Tall Ships, originally from Falmouth but now living in Brighton, issued today’s feature via one of their first EPs, which was later bundled up in the double Tall Ships EP / There Is Nothing But Chemistry Here release...
One Day, After Schoo...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Taking its name from an Arab Strap song – One Day, After School… is the work of Dean Freeman, a musician and writer hailing from Wakefield in the UK. Donations toward his newest single Somasphere, found over at...
MINOTAURS: Echoes
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Nathan Lawr of MINOTAURS grew up outside his band’s homebase of Guelph, Ontario, where he still lives now. He describes the new MINOTAURS album Weird Waves [his seventh album, and third as MINOTAURS] as an...
Hop Along: Powerful ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Powerful Man is the second single from Philadelphia band, Hop Along’s album Painted Shut out on Saddle Creek. Bandmember Frances Quinlan described today’s featured track as “about a very important day in...
Alpha Six Romeo: Wan...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Alpha Six Romeo is the promising new indie-electro rock project of singer-songwriter Dennis Bestafka who you may know as the guitarist of formative Bay area dreampop band, Sentinel. We were pleasantly surprised to hear the...
Alameda: A Violence
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Founded by singer/guitarist Stirling Myles and cellist Jessie Dettweiler, Alameda is a four-piece folk-rock band out of Portland, Oregon – but instead of allying with the obvious of whatever that means, they carry...
Alpha Male Tea Party...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
We are happy to welcome back Liverpool band Alpha Male Tea Party for today’s feature whom you may remember from the earlier cheerful single, “Depressingly Shit Lunchtime Sandwich“. Following this the band...
Asthmaboy: This City...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Asthmaboy is a Washington based duo made up of Glindon Marten and John Boone, songwriters from Seattle. Today’s featured track is taken from their excellent 2013 ten-song sophomore LP, “Wanderers” which...
The Calm Fiasco: She...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Glasgow rockers The Calm Fiasco are set to drop their anticipated sophomore EP The Fear for release on 22nd April 2016 via Chewy Records. The band came together in 2012 after bonding over a shared love of music from both...
DAODA: Forever
posted by Charles Stepczyk
New York dreampop band DAODA [day-oh-duh] fashions beautiful sun-kissed dreampop, with the track we’ve featured here today “Forever” being self-issued in August of 2014. Despite the fact that we are a few...
People Person Collec...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The People Person Collective are a group of musicians (mostly) from Northern California experimenting with song writing. Each month one person creates an album cover, and bi-monthly albums are released with songs based on...
Hudson: The Belfry
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Hudson is a folk rock band from Bellingham, Washington specializing in concept albums, each telling a unique story and written and recorded over the course of a musically immersive seven days. In this eleven chapter/song...
Sick of Sarah: Kick ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Minneapolis indie rock group Sick of Sarah never disappoint, and have easily stood out as one of our favorites since coverage back in 2008 of the title song from the Bittersweet EP via Adamant Records. Today’s...
Sporting Life: Tsuna...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
San Francisco dream-rock group Sporting Life released their full length LP, Rivalry, in January of which the excellent 2 minute surf-drenched first single, Tsunami, was picked for our feature on the Dose today. The eleven...
Fuzziebär: Funny Ass...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
We recently stumbled upon the Brunswick Germany based band Fuzziebär over on BandCamp, where today’s feature was possibly best described by one of the many album purchasers as “Totally worth my neighbor wanting...
Lowtide: Julia
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Following on from the acclaimed eponymous debut album of 2014, the Julia/Spring 7″ single is another deep shot of Lowtide’s euphoric dream pop, released in July of this past year. Recorded in Melbourne by...
Oliver Ocean: Carrie...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Oliver Ocean formed in Nashville in the cold, early months of 2014 bringing together musicians from four different regions of the United States. At first, the band-members shared a common love for simply recording their...
Fort Frances: Buildi...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Chicago indie rock band Fort Frances is putting the finishing touches on their new release “Alio” coming 4/22/16, and in the last few months released the self-reflective piece, “Building a Wall”, a...
KYOTY: 08
posted by Charles Stepczyk
KYOTY is a native group of New Hampshire who provide crushing instrumentals in what they describe as atmospheric sludge. We first heard them through French entity, Ziklibrenbib. 08 is the third track on the 2012 eight-track...
Right Hand Left Hand...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Channelling the spirit of the post-rock scene of the mid to late 90’s, Right Hand Left Hand are due to release their sophomore self-titled album on 12th February 2016 via Jealous Lovers Club. Despite their unerring ability...
Chase City: Go Back
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Chase City are an independent pop band from Hobart in Tasmania (AUS) who released today’s featured track “Go Back” a few months ago. It’s a great danceable track that starts off with a bit of a...
Canyonero: Here̵...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
In May of this past year, Brisbane Australia based rock band Canyonero released the new single, Here’s to Smiling, our feature here today on the feed. It’s a bright and upbeat almost tropical sounding song...
Tacocat: I Hate the ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Seattle based group Tacocat has a third studio album on the way, Lost Time (an X-Files reference), their first release with producer Erik Blood. Blood’s sounds are noted as being wide and expansive, bringing a fullness...
The Fight: Brooklyn
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Edmonton, Canada based band The Fight has released their EP North America this past October 9 through Open Circles Collective, written over a two year period and a byproduct of some of the influential experiences the band...
Keeps: I Don’t...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
I Don’t Mind is the first excellent new single off the forthcoming LP, Brief Spirit by Nashville dream-pop band Keeps, made up of the duo of Agustin Escalante & Robbie Jackson. The album was recently given a...
Foggy City Orphan: R...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Foggy City Orphan formed in early 2015 in a Glasgow basement, the band name apparently the Chinese translation of Dickens’ Oliver Twist. FCO will mark their first anniversary with the launch of their debut single,...
The Story So Far: Sc...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From Walnut Creek, CA, the bay area band released their self-titled album via Pure Noise on May 18, 2015. Their excellent singles “Solo” and “Heavy Gloom” appear to be the first singles, but we...
We Are the City: Hap...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Vancouver, BC progressive rock band We Are the City released this new year flavored track back in March 2011 via their six-track EP, High School. Six videos were also created by Amazing Factory Productions Inc. for this...
Sinnerman: Do It Lik...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sinnerman is Sam Jackson, an artist from London who recently released the excellent rock track ‘Do It Like They Showed You‘. This second effort from the six-track EP, Lend Us Your Era [Part 1] appears to be his...
The Snails: Snails C...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The dance-rock saxophone fueled Christmas tune Snails Christmas (I Want a New Shell) comes from a side-project from two Future Island members. The band came about over five years ago when Spank Rock asked Future Islands to...
The Only Ghost in To...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
My limited release and choice selection of eclectic holiday songs appear throughout the week here on the Daily Dose feed, starting with this Christmas love letter from South Jersey band, The Only Ghost in Town. ...
Estrons: Aliens
posted by Charles Stepczyk
ESTRONS are a rock band based in Cardiff fronted by Canadian-Swede Taliesyn Kallström. Meaning ‘Aliens’ or ‘Strangers’ in their native Welsh, the main premise was to gather a band of general misfits...