane freak out with the slacker-rock infused My Shirt Guy is High, riffing on listlessness and guilt in the 21st Century. Made up of biological bros Tim (guitars, vox) […]
‘No Baby To Lull‘ is the newest single from Newcastle-upon-Tyne based singer-songwiter Bridie Jackson, released on Debt Records in April of this year. The beautifully executed musical tale was reportedly written by Louis Barabbas and comes from his new musical Jocasta, in which Bridie plays the title role (a full soundtrack album released on the […]
Baltimore based indie folk artist Leticia VanSant & The Bonafides first released their single ‘Rising Tide‘ in August of 2013, before it made its way onto her 2015 LP, ‘Parts & Labor‘. ‘Rising Tide’ is a poignant and heartfelt song about the ravages of cancer, which has affected so many of us, with the lyrics […]
Leeds UK based Marsicans unveil new single Too Good, out via LAB Records on 28th of July. Once again finding that sweet spot between upbeat indie and dirty-pop, Marsicans’ new single, ‘Too Good’, showcases the band’s trademark harmonies over a toe-tapping groove. Backed by scything guitar and flowery synth flourishes, this is a dreamy ode […]
The National Bohemian is the opening track off the 2015 LP ‘Rock & Roll In America‘ by Boston Massachusetts pop-punk band REBUILDER. This entire album is pretty impressive past this great opener and can be picked up over at BC for $10 alongside the two song EP from 2016 ‘Singing For Our Future‘. The band […]
London UK dream pop quartet BOYS have announced the release of Step Back, the second slice from their forthcoming self-titled EP out next month. The band’s atmospheric new offering features a wave of spellbinding guitar work and shimmering harmonies blended to perfection, evoking comparisons to the likes of Beach Fossils, Real Estate and Wild Nothing. […]
Chicago based surf-garage band VIETRAHM has been reportedly pummeling the planet with their special blend of psychedelic punk rock since 2015. The exceptional debut single “Louie” first arrived in March of 2016 and was also placed as the last track on their five-track debut EP, “Take Food With Drugs“, arriving later that year in October. […]
West London, UK – based Weird Milk release new single “All Night” via Ra-Ra Rok. On the back of acclaimed debut single ‘This Close’, and accompanying B-side ‘You’, Weird Milk have added further fuel to their burgeoning live reputation. This included taking in slots at some of the capital’s coolest venues, The Lock Tavern, Moth […]
Lone Wolf Sanctum is the project, since 2010, of W.T. Hatfield – Self -Taught musician, Producer, Director and Song-Writer from Indianapolis, IN. William Tom Hatfield is a loner who has a passion for music, videos and movies. He has released four singles, a full album (Chronicles: Volume One) and is currently working on another full […]
Today after randomly searching for Wisconsin bands on a hunch, I miraculously ran into the brilliant new album by Madison, Wisconsin punkabilly band, WOOD CHICKENS. Their debut thirteen track debut “Countrycide” LP just released on June 2, 2017 via Big Neck Records and its currently available for just $5 on BC. King of Siam is […]
Warm Circles is the latest incarnation of the Gaz Lawrence project. The music is strongly influenced by 80’s goth, post punk and psychedelia. The songs are currently being produced by renowned producer Scobie Ryder in Cambodia. Gaz is originally from Surrey in the UK. REVERBNATION | INTERNET ARCHIVE
Today’s feature is the brass-driven track “A.H.F.P.” taken from the excellent 2015 LP “What Kind of Pet Defines You?” by Athens Georgia anarcho-pop group, WEREWOLVES. You can pick up this release for $5 on BC alongside their previous efforts dating back to 2010: “Beast With Modest Nature“, “Song for Chase St“, “Georgia“, “Beast With Antlers“, […]
Chesterfield indie upstarts TRASH have announced the upcoming release of 81, the second track taken from their self-titled EP out next month (11th August). Specialising in summer jams of the highest calibre, their latest number is another wonderful slice of dream pop evoking comparisons to acts including The Magic Gang, The Night Café and Yuck. […]
Washington D.C. dream-punk band A MARC TRAIN HOME, who first came together in Spring 2013, most recently released the powerfully driving song “Revolutionary Girl” this past year on the ten-track LP, “High Fructose Corn Syrup“. A video from 2014 for another one of their stunning songs “Now What?” follows further below and you can head […]
Gold Coast six-piece FAIRCHILD announce the release of their new single High As A Kite from their upcoming debut album, ‘So Long and Thank You’. FAIRCHILD recently returned from a two-year stay in Manchester, UK, where they focused on performing, touring and finishing their record. Now they are home and ready to share their highs, […]
Brighton UK musician Rob O’Hara is MUTE SPEAKER, currently based in Kampot, Cambodia where he produced the exploratory and psychedelic track ‘Bokator‘ the opening number on his twenty-two song ‘Radio Bokor‘ LP release in late September of 2014. This is an album of experimental instrumental beats constructed from chopped-up songs from the ‘golden age’ of […]
Today we revisit an album from Florida post-punk band Permanent Makeup, an unholy union of sounds along the lines of Treepeople, Fugazi and Pavement. “Signal or Noise” is the second track we’ve featured from their LP “The Void… It Creeps“, released February 26, 2013. I’ve been meaning to feature more from this solid piece of […]
Thrilling young Irish indie rockers The Academic have announced the release of Bear Claws, a vibrant, anthemic piece of alt-rock mastery. Following their independently released Loose Friends EP in 2015 and last year’s equally successful single Mixtape 2003, the band scored opening spots with Pixies, Noel Gallagher, Catfish And The Bottlemen, and Twenty One Pilots, […]
Today’s feature “Untitled #1” comes from the Parisian garage-punk and surf rock band LOS VVS’s 2016 4 song release “EP Tape“. This beautifully primal single is the third track on this debut release and features inspired artwork by Sabine André. Several bands has united in Paris united in 2013 to form Le Collectif Semi-Conscient, or […]
Jared Putnam, The March Divide’s sole permanent member, is a non-stop workhorse. His upcoming EP represents the fifth EP of original material, along with three full-length albums, that he has issued since 2013. Thankfully, the new EP is not posthumously titled “I Died In Arizona,” but it came close. “I was in Arizona for a […]
‘Brahma Frizz‘ is the latest single released in 2017 by Philly electro-indie pop band SON STEP, headed by Jon Coyle and Joel Gleiser on vocals/synth/electrics, and with Chris Coyle on bass and Matt Scarano on drums/percussion. The hugely successful experiment of electronic soundscapes comes on the heels of other excellent releases such as the 2016 […]
Inner Image is an American Nu Metal/Hard Rock band from Houston, TX. The band consists of Carlos Gutierrez (vocals), Ino Garcia (guitar), Rob Guerrero (lead guitar), Brady Wink (bass), and Rich Moore (drums). Formed in 2009, Inner Image started playing in the Houston underground music scene and climbed the walls of popularity and head bangers […]
The Gemini Effect is an alternative rock band based in Auckland, New Zealand. The first album ‘Atomic Blues’ is due for release soon. Their sound drags rock, blues and psychedelia of the past into the present, picking up elements of indie and grunge along the way. The band was started by Rob Sharp writing songs […]
Unfound is the first single from Pennsylvania dream-folk band SEA OFFS new excellent 8 song release that dropped in March. The duo of Olivia and Rashmit met while attending Penn State University, bonding over a love of dreamy folk-rock music and a shared socio-political belief system. Following their first 3-song, DIY-style EP titled “Sea the […]
Mark Christopher band is Mark Christopher on guitar and vocals Phillip Friedland on bass and vocals, Steve Roybal on drums and percussion. They are a Los Angeles based band who perform blues rock and jazz with power and emotion. Born and raised in so.cal Mark has been playing the club and concert scene for many […]
The single ‘When I Lived in Carolina‘ comes from the forthcoming late July release of the album ‘Happy Camping‘ by Minneapolis indie rock band KAZYAK. It’s a beautiful song with folk leanings perhaps falling somewhere in the family tree of personal favorites like Paul & Harper Simon, The Samples, Dolorean, and possibly even Neil Young. […]
Today’s Dose is the title track from the latest EP by Madisonville, KY based Friends For Sale. Friends For Sale was formed in 2014, releasing their first album ‘Welcome to the Accident’ on BandCamp in 2015, and several EP’s, leading up to their second album that they’re recording in the studio right now. Influenced by […]
Radiator Hospital is a DIY indie pop band from Philly who released today’s featured track ‘Fireworks‘ as well as a reprise track of the same name in late 2014 on their ‘Torch Song‘ LP, or as one fan aptly described it “the perfect summer record“. This excellent version of Fireworks features guest vocals from Maryn […]
Sunset Exit is the first single from Kent UK based Tokyo Tea Room‘s new EP ‘Another Place, Another Time’, due out on the 19th of August on vinyl and digitally through Easter Island Records. Tokyo Tea Room are an Alternative Rock quintet born from a dark and slightly damp basement. They combine fuzzy guitar, melodic […]
Blueskank are a six piece roots-reggae band via Madrid, Spain who released the excellent featured track ‘Warriors‘ on the 2014 ten-track album, ‘A Thin Line’, effortlessly blending sounds you’d expect from legends like WAR or Steel Pulse into their own distinct blend. The band notes they are particularly influenced by soul, afrobeat and blues music. […]
One of the most popular and well known Cajun tunes ‘The Back Door‘ is given quite the superb treatment via the collaborative efforts of artists, Mama Rosin and Hipbone Slim. This excellent track comes from the twelve song “Bo Gumbo – Various Artistes – Stompin’ Cajun, Zydeco, Blues & Country“, released November 9, 2016 on […]
