Shanghai, China based band RDC released their third studio album, the ‘In the Cellar’ EP earlier last week on November 19th. It is a small taste of a brand new album coming in 2013, and as we also experienced,...
Iko: Kites
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Our feature today are a duo from Exeter, Devon, UK – Kieran and Neil, also known as Iko. They are one of the unknown bands chosen to feature a song on the new Twilight Soundtrack, and are celebrating by releasing the...
Shirah: We’ll ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today we are happy to feature a song from the debut EP of talented Austin singer-songwriter Amber Shirah. Shirah released the 3 song EP this last year on February 22nd. Information from the release states that the...
The Longwalls: Big M...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
For their latest 8-song EP Kowloon, Boston based band, The Longwalls found inspiration in the ancient Chinese city from which the record was named. In Hong Kong there was once a walled city, Kowloon. An ungoverned 6-acre...
I Am Not Lefthanded:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Rhinosaur Records is a new Irish creative commons netlabel that appears to have been started by the guys/gal in the band, I Am Not Lefthanded. Their first three song sampler release came out in late September along with...
Laurie Levine: Oh Br...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Talented South African folk artist Laurie Levine heads to the UK at the end of the November, playing songs from her latest release ‘Six Winters’ that launched in that region on November 5th. She first emerged on...
Hero Jr.: Ann Boleyn
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Indianapolis band Hero Jr.’s full-length debut “Backup Plan” is now out through Desa Records and it is a refreshing change of sound, mixing up a bit of classic and 90s rock and expanding on the raw power of...
Verse Metrics: Aches
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Glaswegian four-piece Verse Metrics bring you the free download single ‘Aches’. In August 2012 the band recorded 5 new tracks with engineer Jamie Savage at Chem19 studios. These tracks will make up Verse...
Terracotta Blue: Rav...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Terracotta Blue is Jay, an electronica enthusiast from Maryland who is inspired by dark mellow beats and his first love, hip-hop rhythms. He’s written a seven song release called Ravencrest, a follow-up ode to autumn...
Zombina and the Skel...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Liverpool group Zombina and the Skeletones, have unearthed their lost mini-album from 2003 featuring the earlier lineup from “Taste the Blood…”, recorded in the basement of Doc Horror’s mum over a...
Dark Patrick: Chugai...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Dark Patrick consists of Ukrainian Eva and Englishman Paul, two outstanding musicians who pull together elements from a variety of differing musical styles using a wide array of instruments. For today’s track...
Endless Jags: Seen M...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
For the last several days I’ve been listening non-stop to an excellent self-titled EP that came into my inbox from the Portland, Maine group – Endless Jags. The six member indie rock band reportedly spend time...
Letting Up Despite G...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Now based in Austin, Letting Up Despite Great Faults is the indie electro-based sonic diary of founding member Mike Lee. Since their 2009 self-titled debut LP they’ve refined and expanded their sound, bridging the gap...
Laura Gibson: La Gra...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Yeah, you might have heard this excellent single from Barsuk earlier in the year for a quickie on NPR, but I though it could use an appropriate witching appearance in October. I think this excellent song has flipped the...
Buffalo Killers: It&...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Tear into that BBQ leg son, multitask with your favorite 12 oz, and get ready for some quality blues rock. The compilation ‘Alive at the Deep Blues Fest’ is arriving this November 27th via Alive NaturalSound...
41st and Home: Gorba...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
After their 2010 debut, Vancouver five piece, 41ST AND HOME returned last July with a seven song EP, Raised by Wolves. Today’s featured track is the first single, Gorbachev, of which they’ve also made a great...
Marian Call: Dear Mi...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Anchorage Alaska’s Marian Call has a new album “Something Fierce” officially arriving Nov. 13th. Her personal transformation after moving to Alaska, and her journeys to and from the Last Frontier, served as...
Firewater: A Little ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
After three years of touring and world-wandering in the wake of 2007’s The Golden Hour, Firewater ringleader Tod A finally touched down in Istanbul, Turkey. “The city is fascinating. It’s a melting pot—a lot like...
Dylan in the Movies:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
While Oakland’s Chris Sullivan has been working on a full length release called Sweet Rebel Three he quietly put out what looks to be a collaboration from the piece this last year, feat. Tanya Donelly. I happily ran...
Murder by Death: Los...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
In June this Bloomington Indiana based band signed up for their first album with Bloodshot Records, their sixth full length in the quickly growing and maturing catalog. The album was apparently funded on Kickstarter and...
Vaadat Charigim: Hao...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Tel Aviv shoegaze band “Exemptions Committee” [translated] recently sent us a few singles from their forthcoming debut LP, releasing this winter. They’ve gone and filmed a video for the first that you...
Angels Heart: Under ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Screaming guitars, classic cars, tattoos, and cigarettes—Los Angeles-based outfit Angels Heart has taken the punk rock tradition and crafted something entirely original. Amplified by founder and frontman Bryan Joseph...
Pale Young Gentlemen...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Officially on hiatus as of last year, the Madison Wisconsin based band released today’s featured track on their second album, Black Forest, in late 2008. Black Forest was recorded and mixed at Smart Studios in Madison,...
Sentinel: Somewhere ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Complimenting the coming of Fall tomorrow, we see the arrival of Sentinel’s new single, Somewhere Else, a nice representation of the changing of the seasons that seemingly synchs up perfectly with the brand new video...
That’s No Moon...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Since their inception in late 2010, That’s No Moon has been busy destroying dance floors across the Midwest. With the release of their debut 12 track full length in September of 2011, That’s No Moon proved that they are...
Ending Satellites: T...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s dose is an instrumental track I ran across by French group Ending Satellites whom release all their songs under a Creative Commons License. Their newest album “7 Billion Passengers, Only One Flight”...
Lux Lisbon: Get Some...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Lux Lisbon met in Nottingham as an accountant, a barrister, and a banker before recording their debut album ‘Your Heart Is A Weapon The Size Of Your Fist’ and subsequently moving to London. In the past few years...
The Helio Sequence: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Negotiations is fifth full-length album written, recorded, and produced by The Helio Sequence, put together in a new studio setting. This collection of shimmering, reverb-heavy songs is a meditation on those inner dialogues...
Bear Mountain: Two S...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Bear Mountain is an electro/dance band from Vancouver, B.C that began as the bedroom project of Ian Bevis. After the break-up of an old band, Ian began releasing early demos and remixes on the Internet, and started exploring...
Modern Rivals: Clock...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Modern Rivals are five friends who have been playing music together since middle school, and whom recently self-released the Sea Legs EP – a promising introduction to their sound. The Sea Legs EP was recorded and...
Blonde Summer: Robot...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Blonde Summer is a band of Los Angeles natives, led by singer/guitarist Chris Pope. Their sophomore EP, Slow Daze, plunges to new depths, exploring the limits of indie-pop infused California surf-rock, and their warm weather...
Ladyhawk: You Read M...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
No Can Do is the Vancouver based group Ladyhawk’s third studio album, available on CD/LP/Digital via Triple Crown this coming October. Per the band, No Can Do has no relation to Hall & Oates, Chromeo or Kiwi...