Washington DC based five-piece skygaze band The Orchid’s sophomore LP – Apogee, Perigee sees the band pushing its increasingly complex arrangements and instrumentation to the extremes: its wall of sound assault has...
Mayflower: I’m Not T...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Dream pop quartet Mayflower have announced the forthcoming release of their latest single I’m Not There. The track captures the sense of melancholic euphoria which is typical of the Manchester outfit’s sound, with...
Pearla: Waking Up
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Pearla is the pseudonym for American singer/songwriter, Nicole Rodriguez, currently based out of New York City. She began writing music after discovering Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. Since then she has evolved her...
Youth Pictures of Fl...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson came to be when a group of four classmates—Morten (drums), Gjermund (guitar), Torbjørn (guitar) and Audun (bass) — at the Bodø University College [in Norway] decided to start a...
Owls of the Swamp: M...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose is the title track from the atmospheric indie-folk EP, Meteorite, from Icelandic-based act, Owls of the Swamp. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Pete Uhlenbruch creates a lush atmospheric sound with...
Slideway (SWY): When...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
DV’s records is an indie Label based in Bordeaux, France who issued the TOKYO IS CALLING compilation, 18 songs in the vein of surf/pop/punk/emo & hardcore, back in December of 2013. This was the first compilation...
Seeing Hands: I Knew...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Newcastle [UK] dream pop outfit Seeing Hands have announced the upcoming release of their debut single ‘I Knew You’. Recorded in their hometown, the track is the first in a series of releases planned over the next...
The Bear Season: You...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Bear Season are a pop punk band from Montevideo, Uruguay who look to have ceased activities around 2013 as some of their social media account streams have stalled out earlier that year. Regardless of this, the music is...
Kid Bloom: Lately It...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Californian five-piece Kid Bloom have announced the release of their brand new single ‘Lately It Feels Alright’. The track, taken from their upcoming debut EP A Different State Of Mind out later this year, follows on...
Amethysts: My Love
posted by Stuart Morrison
Electronic duo Amethysts have announced the forthcoming release of their debut single ‘My Love’. Recorded in their own home studio and mixed by Shuta Shinoda (Daughter, Ghostpoet), the two-piece’s first release sees...
The Posies: Squirrel...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
A few months previous one of our favorite groups out of Seattle, THE POSIES, released their 8th album SOLID STATES, and immediately headed off on an extensive European tour followed by a 27-date run of secret shows in the...
Flying Ibex: Away Fr...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Flying Ibex unleash their new single ‘Away From My Mind’, a trim slice of psych infused rhythmic indie-pop. From their beginnings as the house band for a commune of artists in south London, improvising to silent films...
Rue de Prague: Ignit...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Parisian post-rock group RUE DE PRAUGE was formed in 2007 and released their first self-produced album “Helpless Wisdom” in 2013. They’ve returned in 2016 with their first studio recordings, of which...
Post Death Soundtrac...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Post Death Soundtrack is a Canadian inter-city music collective consisting of Kenneth Buck, Steve Moore and Jon Ireson. Founded in Calgary in 2007 by Buck and Moore, the band now operates out of Vancouver, Calgary and...
IAN SWEET: #23
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“I have a way of loving too many things to take on just one shape,” Jilian Medford sings over and over again on the title track of the Brooklyn-based band IAN SWEET’s excellent debut album, Shapeshifter,...
Plaza: Blood Orange
posted by Stuart Morrison
PLAZA are 4 late-teens from the Industrial seaside town of Hartlepool, writing anthems that resonate the trials and tribulations of growing up; youthful romance, lukewarm beers and parmos. Following their debut single...
Tacumah: Dub Promise...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Showcase is the newest effort by Tacumah, a reggae band from Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Country. The group has 10 musicians who are steered by 70’s and early 80’s roots and dub reggae style. The album...
A Ninja Slob Drew Me...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
A Ninja Slob Drew Me is the project of Daniel James Brown, a Southampton UK based solo artist who occasionally brings in other artists on his albums. For his newest EP out a few weeks ago in late July, Retreat, he has...
Vigilantes: In The A...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Virgina-based trio Vigilantes, comprised of Scott Black (vocals and production), Jeremy Burton (rap vocals), and CJ Black (production and backing vocals) draw on their personal experiences of pain, addiction and recovery,...
Freakish Atlantic: N...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Freakish Atlantic are a indie pop duo from Berlin, Germany, whose debut EP, “Siren Songs” was recorded during the rainy summer of 2011 in a bedroom where they spent most of the time playing ´International...
The Pink Diamond Rev...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Reading UK based The Pink Diamond Revue have last month released a Limited Edition 12″ Vinyl four-track, available from BandCamp. Today’s Dose is one of them, Miss Lonely Hearts (video embedded below) is...
Broken Cities: Beyon...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The most recent effort, “Anemoi” by Oakland, California group Broken Cities is described as the culmination of more than two years of intense crafting from five friends who translate stories, thoughts, emotions...
Miles Nielsen and Th...
posted by Stuart Morrison
[A belated] Happy birthday to Miles Nielsen, the brains and brawn behind Miles Nielsen and the Rusted Hearts! For his birthday, Nielsen felt live giving back to fans after the intense support they’ve shown for...
Boys: Nice Guys
posted by Stuart Morrison
London dream pop outfit BOYS have announced the upcoming release of their first single Nice Guys, taken from their debut EP out later this summer. Recorded and produced with Yuck’s Max Bloom, the track is a real...
Atlas:At Last: Holy ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Holy Smokes is the lead off track from the new four-track debut EP by Indianapolis, Indiana based indie-folk rock band ATLAS:AT LAST. The band is the duo of Eric Mason and Josh Ryan (producer) who release on the label...
Steel Cranes: Pretty
posted by Stuart Morrison
Oakland-based band, Steel Cranes – Tracy Shapiro (vocals, guitar) and Amanda Schukle (drums, bass, guitar, keys) – is offering up an evolution of that sound on their upcoming new album Tango (Aug. 5th, Mister White...
The Impossebulls: Ba...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Back To It is lead single from the forthcoming new album “The Devils You Know” by The Impossebulls and with some help by Professor Daddyo of the legenendary group Stetsasonic! Quality label blocSonic recently...
Cotton Mather: Life ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Austin based pop powerhouse, Cotton Mather to release first all-new album in 15 years as part of massive 64-track I Ching inspired project. Comprised of 11 songs, “Death of The Cool” is part of ongoing 64-song...
Bodies Be Rivers: Ma...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Brooklyn-based indie-pop outfit Bodies Be Rivers and pianist/singer Lacrymosa have teamed up on a brand new collaborative split 7″ titled Light Falls. The excellent release features original material contributed by...
Official eX: Hello B...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Launched in January, Official eX are a new group emerging from the gold mine that is Toronto, CA, offering sleek Pop sound infused with R&B, Hip Hop, Reggae & Acoustic Soul. Today’s Dose Hello Beautiful...
Coates: Talk of the ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Talk of the Town is the third track on the December 2015 EP release, Vol. 1 by London indie-pop artist COATES. Influenced by the best of British indie music, singer/songwriter Coates delivers up-tempo lyrically driven...
The Runaway Club: Ki...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Vancouver Canada based band THE RUNAWAY CLUB has just released the B Side from The Runaway Club album Apollo, a free download called King Sized Bed. The full ten track album can be found at the Bandcamp link below for...