Jangly London UK dream pop quartet BOYS have announced the release of Dreamland, the lead single and title-track from their second EP out later this summer. Following a successful collaboration with Yuck’s Max Bloom on their debut EP last year, the band’s aptly-titled latest effort sees them delve further into their lo-fi sound, with hazy […]
Aesthesys best describes themselves as a instrumental outfit hailing from Moscow, Russia, performing a mixture of post-rock, ambient, neoclassical and progressive music. The group’s new 2-track EP “Marea” released May 30, 2017, containing cover artwork by Maggie Chiang. The lead-off track “Marea crescente” is a beautiful cinematic piece of violin-laced post rock, currently available under […]
Mark Bryan’s third album ‘Songs of the Fortnight’ arrives August 11th via the artist’s own Chucktown Music Group. Ask anyone in the Charleston, South Carolina music community about Mark Bryan, and they’ll say, “Oh, everyone around Charleston knows Mark!” In actuality, everyone around the world probably knows a little bit about Bryan, whether they know […]
Social Square came together as a indie rock three piece in Paris France during Christmas of 2005. Today’s feature is one of our favorites off the “Feeling Superhuman EP” released in March of this year, reportedly their first recordings paired down to a duet with Faex on Drums & Patrick on vocals+guitar; harnessing two amps […]
SLEEPLUST is a Los Angeles electronic indie rock band, and they have just released their new single Flood Gates. SLEEPLUST is the creative collaboration of twin brothers, guitarist Michael Pepe and bassist Joseph Pepe, vocalist Amber Ruthe and drummer Sarah Luffred. Around the same time in 2015, the four members moved to Los Angeles to […]
Tree Machines launches summer tour dates and announces release date of Sept. 1st release. for their upcoming “Up For Air” debut LP. The bug that drew the Lawrence, Kansas-bred band Tree Machines – vocalist and lyricist Doug Wooldridge, his bandmate Patrick Aubry, and their producer, engineer, and drummer, Mike Giffin – to Los Angeles two […]
Pinnacles are a four-piece post-rock band out of Nevada City [Northern California], who released today’s excellent featured anchoring track ‘Better Than the Enemy‘ on the solid 8-song LP ‘Automaton‘, issued in mid-2014. The band also has a newer effort entitled ‘Convolve & Reflect‘ which released in late 2015, and is also available for a name-your-price […]
To mark the start of summer a couple of days ago (see link below for UK Met Office explanation), DC based Dot Dash have released Summer Light as a free download from BandCamp (see that link below too). It is from their 5th album “Searchlights”, released in June 2016 on Canadian label The Beautiful Music, […]
Atlanta indie rock trio ANTBRAIN came together back in 2008, starting out as a sporadic recording project for guitarist Jiyoung Lee and bassist Dave Bonawits, with the addition of drummer Josh Hall a few years later. Fast forward through several releases of self described “slop-pop” brings us to the four-track EP “Jonathan and Leona” which […]
Following on from support slots with acts including JAWS, Menace Beach and INHEAVEN, Leeds shoegazers Colour of Spring have announced the upcoming release of reverb-laden new single Sun, the third cut from their self-titled EP out 23rd June via House of Love Records. Comprising of Shane Hunter (vocals, guitar), Robin Deione (guitar), Tom Gregory (bass), […]
AURAI comes from the excellent eight track debut 2016 self-titled release, “The Great Cold“, via the instrumental progressive metal 4-piece of the same name from Marburg, Germany. The Great Cold made this first album free to download. Regarding the subject the band says that “every donation and physical order is a true statement of appreciation […]
Gold Coast six-piece FAIRCHILD are proud to announce the release of their new single and title track of their upcoming debut album, So Long and Thank You, produced and mixed by Catherine Marks (Foals, Wolf Alice). FAIRCHILD recently returned from a two-year stay in Manchester, UK, where they focused on performing, touring and finishing their […]
Lake South brings a healthy dose of synth pop via Wellington, New Zealand by his new 2017 LP, “If You’re Born On An Island The Ocean Heals You“. This new release features eleven tracks released this past March with a handful of singles coming from the past few years including today’s feature, ‘Good Keen Man‘ […]
Antethic are a Instrumental trio from St. Petersburg, Russia who specialize in their own style of atmospheric instrumental rock music. The latest album, ‘Ghost Shirt Society‘, was released in April of this year, a breathtaking collection of electronic fueled cinematic post-rock that takes the genre in promising directions. We were initially introduced via some of […]
America was gearing up for the sixties. Little Richard screeched his way to the top with ‘Lucille’ and Elvis had 9 hits in a row. Jack Kerouac penned his immortal novel ‘On The Road’, inspiring Americans to seek the promised land, and Harley Earl designed the most beautiful automobile the world would ever see…the year […]
Reflecting on the everyday sense of disillusionment and fear that affects all of us, ‘The Loneliness Of The TV Watchers‘ is a heartfelt collection of indie-rock ballads. From the luscious harmonies and uptempo beats of Tourists – which is inspired by frontman Leo Bargery’s fear of flying – to the poetic lyricism and sweeping melodies […]
Chesterfield (UK) quartet TRASH have announced the release of Migraines, the lead single from their EP out later this summer. Arriving just in time for festival season, the indie pop dreamboats are back with a real summer anthem boasting hazy guitars and buoyant melodies, drawing comparisons to the likes of The Magic Gang and The […]
Late this past December, Midland Texas born alternative rock three-piece AP MODE released their second LP “Kids Eat Free“, which is now available over at iTunes, Spotify and other online outlets. You can pick up all three releases via the direct BC link below. All music here was written by the three bandmembers (Lewis Grimes, […]
Married Bakersfield, California-based dreampop duo Fawns of Love returns hot on the heels of early 2017’s debut album Who Cares About Tomorrow with a new double-A side 7-inch Falling / Standing, to be released in that most physical of forms on July 7th, 2017. “We recorded ‘Falling’ and ‘Standing’ in our apartment during our spring […]
Married Bakersfield, California-based dreampop duo Fawns of Love returns hot on the heels of early 2017’s debut album Who Cares About Tomorrow with a new double-A side 7-inch Falling / Standing, to be released in that most physical of forms on July 7th, 2017. “We recorded ‘Falling’ and ‘Standing’ in our apartment during our spring […]
Aaron Powell is better known by his lo-fi singer songwriter moniker Fog Lake. Born and raised on the island province of Newfoundland, he’s lived his life in relative isolation writing and recording a total of six releases in four years including his two most current LP’s “Virgo Indigo” (2014) & “Victoria Park”(2015) both being released […]
Leeds-based singer-songwriter Dom Robinson is making his mark on the national scene, returning with his third release of 2017, Pieces of You. Following considerable acclaim for previous single, Casey, his latest offering is every bit as emotive. Commenting on the self-produced release, Robinson described it as a “track that’s very personal to me, and probably […]
A little over five years ago in March 2012, the netlabel Blocsonic released the debut digital fortyFive release. Shortly thereafter Tha Silent Partner reinvented the format with the release of his first SIX ONNA 7 release. Since then he’s continued to release more installments in the series, all of which can be found in this […]
Kenichi Tamura is a composer, artist and guitarist. He was born in Tokyo, Japan. His songs are instrumental. They have a Flamenco style, and there are some flavors of other genres (Rock, Jazz, J-pop, Latin… etc). This style he describes as “Urban Flamenco”. He has many followers in Mexico via internet radio, and has already […]
OUR NEXT MOVEMENT are a four-piece Math rock from Valencia Spain who issued their debut LP “119” late last year on Barcelona-based indie label, Aloud Music Ltd. Previous to this release they issued the EP, “Polyhedral Trails” in late 2014. “The Japanese Standoff” is the seventh track from the newest release, a refreshing and exploratory […]
Following a nicer-than-anticipated response to a couple of demos posted online (speedy punkster ‘Take it Easy’ and sunny coo-er ‘Maybe Next Year’), Brighton/London/York based garage-surf trio Johnny Kills raced to release their debut single proper just one entire year later. This debut single is the never knowingly subtle ‘Let’s Talk About Me’. Made up of […]
Buffalo, New York’s HUSSALONIA released the LP “Domesticoma” in August of 2015, after issuing a few albums and after the arrival of three daughters into the founder’s life starting in 2011. The track “Avaunt!” is a bit over two minutes of pop perfection, a special beauty of a song like many you will find upon […]
“One City” comes from the 9 track LP, “Transient Lines” from New York City based indie-pop artist WESTY REFLECTOR. He wrote, performed and programmed all songs on this release from late 2013, described as “fragments and fractals of an enlightening, challenging year.” His unique and powerful voice sits somewhere in the realm of old favorites […]
The upcoming self-titled debut EP from The Yorks is a sweeping mixture of indie rock beats and acid-induced grooves wrapped together with a charming psychedelic bow. The EP, recorded by Chris Lynch and Adam Rasmussen (Gardens and Villa) is due out on August 18. The first single, Liaison is today’s Dose. Putting on a memorable […]
Phoenix Arizona’s SOFT DEADLINES released their third album this past December, “Go Dark” twelve solid songs with beautifully raw lyrics, the sounds of the song “Strategic Exit” resonating predominately in our ears after several listens. Singer Oliver Lemke reportedly credits a favorite college professor with introducing him to the post-punk genre, but it wasn’t until […]
