Therese Aune (NO) plays dreamy filmatic music, drawing inspiration both from pop music and classical minimalists. She is known for her atmospheric piano playing and powerful expressive voice. When performing, she is...
StaG: Too Late Now
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Forward change can be such a scary thing / For the misty-eyed,” croons Will Walden on StaG’s “Too Late Now,” the coda to Stereocure’s second label compilation. When Stereocure began in August...
Hailer: Anyway I Can
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s feature is from Sydney, Australia based psychedelic rock band Hailer, who have a new LP out as of May 1st entitled ‘Another Way’. They will be touring the US for the first time in September to...
Paloma: Grapefruit O...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Paloma are a new find whom I believe are based in South Carolina. Their new album released earlier in February and starts off with a nice tribute to our favorite topic, Insomnia. As far as a feature track however, it took...
Fialta: Cars
posted by Charles Stepczyk
We’re always excited to see a good band emerge from San Luis Obispo, an excellent spot along the California coast to see live music in a supportive environment and discover talented artists that may not have edged...
The Gorgeous Hands: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Gorgeous Hands are a 60s inspired indie pop/rock quartet from Austin comprised of brothers Chris and Rusty Galis, multi-instrumentalist Charlie Magnone, and drummer/percussionist Cullen Faulk. They began writing and...
yOya: King of Nothin...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Childhood friends Alex and Noah honed their musical chops in Corvalis, Oregon before moving to California to study music thus ending up in LA, forming what became yOya in 2009. They self-released their debut album, Nothing...
The Petticoat Tearoo...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
While most residents enjoyed hot dogs and beer watching the Baltimore Ravens play in the Super Bowl last February, The Petticoat Tearoom were busy recording their sophomore self-titled album at Baltimore’s Wright Way...
Action Man League: P...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Action Man League is a Finnish indie rock band with a new single just released entitled Peter, Bruce & Clark. They are one of the first Finnish new generation indie rock bands having been playing together since 2005,...
The Welcome Wagon: S...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The debut album by The Welcome Wagon came out in 2008 featuring a Brooklyn-based Presbyterian pastor (the Rev. Vito Aiuto) and his wife (Monique), the music being influenced by folk music, religion, popular culture, and...
Astro Veil: Good as ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Dallas Texas indie electro group Astro Veil have apparently released about eight to ten tracks in the past since formation off Craiglist, the latest being the cleaned up version of their song ‘Good as Gold’ a...
The All-About: Whate...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Central New York & Connecticut band THE ALL-ABOUT has recently released a new LP, Suburban Heart, recorded over at Mama Coco’s Funky Kitchen [Brooklyn, NY]. Zac Coe, the project lead describes the album as a ten...
Way Yes: Macando
posted by Charles Stepczyk
WAY YES began in 2010 in Columbus, Ohio as the musical collaboration of Glenn D. Davis Sr and Travis M. Hall Sr with the addition of multi-instrumentalist Maxwell N. Lewis Sr, and percussionist Timothy W.H. Horak Sr. After...
Hibou: Glow
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From Seattle, Washington. Having spent a year touring North America and Europe as the drummer of Craft Spells (Captured Tracks), the time came when Michel felt his life with the band had ran its course, and began creating...
Banana Beach: Mobile...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Banana Beach is an experimental pop quintet out of Stockholm, Sweden, just done independently recording their debut EP titled ‘Window Licking’ in an office on an abandoned floor inside a factory complex, situated...
The Hongs: Charades
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Miami Florida electro-rock band THE HONGS sent us a six song offering a while back and we finally were able to properly invest some time with it this Friday well past midnight. The sound on the third track...
Pinegrove: V
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Montclair, New Jersey indie rock four-piece PINEGROVE have a new EP out this June 12th per their latest social updates, with the single ‘V’ looking like the first quality offering. The facebook link should have...
Deep Cuts: Slow Desc...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The newest single by Houston, Texas based band DEEP CUTS came along at a good time, a perfect backdrop to some of the history I’ve been delving into from the old West, particularly around Houston/Galveston, the rail...
PTO: Fake Like You K...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
In the vein of Superchunk, Dinosaur Jr., and Guided by Voices emerges the excellent new Salt Lake City band PTO, who officially released their debut album, Pointless, this past September. Taking a listen to the entire LP,...
You Me & Us: Swi...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Now that Memorial Day has passed here in the US, Summer is officially turning up the burners as we cross into its domain in June. Not next to the ocean? Just close your eyes and let the surfgazing fuzzed-out wash of Palm...
Farewell Dear Ghost:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Graz, Austria is the epicenter of today’s featured debut single from Philipp Szalay who goes by the mysterious moniker, FAREWELL DEAR GHOST. During live performances and studio efforts (as seen in the provided video),...
Steel Phantoms: Curt...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Former drummer of Montreal indie group Islands, Aaron Harris entered the Brooklyn scene in 2009 when he started Steel Phantoms. Jesse Newkirk soon joined the band and now the Harris/Newkirk duo melds elements from the...
Feed Me Jack: Rosies
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Feed Me Jack is an indie rock band out of Santa Cruz, CA with a jazz influenced album in their arsenal reminding us of some of the most promising bands that have emerged from California coastal towns over the past few...
The Olés: Sabado Tar...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Isla Vista, CA’s finest The Olés provide the perfect start to the Memorial Day weekend here in the US. In the vein of Rebelution, Iration, and their northern neighbors, The Expendables; they are an excellent new...
Eric & Magill: I...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Eric & Magill is Ryan Weber and Eric Osterman, two great musicians who’ve appeared here in a few forms over the past number of years. Today we are featuring an excellent track from the Two Travellers EP by Eric...
Field Mouse: Tomorro...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Field Mouse is a four-piece dream pop band from Brooklyn, NY, seamlessly interweaving influences from shoegaze, indie, and power pop. The band has been recording tracks for their first full length album and are...
Teenage Kicks: Middl...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Toronto’s TEENAGE KICKS have released their latest six song EP ‘Be On My Side’, which finds the group expanding beyond the grungy power-pop of the first release. We like the description of the music which...
Joe Hertler & Th...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Four of the six members of today’s featured Detroit based band have fronted other projects, but during the past few years they have united under first-time bandleader, Joe Hertler, to create sublime folk tinged with...
Joe Hertler & Th...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Detroit artist Joe Hertler and his band The Rainbow Seekers put out a five song EP in April that is a great summation of the group’s live sound, recorded in the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit. After recording...
Skyways Are Highways...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today we have a proper introduction to the Melbourne Australia pop-punk band SKYWAYS ARE HIGHWAYS, specifically their first self-titled 2 song release in 2012. A new EP release that has been in the works, ‘So...
ATRINA: Thrush and T...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
ATRINA is a indie rock group out of New Haven Connecticut who released their newest album ‘In Planetary Sugar’ in January of this year. Thrush and Thrasher is in the latter half of the record and we really love...
Hey Anna: Dance Unti...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Hey Anna, a New York based band are 3 sisters and two long-time best friends who started out in a small practice space in Newark, NJ. The band’s new EP arrived yesterday on May 8th, and this is the first very...