Cape Town South Africa’s SAKAWA BOYS released their debut LP in 2016 entitled, “2014 Anxiety“, which the band describes as being influenced by shoegaze and modern alt-pop music. We first heard their...
California Celts: Th...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From Yucca Valley (CA), the California Celts music draws from the worldwide catalog of Celtic, Nautical and Island music with subtle tones of Reggae, Bluegrass, Mexicano and Rock. The group pays homage to the Scotch-Irish...
Irish Moutarde: Fare...
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Bagpipe, electric guitars and whisky: Celtic punk as it should be! That’s what Irish Moutarde offers you, a St.Patrick’s day party everyday, starting today to head into the long weekend. Irish Moutarde is a...
Peonies: Marmalade
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Landscape is the mid-2016 debut album from PEONIES, an indie pop trio from Jakarta, Indonesia. This is a wonderful and very promising first effort with several standout favorites here, including “Summer“,...
Rosalind: Hands (liv...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Rosalind are a Calgary based indie-folk band formed in early 2015. They best describe the sound as harmonies steeped in old-time folk, melodies with a marinade of soul; songs to bring you up, bring you down, and meet you in...
Albin Andersson: May...
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“Mayfly” comes from the full length LP, “It Never Happened” from German singer-songwriter Albin Andersson, currently based out of Berlin. The album released in November of 2015, and is currently...
Endeavor & Speec...
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Netherlands based chillwave artist Endeavor & Speechfuzz released a beautiful new single ‘Laces‘ this past Sunday, March 5th. We initially stumbled across this languidly unfolding piece over at Bandcamp, a...
Adrianna Krikl: Keep
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Adrianna Krikl is a female producer based out of Los Angeles who blends analogue synths, digital software, beats and loops for a filmic sound. She has scored music for a wide range of projects including films, TV, and art...
Simen Mitlid: I Don&...
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Oslo Norway based singer-songwriter Simen Mitlid just released his new inspiring indie folk flavored single ‘I Don’t Care‘ via Koke Plate on the 24th of February, and its a thing of beauty. It follows on...
Future Lover: Dead S...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Colin Lime is Future Lover, an independent artist out of Indianapolis who writes, records and produces all his own music that falls under the psych-wave banner. He has just released his excellent new single “Dead Soul...
Crystal Cities: Talk...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Syndney, AUS three-piece dream pop band CRYSTAL CITIES released the featured single ‘Talking to Myself‘ back at the end of February of last year. We felt it would be a fine introduction and definitely stands out...
Sun Kin: Planet Eart...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sun Kin is a pop group formed in 2011 that plays celestial songs by Kabir Kumar, an Oakland resident whose family never really settled anywhere while he grew up. Kabir’s songs wonder about the idea of...
Vassals: SoHo
posted by Charles Stepczyk
We recently saw a great audio repost run through our stream at Soundcloud by the good folks over at Audio Antihero, a label out of London. They reposted a track by the band VASSALS, reportedly in Brooklyn, having formed...
Wild Skies: Fumes &a...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Chicago based foursome WILD SKIES came together through a series of Craigslist ads posted by Ohio transplant and singer/songwriter Aaron Lechlak while searching for band members to help with studio work in early 2014. ...
Those of Willow: Har...
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Those of Willow is the instrumental classical/acoustic duo of Grant Chapman and Ross Blomgren, originally from Chicago but now based out of Grayslake. They’ve worked together for over seven years to establish their...
Maud Octallinn: Supe...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Champagne-Ardenne based French singer-songwriter Maud Octallinn first started performing in various folk and rock groups in a somewhat hidden role, after which point she finally decided to devote all her time to writing and...
My Heart is a Metron...
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Uppsala, Sweden based band MY HEART IS A METRONOME took shape three years ago as singer and guitarist Mattis Malinens solo project. After recording the EP ‘Sketches‘ on his own, the solo project grew into a...
Silences: Before Ten...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Armagh, North Ireland grown alt-indie band Silences, led by singer and songwriter Conchur White (along with Christopher Harbinson, Breándan White, Jonathan Downing and Michael Keyes) have just put out a great new track this...
The Pressure Kids: C...
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Nasvhille Tennessee based indie rock five-piece band THE PRESSURE KIDS released this featured new single in August of last year, following the ‘Tiger EP‘ a year previous in 2015. ‘Catherine in...
Slowlights: A Light
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London UK based indie band SLOWLIGHTS released their four track EP, “A Dream I Had” near the end of this past year, with this sublime track ‘A Light‘ introduced as their lead single several months...
Sunbathers: Glory
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sunbathers are a five piece indie rock band based out of Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C. which formed in the fall of 2013. Drawing from a wide range of influences, the band filters their brand of indie rock through a...
The White Raven: Ros...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Helsingborg Sweden based alternative pop-rock band THE WHITE RAVEN recently released their debut album “Through Your Hands” this past September on Bolero Recordings. The album reached completion when the band...
Grizzly Business: Al...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Born in 2013, Grizzly Business is an indie rock four-piece from San Diego, California whose style has drawn early comparisons to Spoon, the Strokes, the Shins, and pretty much any other band that starts with an...
Tall Ships: Petricho...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Fat Cat Records recently released the following excellent edit of the new single ‘Petrichor‘ via Brighton, UK band TALL SHIPS. It looks to be the third track on the forthcoming album ‘Impressions‘,...
Dubois: Forgot How t...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Tucson, AZ label Diet Pop Records recently released their 2016 new music sampler featuring twelve great tracks by up and coming musicians, a sampler that looks to be an annual practice from the label – released a month...
CHUCK: Mary Anne (Da...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
‘Mary Anne‘ comes from the beautifully ragged radio sessions from Brooklyn’s CHUCK, in promotion of his ‘My Band Is a Computer‘ collection released in Sept 2016. This great track is a free...
Laughed the Boy: Mus...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Toronto Ontario post-rock band LAUGHED THE BOY issued an excellent three track EP ‘Out of the Blue’ this past March we wanted to highlight today. While the band has announced that they have a new LP (Here is...
Magana: Pages
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Magana creates beautiful haunting alternative pop out of Brooklyn, New York, freshly delivering a striking new single ‘Pages‘ via a free / pay-what-you want model as she makes the move on a solo tour of New York...
Allye Gaietto: Get G...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s feature comes from Detroit artist Allye Gaietto, singer-songwriter of jazz-influenced pop. She’s apparently been compared to Norah Jones, and has also been called “Nick Drake on the piano”,...
Pinegrove: Old Frien...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Montclair New Jersey’s Pinegrove are back with a new live album, so to mark the occasion we are featuring the lead off studio track from their 2016 LP Cardinal to draw attention and introduce you to the group if you...
autodrone: Witness t...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
autodrone are a NYC-based dark psychedelic rock band that formed in the latter 2000s. They reportedly combine songwriting that draws upon the five members’ psychological damage, morbid interests, and broken hearts with...
Crossworlds: Dawn [S...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Kyiv Ukraine based experimental electronica/downtempo project CROSSWORLDS released their exceptional LP “Day and Night” in October of 2015. It exchanges ethnography for a family setting. Composer Oleksiy...