EGOISM is a dreampop/shoegaze band from Newton, Sydney, formed in 2014, although technically began in 2012 as a 7 piece ukelele ensemble until membership eventually declined. Singer-songwriter Scout reportedly wrote the...
Staycations: Ophelia
posted by Stuart Morrison
Cambridge 5-Piece Staycations unveil their latest soulful, infectious single Ophelia, a bar raising effort replete with the classic dreamy-indie touches they’ve established on recent singles ‘Hey Guys‘ and ‘The...
Of the Fact: On My O...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Of The Fact is a four-piece pop punk band from La Crosse, Wisconsin. They have always made it a point to give their music a strong presence and with their “do it yourself” attitude, they have gained the respect...
Calan: Apparition
posted by Stuart Morrison
The untraditionally traditional Cymru, Wales-based group Calan is the only Gwerin (translation: Folk) band to be held in a detainment cell at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport alongside a death metal band from...
PLAZA: Deep In My He...
posted by Stuart Morrison
PLAZA drop savage, powerful statement track ‘Deep In My Head’ and announce release of debut self-titled EP ‘PLAZA’, out April 14th via Beyond the Wall Records. Reverb soaked guitars create a haunting backdrop for...
Little Reader: Speed...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“It’s an accidental love child,” says Nashville-based singer-songwriter Kate Tucker of Little Reader, her new and unexpected pop music collaboration with fellow songwriter and guitarist, Ross Flournoy, late...
Surf Harp: POOL BOY
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Five-piece Baltimore art rockers SURF HARP released their ten track LP “PEEL” not too long ago back in early 2016 on friends records. “POOL BOY” is the sixth track on the album, a solid...
Pleasure House: Calm
posted by Stuart Morrison
Birmingham quartet Pleasure House have announced the release of their brand new single Calm, the first instalment from their five-track Sentient EP out 26th May. Forming part of a new wave of acts currently reinvigorating...
The Sorted: Summer M...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Martyn Zub is the talented force behind THE SORTED, an electro-pop musician via Los Angeles who released his debut three-track “Summer High EP” this past October [2016]. “Summer Makes Us High” is the...
Lisbon: Tyler
posted by Stuart Morrison
Newcastle outfit Lisbon have announced the release of their brand new single Tyler, with the song marking a musical transition for the three-piece, edging their way towards old school sampling on a platform of hip hop...
CIVIL CIVIC: Airspra...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s feature “Airspray” comes from the 2011 LP ‘Rumors‘ by London & Barcelona [born in AUS] based post-punk group, CIVIL CIVIC. You can pick up the entire album via their Bandcamp page...
Matthew O’Neil...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Startup record label and environmental coalition Underwater Panther Coalition are excited to present their debut release, Trophic Cascade, the new LP from New York (via Ontario) artist Matthew O’Neill. Fourteen eclectic...
Jupiter Deluxe Tube:...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Jupiter Deluxe Tube is a dream pop project through the lens of Orange County’s Darwinn Sato. Debut album PRODUCT OF INSOMNIA out 2nd June. Darwinn Sato, the voice and vision behind Jupiter Deluxe Tube, cites several...
Jake Houlsby: Oklaho...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Newcastle [UK] musician Jake Houlsby has announced the release of Oklahoma, the second track taken from his Vondelpark EP out on 5th May via Tipping Point Records (Eliza and the Bear, Azekel, Bryde). The North East...
Ulises Lima: Yiye an...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Madrid’s Ulises Lima have returned with four solid tracks as part of a three-way split along with sister bands Shonen Bat and Wann. The songs were recorded in a couple days back in March of 2016 and released as this...
Seeing Hands: Love Y...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Seeing Hands, the dreamy four-piece from Newcastle, have just released their third single Love You Still. Pushing their production value to its limit, the quartet move towards a much bigger sound with this track,...
Ghost Cousin: Breakf...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The album “Scotland” is the first full-length effort that Canadian psychedelic art-pop band GHOST COUSIN recorded themselves in 2013, predominately at the McDougall United Church in downtown Edmonton. The...
DAUNT: Unbearable Li...
posted by Stuart Morrison
DAUNT reveals the second cut and title track from forthcoming Unbearable Light EP, out on Beatnik Creative April 28th. ‘Unbearable Light’ is the second single from Will Daunt’s forthcoming debut EP of the same...
Faex Optim: Cyclemag...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
On Netlabel Day in mid 2015 the Finnish born Kahvi Collective netlabel issued a full 8-track EP, “Mercury” by FAEX OPTIM, an electronic artist currently residing in Edinburgh, Scotland. Known as the missing link...
Joey Kneiser: Throug...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Nashville, Tennessee singer-songwriter Joey Kneiser put out his solo album “The All Night Bedroom Revival” on Bandcamp via Last Chance Records in 2015. This album features ten songs including “Through The...
Odina: Why’d Y...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Spanish songstress Odina has announced the release of her brand new single Why’d You Make Me Cry, the follow-up to her breathtaking debut EP Broken released last year to widespread critical acclaim. Having started out...
chalkboards: heartdr...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The new seven-song album “Sleeper Hearts” from Austin, Texas 8-bit inspired outfit chalkboards released in the final days of this past year, 2016. chalkboards is Anna Crain and Jacob Weiss who specialize in...
Kyowa: Open House
posted by Stuart Morrison
Kyowa just released an EP called Open House, and today’s Dose is the title track from it. Born in California, reared in Indianapolis, and residing in Nashville, Kyowa (k- IOWA) harnesses a “soft, mesmerizing,...
Sakawa Boys: There...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Cape Town South Africa’s SAKAWA BOYS released their debut LP in 2016 entitled, “2014 Anxiety“, which the band describes as being influenced by shoegaze and modern alt-pop music. We first heard their...
BOA: Steal It
posted by Stuart Morrison
Bristol-via-Brighton [UK] trio BOA are stepping it up with latest single Steal It. Laid-back tropical grooves and taut guitars provide a bed for vocalist Hugh Reilly-Smith’s hazy recollection of a fleeting, bleary late...
Bird Concerns: Is Th...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Bird Concerns is a band of four friends (Travis Meador, Marcus Buser, Cooper Wolken, Jake Sucher) who make eclectic pop music. After meeting in college, while studying jazz and classical music together, the quartet...
The Underscore Orkes...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Today’s St Patrick’s Day Dose is by Portland, Oregon-based The Underscore Orkestra. It is from their 2014 album Tales from the Road… released on Bad Panda Records, and available under a Creative Commons...
The Black Watch: Whe...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Black Watch, led by John Andrew Fredrick, are releasing a new album ‘The Gospel According To John’. Arriving April 21st, 2017, it is the band’s 15th in 30 years of music-making (leaving out EPs, singles,...
Peonies: Marmalade
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Landscape is the mid-2016 debut album from PEONIES, an indie pop trio from Jakarta, Indonesia. This is a wonderful and very promising first effort with several standout favorites here, including “Summer“,...
Little Rêd: Hell
posted by Stuart Morrison
Above swirling guitars and dreamy synths, Little Rêd sings her anthem for love-worn relationships. Hell is her debut single, produced by Ed Tullett (solo artist, producer and collaborator with Novo Amor), it’s a song...
Rosalind: Hands (liv...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Rosalind are a Calgary based indie-folk band formed in early 2015. They best describe the sound as harmonies steeped in old-time folk, melodies with a marinade of soul; songs to bring you up, bring you down, and meet you in...
Albin Andersson: May...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Mayfly” comes from the full length LP, “It Never Happened” from German singer-songwriter Albin Andersson, currently based out of Berlin. The album released in November of 2015, and is currently...