STONE COLD FOX is a musical project based out of New York founded by self-taught musicians Kevin Olken Henthorn and Ariel Loh in 2011. The new single from earlier this year ‘Seventeen’ has an accompanying video...
Dream Shake: Buffy
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Formerly called ‘We Are Trees’ the duo is back and named ‘Dream Shake’, having released their debut album this past week on Frenchkiss Records. Check the band out at CMJ several days later this...
Honeymilk: Light Ent...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
After a handful of brilliant singles, Swedish band HONEYMILK have their debut album “Lean on the Sun” slated for release next month, November 6th. Check out our earlier feature of one of the excellent first...
Emperors: Be Ready W...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Western Australia’s EMPERORS hit New York this month for CMJ, and they’ve got a new album in tow with the big and bright single ‘Be Ready When I Say Go’ from their excellent release ‘Stay...
Vincent Vocoder Voic...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
‘The Unbearable Heaviness Of Having’ is a track taken from UK artist Vincent Vocoder Voice’s self-titled debut album out via Sonic Anhedonic on the 18th of November. They have a great description over on...
FIIG: Bass Drum
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Fiig are a Melbourne based indie pop band with a new single coming out October 29th. The songs are written by singer/songwriters Hannah Petocz and Andrew Jordan and this track has a great high charged feel reminiscent of...
Lofine: Lie in White
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Lo Fine is Kevin O’Rourke, an indie rock instrumentalist and singer/songwriter who launched the long-running project in the late 1990’s in Northampton, Massachusetts. Earlier in the year Kevin successfully crowdfunded...
Trails and Ways: Mtn...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s featured single is from last summer’s release by Oakland’s TRAILS AND WAYS. A note about the track from the band: “The song is about a rock climbing trip our singer KBB took last fall with...
Ha Ha Tonka: Colorfu...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Colorful Kids is from the Missouri band’s new Bloodshot Records album ‘Lessons,’ out earlier this week. For those new to the band, they are named after Ha Ha Tonka State Park in Camdenton, Missouri –...
Policy: In a Huff Wi...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s Irish spotlight was a tip off from the fine people over at Fat Cat Records, a nice follow-up to yesterday’s feature out of the Dublin area. Policy are a four piece, also near Dublin who recorded a debut...
FIGHTs: Beginning
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The new song by Lafayette’s The Formal Institute of Great Hit Tunes (FIGHTs) off their upcoming album ‘Music by Villains’ definitely stands out from the norm. ‘Beginning’ has some flavorful...
Shearwater: You As Y...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Austin’s Shearwater have a new album called ‘Fellow Travellers’ on the way delivering in late November through Subpop, which we are all anxiously awaiting. However, before that arrives I’d like to...
Future Loves Past: G...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today we dive back into the Arizona music scene with a band out of Tempe – Future Loves Past, an excellent psychedelic soul-pop group with an album on the way. Their debut full-length album, All the Luscious Plants...
Eureka Birds: Mila D...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Baltimore’s Eureka Birds are returning with their newest full length ‘Strangers’ a few short days before Halloween this year, with a nice ghostly album cover to go along with, designed by artist Bridget...
Campfires in Winter:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Glasgow, Scotland’s CAMPFIRES IN WINTER is releasing a new three song EP “Picture of Health” in late September, but we wanted to first start off here by featuring an introductory piece from their demos...
Buchanan: Human Spri...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The good people over at Manimal Vinyl have recently shared a new discovery from Australia; a very excellent song from the promising new album by Melbourne’s BUCHANAN. This album was notably produced by Catherine...
Colaars: Black Fox
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Ukrainian band Colaars released their five song EP last year entitled “Wood Arsenal” and today we’ve got the track and accompanying video (directed by Lera Eklera) from this debut, “Black Fox”. ...
Red Nightfall: Chant
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Following up on our last feature from Toronto Canada’s RED NIGHTFALL in 2012 (the song ‘Windmills’ taken from their late 2011 self-titled debut), we are happy to see the indie rock four-piece returned last...
Angry Bear: Gremlins
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Seoul, South Korea based band ANGRY BEAR began as a two-piece in 2007, performing mostly acoustic sets, and slowly adding a few extra members while likewise ratcheting up the anger quotient and intensity. The majority of...
Fletcher: Open Arms
posted by Charles Stepczyk
This particular iteration of a music project named FLETCHER began in early 2012 as a basement collaboration between brothers from London, England [Oscar and Harvey Baker] and their Chicagoan friend Tom Fry. Fletcher’s...
Grooms: I Think We...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
I Think We’re Alone Now is the newest from New York City’s GROOMS, an excellent track via their label Western Vinyl. It’s taken from the forthcoming album coming in about a month: Infinity Caller. The band...
Have Gun, Will Trave...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Bradenton, Florida’s indie folk-rock band HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL are releasing their fourth full-length album “Fiction, Fact or Folktale?”, this September 10th through This Is American Music. The new album...
Dope Stars Inc: Two ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Dope Stars Inc are a band from Rome in Italy, who describe their music as Cyberpunk Rock. This is from their recently released album Ultrawired, available for free (under a Creative Commons Licence) from Jamendo Vote...
Fishdoctor: Summer i...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Brooklyn psych-surf outfit Fishdoctor evolved from a bedroom studio project, with more expansive sounds added after their first EP in February 2011. Today’s introduction to the group comes from their lead-off track on...
Pissed Jeans: Bathro...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Pissed Jeans are a Philadelphia based noise rock band originally from Allentown, Pennsylvania who are influenced by 80s hardcore punk and post-hardcore bands. They released their newest on Subpop this past February, which...
Mrenc: The Architect...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Mrenc (Mister E-N-C) is Eric Collins of Lakeland, Florida, formerly of Denison Marrs and The Dark Romantics. Today’s featured track comes from Mrenc’s debut solo LP, All Around Surround, out on New Granada...
Yuck: Rebirth
posted by Charles Stepczyk
London, England band YUCK are back with a new shoegazing single released earlier this past week, Rebirth. Its from their second LP due out this Fall with Fat Possum/Pharmacy Recordings. The album is being produced by Chris...
His Electro Blue Voi...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sea Bug is one of the first new singles from the Italian experimental post-punk band, HIS ELECTRO BLUE VOICE. This excellent track made its debut on a Subpop compilation in April and is scheduled to be released on a full LP...
Winter: The View
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Winter is Samira Winter, Nolan Eley, Kyle Oppenheimer and Ana Karina DaCosta, the members of this Boston, MA dream pop/shoegaze band started in Boston, MA – an initial collaboration between Samira Winter and Nolan Eley...
Obits: Taste the Dif...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s featured track, Taste the Diff, comes from Obits’ third full-length, ‘Bed & Bugs,’ out September 10th, 2013 on Sub Pop Records. Drop in at any of the following links below: WEBSITE |...
Hailer: Anyway I Can
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s feature is from Sydney, Australia based psychedelic rock band Hailer, who have a new LP out as of May 1st entitled ‘Another Way’. They will be touring the US for the first time in September to...
Paloma: Grapefruit O...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Paloma are a new find whom I believe are based in South Carolina. Their new album released earlier in February and starts off with a nice tribute to our favorite topic, Insomnia. As far as a feature track however, it took...