Fresh from acclaimed performances at SXSW this year, LA’s Gonzalla drops his latest alt.pop gem ‘T.M.V.’ Cody Randall (AKA Gonzalla) wrote the song soon after moving back to the US from London, where he had spent a year living (following 3 years in Liverpool). Resulting from this is a track swimming a combination of English […]
C-R-O-I-X is the second track on the debut 7″ by Parisian band Telecult, reportedly issued by P. Trash Records, Capoulet Records and No Glory Records. The band is a three-piece comprised of Got, Nicolas and Thomas who have released the “Waiting” 7″ on March 1st of this year, with artwork by Hugues Pzzzl. C-R-O-I-X is […]
Big Fresh, one of Lexington’s most venerable pop music institutions, is proud to announce the upcoming release of “Fall Preview,” one of two EPs that the ten-member band has scheduled for 2017 on its own Desperate Spirits label. “Fall Preview” represents the first Big Fresh release in six years, following up the band’s third full-length, […]
Following on from support slots with acts including JAWS, Menace Beach and INHEAVEN, Leeds UK shoegazers Colour of Spring have announced the upcoming release of reverb-laden new single Love, the second cut from their self-titled EP out 23rd June via House of Love Records. Ahead of the release, frontman Shane Hunter stated: “Love is about […]
Portuguese experimental indie-folk band MAHOGANY issued their eight track debut release ‘a house in iceland‘ back in 2015 through ZigurArtists. This is a collective netlabel from Lamego, Portugal, home to various type of music, art and creativity. The track ‘to where all lights go‘ is a heartfelt poignant piece in the vein of Jose Gonzales, […]
Do You Really is one of two new singles released recently by the Los Angeles based band Strangely Attractive. The other is Extraordinary which can be heard at the SoundCloud link below. “Wanting is the overall theme for the just finished recordings of Los Angeles rock band Strangely Attractive. Wanting someone you can’t have. Wanting […]
Brisbane Australia psychedelic rock band SACRED SHRINES have a new single out named “Trail To Find“, from the upcoming EP of the same name. Its the perfect blend of soulful vocals, mind-bending psychedelia, and powerful instrumentals – a very nice sneak peak at what should be a solid forthcoming release. You can pick up the […]
Someone is the new project from Dutch artist Tessa Rose Jackson, and The Deep is her debut single. The former cutesy singer-songwriter shakes off her previous self to explore the rockier depths of pop composition and discover the power of absolute freedom. It’s been 4 years since the release of (Songs from) The Sandbox, Jackson’s […]
Israel based band, The Goldman Brothers, formed in 2014 by brothers Lior and Zamir and eventually expanded to a five piece indie alt rock & folk outfit. The group is noted as being based in Kibutz Ein-Shemer, and have currently released two singles as of February of this year, ‘Sea of Stars‘ and ‘Oh My‘. […]
The untraditionally traditional Wales-based group Calan are coming to the end of their UK tour, and have released a second single Kân from their album Solomon, which was released May 12th on Sain Records. To date, Calan has gone from busking in the streets of Cardiff to introducing Welsh traditional music to curious music fans […]
Samut Prakan Thailand based instrumental post-rock project HOPE THE FLOWERS released the track ‘I Can’t Be On Earth‘ on the Post Rock Indonesian Asian compilation album ‘The Last Moment’ in Dec of 2013. The compilation features thirteen bands from across Asia, who combine rock, instrumental, electronic and other genre and other genres under the post-rock […]
Old Nobodaddy puts out some of the best swamp inspired roots flavored music based out of New Orleans. His newest single in March, ‘Bury the Hatchet‘ is described as created by Nick Cave meeting a dust covered Father John Misty and is slated to be part of his upcoming release ‘The Pretty Plea’s EP‘. The […]
Following on from the success of her debut single Hell, Welsh songwriter Little Rêd unveils her dreamy second release What Love Is. Exploring the early days of a relationship, lingering on confusion and excitement as you are falling in love but not quite settled, the track builds in synthetic textures creating intensity and atmosphere. The […]
London indie rock five-piece band Moonlands recently released a brand new three track self-titled EP on Foof Records. Each song on the wonderful new effort are consistently solid and feature one of the best voices we’ve heard in the UK in some time, stunningly delivered by front woman Lucy Elliot. We finally settled with the […]
Saint Louis, MO ‘Lo-Fi Faux-Britpop’ band Comrade Catbox released their debut EP ‘Porcelain Pillows’ on May 6th. “Comrade Catbox is a blistering 8-limbed psychedelic monster composed entirely of crunchy grooves. Guitarists Tyler Gibson and Ted Kazanecki brought in the biggest guns new to the rhythm section industry: snagging Ryan Brannan of the Hot Cross Buns […]
Austin, Texas electropop artist Christopher Norman released the LP “Process” in 2014, a beautiful effort channeling his unique perspectives in the genre coming from a solid background in techno. This entire digital release is currently available for $7 over at BC, along with his more recent collaborative EP from 2016, ‘Strange Games‘, a co-project with […]
Pittsburg PA band The Blushing Infidels released a three track single in February via BandCamp (link below). Band members are Steve Seel – guitar, Kenny House – guitar, Domenico Lagamba – vox, Ron Rekowski – bass & PJ Hartwig – drums. Describing their style as mod-rock/pop, the band’s local paper said “Where the Stone Roses, […]
Welsh indie pop outfit Seazoo have announced the release of their brand new single Roy’s World, taken from their debut album out summer 2017. With influences ranging from Grandaddy to Yo La Tengo and Super Furry Animals, the quintet has brightened up stages at the likes of Green Man, Festival No.6 and Canadian Music Week […]
Birmingham UK quartet Pleasure House have released Mind Control, the second cut from their five-track Sentient EP out 26th May. Part of a new wave of acts currently reinvigorating the city’s music scene, the Midlands four-piece incorporate elements of Peace and Swim Deap in their sound to create their own unique offering. Pulverising drums, snarling […]
Parisian band ALPHA BRUTAL have recently returned this past March 24th with an exciting new EP ‘Upgrade‘. “Outage” is the fourth track on the new EP which is an outstanding collective of 8-bit videogame sounds mixed with progressive metal and delicious pop leanings, slightly different than our last feature but somewhere in the same family […]
Ahead of a performance at this years’ Goldsounds festival on 20th May, Leeds UK psych-rock 3-piece The Boxing release latest single One by One. A dark, swirling, drifty track fuelled by attitude, ‘One by One’ is “about depression and the culture of silence around it” explains frontman/guitarist Harrison Warke, and on the sonics: “We wanted […]
DEgITx (Also known as DEg) is composer and programmer Alexey Kasyanchuk from Minsk in Belarus who has been crafting his music by mixing together a combination of metal, electronic and chiptune music into a style that he calls – Sid Metal. “Grim Reaper” is the powering opening track off his forthcoming LP release of “Flower“, […]
Brighton quartet Thyla have announced the release of their brand new single Ferris Wheels, their first offering of 2017, ahead of a London headline show at The Shacklewell Arms and appearance at The Alternative Escape in their hometown. Comprising of Millie Duthie (vocals, guitar), Mitch Duce (lead guitar), Dan Hole (bass,vocals) and Danny Southwell (drums), […]
Fern is a noise pop duo out of Sydney Australia who’ve released two singles up on their social sites, both outstanding songs issued separately in the past two years. We of course ran into the track ‘It Comes Slow‘ first, and thought it would be perfect for the Dose. It’s got a beautiful steady build […]
“Wait” is a good introductory taste of the first official EP from New York band CHARLY BLISS’ “A Lot to Say“, released back in 2013. As the story goes, the band officially started when frontwoman Eva Hendricks and guitarist Spencer Fox, both just 15, crossed paths at a Tokyo Police Club show in New York […]
Screamfeeder release the first single from their new album ‘Pop Guilt’ These Brisbane indie heavyweights are one of Australia’s most-loved bands, capturing hearts and ears with their blissfully noisy pop-rock. Now they’re back, better than ever. The new album was recorded in Brisbane but mixed mostly in America, the band choosing a dream-list of producers […]
Bay-area California based indie-pop singer-songwriter Kacey Johansing has been a member of San Francisco groups Geographer and Honeycomb, and is a current member of the experimental folk duo Yesway. Collaboration has proven to be a fundamental part of Johansing’s creative process, and she has shared the stage and contributed to projects with local talents Tune-Yards, […]
Do You Need Me Near is the first release of 2017 for Newcastle-based musician Mat Hunsley, marking the next chapter in his exceptional documentation of the world as it revolves around him. With significant support from the likes of Drowned in Sound, Buzzfeed and The Line Of Best Fit accompanying the release of his debut […]
Do You Need Me Near is the first release of 2017 for Newcastle-based musician Mat Hunsley, marking the next chapter in his exceptional documentation of the world as it revolves around him. With significant support from the likes of Drowned in Sound, Buzzfeed and The Line Of Best Fit accompanying the release of his debut […]
Madison, Wisconsin based group LORENZO’S MUSIC are back with some new music and signed to one of our favorite netlabels, Blocsonic! They released a new five-track EP “Cool Ships and heat exchangers” a few short days ago on April 18th, which features quite the perfect selection from their back catalog. While the infectious featured track […]
Combining left field experimentation with pop sensibilities, Brighton UK based Orchards unveiled their new single Darling, 25th April, affirming the glittery spark ignited by last release ‘Honey’. With the success of early singles ‘Peggy’ and ‘Honey’ Orchards have blazed a trail for themselves as one of the most exciting alt. pop acts in the UK […]
