The absolutely beautiful harmonies on “Wake Up Scared” can officially be found as the second track off the late 2013 debut EP “Bones” by Brooklyn musicians KINGS. The band has other releases...
Who Are the Toms: Le...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Released in Jan of 2018, Long Island, NY label Dead Broke Rekerds released the compilation “Year of the Monkey Rooster (2016-2017)“, featuring tracks from thirty great artists, including many surprising and solid...
Magana: Get It Right
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Golden Tongue” is the debut EP from Brooklyn singer-songwriter Jeni Magana, whom we previously featured a single from earlier this past year. The new EP features four exquisitely beautiful and somewhat haunting...
Robin Aigner: Kiss H...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Brooklyn, New York musician Robin Aigner released her ten-song LP “Con Tender” in late October of 2014, a wonderful collection of indie folk tunes that also feature several performers known as Parlour Game (noted...
A Second Life: Just ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
A Second Life is an independent Alternative Rock band based in New York who have been taking the local rock scene by storm with their big stage style of music. After releasing their debut EP titled Dream in 2015 and...
Frog: Judy Garland
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Judy Garland” is the exceptional 2015 single from Queens, NY based 2 piece band FROG, comprised of Tom White and Dan Bateman. In addition to the 2 track name-your-price single release in April 2015, the song...
No Honeymoon: Yes/No
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Yes/No” is the lead-off track on the late 2015 EP “Together Alone” by four-piece Brooklyn noise pop band, No Honeymoon. This exceptional release can be found under a name-your-price model at the BC...
Clinton Curtis: Woun...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Getaway Car is the third release from NYC based songwriter and rocker Clinton Curtis, issued in October of this past year. Recorded in just three days the LP features an impassioned selection of rock, folk, blues and more....
Hussalonia: Avaunt!
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Buffalo, New York’s HUSSALONIA released the LP “Domesticoma” in August of 2015, after issuing a few albums and after the arrival of three daughters into the founder’s life starting in 2011. The track...
Westy Reflector: One...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“One City” comes from the 9 track LP, “Transient Lines” from New York City based indie-pop artist WESTY REFLECTOR. He wrote, performed and programmed all songs on this release from late 2013,...
Charly Bliss: Wait
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Wait” is a good introductory taste of the first official EP from New York band CHARLY BLISS’ “A Lot to Say“, released back in 2013. As the story goes, the band officially started when...
Quicksilver Daydream...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Quicksilver Daydream is the gothic folk alias of singer-songwriter Adam Lytle. Already known for his work with Wild Leaves, a renowned live outfit with whom he has released two EPs, his new project presents a pure...
Who Ha: Synthwave Be...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Mike Mendoza, retro-revivalist from Austin and also known as the artist WHO HA, is a creator of inspired 80/90s retro synth via his imprint, Retro Promenade. One of his most recent creations in the creative commons sphere...
Sun Kin: Planet Eart...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sun Kin is a pop group formed in 2011 that plays celestial songs by Kabir Kumar, an Oakland resident whose family never really settled anywhere while he grew up. Kabir’s songs wonder about the idea of...
Vassals: SoHo
posted by Charles Stepczyk
We recently saw a great audio repost run through our stream at Soundcloud by the good folks over at Audio Antihero, a label out of London. They reposted a track by the band VASSALS, reportedly in Brooklyn, having formed...
CHUCK: Mary Anne (Da...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
‘Mary Anne‘ comes from the beautifully ragged radio sessions from Brooklyn’s CHUCK, in promotion of his ‘My Band Is a Computer‘ collection released in Sept 2016. This great track is a free...
Magana: Pages
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Magana creates beautiful haunting alternative pop out of Brooklyn, New York, freshly delivering a striking new single ‘Pages‘ via a free / pay-what-you want model as she makes the move on a solo tour of New York...
autodrone: Witness t...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
autodrone are a NYC-based dark psychedelic rock band that formed in the latter 2000s. They reportedly combine songwriting that draws upon the five members’ psychological damage, morbid interests, and broken hearts with...
The Ferdy Mayne: Def...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The story of Shane O’Malley Firek, the single constant member of The Ferdy Mayne, is one of journeys – physical, spiritual, and a combination of the two. “I was going through massive change when I was writing this...
Plastic Picnic: Naus...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Plastic Picnic is a Brooklyn based band comprised of four Pacific Northwest transplants. The group shares a taste for lyrically forthright indie rock paired with driving 80’s rhythms, sweetly spun melodies and...
The Ferdy Mayne: Pea...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The story of Shane O’Malley Firek, the single constant member of The Ferdy Mayne, is one of journeys – physical, spiritual, and a combination of the two. “I was going through massive change when I was writing this...
Near Peak: Saturday ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s beautiful instrumental feature comes from Brooklyn, New York three piece indie pop band NEAR PEAK, specifically the engaging lead-off track from their five song Saturday Morning EP released October 7, 2014. ...
Swamp Baby: Seeing S...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s evocative indie-folk styled song, Seeing Stars comes from the excellent 2010 release, “All Fours” from Albany New York band, SWAMP BABY. Formed in 2005 out of the ashes of acclaimed alt-country...
Town Hall: Just Watc...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Brooklyn, New York indie folk band TOWN HALL released a five song EP Sticky Notes & Paper Scraps in Jan 2012, from which today’s gorgeous featured track came. It was then also featured on the April 2012 LP, Roots...
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...
Pearla: Waking Up
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Pearla is the pseudonym for American singer/songwriter, Nicole Rodriguez, currently based out of New York City. She began writing music after discovering Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. Since then she has evolved her...
Bodies Be Rivers: Ma...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Brooklyn-based indie-pop outfit Bodies Be Rivers and pianist/singer Lacrymosa have teamed up on a brand new collaborative split 7″ titled Light Falls. The excellent release features original material contributed by...
Mackenzie Shivers: L...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Mackenzie Shivers’ Celtic soul couples with piano-driven folk on Living in My Head, her new EP due out Sept 2. Inspired greatly by living in New York for the better portion of the past decade, the EP balances a...
The Qualia: Out For ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Brooklyn based band, The Qualia, is made up of Lars Casteen, Chvad SB and Rossen Nedelchev. They have been writing and releasing music for about eight years. Their records, Nevada’s Greatest! (2007), Secret Weapon...
Rookin: After Dark
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The soul-stirring indie folk sounds of Brooklyn’s ROOKIN were first captured and placed on the self produced EP entitled Stonewall, released two short years ago in July of 2014. The band is lead by Adam Horn and Ben...
Matt Bennett : Fishe...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Matt Bennett is best-known as a comedic actor who co-starred on the Nickelodeon series “Victorious,” which aired on the network for four years and continues in re-runs. Bennett is also a musician and songwriter whose...
Skinny Blonde: King
posted by Stuart Morrison
Skinny Blonde – the musical alias of 22-year-old New York student and resident Michael Turzilli – takes upbeat pop and turns it on its self-aware head. Often satirical in nature, Turzilli’s music draws the...