Jelani Sei, a psychedelic indie soul outfit based in Connecticut started out as the solo project of Queens NY native, Evan Lawrence. It evolved into an eclectic group merging emo, soul and a wide ranging styles of music...
Show Me Island: Righ...
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I’ve always had a weak spot for ska bands from Salt Lake City, having traveled there a few times in days gone by, sneaking off from the paid college conferences and checking out some of the best local acts in the genre...
Swiss Alps: Seersuck...
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Today’s excellent feature comes from the 2013 EP release of Seersucker & Gingham, recorded that spring in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. The track officially came out on June 17, 2013 with the rest of the EP following...
The Sea Life: Hounds...
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From Washington DC, lo-fi indie-rock band THE SEA LIFE released today’s featured daily track on their 2013 EP, Transitions, four solid tracks which are all currently available for purchase through their Bandcamp page. ...
G L A S G O W: Nebra...
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G L A S G O W is a group of four musicians from Murcia, Spain who perform psychedelic indie surf-pop in the style that began to emerge in Birmingham (England) in mid-2013. This beautiful new single ‘Nebraska‘...
Blitzen Trapper: Lon...
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Acclaimed Portland, Oregon rock quintet Blitzen Trapper released their newest effort last year on October 2 via Lojinx in Europe and Vagrant in the US. On the newest studio effort the group’s years of experimentation...
Boogie Belgique: Jun...
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Antwerp Belgium favorite Boogie Belgique [aka Oswald Cromheecke] has returned this week with two stunning introductory tracks heralding the release of what promises to be an exciting new album full of exploratory beats...
Morningbell: We Have...
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Morningbell is Gainesville Florida’s own melodic, multi-layered, psychedelic rock quartet. The band has rooted themselves as a well established tradition in the Florida Music Scene and beyond, mainly touring the...
The Color and Sound:...
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Forming from the collateral of two deceased Boston bands around 2012, the Massachusetts based group set out to whittle down their influences in and experiences into a uniquely-tinted blend of a modern indie band. The result...
Baskervillain: Danci...
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Baskervillain are a dynamic young 4-piece from Brisbane Australia that take the best of their influences in rock’n’roll, blues, soul, psych & pop to craft a sound that is uniquely their own. Shying away from the...
Windigo: Grow Up Lik...
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Canadian indie pop artists Windigo are the collective heart of Anthony Kameka (guitar, vocals), Mitch Cooper (drums), Del Coburn (bass) and Tory Rosso (guitar, vocals) the group being one of Calgary’s most prolific...
The Orchid: The Astr...
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Washington DC based five-piece skygaze band The Orchid’s sophomore LP – Apogee, Perigee sees the band pushing its increasingly complex arrangements and instrumentation to the extremes: its wall of sound assault has...
Pearla: Waking Up
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Pearla is the pseudonym for American singer/songwriter, Nicole Rodriguez, currently based out of New York City. She began writing music after discovering Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. Since then she has evolved her...
Youth Pictures of Fl...
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Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson came to be when a group of four classmates—Morten (drums), Gjermund (guitar), Torbjørn (guitar) and Audun (bass) — at the Bodø University College [in Norway] decided to start a...
Slideway (SWY): When...
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DV’s records is an indie Label based in Bordeaux, France who issued the TOKYO IS CALLING compilation, 18 songs in the vein of surf/pop/punk/emo & hardcore, back in December of 2013. This was the first compilation...
The Bear Season: You...
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The Bear Season are a pop punk band from Montevideo, Uruguay who look to have ceased activities around 2013 as some of their social media account streams have stalled out earlier that year. Regardless of this, the music is...
The Posies: Squirrel...
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A few months previous one of our favorite groups out of Seattle, THE POSIES, released their 8th album SOLID STATES, and immediately headed off on an extensive European tour followed by a 27-date run of secret shows in the...
Rue de Prague: Ignit...
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Parisian post-rock group RUE DE PRAUGE was formed in 2007 and released their first self-produced album “Helpless Wisdom” in 2013. They’ve returned in 2016 with their first studio recordings, of which...
IAN SWEET: #23
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“I have a way of loving too many things to take on just one shape,” Jilian Medford sings over and over again on the title track of the Brooklyn-based band IAN SWEET’s excellent debut album, Shapeshifter,...
Tacumah: Dub Promise...
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Showcase is the newest effort by Tacumah, a reggae band from Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Country. The group has 10 musicians who are steered by 70’s and early 80’s roots and dub reggae style. The album...
A Ninja Slob Drew Me...
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A Ninja Slob Drew Me is the project of Daniel James Brown, a Southampton UK based solo artist who occasionally brings in other artists on his albums. For his newest EP out a few weeks ago in late July, Retreat, he has...
Freakish Atlantic: N...
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Freakish Atlantic are a indie pop duo from Berlin, Germany, whose debut EP, “Siren Songs” was recorded during the rainy summer of 2011 in a bedroom where they spent most of the time playing ´International...
Broken Cities: Beyon...
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The most recent effort, “Anemoi” by Oakland, California group Broken Cities is described as the culmination of more than two years of intense crafting from five friends who translate stories, thoughts, emotions...
Atlas:At Last: Holy ...
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Holy Smokes is the lead off track from the new four-track debut EP by Indianapolis, Indiana based indie-folk rock band ATLAS:AT LAST. The band is the duo of Eric Mason and Josh Ryan (producer) who release on the label...
The Impossebulls: Ba...
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Back To It is lead single from the forthcoming new album “The Devils You Know” by The Impossebulls and with some help by Professor Daddyo of the legenendary group Stetsasonic! Quality label blocSonic recently...
Bodies Be Rivers: Ma...
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Brooklyn-based indie-pop outfit Bodies Be Rivers and pianist/singer Lacrymosa have teamed up on a brand new collaborative split 7″ titled Light Falls. The excellent release features original material contributed by...
Coates: Talk of the ...
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Talk of the Town is the third track on the December 2015 EP release, Vol. 1 by London indie-pop artist COATES. Influenced by the best of British indie music, singer/songwriter Coates delivers up-tempo lyrically driven...
The Runaway Club: Ki...
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Vancouver Canada based band THE RUNAWAY CLUB has just released the B Side from The Runaway Club album Apollo, a free download called King Sized Bed. The full ten track album can be found at the Bandcamp link below for...
Peach Kelli Pop: Dre...
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Dreamphone comes from Los Angeles rock band Peach Kelli Pop’s second self-titled LP via Burger Records released a few short years back. The band also has a newer three track 7″ released a few months ago in April...
Seneca Fox: Someone ...
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Nashville indie group SENECA FOX released their self-titled six-track alternative indie-folk flavored EP on April 12 of this year, a stunning debut. The track vocals range between male and female leads throughout while the...
Bimini Road: Loveson...
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In August of 2015, Asheville North Carolina artist BIMINI ROAD released the Corinthian Arches EP, the today’s featured track Lovesong Stickup leading off the excellent six-track effort. Mark Boyd is the force behind...
Miss Geo: Sea In Bet...
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Boston based band MISS GEO is poised to release their debut studio album “Connection” on September 16th. The melodic synth layers of today’s featured track Sea In Between explore hope and youthful...