Hello, and welcome to yet another installment of “Mike finally gets to the bottom of the inbox and promises he really does listen to everything, for real.” Last year, I was introduced to the NJ-based garage-rock band Fence via their [...]
If you’re hungry for some Prince-inspired funk for these strange modern times, look no further than Boulevards who is gearing up to release a new full-length, Hurtown, USA. The Raleigh-based artist recently announced the forthcoming record with “Nu Burn Ave [...]
We’ve been on The Clydes beat since late 2013 and just like a fine wine, they’re only getting better as time goes on. Case and point; So The Story Goes, the new full-length from the indie-rock quartet due out October [...]
Detroit-based singer/songwriter Anna Burch has been honing her chops over the years playing out as a part of other bands. It’s her solo material, however, that caught the attention of the great Polyvinyl earlier this summer with the label bringing [...]
Hailing from Burbank, CA, Courtney Ranshaw crafts buzzsaw-guitar-led tunes as Black Adidas. His latest single, “Free Shit,” is a perfect punk-rock burner which puts the prevalence of corporate sponsorship in mainstream music, and society in general, firmly in his lyrical [...]
Photo Credit: Amanda Laferriere Led by the husband and wife duo of Cole and Bambi Browning, Portland-based group Reptaliens craft dreamy melodies led by sparkling guitars and analog synthesizers. Their sound sometimes belies themes of intense yearning veering towards tragic [...]
Photo Credit: Andrew Wilchak Back in July, I caught a set by Brooklyn-based rockers Gingerlys at Secret Project Robot that immediately put them on my radar for future releases. Lo and behold, the band is now gearing up to release [...]
Last year, I was introduced to the wonderfully talented, multi-dimensional Brooklyn-based group Zula in premiering their then single, “Getting Warm,” and featuring another here, “Basketball.” Now, the band is gearing up to release a new EP, 6 Passes, via Forged [...]
It’s been almost two years to the day, give two, since we last featured NJ-rockers LKFFCT in these digital pages. Now, the band comprised of Max Rauch (vox/guitar), Keith Williams (vox/guitar), Brian Legentil (bass) and Ryan Baredes (drums), are gearing [...]
Photo Credit: Emily Finlan Despite a limited number of official releases, Buffalo-based art-rockers dreambeaches have established a rich, vibrant aesthetic. Now, with a debut EP entitled Disappearing Act on the way via Admirable Traits (pre-order), the group comprised of Corey [...]
