It almost seems but a short time back, but in fact it was six years ago we featured the beautiful track Snow on Snow (The Bleak Midwinter), one of three songs from Nottingham act, Rue Royale’s Christmas EP released in...
The Snails: Snails C...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The dance-rock saxophone fueled Christmas tune Snails Christmas (I Want a New Shell) comes from a side-project from two Future Island members. The band came about over five years ago when Spank Rock asked Future Islands to...
Samantha Crain: Bloo...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The folks at Fowler VW and Blackwatch Studios in Norman Oklahoma are back with another solid holiday compilation album, the 5th in the annual series, released each year via Bandcamp. The eight track free compilation...
The Only Ghost in To...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
My limited release and choice selection of eclectic holiday songs appear throughout the week here on the Daily Dose feed, starting with this Christmas love letter from South Jersey band, The Only Ghost in Town. ...
Estrons: Aliens
posted by Charles Stepczyk
ESTRONS are a rock band based in Cardiff fronted by Canadian-Swede Taliesyn Kallström. Meaning ‘Aliens’ or ‘Strangers’ in their native Welsh, the main premise was to gather a band of general misfits...
Universal Thee: Houn...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Edinburgh Scotland power-pop five piece Universal Thee return with their sophomore album, All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace, the follow up to debut Back To Earth, set for release on 19th February 2016 via Eventual...
The Folk: Edith
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Guelph Onatario band The Folk released their newest, Every Colour, Present Wonder this past September 18. The four core members (Sara Bortolon-Vettor & Emma Bortolon-Vettor, Mark Ferrari, and Liam Magahay) apparently...
Ghostly Kisses: Neve...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Never Know is one of the very first singles from downtempo electronic pop duo Ghostly Kisses. Band members Margaux Sauvé and Dragos Chiriac are from Quebec Canada and recorded this beautiful and haunting track a short time...
Swaying Wires: Nowhe...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Finnish band Swaying Wires return with their second album ‘I Left A House Burning‘ on January 14th via Brighton indie label ‘Battle Worldwide’. Today’s featured track, ‘Nowhere‘...
Still Corners: Horse...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Still Corners is the songwriting duo of Austin’s Greg Hughes and Londoner Tessa Murray, both having initially met when Hughes got off a train at the wrong station in London and met Murray. Much later on they signed to...
Api Uiz: Garçons et ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Api Uiz is a long-standing instrumental rock trio from Bordeaux France, who celebrated their 20th anniversary this year, a great achievement. Their music is described as multicolored punk energy, with long and repetitive...
North Fall: Hovin
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Copenhagen Denmark’s North Fall was started in 2012 by songwriter Anders Belling. In January 2014 they released their debut mini-album, “Outside It’s Growing Light”. The lyrics are about the nostalgic...
Jeff Rosenstock: Tee...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
You may know Brooklyn musician Jeff Rosenstock from his time writing and singing songs for Bomb the Music Industry!, Kudrow and The Arrogant Sons of Bitches. He’s also played in The Biscuits, The Simpsons, Bruce Lee...
WeAreCastor: Bon Voy...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Bon Voyage is the lead-off track from the 2014 self-titled full length release of a very eclectic band from Trondheim, Norway: WeAreCastor. The group has a broad variety of eclectic tastes and styles, from rapid-fire pop...
Zach Fleury: Tarzan,...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Zach Fleury is an independent producer and session player from Seattle, Washington who has two solo releases under his belt backed by Seattle String Mafia including the fantastic full length ‘Be Still, Neverland...
Hissing Fauna: This ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
For all those in the US, we hope you are starting off this morning getting prepped for a great Thanksgiving, and what better way to celebrate and give thanks than some Czech rock by Hissing Fauna, right? Seriously we love...
Will Stratton: Yeah,...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Will Stratton, an American songwriter originally from northern California now lives in the Hudson Valley of New York. He’s released five albums, available at his Bandcamp page below, and is reportedly working on his...
Have the Moskovik: T...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
French sample heavy post-rock four-piece Orléans came together in the city in 2006, adding a performer into the mix for their high energy and stimulating live shows. In 2011 they created their own label Gropied Records and...
Le Rug: 1779 (feat. ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Le Rug is the ongoing project of Brooklyn-based singer/guitarist, Ray Weiss. After numerous trials and tribulations experienced in early adulthood and with one of his first bands, Ray found his way into a psych ward. This...
Happy Diving: Sincer...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s feature comes from the self-titled debut EP from Oakland, CA based group Happy Diving, released two years ago in November of 2013. Band members are Matthew Berry (Guitar/Vocals), Matthew Yankovich (Guitar),...
Elisa P: Up to the S...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Elisa P(rilleux) is a classically trained French multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter currently living in London and signed to Flat50 management, part of a arts cooperative who organize and host live music and arts...
Toad the Wet Sprocke...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
It feels good to showcase a track from the newest 2015 EP released from one of Santa Barbara’s best bands who formed in 1986 right after yesterday’s featured artist who also originated from the same region in...
Ulises Lima: Shame
posted by Charles Stepczyk
With a name taken from a character from the book The Savage Detectives, Madrid Spain based post-hardcore & emo band, Ulises Lima released a four song split in 2013 called the “Shonen Bat Split”, of which...
100%chevalier: La Ma...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
In April of 2013 Strabourg France three-piece math rock group 100%chevalier released their five track EP, titled “EP-IC“, containing incredible tracks like Kevy King, Karmageddon and of course our favorite, and...
Katy Kirby: Every Ti...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Austin Texas based indie folk artist Katy Kirby just released a beautiful three song pop gem earlier in June, appropriately named “Three”, completed in the summer in Granite Shoals, Texas. Each song on the EP is...
Hissing Fauna: Bad K...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Hissing Fauna have recently released what appears to be their self-titled nine track LP over at Bandcamp/FMA and we must say its quite impressive. The band hails from the capital city of Prague in the Czech Republic and...
Myndra: Distant Love...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Three years after the musicians known as Myndra performed for the first time, they have released and are actively promoting “Songs From Your Collarbone”, a collaboration between the three band members from...
Cousin Silas & B...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Released this past May, Bridges of the South is a new full length collaborative album from Hungarian guitarist Black Hill and English electro musician, Cousin Silas. The ambient guitar work is prominently featured in this...
The Threshold People...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Skeletons! Monsters! Living Shadows that talk–and KILL!! Once they were human, even as you and I… The Threshold People debuted in October 2005 on This Plague of Dreaming, with their now-legendary album Night of the...
We/Or/Me: The Dusty ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Bahhaj Taherzadeh is the creative force behind the moniker We/Or/Me, pulling together beautiful dark passionate folk songs in his hometown in Chicago. Bajjah apparently often writes songs in his car on his lunch breaks at...
Brass Bed: I Am Just...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Brass Bed is the lifelong collaboration of Jonny Campos, Christiaan Mader, and Peter DeHart, begun during a bedroom recording session in Lafayette, Louisiana. It has blossomed from studio to stage through changes in lineup,...
Jacob Pearson: Her F...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Jacob Pearson is an unsigned musician from New South Wales, Australia who released the exceptional indie-folk flavored acoustic track “Her Flaw, My Floor” around three short months back via his Soundcloud page. ...