Action Man League is a Finnish indie rock band with a new single just released entitled Peter, Bruce & Clark. They are one of the first Finnish new generation indie rock bands having been playing together since 2005,...
The Welcome Wagon: S...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The debut album by The Welcome Wagon came out in 2008 featuring a Brooklyn-based Presbyterian pastor (the Rev. Vito Aiuto) and his wife (Monique), the music being influenced by folk music, religion, popular culture, and...
The Upset Victory: F...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Stephen Campbell (guitar), Frank Hammonds (guitar/vocals), Eric Vice (bass), Jason Dill (vocals), and Aaron Roy (drums) formed The Upset Victory in 2006. Their latest singles, recorded in Orlando’s Starlight Studios with...
Astro Veil: Good as ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Dallas Texas indie electro group Astro Veil have apparently released about eight to ten tracks in the past since formation off Craiglist, the latest being the cleaned up version of their song ‘Good as Gold’ a...
Wonky Doll and the E...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Wonky Doll and the Echo is an indie band formed [in Athens, Greece] in mid-2010. Their music can be described as a mixture of post-punk, shoegaze, indie rock, incorporating sounds which are sometimes minimalistic and...
The All-About: Whate...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Central New York & Connecticut band THE ALL-ABOUT has recently released a new LP, Suburban Heart, recorded over at Mama Coco’s Funky Kitchen [Brooklyn, NY]. Zac Coe, the project lead describes the album as a ten...
The Vickers: SheR...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Vickers are a psychedelic, pop/rock band formed in Florence, Italy, influenced by the big tunes and sounds of the 60’s with a touch of 90’s spleen. From March 2009 the band appeared in national magazines and...
The Secret Weapons: ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Secret Weapons are from the Detroit area, and released their first EP Mess We Made in May. Its available from BandCamp, iTunes and Amazon. Lead singer and primary songwriter Brian Rizza has likened the band’s sound to...
Way Yes: Macando
posted by Charles Stepczyk
WAY YES began in 2010 in Columbus, Ohio as the musical collaboration of Glenn D. Davis Sr and Travis M. Hall Sr with the addition of multi-instrumentalist Maxwell N. Lewis Sr, and percussionist Timothy W.H. Horak Sr. After...
Big Black Cloud: Cit...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Portland, OR noise rock trio Big Black Cloud announce their new album Black Friday which will be available July 2nd via Eolian Empire. Big Black Cloud is from Portland, Oregon, and comprises guitarist/vocalist Nick Capello,...
Hibou: Glow
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From Seattle, Washington. Having spent a year touring North America and Europe as the drummer of Craft Spells (Captured Tracks), the time came when Michel felt his life with the band had ran its course, and began creating...
The 1975: The City (...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The 1975 (previously featured on the Network on our UK show) have just posted No Ceremony‘s remix of their track The City as a free download on SoundCloud. The original appears on the band’s IV EP that came out...
Banana Beach: Mobile...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Banana Beach is an experimental pop quintet out of Stockholm, Sweden, just done independently recording their debut EP titled ‘Window Licking’ in an office on an abandoned floor inside a factory complex, situated...
The Last Sound: Thre...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Irish two-piece The Last Sound is Barry Murphy, with Bryan O’Connell. Their new single ‘Three Rock’ is taken from their forthcoming album Rainbow Xplode, which was just released via Dublin-based label OSAKA on June...
The Hongs: Charades
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Miami Florida electro-rock band THE HONGS sent us a six song offering a while back and we finally were able to properly invest some time with it this Friday well past midnight. The sound on the third track...
Pinegrove: V
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Montclair, New Jersey indie rock four-piece PINEGROVE have a new EP out this June 12th per their latest social updates, with the single ‘V’ looking like the first quality offering. The facebook link should have...
Can’t Dance: Trust I...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Can’t Dance is a three-piece band based out of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. This track is a sneak preview from their forthcoming release of their debut EP Comfortably Dumb [via Banter MM] BandCamp | Facebook |...
Deep Cuts: Slow Desc...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The newest single by Houston, Texas based band DEEP CUTS came along at a good time, a perfect backdrop to some of the history I’ve been delving into from the old West, particularly around Houston/Galveston, the rail...
Midnight Faces: Hold...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Washington DC duo Midnight Faces recently completed their debut full-length album Fornication in Los Angeles, and will tour the US, Asia and Europe with a full band upon the release of the record this summer. The band has...
PTO: Fake Like You K...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
In the vein of Superchunk, Dinosaur Jr., and Guided by Voices emerges the excellent new Salt Lake City band PTO, who officially released their debut album, Pointless, this past September. Taking a listen to the entire LP,...
Jumpel: Flight
posted by Stuart Morrison
The album Bloc4, out June 11, is the fourth album by by German minimal ambient-electronica artist Jumpel. This is the the 2nd single from it, Flight. The track features the vocals of English songstress Chloe March. [via...
Citizen Kane: La cur...
posted by Stuart Morrison
This is from the new album by the Italian indie rock band Citizen Kane. It is the title track of the album La cura dei dettagli (Taking care of details). The 8 tracks have been published with 2.5 creative commons...
You Me & Us: Swi...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Now that Memorial Day has passed here in the US, Summer is officially turning up the burners as we cross into its domain in June. Not next to the ocean? Just close your eyes and let the surfgazing fuzzed-out wash of Palm...
Dead Leaf Echo: Memo...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Brooklyn’s Dead Leaf Echo is an art collective that released their debut LP “Thought and Language” in March, available on Neon Sigh. “She was only the dead leaf echo of the nymphet from long ago- but...
Farewell Dear Ghost:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Graz, Austria is the epicenter of today’s featured debut single from Philipp Szalay who goes by the mysterious moniker, FAREWELL DEAR GHOST. During live performances and studio efforts (as seen in the provided video),...
Spin the Outside: Ad...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Spin the Outside is a rock band based out of New York City. They formed in 2011 and released their self titled debut album. In 2012 they followed up with Redshift which featured the amazing guitar work of Steeplechase...
Steel Phantoms: Curt...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Former drummer of Montreal indie group Islands, Aaron Harris entered the Brooklyn scene in 2009 when he started Steel Phantoms. Jesse Newkirk soon joined the band and now the Harris/Newkirk duo melds elements from the...
The Black Clouds: No...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Black Clouds released their second album Better Days in January. The New Jersey band have been together since 2004, their first album Wishing Well was released in 2008. The band is: Dan Matthews – Guitar/Vocals,...
Feed Me Jack: Rosies
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Feed Me Jack is an indie rock band out of Santa Cruz, CA with a jazz influenced album in their arsenal reminding us of some of the most promising bands that have emerged from California coastal towns over the past few...
The Olés: Sabado Tar...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Isla Vista, CA’s finest The Olés provide the perfect start to the Memorial Day weekend here in the US. In the vein of Rebelution, Iration, and their northern neighbors, The Expendables; they are an excellent new...
Mara Donis: Homer
posted by Stuart Morrison
Originally formed in 1994 as a Nirvana cover band called Martha Dumptruck, they split in 1999 after recording over 100 tracks, but only one album. Recently they reformed as Mara Donis, a completely made up name with no...
Eric & Magill: I...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Eric & Magill is Ryan Weber and Eric Osterman, two great musicians who’ve appeared here in a few forms over the past number of years. Today we are featuring an excellent track from the Two Travellers EP by Eric...