“It’s an accidental love child,” says Nashville-based singer-songwriter? Kate Tucker of Little Reader, her new and unexpected pop music collaboration with fellow songwriter and guitarist, Ross Flournoy, late of Merge Records bands The Broken West and Apex Manor. The duo’s debut album “The Big Score” (out May 19th, 2017) was produced by Mark Watrous of […]
Formed in 2010, London based group SUBSET is a loud fuzz rock band with surfpunk and heavy pop undertones who has have so far released 2 albums, 4 EPs and 3 singles. At the moment the band are signed to Create Inspire Records in Preston UK with the latest release coming out in 2016, a […]
Australian-born, Stockholm-based alt.pop artist Thomas Savage, AKA Vilde, releases his new single, the driving, intelligent and infectious Maintain. Building his debut album piece by piece, dropping a new single each month, the ex-Kins frontman ups the tempo on this latest effort. Synth arpeggios cascade and unwind, cold electronic bleeps build suspense, before Savage’s claustrophobic vocals […]
WJLP is William J. Le Petomane, a solo recording artist from Rotterdam, who “lost track of time somewhere between 1962 and 1973 and is making garage rock, beat, surf, sunshine pop, sci fi and horror themes and everything else that has that cheesy moldy vintage smell“. In 2015, he released the kaleidoscopic LP ‘Let’s Go […]
Icelandic songwriter Axel Flóvent has announced the release of his brand new single Quiet Eyes, the title track from his second EP out 9th May. Based in the tiny Icelandic town of Akureyri, Flóvent was organically discovered in 2015 following the release of his debut EP Forest Fires, attracting huge critical acclaim and amassing streaming […]
Post rock Indonesia (out of Klaten) put out a compilation “From the Last Moment” in late 2013 featuring thirteen tracks by some of the best artists they could assemble together in one release via the asian postrock scene at the time. While there are quite a few good tracks here, we wanted to start by […]
The Black Watch, the Los Angeles based band fronted by Songwriter, author, painter, tennis & ping-pong player, John Andrew Fredrick, just released their 15th full-length in 30 years. The Gospel According To John follows-up 2015’s Highs & Lows, and was recorded over the course of eleven months with Rob Campanella of The Brian Jonestown Massacre […]
‘What to Mean‘ is one a few intimate and beautiful downtempo tracks from the debut LP from Canberra, Australia indie pop duo, PAINTonPAINT, comprised of Hannah Beasley and Chris Endrey. The album’s title, ‘Night Rises‘ is reportedly in sympathy with American artist titan, James Turrell, who the band were lucky to meet and play alongside […]
Today’s selection “Gain” comes from the LP ‘Entropía‘ from five-piece Barcelona Spain based grunge-rock band GAIN, who got their start over a decade ago in 2003. The song was released on February 15, 2014 and features quite the full set of pipes by Isma Doblado backed by the very solid and excellent instrumentation coming from […]
Leeds, UK quintet Colour of Spring, a welcome addition to the city’s thriving music scene, have announced the release of their new single Echoes, today (21 April). It is the lead track from their self-titled EP out 23rd June via House of Love Records. The shoegaze outfit featuring Shane Hunter (vocals, guitar), Robin Deione (guitar), […]
Bellingham, Washington four-piece band ROOFTOPS craft math-rock with reticular instrumentation and sparse vocals, heavily influenced by the Chicago and Pittsburg indie scenes of the mid to late 90’s. The group formed in the early summer of 2007 and continuously honed their sound; constantly playing shows and recording countless basement demos over their first number of […]
Quicksilver Daydream is the gothic folk alias of singer-songwriter Adam Lytle. Already known for his work with Wild Leaves, a renowned live outfit with whom he has released two EPs, his new project presents a pure distillation of his DIY ethic and the ideal vessel for his message of standing up for who you are […]
Minneapolis, Minnesota three-piece indie noise-pop band THE FLORISTS initally made themselves known to the world through their first debut EP, “Can You Feel the Stasis?” in July of 2016. This week they’ve returned with their newest solid four track EP, “No Costume“, which was issued just yesterday on April 17th; our favorite moment being the […]
Ignite The Fire are from Maryland. Their song, ‘Breathe”, is the latest single from their upcoming EP titled “Trial and Triumph”, which will be released in Spring 2017. ‘Breathe’ is about breaking free from the constraints that hold you back. Whether it be physical, emotional or mental abuse, you have the will and the strength […]
London UK based electronic pop duo Fang Night have announced the arrival of Steady Cruising, the first in a string of single releases planned throughout 2017. Comprising of art and design graduates Ben Walker and Ewa Lefmann, the two-piece have been making music together since the age of 14 and are fresh from being shortlisted […]
EGOISM is a dreampop/shoegaze band from Newton, Sydney, formed in 2014, although technically began in 2012 as a 7 piece ukelele ensemble until membership eventually declined. Singer-songwriter Scout reportedly wrote the single “Crowd” a long time ago but they never thought it would be released. They mention it was one of the only things they […]
Cambridge 5-Piece Staycations unveil their latest soulful, infectious single Ophelia, a bar raising effort replete with the classic dreamy-indie touches they’ve established on recent singles ‘Hey Guys‘ and ‘The Enemy‘. Formed of brothers Lewis Marriott-Hall and Charles Hall alongside Will Hasleham, Ben Udin and Craig Sadler, the band’s sound is a concoction of influences, ranging […]
Of The Fact is a four-piece pop punk band from La Crosse, Wisconsin. They have always made it a point to give their music a strong presence and with their “do it yourself” attitude, they have gained the respect of bands and fans all over the map. The four track EP, Adjust, released in 2015 […]
The untraditionally traditional Cymru, Wales-based group Calan is the only Gwerin (translation: Folk) band to be held in a detainment cell at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport alongside a death metal band from Estonia. Calan is also the only band of any genre to follow-up that experience by performing alongside Sting at the Royal Albert Hall […]
Mike Mendoza, retro-revivalist from Austin and also known as the artist WHO HA, is a creator of inspired 80/90s retro synth via his imprint, Retro Promenade. One of his most recent creations in the creative commons sphere this past year is an excellent tribute to a certain classic film series from the past, or as […]
PLAZA drop savage, powerful statement track ‘Deep In My Head’ and announce release of debut self-titled EP ‘PLAZA’, out April 14th via Beyond the Wall Records. Reverb soaked guitars create a haunting backdrop for Brad Lennard’s contemplative vocals, before a sudden spark of ferocity in the instrumentation ushers in an electrifying primal scream. Simultaneously claustrophobic […]
“It’s an accidental love child,” says Nashville-based singer-songwriter Kate Tucker of Little Reader, her new and unexpected pop music collaboration with fellow songwriter and guitarist, Ross Flournoy, late of Merge Records bands The Broken West and Apex Manor. The duo’s debut album The Big Score, out soon, was produced by Mark Watrous of The Shins. […]
Five-piece Baltimore art rockers SURF HARP released their ten track LP “PEEL” not too long ago back in early 2016 on friends records. “POOL BOY” is the sixth track on the album, a solid representation of the best of the band’s solid psychedelic sounds, and absolutely worth your purchase under the name-your-price model at their […]
Birmingham quartet Pleasure House have announced the release of their brand new single Calm, the first instalment from their five-track Sentient EP out 26th May. Forming part of a new wave of acts currently reinvigorating the city’s music scene, the indie rockers easily incorporate elements of Peace and Swim Deep in their sound to create […]
Martyn Zub is the talented force behind THE SORTED, an electro-pop musician via Los Angeles who released his debut three-track “Summer High EP” this past October [2016]. “Summer Makes Us High” is the lead-off track from the effort, which starts off with some perfect cinematic samples, possibly from a exploitative beach party flick from the […]
Newcastle outfit Lisbon have announced the release of their brand new single Tyler, with the song marking a musical transition for the three-piece, edging their way towards old school sampling on a platform of hip hop grooves. With several sold-out headline tours behind them over the last few years alongside support slots with acts including […]
Today’s feature “Airspray” comes from the 2011 LP ‘Rumors‘ by London & Barcelona [born in AUS] based post-punk group, CIVIL CIVIC. You can pick up the entire album via their Bandcamp page below, a very solid effort and easily one of the very best and imaginative releases from the start of this decade. After finally […]
Startup record label and environmental coalition Underwater Panther Coalition are excited to present their debut release, Trophic Cascade, the new LP from New York (via Ontario) artist Matthew O’Neill. Fourteen eclectic and emotional songs filled with layered Americana, Rock, Psychedelia, Soul and Folk. 50% of all profits will be donated to frontline earth protection groups, […]
Jupiter Deluxe Tube is a dream pop project through the lens of Orange County’s Darwinn Sato. Debut album PRODUCT OF INSOMNIA out 2nd June. Darwinn Sato, the voice and vision behind Jupiter Deluxe Tube, cites several inspirations for Product of Insomnia. The tracks evoke alternative states of consciousness, life after death, and interstellar travel, all […]
“Three Nights on a Sound” is the ear catching lead-off track on the 17-song album “Enjoy Your Stay” from Newport UK based experimental electro outfit, JEWELLERS. This, their well crafted third album was released under a name-your-price model on Sep 28 2015 with some great artwork by Fracisca Pageo. The additional embedded video for “ThirtySix” […]
