From Walnut Creek, CA, the bay area band released their self-titled album via Pure Noise on May 18, 2015. Their excellent singles “Solo” and “Heavy Gloom” appear to be the first singles, but we...
Daggerplay: Saints
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Daggerplay is a Finnish punk rock´n´roll band formed in Helsinki in the end of 2011. The band´s sound is a fresh mixture of raw punk rock, rock´n´roll and vintage pop music. “The debut album...
MIRA: Ghost
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Göteborg Sweden based singer-songwriter Mira Aasma [MIRA] released the single Ghost about six months ago. Its quite a stunning multi-faceted emotionally charged song, guided throughout by Mira’s beautiful vocals. ...
Paper Beat Scissors:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Headed by vocalist Tim Crabtree, Paper Beat Scissors is best described as a musical monstrosity deposited in Halifax, Nova Scotia after the first years in Burnley, England. While the eponymous debut album was concerned with...
The Maisons: Trust M...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s Dose was self-produced and recorded by The Maisons in Hicksville, NY, the track is the first single off the band’s recently released new EP, Hear No Speak No. Check out the recent video release,...
We Are the City: Hap...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Vancouver, BC progressive rock band We Are the City released this new year flavored track back in March 2011 via their six-track EP, High School. Six videos were also created by Amazing Factory Productions Inc. for this...
Krisp: Franz
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the Miami based band’s new album “Sonic Monarch” out 15 January. Krisp is an indie rock, chill wave dance band out of Miami, formed in 2011 and signed to Gummdrops. Band members Juan Ledesma,...
Sinnerman: Do It Lik...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sinnerman is Sam Jackson, an artist from London who recently released the excellent rock track ‘Do It Like They Showed You‘. This second effort from the six-track EP, Lend Us Your Era [Part 1] appears to be his...
Send Medicine: Tall ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Send Medicine‘s arrestingly vibey music translates exquisitely from furniture music to a fully absorbed headphone experience. Julian Hacquebard’s brain-child, the band began in Toronto, where Julian built these...
Skyline Hotel: Winte...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Washington DC indie pop/rock band Skyline Hotel have a new EP, Sparks of Light, coming out January 19, 2016. “Skyline Hotel infuses pop/rock with the guitar driven sounds of the ‘70s and sensitive, emotion-laden...
Rue Royale: What Nex...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
It almost seems but a short time back, but in fact it was six years ago we featured the beautiful track Snow on Snow (The Bleak Midwinter), one of three songs from Nottingham act, Rue Royale’s Christmas EP released in...
Postcode: Not Afraid
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Small Bear Recordseseses’ second Christmas sampler (Tinsel Machine, 2013), brought to you for free and nowt by the nice bears. Featuring tracks by artists local to the Isle of Man as well as from Baltimore,...
The Snails: Snails C...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The dance-rock saxophone fueled Christmas tune Snails Christmas (I Want a New Shell) comes from a side-project from two Future Island members. The band came about over five years ago when Spank Rock asked Future Islands to...
Bradley Gillis: Sant...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“SANTA CLAUS IS ROCKIN’ WITH IRISH-BASED NYC VOCALIST BRADLEY GILLIS “This festive anthem is quickly becoming recognised as Ireland’s largest Christmas recording and production making Irish music...
Samantha Crain: Bloo...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The folks at Fowler VW and Blackwatch Studios in Norman Oklahoma are back with another solid holiday compilation album, the 5th in the annual series, released each year via Bandcamp. The eight track free compilation...
Fear the Dean: Under...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Fear the Dean are an alternative rock band from Montreal, QC. We featured the song New York, I Love You from their debut album last week, and now we’re featuring their Christmas song Under The Tree. BandCamp |...
The Only Ghost in To...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
My limited release and choice selection of eclectic holiday songs appear throughout the week here on the Daily Dose feed, starting with this Christmas love letter from South Jersey band, The Only Ghost in Town. ...
Estrons: Aliens
posted by Charles Stepczyk
ESTRONS are a rock band based in Cardiff fronted by Canadian-Swede Taliesyn Kallström. Meaning ‘Aliens’ or ‘Strangers’ in their native Welsh, the main premise was to gather a band of general misfits...
Fear the Dean: New Y...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Fear the Dean are an alternative rock band from Montreal, QC. “Fear the Dean was formed in 2013. Members Alex Izzo and Francois Black began writing music together at the very end of high school, and decided to get...
Universal Thee: Houn...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Edinburgh Scotland power-pop five piece Universal Thee return with their sophomore album, All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace, the follow up to debut Back To Earth, set for release on 19th February 2016 via Eventual...
Last Approach: You...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Last Approach are a 3 piece guitar based band from Anglesey in North Wales. They have a new album that is being released on the 10th of January 2016, and today’s Dose is from that. It is their second release,...
The Folk: Edith
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Guelph Onatario band The Folk released their newest, Every Colour, Present Wonder this past September 18. The four core members (Sara Bortolon-Vettor & Emma Bortolon-Vettor, Mark Ferrari, and Liam Magahay) apparently...
Cotton Mather: The B...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Cotton Mather harnesses the wisdom of the I Ching for massive 64-song, multi-album undertaking. Cotton Mather’s much revered album Kontiki – originally issued in 1997, and then again as a deluxe edition in 2012 –...
Myopic: Playground
posted by Stuart Morrison
Dallas–based drummer and multi–instrumentalist Jeff Ryan – his credits include work with St. Vincent, The War on Drugs, Daniel Johnston, Sarah Jaffe, The New Year and many more – presents “Two Pieces”...
Ghostly Kisses: Neve...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Never Know is one of the very first singles from downtempo electronic pop duo Ghostly Kisses. Band members Margaux Sauvé and Dragos Chiriac are from Quebec Canada and recorded this beautiful and haunting track a short time...
The Everglows: Feet ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Everglows [from London UK] started as a 60s cover band with songs by The Beatles, Jimi Hendricks, The Who, The Kinks and The Small Faces, but Andy had some songs he wanted to play & they got sick of playing...
Swaying Wires: Nowhe...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Finnish band Swaying Wires return with their second album ‘I Left A House Burning‘ on January 14th via Brighton indie label ‘Battle Worldwide’. Today’s featured track, ‘Nowhere‘...
von Klein: Slag
posted by Stuart Morrison
Gordon Ashby and Jeremy Ward [from Portland, OR] have been writing and recording music together for over a decade. They have released music under several different names over the years and are currently working under the...
Still Corners: Horse...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Still Corners is the songwriting duo of Austin’s Greg Hughes and Londoner Tessa Murray, both having initially met when Hughes got off a train at the wrong station in London and met Murray. Much later on they signed to...
Pleasant Grove: Lava
posted by Stuart Morrison
Dallas based “indie rock heroes,” Pleasant Grove reunite to complete album started almost a decade ago, EU tour forthcoming. “The Heart Contortionists,” recorded by Grammy-winners John Congleton, Stuart Sikes...
Api Uiz: Garçons et ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Api Uiz is a long-standing instrumental rock trio from Bordeaux France, who celebrated their 20th anniversary this year, a great achievement. Their music is described as multicolored punk energy, with long and repetitive...
North Fall: Hovin
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Copenhagen Denmark’s North Fall was started in 2012 by songwriter Anders Belling. In January 2014 they released their debut mini-album, “Outside It’s Growing Light”. The lyrics are about the nostalgic...