rock

The Paperbacks: Perpetual Autumn

Formed in 2001, The Paperbacks have operated consistently and quietly from their home base in Winnipeg, Canada, gathering a dedicated following and building up an impressive catalogue of songs and accomplishments. Singer/guitarist Doug McLean, whose previous groups (beloved pop-punkers The…

The Tins: The Green Room

From their just-released five track EP on V2 Benelux The Tins are from upstate New York (Buffalo & Binghamton) and comprise Mike Santillo (keyboards, vocals), Adam Putzer (guitar, vocals), and Dave Muntner (drums). Santillo and Putzer had previously played in…

Simplifires: When the Mud Slides

Simplifires’ Twitter bio identifies them as Mexican Irish rock band, although they did unfortunately have to group this with a disclaimer that the lyrics are in English, due to traditional pigeonholers possibly. Therein lies part of the beauty of this Mexico…

Wintersleep: New Inheritors

Wintersleep’s fourth album, New Inheritors was born on the road. Since the 2007 release of The Juno Award winning Welcome to the Night Sky, Wintersleep has been performing endlessly all over North America, Europe and Asia. “We were touring constantly,…