Scottish five-piece Vigo Thieves made a welcome return in late October with the release of their debut album Heartbeats, officially out now via Hijacked Records. Heartbeats delivers an explosion of sound from the offset....
Jelani Sei: Kings
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Jelani Sei, a psychedelic indie soul outfit based in Connecticut started out as the solo project of Queens NY native, Evan Lawrence. It evolved into an eclectic group merging emo, soul and a wide ranging styles of music...
Lindsay West: Night ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
We recently received a generously mailed care package of two EP’s all the way from South-London based singer-songwriter Lindsay West about two months back. After being delayed in featuring a track we finally had the...
Pierce: If I Were Yo...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Seattle singer-songwriter Pierce has teamed up with Billy Thompson (also supplying vocals) for the excellent track ‘If I Were You‘ taken from his newest three-track EP ‘Real Faker‘. The EP was...
The Calm Fiasco: She...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Glasgow rockers The Calm Fiasco are set to drop their anticipated sophomore EP The Fear for release on 22nd April 2016 via Chewy Records. The band came together in 2012 after bonding over a shared love of music from both...
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. ...
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...
Toad the Wet Sprocke...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
It feels good to showcase a track from the newest 2015 EP released from one of Santa Barbara’s best bands who formed in 1986 right after yesterday’s featured artist who also originated from the same region in...
Hissing Fauna: Bad K...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Hissing Fauna have recently released what appears to be their self-titled nine track LP over at Bandcamp/FMA and we must say its quite impressive. The band hails from the capital city of Prague in the Czech Republic and...
First Pope: Sinking ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
First Pope is the new effort from Fabian Molloy of Dublin Ireland, debuting with this striking indie pop infused love song titled Sinking. Molloy’s vocals on the demo shine and are further complimented by the...
luhx.: Stay for the ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
luhx. is a new indie pop band formed in Boston, MA that incorporates a bit of an R&B vibe into their multifaceted sound. The newest single ‘Stay for the Night‘ blends together beautiful haunting vocals while...
Static in Verona: Th...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Chicago musician Rob Merz and his band Static in Verona are back with his third album “Odd Anthem“, which released on August 28th. After the draining three-year process it took to make Static in Verona’s...
Luke Herbert: Coasti...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Luke Herbert is a promising new singer, songwriter, and producer out of Denton, Texas who creatively pulls his inspired sounds from the varying genres of alternative, pop and funk. The first two songs on his Soundcloud,...
Found Audio: Carniva...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Denny, the drummer/mixing engineer for Boston based psychedelic-bluegrass musicians FOUND AUDIO sent over the first promising single off the band’s forthcoming second album, Locomotive Earth. “Carnival“,...
Adam Cleaver: The Sa...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Salt Mine is a the newest track from London based alternative-folk artist Adam Cleaver, who seems to channel Thom Yorke’s haunting falsetto in parts within, carried forward with accompaniment of the perfect...
Spells of Vertigo: D...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s excellent featured track, ‘Dizzy’ was released this past October 20th by Ontario Canadian alt-rock band, Spells of Vertigo. The band sent us word that their first EP “Soaked” is slated...
Robbie Flanagan: The...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Aberdeen Scotland based singer-songwriter Robbie Flanagan has announced the release of his excellent debut album, Remember To Forget. This album is a beautifully constructed acoustic album. Album opener ‘The City Who...
Ancient Lasers: You ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
LA musician Daniel Finfer’s inspiration for blending accelerating technologies with music may sound familiar to many of you. Five years ago, he was struck by how few pop songs really had a meaningful...
Broken Boy: She Said
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Scottish band, Broken Boy started up in 2013 when brothers Stewart and Cam began to write together after flirting with several separate musical projects. Initially, the ambition was to expand their sound into an Arcade Fire...
Count the Thief: Vin...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The new Bangkok Thailand based indie-alternative band COUNT THE THIEF have spent the past month in the studio recording for their awaited new EP entitled ‘New Role’. The trio met in Bangkok in late 2013, and in...
Maybe the Moon: Hamm...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Bay Area (Northern California) residents Karmen Kimball and Alex Lasner fortuitously met at a party on December 21st, 2012, the day the Mayan calendar had predicted the world was to end. That night, they struck up a...
The Burgeoning: Ligh...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Burgeoning, an indie-rock four piece out of Bensalem, Pennysylvania are on the verge of releasing their debut six-track EP, Love Alchemy, Life Algorithm this coming month. The group is made up of brothers Logan and Alex...
Mumblr: Philadelphia
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Philadelphia band Mumblr are about to take you into a dark room and smack you around with their first full-length album, Full of Snakes, out on September 16th via Fleeting Youth Records. Full of Snakes is apparently a phrase...
Tuden: About a Hat
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Following on the international finds this past week in the realm of Twitter diving we bring you indie from India, a gem from the NW state of Nagaland to be specific. Tuden is the shortened moniker of Tuden Jamir, an indie...
Sika: Airports and R...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sika is a European Alternative band from Los Angeles, CA generally compared to Muse, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Depeche Mode and Queen. Their debut album, Destiny, arrived on 4/17/13. The band formed in 2002 by two professional...
So Many Animal Calls...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Scottish indie band So Many Animal Calls have recently released a free download track ‘My Blood’s Not Mine’, taken from their second EP, Burden. Burden sees the Glasgow based four-piece make a welcome...
Overlake: Disappeari...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Overlake was formed in Jersey City, NJ by Tom Barrett and Lysa Opfer, who found a shared love of 80’s & 90’s alternative and indie rock while performing in another band. “We would stay late after...
Camille Michelle Gra...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
A few days back we were pretty happy to find the following track in our inbox from Washington DC based artist, Camille Michelle Gray. The debut EP from this promising young talent is entitled ‘Street Cinema’,...
Mount Pressmore: Dry...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The music of Austin, Texas band MOUNT PRESSMORE straddles the jazz-rock line with a level of proficiency that brings to mind an indie-rock Steely Dan on the debut album “Enjoy,” scheduled for release on Mount...
Laetitia Sadier: The...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Laetitia Sadier is a founding member of seminal UK/French Post Rock outfit Stereolab. She continues their Musical and Political tradition in her solo work. This is from her second album Silencio....
Sleepy Vikings: Hors...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Back from another year at SXSW, The five sleazy Tampanians (a real word according to UrbanDictionary.com) of Sleepy Vikings have braved an infernal Florida sun to write the weird songs about stalkers, dead kings, summer,...
Lauren & The Bla...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
San Marcos, TX band Lauren & The Black List spent the summer and fall of 2011 recording an EP with Roi Zerda, from which today’s feature is taken. ‘Bend and Break’ is the high energy lead off track on...