Newcastle [UK] musician Jake Houlsby has announced the release of Oklahoma, the second track taken from his Vondelpark EP out on 5th May via Tipping Point Records (Eliza and the Bear, Azekel, Bryde). The North East native’s luscious overtones and mature songwriting strongly come to the fore in Oklahoma, drawing welcome comparisons to the likes […]
Madrid’s Ulises Lima have returned with four solid tracks as part of a three-way split along with sister bands Shonen Bat and Wann. The songs were recorded in a couple days back in March of 2016 and released as this split via Atomize on December 14, 2016. We highly recommended you go pick this up […]
Seeing Hands, the dreamy four-piece from Newcastle, have just released their third single Love You Still. Pushing their production value to its limit, the quartet move towards a much bigger sound with this track, incorporating big booming 80s drum patterns and swirling synths, while staying true to their floaty, melancholy melodies. Having already received widespread […]
The album “Scotland” is the first full-length effort that Canadian psychedelic art-pop band GHOST COUSIN recorded themselves in 2013, predominately at the McDougall United Church in downtown Edmonton. The arrangements are quite thoughtfully assembled in today’s featured opening track, “Breakfast and Tea“, reminding me slightly at moments of the vocal stylings of San Diego’s Rob […]
DAUNT reveals the second cut and title track from forthcoming Unbearable Light EP, out on Beatnik Creative April 28th. ‘Unbearable Light’ is the second single from Will Daunt’s forthcoming debut EP of the same name– poised for an April 28th release via London label Beatnik Creative. Based in London, DAUNT first emerged with his seductive […]
On Netlabel Day in mid 2015 the Finnish born Kahvi Collective netlabel issued a full 8-track EP, “Mercury” by FAEX OPTIM, an electronic artist currently residing in Edinburgh, Scotland. Known as the missing link of Boards of Canada, Faex Optim creates tracks as close to that original Boards sound as you could wish for. The […]
Nashville, Tennessee singer-songwriter Joey Kneiser put out his solo album “The All Night Bedroom Revival” on Bandcamp via Last Chance Records in 2015. This album features ten songs including “Through The Screen Door” a beautiful poignant stripped-down piece that captures the spirit and even history of Eastern Tennessee hidden amongst the old buildings and Springtime’s […]
Spanish songstress Odina has announced the release of her brand new single Why’d You Make Me Cry, the follow-up to her breathtaking debut EP Broken released last year to widespread critical acclaim. Having started out as an intimate bedroom project following her move from Barcelona to London, Odina turned heads with her debut release, drawing […]
The new seven-song album “Sleeper Hearts” from Austin, Texas 8-bit inspired outfit chalkboards released in the final days of this past year, 2016. chalkboards is Anna Crain and Jacob Weiss who specialize in “weaving waves into dense blankets of noise or melody” while “tangled up in electronics, instruments, amps and cables“. For songs such as […]
Kyowa just released an EP called Open House, and today’s Dose is the title track from it. Born in California, reared in Indianapolis, and residing in Nashville, Kyowa (k- IOWA) harnesses a “soft, mesmerizing, gorgeous, and haunting…” sound (Metromix Entertainment Magazine). Their ethereal, ambient, and, at times, grim take on indie-rock and pop has them […]
Cape Town South Africa’s SAKAWA BOYS released their debut LP in 2016 entitled, “2014 Anxiety“, which the band describes as being influenced by shoegaze and modern alt-pop music. We first heard their quality 2014 single “Lazy Eys” followed by the excellent four-song EP “V” that came shortly thereafter. “There’s No Harm in Trying” is the […]
Bristol-via-Brighton [UK] trio BOA are stepping it up with latest single Steal It. Laid-back tropical grooves and taut guitars provide a bed for vocalist Hugh Reilly-Smith’s hazy recollection of a fleeting, bleary late night romance- symbolic of a wider calling to youthful abandon. ‘‘When listening we want people to feel the intensity of young unrequited […]
Bird Concerns is a band of four friends (Travis Meador, Marcus Buser, Cooper Wolken, Jake Sucher) who make eclectic pop music. After meeting in college, while studying jazz and classical music together, the quartet relocated to Los Angeles to share their music with the world. Unlike many musical acts of today, Bird Concerns is not […]
From Yucca Valley (CA), the California Celts music draws from the worldwide catalog of Celtic, Nautical and Island music with subtle tones of Reggae, Bluegrass, Mexicano and Rock. The group pays homage to the Scotch-Irish musical thread and its journey from the Old World to The Americas and beyond. If you are in the Southern […]
Today’s St Patrick’s Day Dose is by Portland, Oregon-based The Underscore Orkestra. It is from their 2014 album Tales from the Road… released on Bad Panda Records, and available under a Creative Commons license from the Free Music Archive link below. They have been touring all over the US, Canada, Central America and Europe for […]
Bagpipe, electric guitars and whisky: Celtic punk as it should be! That’s what Irish Moutarde offers you, a St.Patrick’s day party everyday, starting today to head into the long weekend. Irish Moutarde is a group from Quebec City, Canada that have been active since 2010. The high energy group started as a tribute to Irish […]
The Black Watch, led by John Andrew Fredrick, are releasing a new album ‘The Gospel According To John’. Arriving April 21st, 2017, it is the band’s 15th in 30 years of music-making (leaving out EPs, singles, wax cylinders). ‘The Gospel According To John’ follows-up 2015’s ‘Highs & Lows’, and was recorded over the course of […]
Landscape is the mid-2016 debut album from PEONIES, an indie pop trio from Jakarta, Indonesia. This is a wonderful and very promising first effort with several standout favorites here, including “Summer“, “Whispering” and the fun track featured on the Dose today. The first video from the album for the favorite ‘Whispering (All The Colours)” was […]
Above swirling guitars and dreamy synths, Little Rêd sings her anthem for love-worn relationships. Hell is her debut single, produced by Ed Tullett (solo artist, producer and collaborator with Novo Amor), it’s a song about the battle between fear and love exploring themes of heartbreak, anxiety and bravery. Little Rêd’s hook-laden soundscape wouldn’t be out […]
Rosalind are a Calgary based indie-folk band formed in early 2015. They best describe the sound as harmonies steeped in old-time folk, melodies with a marinade of soul; songs to bring you up, bring you down, and meet you in the middle, wherever that middle might be. Hands is a beautiful piece with some of […]
“Mayfly” comes from the full length LP, “It Never Happened” from German singer-songwriter Albin Andersson, currently based out of Berlin. The album released in November of 2015, and is currently available through Bandcamp via donation or alternatively through the Free Music Archive. The album is a beautiful effort in the indie-folk vein which some may […]
Drive is the first single from Will Daunt’s forthcoming debut EP Unbearable Light – poised for an April 28th release via London label Beatnik Creative. Based in London, DAUNT first emerged with his seductive brand of slow-pop when he uploaded ‘This Body Rushes’ to SoundCloud, racking up 400k plays in a matter of days. ‘Drive’ […]
Netherlands based chillwave artist Endeavor & Speechfuzz released a beautiful new single ‘Laces‘ this past Sunday, March 5th. We initially stumbled across this languidly unfolding piece over at Bandcamp, a definite standout as we slowly tick away the Winter days and dream of Spring. Faded pigment on the beach Retreating dragging colors – have another […]
Atlas Road Crew evolves its sound on new single My Own Way, out now. Columbia, South Carolina-based five-piece Atlas Road Crew is letting fans in on what they’ve been cooking since their last batch of tunes was released, the 2015 album Halfway To Hopkins. That record was a punchy collection of soulful southern rock which […]
Adrianna Krikl is a female producer based out of Los Angeles who blends analogue synths, digital software, beats and loops for a filmic sound. She has scored music for a wide range of projects including films, TV, and art installations as well as released several solo albums. Her newest and very solid effort is the […]
“Austin duo Beth // James‘ debut EP, ‘All In Life’, is the product of two award winning musicians, Jordan Burchill and Mikaela Kahn. Their original songs and startling musicianship pick up where the Civil Wars left off. Tackling love, their adopted hometown of Austin, and more, All in Life is simultaneously unexpected and familiar, infused […]
Manchester indie upstarts Dantevilles have announced the release of their brand new single Graffiti via Heist or Hit (Still Parade, Her’s), the first in a string of releases scheduled throughout 2017 that are sure to attract further acclaim for the outfit who’ve already won support from the likes of NME and BBC Radio 1 (Huw […]
Oslo Norway based singer-songwriter Simen Mitlid just released his new inspiring indie folk flavored single ‘I Don’t Care‘ via Koke Plate on the 24th of February, and its a thing of beauty. It follows on the heels of his 2015 five track effort, ‘While We Wait‘ and is apparently the second single released from a […]
Flying Ibex release their new single No Matter, and the groove is strong in this one. From their beginnings as the house band for a commune of artists in south London, improvising to silent films and theatre pieces, Best Laid Plans’ newest signing Flying Ibex have progressed through a sea of influences including African cassette […]
Colin Lime is Future Lover, an independent artist out of Indianapolis who writes, records and produces all his own music that falls under the psych-wave banner. He has just released his excellent new single “Dead Soul Dagger” preceded by a special single called “Break the Ice.” Colin best describes his music as: “…it’s like a […]
