Photo Credit : Cary Whittier "Brooklyn trio Dead Stars is a sonic throwback to the ‘90s with a modern twist, blending elements of rock, pop, and grunge to create a large, resonant sound full of memorable hooks, melodic vocals, and plenty of guitar solos. Having been compared to iconic acts like Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, and Pavement, the band has won over fans with their raucous live show. They’re gearing up to release their new EP, High Gain, June 4th via Uninhabitable Mansions, a label founded by fellow Brooklyn band Radical Dads". [...]
"Gritty vocalist and guitarist Josh Finver fronts this Washington, D.C., based four-piece that features Robert Peters on lead guitar and an explosive rhythm section featuring drummer Enzo Ferroggiaro. Though the band takes inspiration from rock pioneers that have come before, Black Dog Prowl has a sound that is very much its own and a high-energy live show that is among the best a nation’s capital has to offer. In 2011, with the addition of Peters and departure of founding member Micah McCutchan, the band has taken a grungier turn. BDP spent the better part of the year working with Scott [...]
" Pet Friends are a four piece band from London, UK who have been together for the last six months or so. They've recently finished a four track demo called 'I Don't Want Pet Friends' which is already receiving a wider interest - Four of the first few tracks that they wrote are on it. Pet Friends have debut shows booked, playing shows in June around Hertfordshire after which they plan to play some in London. BBC Introducing is airing a live interview on the 18th May and the track 'Expect You To' has been put onto the mainstream radio playlist [...]
Photo Credit : Kadie Foppiano "St. Louis-based band Picture Day emerged from the demise of the local group Team Tomato, a band of young, single men in love with The Who, Guided By Voices, and middle-era Bowie. Attempting to live up to the myths of their heroes, both onstage and off, it was only a matter of time before Team Tomato ran its course. Brian Weigert, Picture Day’s lead singer, occasional guitarist and principal songwriter, spent his first few post-Tomato Team years in the country music world, recording a well-received album with the Red Headed Strangers [...]
"Wherever you hang your pigeon-holing comparison hat, there's no denying that there's something sleek, catchy and stylish about these three Ontario natives. New single 'Two Reasons' (out now on Sonic Unyon) is a taught set of angular melodies, tinged with joyful regret, Sort of like Franz Ferdinand without the smugness. There's an album called 'Stay Young' on the way and it's probably fair to expect the serious business of having fun to loom large on that as well. The 'must see' video is a collaboration between the band and Michigan artist James Kuhn. 'Stay Young' was written and recorded as [...]
"Slim Loris, from Stockholm, Sweden, blends Indie Pop/Rock with Americana and a pinch of Swedish melancholy. The band formed in 2009 from the remnants of two indie acts, and released a collection of demos entitled 'Amateur Night at the Asylum' the year after. In 2011, Slim Loris's debut album 'Down To Earth' was released, led by the 1st single 'Low', showing the band's fine-tuned song writing skills and classic rock sense of melody. Two songs from Slim Loris were also featured in the Swedish film Var kommer mjolken ifran". The simplicity and natural expressiveness of the [...]
"The Critically acclaimed rock duo of vocalist/guitarist Zack Lopez and vocalist/drummer Sean Stockham have shared stages with the likes of Muse, Social Distortion, Them Crooked Vultures, Alice In Chains, 30 Seconds To Mars and Linkin Park and more than held their own, drawing rave reviews from NME, the BBC, Alternative Press and Kerrang! Lopez and Stockham are raising the bar with 'Pick Up Your Head', an album that sees the duo opening up their sound. Mixed by Grammy winning producer Dave Sardy (Johnny Cash, LCD Soundsystem, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds), the album was produced by the duo working alone [...]
The Shallows second four track EP 'Same Space Vol 22 is now available over at Bandcamp on a delicious 'Name Your Price' basis, we're lifting the first track 'The Enemy' for your pre-purchase delight. The London Based four-piece have two remaining London shows booked for this month, if you're anywhere near Camden tonight, the legendary Barfly would be an ideal place to start. With diverse array of influences, The Shallows pitch their sound somewhere between Editors, The Strokes and Hot Hot Heat - The term Post-Punk turned upside down with a deep meandering guitar groove, this band only gets better. [...]
Photo Credit : Matthew Welsh "The Reflections were born when Darian Zahedi and Jon Safley began collaborating together earlier this year, often sending ideas back and forth while on the road with other projects. Along with bassist, Brady Wills they finished up an album’s worth of songs and spent the better part of Spring at Brightstreet Recorders with producer/engineer, Kenny Woods (Jenny Lewis, Lykke Li, Vampire Weekend). A hypnotic blend of classic indie pop with dashes of chillwave melodies". Part 1 of our 'Tracks To [...]
"Baobab is the solo project of author / producer Phil Torres. Whitney Trettien and Josh Stohl join Torres for the live shows; together, they loop guitars, synths and electronic beats over live drumming. BAYOHBAHB, the project's second installment, was released through Hand Eye Records early in March 2012 (April 30th for vinyl). BAYOHBAHB, Phil Torres's second full-length, is the work of almost six months spent recording - recording at his home in Durham, as a litter of foster cats romp over cords; in the cool summer cellar of an historic mansion in rural North Carolina, on borrowed mandolins and banjos; [...]
