This is the title track from their recently re-released 1995 album. The band don’t seem to have an internet presence, but are mentioned on the Worlds Myspace here. The album is available on iTunes and emusic, and...

History has shown us that occasionally there are people born in the same time and place whose collective existence seems more than coincidental. The Silent Years as a band name explicates the dynamics of the band before...

From Phoenix Arizona, this is the title song from their 6 song album. Crushed is: Mark Lauer – Vocals Mike Halland – Guitars Jeff Garten – Drums Paul Surra – Bass Henry McCaleb -Keys /...

Earlier this afternoon I took on the task to look up past members of an incredible band called Stick Figures that existed once upon a time at my alma matter, Cal State Northridge in the early 90s. I knew two of the...

“Way Back (Mr. Peabody)” is the newest release of Lizards From Afar. It’s a guitar-driven piece of power pop that ought to ring a bell to anyone familiar with “Peabody’s Improbable...

This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That. New York shredder Marnie Stern has just released a new album on Kill Rock Stars as of Oct 7th and the album...

“Now with bassoon!” Photons are an eight piece band from San Francisco who have just released a 6-song EP. It’s currently available for download through Amazon and eMusic and will be up on iTunes...

Meredith Godreau of Gregory & The Hawk is a native New Yorker skilled in both piano and violin, and has independently released a CD selling over 15,000 copies, inspiring multiple several YouTube tribute videos along...

From Stroudsburg, PA At the age of sixteen, Mark Williams has already lived several musical lifetimes. From playing with B.B. King to becoming a virtuoso guitarist and budding singer and songwriter in his own right,...

Sirens in the Deep Sea is the first track on Longwave’s new album Secrets Are Sinister, officially releasing on Nov. 11th via Original Signal Recordings. From New York, Longwave got their start in 1999. After the...

From the first release of San Francisco artist, Kid Mud’s EP “Birds will move in” Sean Duncan aka Kid Mud spends much of his time recording to a Mac in his humble home recording studio, playing each...

Oxford/London songwriter Jessie Grace fell out of a universe made by a freak accident, a collision of atoms and fusion of stardust, fell into England, eagerly enjoyed a dysfunctional childhood in deepest dark...

From his second album, Out of It, released on September 8, 2008. On his web site he says: “My name is Brad and Brad Sucks is the name of my one man band. I write, record and produce songs and put them on this...

Takka Takka has a new album out called Migration on Ernest Jenning Record Co. Instead of firing up songs from that release, we are going to first introduce you to these New York based musicians by heading back to their...

   We received this information by email recently: Dear All,  Due to slow processing from Itunes, we’ve been given a go live date for digital download of the EP ‘Into the Silence’ of 29th October...

Brooklyn, NY based group Lowry just released their debut album Love is Dead on Engine Room Recordings, and its a devastatingly romantic glimpse inside the world of this indie folk quintet. Today’s feature, One Thing,...

  Sundial Project are hard at work planning promotion and mini-tours to build momentum for their September 2008 full length album release. With recent appearances on San Bernardino’s X103.9 FM and UCLA Radio, as...

The long awaited sophomore album by LA based Secret Dakota Ring will thankfully be here in late October. It apparently has a title, Cantarell, with artwork designed by Jacob Berendes, who also designed the cover of the...

BIG BOLD LETTERS, Cruiserweight‘s new album arrives October 7th on Doghouse Records and we couldn’t be happier!   One of their new tracks, Balboa, was released recently on Cruiserweight Rocks the Moon along...

  Shrewd Lucy is Collyn Pankratz who plays Vocals / Guitars / Harmonica / Percussion / Bass and everything else. Born and raised in Alaska, now resident in Oceanside, San Diego, California. Stuck is from Shrewd...

From Selkirk Scotland, we are happy to dish out another track by Frightened Rabbit off The Midnight Organ Fight – the first single from the April release, called Head Rolls Off. The Rabbit have a live album coming...

  From Venice in Italy, Under Control is the title track from the Transisters’ debut album which was released in July 2008. They are a New Wave/Electro/Post-Punk band whose music is very electronic, while still...

Elizabeth Powell of Montreal Quebec’s Land of Talk, met bandmates Chris McCarron and Mark Wheaton in the Jazz program at Concordia University after some attempts as a solo artist and efforts in other bands. After...

Originally formed to try and write music to fit the unreleased and little known John Carpenter flick ‘Stealth Bomber’ starring Kurt Russell.  Set over ’65 Days of Static’ a period of time after...

The international special of the day is indie power-pop from Brazil, heavy on the moog and sweet audio butter, primarily influenced by such bands such as The Rentals, Cardigans, and Weezer. Wonkavision sings half their...

By IR’s new music reviewer Sarah Italian band Waves apparently only took 10 days to record their album ‘On Air’, which is astonishing as it comes across as a polished and very well produced work. Their sound is...

Three years have passed since seminal UK group The Wedding Present released their last full length masterpiece Take Fountain, after an eight year lull. They are back with the Steve Albini produced El Rey, written by lead...

From Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ‘My Fiction have melded genres to create their sound, which is giving them the opportunity to become another band from our parts to achieve widespread recognition…. With the fun...

In 2004, Peter Acuni of Connecticut formed Birdmonster with three other San Francisco musicians.  They released an EP, debut full length, and are now back as of August 2008 with their second widely anticipated full length...

Taken from their album Lead the Way, this is the latest single from Portugese band Human Cycle. Human Cycle began their cultural and musical performance in the year 2004. Influenced by different styles of musical and...

From Vancouver British Columbia, we are happy to present a brand new band for you today called The Truegoods, formed in 2007 and currently working on recording and completing their debut release, Lollipops and Hand...

  Stubborn in its moodiness but unshakably melodic, Chris Blake’s new album WAVE spans many genres of popular music—from country and progressive rock to folksy hip hop and 80s/90s pop. Each song retains a...