Sherman Burns is a four piece rock band from the Boston area, specifically Allston. They play a combination of progressive rock, mash metal, post-punk, math rock and grunge together in what they call a ‘steaming heap...

The Polar Dream are an instrumental-ambient ensemble from Guadalajara Mexico that recently released their debut full length, Follow Me to the Forest. This followed their self-titled debut EP release in 2007. ...

Edmonton songwriter Jessica Jalbert has finished mastering her debut album ‘Brother Loyola’, and has slated a September release for this very promising starting effort. She has two singles that have released a...

Retired professional surfer Timmy Curran just released his third album “Options” this past week on May 31st and we are pleased to announce its a very solid gift for his fans and all other newcomers to...

Ringo Deathstarr is a shoegaze power trio from Austin, TX. Channelling diverse influences such as MBV, Fugazi, The Cure, The Smiths and The Velvet Underground into a uniquely sonic fingerprint of their own, the band released...

Maybeshewill are an instrumental band from Leicester, UK formed by guitarists Robin Southby and John Helps while the pair were studying together at university in 2005. Apparently the band have a new album that just released...

You may know Sydney Australia’s Sally Seltmann as the vocalist behind the moniker New Buffalo or perhaps from her brand new band gig, Seeker Lover Keeper with friends Sarah Blasko and Holly Throsby. After shedding the...

Australia’s THE MIDDLE EAST are back with an anticipated new record “I Want That You Are Always Happy” that will be released July 12th in the US on Missing Piece Records, after an initial release in...

Mexico City based band Simplifires are back with “I’m Not A Weapon”, a free DOWNLOAD only digital single from the newest EP “The Flavour of Being”. Also accompanying the release is a new video, which we’ve...

Vessels & Veins is the second EP from Scottish post-rock monsters Penguins Kill Polar Bears. Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut EP Dawn in June 2010, the band have been busy building their profile...

Mat, the bassist for Ra Ra Riot, has a debut solo album on the way via his label Barsuk Records. During some down-time with the band he recorded a number of tracks which will be released this summer as ‘Massachusetts...

Today we take a look at a new acoustic release by Kilsyth, Scotland’s ‘The Twilight Sad’. The band actually got their start playing a few gigs in Glasgow, creating half hour pieces of music that...

Hot on the heels of Your Awful Kids, electro indie rockers What Would Jesus Drive are kicking off 2011 with another rip roaring EP – Fragile Mansions. Having played along side bands such as Dirty Pretty Things and The...

Alhambra is the latest release from Texas based group Mother Falcon led by Austinite Nick Gregg, director of an ever-shifting flock of classical musicians in a soundscape of strings, brass, and drums with a modern...

The fine folks over at Labrador Records recently sent over a new talent discovery out of Sweden, namely Amanda Mair. Only 15 years old (now 16) from an island outside Stockholm, Amanda didn’t have any official record...

Nothing would be more creepy than running into a Doppelganger this Friday the 13th; not just a cute Facebook look-alike avatar but something more disturbing like a full on mirror image of one’s self, Twilight Zone...

Hailing from New Zealand and formerly known as Shaky Hands, the pop-punk band CUT OFF YOUR HANDS decided to change their name due to a threat of legal action from a similarly-named American band (The Shaky Hands). As their...

Le Fever is the alias of one Tom Lagerman, a twenty-something year old artist from around the area of Stockholm in Sweden. He crafts the songs here, and incorporates up to seven others during the recording process. This...

It’s Cinco de Mayo and the perfect time to dip back into the Mexican independent music scene. I came across a great post-rock group from Pachuca the last couple of days named mountaintops., formed in Mexico in 2007. ...

Nashville’s THE WINTER SOUNDS just sent us over a few links directing attention towards free downloads of their last full length ‘Church of the Haunted South’ as well as a mix of eclectic tracks spanning...

Hail! The Planes is a post-folk band from Cardiff that got their start in late 2007 when four friends got together and made a folky racket in a small room above an estate agents. Their influences run the gamut from...

Constant Future is the career-defining statement from Brooklyn-based noise-pop trio Parts & Labor. Their last release, 2008’s acclaimed Receivers, saw Parts & Labor blasting off in all directions and creating...

Young Runaways are a six-piece from Wolverhampton in the UK who use violin, trumpet, trombone and keys blended with electric guitar, drums and bass to produce rock ‘n’ roll one moment and elegant chamber pop the...

Taking their name from a spiritual village in India, Dust of Vraj is a cultural presentation of east meets west in a musical style that’s cutting edge, incorporating classical Indian instruments, ancient Sanskrit...

Not to be mistaken for the band from Barcelona we’ve featured previously – Singleton are an indie rock band out of Kiev, Ukraine, a fixture of the local indie music since 2004.  The group has extensive touring...

Portland’s Mnemonic Sounds released their debut album, Muscle Memories in July 2010. Since then, the band, founded by Peter Suk and Megan Ouchida, has achieved a significant degree of success in a short period of time....

Today we have something a little more harder edged for the Daily Dose, the 2nd infectious track ‘Resting as Ruins’ from Michigan group, Undesirable People’s debut EP. UP were formed in 2010 within a...

Network favorites SENTINEL are back with their newest single JET BLACK, a beautiful dream-pop driven work of art written and inspired at the edges of the San Francisco Bay, in the Summer of 2010. What you get from Sentinel...

Manchester solo artist Michael Bear goes by the dream enduced name of Perendiz, an epiphany of sorts etched into his eyelids by morning’s wake, which he quickly typed into his iPhone and adopted as his moniker. ...

We were tipped off to this excellent free track by the Fat Cat Records SoundCloud site, a fresh blast of tropical beach pop posted from the newest album, ‘Perch Patchwork’ by Chicago’s Maps &...

April’s assembly of thirteen local artists have all been in heavy rotation in my player in the last few months via work commutes, expeditions through the ice & snow, powder carving on top of the world, and while...

Tiny Victories debut recording, Mr Bones, has arrived. A Brooklyn via Athens/DC duo, Greg Walters and Cason Kelly combine experimental electronics with earthy vocals, lush orchestration, elements of noise rock and live...