Emerging [Leeds, UK] singer-songwriter Dom Robinson has announced the release of his latest single Casey, the second offering in a matter of months from the Leeds musician whose heartfelt lyricism and delicate vocals have already captured the imagination of the online community. Drawing inspiration from contemporaries including Bon Iver, Nick Drake and Frightened Rabbit, the […]
Syndney, AUS three-piece dream pop band CRYSTAL CITIES released the featured single ‘Talking to Myself‘ back at the end of February of last year. We felt it would be a fine introduction and definitely stands out as of the top tracks we’ve heard this past year. The band also put out a music video for […]
Twenty years of 20 Minute Loop was celebrated a few days ago, on February 24th 2017, with the release of Songs Praising The Mutant Race, the San Francisco-based band’s first album in over eight years, an achievement marked not only by gray hair, ringing ears and creaky knees, but a shit-ton of songs, stories and […]
Sun Kin is a pop group formed in 2011 that plays celestial songs by Kabir Kumar, an Oakland resident whose family never really settled anywhere while he grew up. Kabir’s songs wonder about the idea of “home” and the societal boundaries between people and the effect of neoliberal capitalism on our human connections. They’ve been […]
We recently saw a great audio repost run through our stream at Soundcloud by the good folks over at Audio Antihero, a label out of London. They reposted a track by the band VASSALS, reportedly in Brooklyn, having formed around 2011. They are the verge of releasing a new EP through Post Fun on April […]
Newcastle UK singer-songwriter Jake Houlsby has released his brand new single Howl, the first track taken from his Vondelpark EP out on 5th May. Houlsby’s wonderfully crafted lyricism and haunting soundscapes are evident throughout this latest offering, with his individualistic blend of storytelling and influences of contemporaries such as Sufjan Stevens and Fleet Foxes shining […]
Chicago based foursome WILD SKIES came together through a series of Craigslist ads posted by Ohio transplant and singer/songwriter Aaron Lechlak while searching for band members to help with studio work in early 2014. Following a few years of creative output, in 2016, after a major shakeup in their lineup, the band hit reset and […]
The five-piece Minneapolis-based band Tabah are releasing their debut album Symmetry Somewhere on March 17th, 2017. The first single from Symmetry Somewhere is Curtain Call, an ironic choice for a beginning, but one that has actually been a part of the band’s set since the start. An earlier version of the song appeared on Tabah’s […]
Those of Willow is the instrumental classical/acoustic duo of Grant Chapman and Ross Blomgren, originally from Chicago but now based out of Grayslake. They’ve worked together for over seven years to establish their own progressive style captured within their latest beautiful twelve-track effort, “For When I Relapse“, released this past November. This album uses driving […]
West London alternative pop 4-piece Weird Milk release their 60s-vibing, tempo-shifting single This Close, out with B-side You as a physical release on March 24th via Ra-Ra Rok Records, and available to stream digitally from February 17th. Its the debut single from the West Londoners, and it’s a compelling introduction to their sound. A bright […]
Leeds [UK] indie-pop quartet Marsicans unleash new single Friends, the first of a string of releases on LAB Records planned for 2017, before heading out on tour through February and March. Finding that sweet spot between upbeat indie and dirty pop, the new single from Marsicans, ‘Friends’, is as infectious as it is electrifying. Pin-point […]
Champagne-Ardenne based French singer-songwriter Maud Octallinn first started performing in various folk and rock groups in a somewhat hidden role, after which point she finally decided to devote all her time to writing and music in 2014. Maud Octallinn first released today’s featured track ‘Super fière sur mon bulldozer‘ in September of 2014 with a […]
Hailing from the music-soaked streets of Manchester, erratic four-piece CAESAR just released their brand new single Crossed Wires, a track bursting with all the youth and exuberance necessary to firmly lay down a marker ahead of an exciting 2017. Describing their sound as ‘alien music’, the quartet push the creative experimentation of indie and shoegaze […]
Uppsala, Sweden based band MY HEART IS A METRONOME took shape three years ago as singer and guitarist Mattis Malinens solo project. After recording the EP ‘Sketches‘ on his own, the solo project grew into a larger band after which they recorded their 2014 self-produced EP ‘The Coloring‘, and had this great single ‘The Whistler‘ […]
A bit late, but worth the wait. A seasonal single by a favourite band of ours, Karmacoda. They say of it: “Thank you for supporting us, it’s been a great year with a new member Mark Pistel joining the band as DJ and keyboardist. As an expression of our gratitude, and as a gift to […]
Armagh, North Ireland grown alt-indie band Silences, led by singer and songwriter Conchur White (along with Christopher Harbinson, Breándan White, Jonathan Downing and Michael Keyes) have just put out a great new track this month named ‘Before Ten (This is Love)‘. It was recorded, produced and mixed by Conchúr White and Declan Legge and follows […]
“One of our favorite records is Hounds of Love by Kate Bush,” explains Joseph Andreotti, who along with his wife Jenny, comprises the Bakersfield, California-based duo, Fawns of Love. “We wanted a name that would pay homage to that record.” Fawns of Love will release its debut album Who Cares About Tomorrow on March 3rd, […]
Nasvhille Tennessee based indie rock five-piece band THE PRESSURE KIDS released this featured new single in August of last year, following the ‘Tiger EP‘ a year previous in 2015. ‘Catherine in Moonlight‘ is the name of the stunning piece, a sublime track that conjures up wistful yet beautiful images of youth. The Pressure Kids also […]
London UK based indie band SLOWLIGHTS released their four track EP, “A Dream I Had” near the end of this past year, with this sublime track ‘A Light‘ introduced as their lead single several months previous around the end of February. New music from the band is apparently on the way as well and the […]
Following on from the release of their self-titled debut album last summer, Dutch garage outfit St. Tropez return with Democracy, the first single from their new EP Debate out 23rd February. Dealing with the band’s vision on fear, populism, debate, naivety, nationalism, hope, politics, immigration and democracy, the record covers a variety of complex issues […]
Sunbathers are a five piece indie rock band based out of Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C. which formed in the fall of 2013. Drawing from a wide range of influences, the band filters their brand of indie rock through a decidedly pop-conscious lens. Sunbathers started out playing numerous bars and house shows in the DC/Baltimore […]
The new Auditorium album is called THE FIRST MUSIC, and it was released at the end of January. Today’s Dose (which is a repost from May 2016) is the first single from it, and it is accompanied by a video, embedded below. We’ve featured Auditorium twice before, with the songs songs “My Grandfather Could Make […]
Helsingborg Sweden based alternative pop-rock band THE WHITE RAVEN recently released their debut album “Through Your Hands” this past September on Bolero Recordings. The album reached completion when the band went to a cabin in the woods at Hallandsåsen and spent a week there together. “We started to write a few songs on the first […]
Flembaz are Pedro Artur and João Bandarra from Lisbon, Portugal, the founders and owners of Blind Arc. Their main focus is to release quality techno and psychedelic music, and have been doing so since 2011. With 3 full length albums, 8 EPs and numerous singles released, they stand as one of the most prolific electronic […]
Twenty years of 20 Minute Loop will be celebrated on February 24th, 2017 with the release of Songs Praising The Mutant Race, the San Francisco-based band’s first album in over eight years, an achievement marked not only by gray hair, ringing ears and creaky knees, but a shit-ton of songs, stories and shows. Formed by […]
Born in 2013, Grizzly Business is an indie rock four-piece from San Diego, California whose style has drawn early comparisons to Spoon, the Strokes, the Shins, and pretty much any other band that starts with an “S”. They have garnered the attention of their hometown music scene and toured throughout the West Coast, from Southern […]
Perhapsy is Astronauts, etc., Bells Atlas, and Madeline Kenney guitarist Derek Barber. Perhapsy very recently released O, Su Yung the single off his upcoming EP entitled The — out March 10th, 2017 via Wave Dweller and Copper Mouth Records. O, Su Yung is a driving, post-punk ghost story. Complete with its swirling intro, a propelling […]
Fat Cat Records recently released the following excellent edit of the new single ‘Petrichor‘ via Brighton, UK band TALL SHIPS. It looks to be the third track on the forthcoming album ‘Impressions‘, which follows on the heels of their debut LP from a few years back, ‘Everything Touching‘, and some earlier EP’s which we previously […]
Liverpool’s swaggering psychedelic outfit The Vryll Society have announced the release of their latest single Sacred Flight via Deltasonic Records, kicking off what promises to be a very productive and exciting year culminating in the release of their widely anticipated debut album. Having truly made their mark on the festival circuit in 2016 with appearances […]
Tucson, AZ label Diet Pop Records recently released their 2016 new music sampler featuring twelve great tracks by up and coming musicians, a sampler that looks to be an annual practice from the label – released a month ago in December. We’ve picked one of many favorites from the compilation, notably the track ‘Forgot How […]
Newcastle UK outfit A Festival, A Parade have announced the release of their first single of the year People Person. The alt-rockers’ latest track showcases the brooding and slow-building melodic rock which has already earned them plenty of plaudits nationally since bursting onto the scene with previous single If Dogs Could Talk in the autumn. […]
