Secret Cities’ new single [released on Western Vinyl] finds them interpreting the work of one of their favorite songwriters (Ellie Greenwich) with “You Don’t Know”, and then embracing her aesthetic...
Voxhaul Broadcast: L...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Voxhaul Broadcast are currently on the East Coast leg of their national tour and anointed NYC with a blistering set on Wednesday evening at Fontana’s in the Lower East Side. Voxhaul Broadcast has pretty much taken...
The Wagner Logic: Wa...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Melodic, psychedelic, and inventive lo-fi guitars blend with whispery, multi-layered vocals, and sensible pop melodies on The Wagner Logic, the self-titled sophomore follow-up to The Wagner Logic’s 2007 debut release...
Out of the Afternoon...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Taking their name from a Roy Haynes album, Out of the Afternoon came together in August 2007, and began playing concerts a few months later. Core members Anna Sales, Nicholas Millard, Steven Eagles and Alex Szrok soon...
Estel: Running With ...
posted by Sarah Morrison
From their depressingly (yet delightfully tongue-in-cheek)-titled album My dreams are like rabbits, they built a tunnel, fell onto the pavement and died, this is Estel with ‘Running With Scissors’. Dark,...
The Beautiful Losers...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From “Four Corners of a Tiny Planet” “Four Corners of a Tiny Planet” is the brand new full-length release from The Beautiful Losers. TBL are an “Indian influenced acoustic rock” act that formed in Tokyo,...
Shadow Shadow Shade:...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their self-titled album. Shadow Shadow Shade is a Los Angeles based septet that occupies a psychedelic space somewhere between a mass spectacle, marching band and Wagnerian opera. Shadow Shadow Shade is an ambitious...
The Soundcarriers: L...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From London, Manchester and Nottingham, in the UK, Last Broadcast is from their second album Celeste Here we have another blast of summer flecked sound. Last year’s album Harmonium found a lush and spiked musical...
The Cinnamon Fuzz: S...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their new five track EP/Album Cruise of the Century, available as a free, or pay what you want, download from Bandcamp Boston, Massachusetts Powerpop trio The Cinnamon Fuzz released their single Reboot my Heart earlier...
Graystar: A Picture ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their forthcoming EP “Strange Boy”, released in October. Graystar is a constantly evolving music project, a five piece band now based in Seattle, USA. At its core is Dominic James, singer songwriter from...
Radars to the Sky: M...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the Album Supra / Infra released 26th August Los Angeles’ Radars to the Sky have just released their first full length album and Mirror is the first single from it. Radars to the Sky are Rob Danson –...
Terrapin Pond: Medic...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the album Hello All Seasons available on August 24th Neo-psychedelic mastermind / producer Craig Morris (Thee American Revolution / Ideal Free Distribution / Apples in Stereo) presents an innovative fusion of garage...
Downtown/Union: Keep...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the Astral Turf five track EP LA’s indie-driven rock band Downtown/ Union formed in 2006 as a two-piece pop outfit by its principle songwriters Bo Bory and Jeff Electric. Known for their stripped down songs with...
Young The Giant: My ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
California 5-piece, Young The Giant have been very busy. Garnering a fervent and loyal fan base from their electric live shows, the release of their 2008 debut EP Shake My Hand, their recent tour with Minus The Bear, and...
Great Lakes: Summer ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album Ways of Escape out Oct 12 Great Lakes formed in Athens, Georgia in 1996. Founded around the songwriting partnership of Ben Crum and lyricist Dan Donahue, with multi-instrumentalist Jamey Huggins and a...
Dreamend: Magnesium ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the Solo project So I Ate Myself, Bite by Bite of Ryan Graveface of Black Moth Super Rainbow As Dreamend’s sole member and proprietor behind Graveface Records, an independent label with a sharp focus on hand...
State Song: Highway ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From “Dear Hearts & Gentle People” on Phratry Records Started in November 2008 by cousins Scot Torres and Matt Hemingway along with good friend George Jesse. All bandless at the time, they came together to...
This Will Destroy Yo...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Part one of a two track single just released called Moving on the Edges of Things 2 brand new, vinyl exclusive tracks from Texas’ THIS WILL DESTROY YOU give a dark bend on their very own brand of instrumental...
Mahri Autumn: High T...
posted by Sarah Morrison
Mahri Autumn released ri-solv in March 2010 Reviewed by Sarah Morrison on Miss Morrison’s Mix Australian musician Marianthe Loucataris has set the bar high on her first solo endeavor with the sweeping, emotive sounds...
Sunol: Camping
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album Ohlone Recorded over the course of a year in San Francisco, Ohlone is the debut album from Sunol. The album’s seven songs feature a mix of West African instrumentation and percussion with new American folk...
Stuyvesant: Bi-Polar...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Newly signed to well-loved indie Dromedary Records, the band is poised to release Jihad Me At Hello A FREE digital EP Stuyvesant is something of a Jersey indie rock supergroup, featuring Ralph Malanga (Footstone) on vocals...
TV Buddhas: Let Me S...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Their new self titled EP was recorded in one hour using one microphone and a field tape machine. TV Buddhas are the self proclaimed kings of geek bubblegum, the kids who prefer to stay at home and watch “Lord of The...
Bellevue’s Fin...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The third of the three songs comprising the “Summer of Singles” project Bellevue’s Finest are an electro-pop sextet hailing from New York City. BF will be releasing “Summer of Singles,” a new project where...
Thralls: Eros Plane
posted by Stuart Morrison
Part of their free download offering Suicides / Eros Plane, released 01 August 2010 and available from Bandcamp Grunge-gaze guitars and cavernous psych-tinged vocals, cerebral rhythms and a healthy respect for sonic...
The Shimmies: Belove...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Shimmies give regards “To All Beloved Enemies” on debut album Still maturing from a childhood project that combined brothers Sean and Jimmy Galloway’s first names, The Shimmies have created a self-appointed genre...
Odyssey: Planetary I...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album Objects In Space Odyssey has exploded onto the Metal scene with their epic instrumental opuses and jaw dropping technical musical prowess. Hailing from Spokane, WA, the band quickly developed a loyal club...
Julius C: Don’...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their full-length album OK, OK, to be released 06 October 2010. The four track OK, OK EP is available now NYC band Julius C doesn’t go on the kind of tour most bands go on. For the last several years, the band has...
Youth Sounds: As Str...
posted by Sarah Morrison
Their Three Song EP The Bit Parts Reviewed by Sarah Morrison Dreamy, lilting and with an occasional sharp edge, the debut EP from New Orleans’ Youth Sounds stands them in promising stead for things to come. A short but...
Red Sparowes: Giving...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the album The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer Thunderheads storming across the prairie, outraged students taking to the streets, migratory herds stampeding along the tundra–any number of images...
Red Wanting Blue: Wh...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The first single from These Magnificent Miles Red Wanting Blue has been called the hardest working rock band in America. This isn’t surprising considering leader Scott Terry’s decade-long dedication to the road. His...
Hot Fiction: If I Ha...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album Dark Room Hot Fiction is a rock band from England, comprising a singing drummer (Andy Yeoh) and a guitarist (Simon Miller).Their music creates the same blood-in-the-guts feeling that the best blues music...
Schnauser: World of ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album The Sound of Meat on Pink Hedgehog Records Schnauser play a mixture of psychedelic pop and instrumentals and have been influenced by a wide range of 60’s bands including Soft Machine, Egg, Blossom...