"Matt Henshaw, singer-songwriter originally from Nottingham, has been in previous musical incarnations such as the band Censored, when at the tender age of 17, played Leeds, Reading and Isle Of Wight festivals, receiving substantial amount of radio airplay and supporting the likes of Snow Patrol, We Are Scientists, Supergrass, Ocean Colour Scene, Arctic Monkeys, The Bluetones and The Holloways. In true rock'n'roll style, exasperated by years of alcohol dependency, band in-fighting, struggles against the confines of unimaginative industry labelling, and the bitter dissolution of several personal relationships, he decided to go away. He spent two years where he didn't [...]
"A London-based band who met through musical endeavours across the city, The Shallows is made up of four members, Tom Skelton on lead vocals, Russ Cragg on guitar, Joe White on bass and Al Hewitt on drums. Taking their influences from the likes of The Strokes, Neu!, Two Door Cinema Club and The Smiths, The Shallows focus is writing great music, with solid vocals. The About Time Vol 1 EP was recorded at Youths (Killing Joke, Paul McCartney, The Verve) studio in Spain at the beginning of 2012. There are two more EPs still to come. The focus of their [...]
"So two Americans, one actuary & one lawyer, suddenly realized how boring their lives were so they packed a couple shirts, quit their jobs, and then flew to Berlin two weeks later. American #1 quickly enrolled in German class because, well, he didn't know any German, and forced his friendship upon a guy from Brazil who liked Pavement way too much. American #1 & the Brazilian kept trying to enlist a third member into their collective, but couldn't find the fit they were needing. Just when they were about to throw their hands up in the air & call it [...]
BetaRob is former member of London punk trio Betamax, During his time in Betamax there were many highs, being signed to HTT Records, releasing five singles, an E.P and playing some great gigs including supporting Graham Coxon (Blur) on the opening night of his UK A+E tour last year. BetaRob explains "Just as it seemed we were at our peak, everything creatively imploded backstage one night and we decided amicably to go our separate ways. I decided then to take some time out and concentrate on my solo work. It was slow moving at first trying to [...]
"The live show of Honningbarna is hailed to be one of the most thrilling in Norway. Musically, and on record they kick just as hard. The songs have the flare of revolution frenzy, bringing to mind the likes of 'The Bronx', 'The Hives' and 'Fucked Up'. No wonder perhaps, that Swedish producer Pelle Gunnerfeldt, also collaborator with The Hives and Refused for many years, is overseeing the birth of Honningbarna's second album, which will be released in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, UK and Ireland this year, it’s all been happening so quickly. Just three months after releasing their [...]
"The So So Glos are rock n roll band of brothers from Brooklyn, New York who formed in 2007 - A band that has taken their own 21st century slang term, re-appropriated it to define themselves and it's been said that they call themselves by the street term as incentive to combat this type of behavior. They're made up of Alex Levine, of Ryan Levine, of Matt Elkin and of Zach Staggers . Through divorce and remarriage, brothers Alex, Ryan and step brother Zach were grouped together at a very young age. In Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, the three started a rock and roll group and without fully knowing how to play [...]
"With his last two albums, 2006’s Grammy-nominated People Gonna Talk and 2008’s The Hard Way, James Hunter delivered a classic yet perpetually modern brand of rhythm and blues that captivated listeners across generations and earned him two Billboard Blues #1′s, tours with Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Etta James, and Willie Nelson, performances on Leno, Letterman, and Conan, and critical raves everywhere from the NY Times to USA Today. The stunning new release 'Minute By Minute' on GO Records/Fantasy, marks a pivotal movement in this unique artist’s career—not only because it arguably contains his best writing, singing, and playing to date, [...]
"The time is suddenly right for well-crafted British pop – there’s a thirst for new century psychedelia which is where London five piece SULK fit in. Steeped in the rich traditions of classic British songwriting, the band could be said to begin where the 90s ended – or as The Guardian put it, ‘like the Stone Roses if they signed to Creation’ – with solid musicality, joyful uplifting harmonies, giant psychedelic guitar riffs and of course, tambourines. SULK mix what came before, and what’s yet to come into crushing waves of beauty, honesty and anthemic bliss for a whole new [...]
"Neon Rouge are a raw & hard hitting Garage-Blues band hailing from the North Staffordshire area. Offering a perfect blend between both old and modern sounds, Neon Rouge really are a unique and exciting new prospect". Lethally infectious Blues interplay with a saucy Indie twist, there's only a trio of songs available online at present but a few sharp listens places you right where the Stoke-On-Trent band probably want you to be. Neon Rouge are committed to the cause, their obvious gregarious nature and impeccable musical confidence added to the new material planned for the coming [...]
Photo Credit Kirill Teslia Photography "Bambi are 5 piece haunting indie outfit based in East London. They launched in February 2013 with their debut track ‘All Along’ acting as a fitting introduction to the band kick starting their online presence. ‘ The track had great early success hitting over 9,000 collective plays on YouTube and SoundCloud and was even picked up overseas in Qatar where it currently sit’s at number 1 for the third week running in Doha’s Alternative/Rock Chart, ahead of David Bowie, Bastille & Vampire Weekend"! I've [...]
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