‘Mary Anne‘ comes from the beautifully ragged radio sessions from Brooklyn’s CHUCK, in promotion of his ‘My Band Is a Computer‘ collection released in Sept 2016. This great track is a free download from the pay-what-you-want ‘Dandelion Sessions‘ EP released in December on Audio Antihero and Old Money Records. The equally excellent original version of […]
Toronto Ontario post-rock band LAUGHED THE BOY issued an excellent three track EP ‘Out of the Blue’ this past March we wanted to highlight today. While the band has announced that they have a new LP (Here is Fine) slated for release this February 10th, we thought it would be nice to introduce via the […]
Brother-sister duo Family Friends, made up of Rebecca and Tom Fitzsimons, release ‘I’m Like You’ – the second track taken from their forthcoming EP, out late Feb. Living between Melbourne and London the group’s sound is East London cool glazed with South Australian Sun. Bouncy psych elements combine with warm hazed-out dream-pop to create infectious […]
Magana creates beautiful haunting alternative pop out of Brooklyn, New York, freshly delivering a striking new single ‘Pages‘ via a free / pay-what-you want model as she makes the move on a solo tour of New York and California (dates posted further below). Previously unreleased up to now, live favourite ‘Pages‘ shows a more traditionally […]
Hailing from the outskirts of Manchester, Ambiere bring something different to the table with their chilled, ambient vibes displayed in their latest release Tree Of Life. Fronted by the songwriting partnership of Amber Lane-Mcivor and Jake Blythe, the duo has already drawn comparisons to The XX, creating what they call “fairytale grunge, with a jellybean […]
Today’s feature comes from Detroit artist Allye Gaietto, singer-songwriter of jazz-influenced pop. She’s apparently been compared to Norah Jones, and has also been called “Nick Drake on the piano”, with lyrics likening to that of Joni Mitchell. As a live performer, Allye has been described as conveying the feeling of being an old friend in […]
Janesville, Wisconsin lo-fi post-punk act Elmer & The Ceramic Trees released its third album, entitled Maps of Outer Space. The album was released digitally via BandCamp on Thursday, December 15, 2016. Maps of Outer Space finds Elmer & The Ceramic Trees drawing from the lush melodies that have long formed the star-stuff of its melancholy […]
Ignite The Fire are from Maryland. Their song, ‘Over it”, is the first single from an upcoming brand-new EP with each song becoming available before the final EP is released in Spring 2017. The song is about overcoming your vices and the ability to recognize that these vices are a part of your human self. […]
Montlair New Jersey’s Pinegrove are back with a new live album, so to mark the occasion we are featuring the lead off studio track from their 2016 LP Cardinal to draw attention and introduce you to the group if you missed our previous feature of their song Cadmium. The eight track live album was issued […]
The Bats Pajamas, a band from Toronto just released (January 13, 2017) their new album, Uh Oh. Today’s Dose is a standout track from it. Uh Oh can be streamed/downloaded for free at the BandCamp link below. There is also a limited run of cassettes available. It is their fifth release, their first was self-titled […]
autodrone are a NYC-based dark psychedelic rock band that formed in the latter 2000s. They reportedly combine songwriting that draws upon the five members’ psychological damage, morbid interests, and broken hearts with influences drawn equally from 70s psych rock, 80s post-punk, and 90s shoegaze. The stunning track featured today, “Witness to a Ghost” comes From […]
PLAZA release new single ‘Origami’, out on Friday 20th January via Beyond The Wall and available to stream and download on all platforms. With ‘Origami’, their first single of 2017, and first single taken from a fothcoming EP slated for an April release, PLAZA make a compelling statement that 2017 could be their year. Twitchy […]
Kyiv Ukraine based experimental electronica/downtempo project CROSSWORLDS released their exceptional LP “Day and Night” in October of 2015. It exchanges ethnography for a family setting. Composer Oleksiy Mikryukov wrote the following on its origin: “The LP was conceived as a present for my daughter. Initially it was to be published on vinyl, with the two […]
Welsh indie pop outfit Kidsmoke have announced the release of their latest track Waves, a gradual builder that immediately draws comparisons to the likes of Wild Nothing, Real Estate and Deerhunter. Beginning with a solitary guitar and the combined pristine vocals of frontman Lance Williams (guitar) and Sophie Ballamy (guitar), ‘Waves’ leads into a soaring […]
The stunning featured track Grand Hopes comes from the Nottingham UK band SOME SKELETONS’ debut six track EP, “And Signs & Ampersands“, released December 15, 2012 – a good first introduction we think. You can also grab their debut album ‘Vigils‘ released in 2015 and a few acoustic songs from the album released under the […]
The Nyx are four ferocious females who exploded onto the London music scene in March 2016. Primarily a rock band, the girls fuse elements of grunge and soul to create a very distinctive sound. Combined with the fact the band has two lead singers and two definitive songwriting styles, they also have a strong, underlying […]
Daddy Lion originally started as a solo project from founding member Jeremy Joseph, and adopts the DIY ethos that he learned growing up in the Washington, DC area with its Dischord-records driven punk scene. Jeremy met his bandmates several years ago after moving from DC to Columbia, South Carolina in order to pursue a doctoral […]
Boston Massachusetts punk/shoegaze band REST put together a six track EP “Destroy Me” in February of this past year, reportedly recorded in a Basement in Southbridge. “Forgiven” is the lead-off track from this very promising release. More excellent tracks follow at their Bandcamp link including the newest self-titled EP that was issued not too far […]
Leeds artist Dom Robinson has announced the arrival of his brand new single Good Love, the first of several releases planned throughout 2017 for the budding singer-songwriter. With a delicate sound heavily influenced by the likes of Bon Iver, Nick Drake and Frightened Rabbit, Robinson’s latest track sees him explore the challenges encountered in relationships […]
Chousand are a self-described disingenuous punk rock band from Stamford, Connecticut who have released “Ten Years Too Late” this past September, a solid six-track EP which is the perfect soundtrack to partying like it’s 2006. You can pick up your free copy of the EP via the Bandcamp link below. In addition the band just […]
No/Hugs is an alternative rock band from Boston, MA formed by Narcissus A-Ngel in 2015. The band’s sound consists of Narcissus A-Ngel on vocals, Amaury Altmayer on electric guitar, Fernando Echeverry on drums, Jenn “The Red Man” on keys and Achal Murthy on electric bass. In December 2016 they released the EP In Between, which […]
The story of Shane O’Malley Firek, the single constant member of The Ferdy Mayne, is one of journeys – physical, spiritual, and a combination of the two. “I was going through massive change when I was writing this material,” Firek explains. His moves from Detroit to Nashville, then to New York City, and now on […]
Gem Club is a chamber pop band out of the Boston Massachusetts area made up of singer/pianist Christopher Barnes and his collaborators, cellist Kristen Drymala and vocalist Ieva Berberian. Just a few days before the New Year struck they released an intimate new piano laced track, “Spirit and Decline”, their first since early 2014. The […]
Why a fox is a one man emo folk fusion band hailing from the North Eastern suburbs of Adelaide but residing in Fukushima, Japan. Hayden Marks currently helms the full musical effort here taking on the roles of vocals, guitars, bass, piano as well as drums. His recent Happy Holidays EP was released at the […]
Greg Dugast, a young singer-songwriter out of Nances Frances, came back around to his acoustic stylings to end out his projects this past year (his debut year as the inspired project DEGREE). Dugast let himself dive into something sadder than the other songs he has written previously, putting it all together in one night and […]
New Orleans based De Lune Déluge released their second album Honeycomb in April 2016. Today’s Dose is a standout track from it. The band members are Dustin Champagne – bass, Collin Jilbert – drums, percussion, Vanessa Degrassi – vocals, guitars, baritone ukulele, flute, organs, wurlitzer, glockenspiel, slide, singing bowls. The songs are often described as […]
Plastic Picnic is a Brooklyn based band comprised of four Pacific Northwest transplants. The group shares a taste for lyrically forthright indie rock paired with driving 80’s rhythms, sweetly spun melodies and atmospheric synth and guitar work. The four piece teamed up with Producer/Engineer Ted Young (Kurt Vile, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Sonic Youth) to record […]
Plastic Picnic is a Brooklyn based band comprised of four Pacific Northwest transplants. The group shares a taste for lyrically forthright indie rock paired with driving 80’s rhythms, sweetly spun melodies and atmospheric synth and guitar work. The four piece teamed up with Producer/Engineer Ted Young (Kurt Vile, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Sonic Youth) to record […]
Vices describe themselves as “a noisy, punky, mathy 3-piece called Vices. Two of us are old friends from Michigan, reunited in Chicago along with a new bass player, playing loud shows and using a lot of distortion. We clearly listen to a lot of 90s music (McLusky, Fugazi, Nirvana, Drive Like Jehu) and have our […]
Led By Ghosts is one of the four tracks off Washington based project Vervex’s 2012 EP release of ‘The Wave‘, a slightly haunting yet inspiring effort to start off the new year and our second song to be featured from Seattle musician, Jake Barrow. Led By Ghosts by Vervex is licensed under a Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 […]
