by Ryan Sciandra | Mar 4, 2022 | Buffalo
You can hear the grime being shredded off the guitar in the grudging of Buffalo-based band Amateur Hockey Club’s new single, “What You Wanted.” This is a common theme within the music of Amateur Hockey Club, as they radiate the essence of a blacklight in a...
by Ryan Sciandra | Mar 4, 2022 | New Music
With the weight of a feather, the voice of Nashville singer-songwriter Heather Bond floats whichever way the wind blows. The connection between her raw vocals and the instruments in her Live in Nashville performance of “The Mirage” prove it. Her execution of vocals...
by Ryan Sciandra | Mar 4, 2022 | New Music
Coming in with the ambiance of the dance floor on prom night, Christian Linsey represents the retro indie rock of NYC. His deep, watery vocals put you in a whirlpool of reminiscence… That is, until Linsey rips his roots as a drummer right out of the ground and...
by Ryan Sciandra | Mar 3, 2022 | Buffalo
The ever-so-gentle acoustic tones of Buffalo based multi-instrumentalist Ian McCuen recently brought closure to their project, Songs of Fleeting Permanence, originally started pre-pandemic in April of 2019. Their latest installment, Permanent Ending, features songs...
by Ryan Sciandra | Mar 1, 2022 | Buffalo
Recently brought to you on vinyl by Better Days Will Haunt You comes Buffalo-based Del Paxton’s EP, September, Bedtime, Ontario. Originally released by Topshelf Records in 2020, this three-song EP from the three-piece is packed with a good spread of sound,...
by Ryan Sciandra | Feb 28, 2022 | New Music
After nearly two years, Winnipeg-based trio Jamboree came back with a cold, inky, and beautifully distorted banger called “The Snow.” Jamboree gifted their fans with a sample of what their sophomore album, Life in the Dome is going to sound like… Due out April...
by Ryan Sciandra | Feb 28, 2022 | Album of the Week, Buffalo
Genesee Hotel from Buffalo NY claims to create “songs your mother would love,” and I couldn’t have said it better myself. Their debut EP, Strawberry, was born on July 1st of 2021, and it’s due for quite the growth spurt. The project consists of four tracks...
by Ryan Sciandra | Feb 28, 2022 | New Music
The zest of Colour Tongues is full of movement and vigor and their latest single “Ashgrove” brings it all. The indie rock four-piece from Vancouver, CA introduced the movie-score-like song to the rest of the world on February 17th of 2022, however, it sounds like it...
by Ryan Sciandra | Feb 28, 2022 | New Music
The Moving Stills are a four-piece band with a 70’s aesthetic, an 80s retro-tinge to their 2022 brand of indie pop, and one hell of a fgrowing following. Coming from New South Wales, the numbers that The Moving Stills assemble speak for the band’s top tier...
by Ryan Sciandra | Feb 28, 2022 | New Music
The fizzy bop “Up To You” by Sonic Løland sounds like a musical merry go round. Hailing all the way from Oslo Norway, Sonic Løland sent soundwaves across the Atlantic Ocean, and boy did they hit us hard. Sounding something like the next Jack Johnson with a psychedelic...
by Ryan Sciandra | Feb 25, 2022 | New Music
Brooklyn-based band Skinny Dippers’ most recent single, “Wedding Ring,” bears a smoothly satisfying build-up, especially considering how soft it starts and how hard it crescendos. The lyrics “can’t say I love you so I’m looking for a synonym” hit the...
by Ryan Sciandra | Feb 25, 2022 | New Music
Conquering a cold concept with style, the New York four-piece band known as Loose Buttons brought the title track of their sophomore album What’s On Outside to the big screen. The five-minute motion picture shows Loose Buttons righteously performing their unique...
by Ryan Sciandra | Feb 25, 2022 | New Music
If you’re sad, fear not; Fletcher Gull is the first artist in history to simply slap the word “happy” in front of “sad” and see results. Well, it wasn’t that easy, he converted that concept into a song titled “HAPPYSADSONG” and it sincerely brought a smile to my face....
by Ryan Sciandra | Feb 25, 2022 | New Music
Similarly to the cover art of “All In My Mind,” Georgia Harmer floats on the lush licks laid down on the guitar. The Toronto-based singer-songwriter broke free from all forms physical on her most recent EP “All In My Mind,” released by Arts & Crafts Productions....
by Ryan Sciandra | Feb 25, 2022 | New Music
The truth is, Bottler got started before they put together electronic symphonies out of Brooklyn… Bottler really got started with Legos and lightsabers, and you can certainly hear it in their music, which brings whimsical soundwaves to life. I’d be lying if I...
