by Nick Sessanna | May 15, 2016 | New Music
After touring Brazil last year, half of the members of Trails and Ways left the band. This put the remaining members in an interesting position – put up or shut up. The remaining members quit their day jobs and subsequently, most definitely put up. “My...
by Nick Sessanna | May 14, 2016 | New Music
Molly Moore is a LA-based pop artist hailing originally from New York. Her track “Easy” has been ebbing and flowing through our speakers lately, in part due to the swelling synths that back up Molly’s breathy delivery. Molly claims that this track is...
by Nick Sessanna | May 14, 2016 | New Music
GOOD KID is a Toronto quintet made up of four programmers and a film student. This pedigree might have something to do with their peppy, almost neurotic brand of indie pop (and probably has even more to do with the 8-bit-esque album art for their latest single,...
by Nick Sessanna | May 13, 2016 | New Music
Henri Bardot is a dreamy folk artist from Portland. “Patients” is the fourth song off of his most recent release, the beautiful seven-song Blue Night. Bardot’s voice sits gentle atop plucked acoustic guitars, mournful slide guitar fourishes, and...
by Nick Sessanna | May 13, 2016 | New Music
Foresteater is the moniker for Phoenix, AZ musician Mikey Pro. His new single, “Very Friendly People” caught our ears earlier this week for sounding like the dude from Placebo started singing for Death Cab for Cutie. What we’re actually trying to...
by Nick Sessanna | May 13, 2016 | New Music
“Color” is the title-track from ANiMALSOUL’s latest four-song EP. This particular quartet from El Paso combines hip hop beats with a straightforward rock sentimentality. The result is an R&B-flavored, genre-blending whirlwind rooted in strong pop...
by Nick Sessanna | May 12, 2016 | New Music
Ben Bartlett is probably in a basement somewhere creating otherworldly synth patches. This dedication to madness has spawned VANGUARD ONE, Bartlett’s outlet for creating electronic emotional catharsis, or as he so eloquently puts it, “f***ed up dance...
by Nick Sessanna | May 11, 2016 | New Music
You might be surprised to hear that VVOES are a Texan quartet who eschew their country-loving peers for something a bit more sophisticated. In fact, VVOES is more of a reverb-laden punk act that could be contemporaries with the likes of Ariel Pink, GIRLS, or DIIV....
by Nick Sessanna | May 11, 2016 | New Music
Night Palms is a Lancaster trio whose music sounds like a new age take on 1970s rock n roll. Despite their UK roots, “Clinch Mountain Part II” sounds dusky and mysterious, like something you’d hear in a saloon or driving down a dusty old highway in...
by Nick Sessanna | May 11, 2016 | New Music
Cold Blue Kid is a Chicago quartet specializing in experimental indie rock tunes. Their latest offering, “Way Out,” starts out like a peppy surf-punk number but quickly turns into something understated and warm. Eventually the song turns crunchy in a...
by Nick Sessanna | May 10, 2016 | New Music
Idle Pilot (formerly Currents) had a name-change debacle last year which has luckily since been resolved. The name change didn’t stop them at all; they’ve kept their heads held high and got right back in the studio to record their second LP, You Are...
by Nick Sessanna | May 10, 2016 | New Music
Jazz-gaze act Cool Sounds creates smooth, strangely nostalgic music. Hailing for Melbourne, the quartet’s new single, “Shake,” has us yearning for more. Cool Sounds switches seamlessly from breezy guitar-pop to somber, jazz-infused indie rock, driven...
by Nick Sessanna | May 9, 2016 | New Music
Stranded Mermaid are a Swedish band inspired by odd instruments, dreamy soundscapes, and percussive beats. “Lynx” immediately caught our ears for sounding primal, almost like a tribal chant. That shouldn’t be surprising, as SM’s latest release...
by Nick Sessanna | May 9, 2016 | New Music
HALA’s slacker rock game is strong. Incredibly strong. “Club Soda” is the first single from HALA’s upcoming release, written while isolated inside during a brutal Detroit winter. “Club Soda” is a love song, with lyrics such as,...
by Nick Sessanna | May 8, 2016 | New Music
UK’s THØSS just released “The Meter,” a bouncy explosion of soaring harmonies and sunny guitars. THØSS is just coming down from the high achieved with of his initial hit, “IWITW,” which amassed over 350,000 total plays. We think...