Cynthia Lin is a singer, songwriter, vocal coach, and ukulele teacher based in San Francisco who released this featured single last year on December 31, appropriately titled ‘What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?‘. The track was written by Frank Loesser and performed by Cynthia on her banjolele and is a nice lead in to […]
Cotton Mather‘s “Cotton Mather with Nicole Atkins” EP (The Star Apple Kingdom) is out Dec. 30th, 2016. This is part of Austin Texas based Cotton Mather’s project of 64 mini-pop masterpieces, one for each hexagram of the I Ching. Faded corresponds to the 64th, or final one. WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | […]
The solo creative output of Ontario, Canadian artist Daniel X. Belasco, Glass Apple Bonzai has self-released two albums of 80s sounding synthwave and synthpop, won Album of the Year and Electronic Dance Music Artist of the Year at the Niagara Music Awards in 2015 and 2016, performed at this year’s Iceland Airwaves Festival, in Reykjavik […]
Comrade Catbox, from Saint Louis, MO, started as a guitar two piece and have spent the past year writing and practicing with a full 4-piece band. They recently released their first song Saul, and Baroque Acquaintances is the second single from their Porcelain Pillows EP, and is “a 5/4 hard rocker, with further twin guitar […]
Chris Pendergraft, a musician from the Bay area recently wrote and released a songs for those who fell victim to the tragic fire in Oakland a few short weeks back. Before the end of the year was up, we wanted to feature his tribute and share a bit of what Chris had to say about […]
Corner Suns teams up with Sarah Jaffe for new single “The Rattle In The Room,” taken from Dallas-based band’s upcoming debut LP, out Jan. 13th. First aspiring to sound like Sabbath, duo of John Dufilho (The Apples In Stereo), Brandon Carr (The Earlies) shows baroque pop, psychedelic influences. The 14-track album combines neo-psyche and baroque […]
Skyline Advantage are an alt-Pop outfit from the Isle of Man, their debut “The Songs About Stuff EP” is out now on Small Bear Records, on CD Cassette and download from BandCamp. They were also included on their label’s 2015 Christmas compilation ‘Smells Like Christmas Spirit’, with this song. FACEBOOK | TWITTER | BANDCAMP | […]
Since I spent every single Christmas in Texas as my relatives all lived in that state, I thought it would be nice to feature a semi-related regionally titled track from the compilation, “Hey, It’s Christmas!“, one of the better holiday songs I’ve heard in the last number of years. The featured track comes from the […]
Happy Christmas (or Bah Humbug) from the UK’s The Joy Formidable. This is their 2009 Christmas single, so good we had to post it again. WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | YOUTUBE
Your favorite Houston, Texas boy band DEEP CUTS has returned with a dose of frothy holiday cheer, Comatose Come Christmas, their Xmas jingle and a solid entry into the year-end music gifting and regifting spree. In addition, the band has put together a great video featuring some favorite faded commericals and images of the past. […]
Your favorite Houston, Texas boy band DEEP CUTS has returned with a dose of frothy holiday cheer, Comatose Come Christmas, their Xmas jingle and a solid entry into the year-end music gifting and regifting spree. In addition, the band has put together a great video featuring some favorite faded commericals and images of the past. […]
Cool Hats Music proudly presents Grammy Nominee NITA NIELSEN and the Christmas song One World Together. NITA NIELSEN is a pop/rock/world/jazz artist from Denmark. A woman of many talents – singer, composer, producer, lyricist, teacher just to mention a few. She has worked with session-player David Briggs from Nashville, released 2 hit albums in Denmark, […]
Blackwatch Studios & Fowler VW of Norman Oklahoma are back with their exceptional 6th Annual Holiday Compilation! They hope you download the album for free and are welcoming any donations! 100% of these donations go to Norman Public Schools elementary music programs. For this release we focus on a track by Chelsey Cope, a promising […]
“You know you’ve been Scrooged” sings Mark Handley here on what might well be his very own “Christmas Carol”… “it’s the birth of our Lord at the price you can afford” and indeed, at times it does sound like he’s brought the Sally [Salvation] Army band and the cast from Oliver along with him to […]
Scottish five-piece Vigo Thieves made a welcome return in late October with the release of their debut album Heartbeats, officially out now via Hijacked Records. Heartbeats delivers an explosion of sound from the offset. Filled with thumping piano chords, soaring synths and lead singer Stevie Juke’s high flying vocals, this is an album that is […]
Fifteen Times the Moon is an outstanding collection of original songs released mid-November by Bristol UK based artist Julia Turner that explore the weather patterns of life, our fears, hopes and relationships with both ourselves and each other. The album title was inspired by the incredible true story of a Mexican fisherman, who one quiet […]
Al’York is a band based in Ankara, Turkey. It started by the four of them hanging out and jamming at the Misuc Office in May of 2015. The songs started to evolve very quickly so they decided to give their first concert at Segmenler Park Amphitheater. This concert took place under the slogan ‘Make it […]
Glasgow’s Thula Borah are eager to share their expansive sound with the rest of the world as they gear up for the release of their six track EP, Near Life Experience, out on 27th January 2017 via Kill Jester Records. Thula Borah have creating a sound that defies any one genre; switching seamlessly from post-rock, […]
The story of Shane O’Malley Firek, the single constant member of The Ferdy Mayne, is one of journeys – physical, spiritual, and a combination of the two. “I was going through massive change when I was writing this material,” Firek explains. His moves from Detroit to Nashville, then to New York City, and now on […]
Jordan Burchel is a promising new indie folk-rock artist who grew up in Spring Hill, Florida but is currently based out of the Gainesville area. Burchel has a new album release on the way at the end of this week [12.16.16] titled “Vowel Sounds“, with a teaser stream of “Why They Call You Blue” at […]
Alt-rockers Team Picture have revealed their third and final release of 2016 in the form of brand new single Potpourri Headache, a delicious audio picnic for all and sundry, in which layers of sweet, syrupy synthesisers and girthsome guitar noise become welcome bedfellows for a luscious aural sandwich of floaty-voice sounds. The Leeds outfit have […]
4 piece Gothenburg, Sweden unit Rome Is Not A Town released their debut 7” “Stupid” in late 2015. With their noisy postpunk they soon found a special place in the hearts of everyone with a fondness for cracking guitars and some furious drum beating. Swedish media got excited and the biggest ones such as Festivalrykten, […]
The Impossebulls returned in late November with the fourth installment in their exceptional Five By Five EP series with Gluttony. As fans have come to expect with this series, it features previously unreleased gems, including probably the most surprising cover that they’ve recorded thus far. Today’s featured single is perhaps our favorite to date from […]
Strange Waves, from Florence Alabama, just released their first single since the release of their EP Walls last year, we featured 38th Parallel from that release in November 2015. Strange Waves is a dynamic rock band that came together in Florence/Muscle Shoals, Alabama in the summer of 2012 under the name Walls of Red Wing. […]
Four-piece SE England based pop-rock band, TELEPHONE ROAD, have arrived with their exceptional new track, Bella. The group draw on a variety of elements across varied genres like folk, pop, and rock but are grounded in a classic sound that they think you’ll love. Prior to this newest taste from the band’s arsenal they’ve released […]
Having burst onto the scene earlier this year with efficacious debut track ‘My Love’, Suffolk duo Amethysts have returned with second single ‘Stones’ which sees the duo rise once again from their rural oasis with a more electronic sound. Preceded by a sample of lead singer Clarice Parrott’s voice, ‘Stones’ manifests daydream vocals with washes […]
Brazilian post-rock four piece E A Terra Nunca Me Pareceu Tão Distante [roughly translated to: Fear Of Trying And The Earth Never Seemed So Distant] recently released a two-track EP in February of this year, Medo De Tentar [Afraid to try] being the beautiful instrumental lead-off track from this excellent effort. The band came together […]
‘Lights Out’ is a first glimpse into the raucous sound of Dead Naked Hippies. Written in the hallowed walls of Temple of Boom and produced by Matt Peel (Eagulls, Pulled Apart By Horses, Autobahn), the track embraces the post punk aesthetic of the burgeoning Leeds scene whilst dancing around punchy alt rock. ‘L.O.’ tells a […]
Skin & Bones is a folk duo comprised of Taylor Borsuk and Peter Blackwelder who met at an ill-fitting house show after Peter had moved to California from North Carolina. The americana influenced group started their journey by busking in the Venice Beach area here in LA, sometimes for 12 hours straight which reportedly helped […]
Today, genre-bending and experimental musician Ben Strick (Moonlapse) has released his third studio album, Viridis, with the exceptional single Dark Root Omen featured as today’s Daily Dose. “Musically, I’m experimenting with how elements found more commonly in progressive metal can be played through a diverse array of electronic instruments, and with how I can create […]
Steph Barrak is an independent singer/songwriter from Boston, MA. Immediately approachable and inviting, Barrak’s music is a delightfully deceptive expression of indie folk, pop, and rock. Like a warm and familiar cup of tea with a hint of something you’ve never tasted before, Barrak draws the listener in and shows them the loose thread. Pull […]
We are back with another feature from the Norwich UK band DAZY CROWN and their infectious lo-fi sound. The excellent new single Honeydew delves a bit deeper than what the track name brings to mind, with band member Thomas Little having the following to say on the subject matter: The song is essentially dedicated to […]