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‘J is for Genius’ is taken from their album ‘Don’t Go Anywhere’ released 22nd March 2021. America was gearing up for the sixties. Little Richard screeched his way to the top with ‘Lucille’ and Elvis had 9 hits in a row. Jack Kerouac penned his immortal novel ‘On The Road’, inspiring Americans to seek the […]

One Of My Favorite Things – a single from the longtime stoner-pop, bubble-grunge, space rockers in King Black Acid and the Rainbow Lodge. Once again the band rips into new sonic territory while still managing to nod back to classic psych-rock power pop acts like the Small Faces and Cheap Trick, as well as contemporary […]

Sick Day is a Chicago-based deviant folk musician with catchy lyrics and subtly powerful stage presence. Inspired by everything they see, Sick Day has a powerful effect on listeners. The band was founded in Spring 2019 by songwriter Olivia Wallace and drummer Stef Roti. Released in May, 2020, this is the title track of a […]

Liverpool UK psychedelic rockers The Vryll Society released the single Andrei Rublev on 14th April, creating further anticipation ahead of the release of their debut album this summer. Inspired by scenes from Andre Tarkovsky’s 1996 arthouse classic film, Andrei Rublev is an emotive charge of hip-hop drums, crunching bass lines and hypnotic guitar solos, hinting […]

Dreaming of the Pyramids are a Swedish alternative rock band based in the southern city of Karlskrona, with a new double a-side out on Spotify called “The Rain / The Sun Still Shines For You” Inspired by old shoegaze bands like Slowdive and Ride as well as more modern music like the killers. Dreamy synths, […]

Leeds UK grunge pop trio Night Owls share Better With Age, the second punishing cut from their ‘Tragically Human’ EP due for release next month. Snarling, ferocious and dripping with fury, the Leeds outfit’s latest offering sees them incorporate experimental electronic influences within their distinctive sound, whilst retaining their boundless energy and trademark vocals to […]

Teeside UK based Llovers released their latest single A Second With You on 6th April. Indie darlings Llovers possess bags of potential and take another giant leap forward in their latest release A Second With You. Packed with glistening hooks and the anthemic quality to match, the Teesside outfit display their songwriting prowess once more […]

Newcastle UK based FEVA‘s latest single Makin’ Waves was released 5th April. Indie rockers FEVA return with Makin’ Waves, delivering an onslaught of fiercely infectious, high-octane riffs in their trademark anthemic style ahead of a series of tour dates throughout the UK. Receiving widespread praise following the release of their blistering debut single Blind late […]

Philly artist CUBBAGE has returned with the spirited five track effort “Live at Forge Recording“, giving a more visceral vibe to their one-take live versions of new songs and covers. The excellent new EP was released on March 30, 2018 as is available under a name-your-price model at Bandcamp. Highly recommended! WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | […]

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 available via BC in addition to their EP, including the solid 2016 LP “All That We Keep“, available for $15 total on both. […]

Liverpool bedroom pop artist Pizzagirl releases Seabirds, via Manchester label Heist or Hit, ahead of debut EP ‘An Extended Play’ to be released next Friday April 13th. Having trickled his first few delectable electronic gems out from his bedroom-studio (or ‘Beatzeria’), and into the world via the Power of The Internet, Pizzagirl is almost ready […]

Santiago, Chile band CRONOS DEBE MORIR recently released their EP, “Despertar” on February 5th, with six blistering tracks of really quality punk rock contained within. The four-piece band formed as long-time friends and former members of Nada Nuevo, Mustang, CXTK and Capitan Morgan. The idea behind the band was in a sense to “rematch” to […]

The Fretless is the Canadian fiddle foursome playing an essential part in the emerging movement mainstreaming traditional Irish folk music. Holton Alan Moore’s is from their album ‘Live From The Artfarm’ which will be released in a few days. Starting with its debut album in 2012, the band has steadily pushed further into the public […]

21-year-old songwriter and guitarist, Austin North began performing as a UC San Diego student before eventually returning to his hometown of El Paso to form SLEEPSPENT. The band, now a trio including Cecilia Otero on bass and Josh Mendoza on drums, will release its Chris Common (Minus The Bear, Chelsea Wolfe, Le Butcherettes)-produced debut EP […]

Born Cosmos Sunshine Heidtmann on a commune-like hippie settlement on the Connecticut River, there’s an outpouring of influence behind the music that draws from years of reflection and observation. Letdown is the first single off the upcoming album, ‘Comes With The Fall’, out April 25. Cosmos has amassed a discography of four full length albums […]

Pale Green Things (Jack Traynor) is a solo alt-folk act from Manchester, UK. After becoming disillusioned with the music industry, Traynor took time out becoming a long distance van driver for two years. Travelling across the UK and Europe carrying anything from Motorbikes to Library exhibitions, Traynor found the time being away from music studios […]

“Laputa Lights” is one of seven beautiful tracks off Kiev Ukraine post-rock three-piece ALINDA’s 2016 release, “Why Do You Twinkle“. The band best describes their solid new album on their BC page, where you can pick up the effort for about $8 US, well worth the price. The sounds of our new album will take […]

Manchester UK grunge-pop quartet Hover Bored release exhilarating new single Safe Side. Formed in Wakefield, but now based in Manchester, Hover Bored are an up-and-coming grunge-pop quartet set to release their new single, the fiery, exhilarating Safe Side on March 30th. Searing riffs, rolling bass, crashing drums and bratty vocals coalesce into a fiercely infectious […]

The featured track “Bigolder” by Montana based trio, BUTTER comes from their 2013 seven track release, “Field Field Lake Lake“. This latest effort was recorded in Eureka, Montana with a few of my new personal favorites also including “Truck” & “Old Field“. Overall it’s a stunningly solid effort with many beautifully vocal moments and instrumentation […]

Yorkshire UK The Indigo Project released a single As Always 28th March. Brimming with talent, the Yorkshire music scene continues to thrive year on year and 2018 looks no different with the arrival of indie rockers The Indigo Project and their new single As Always. “A teenage tale of love and loss, As Always is […]

Four piece instrumental post-rock/post-metal Italian band CHARUN is back with their newest and fluidly beautiful six song release “Mundus Cereris” released on February 25, 2018. While only six tracks, most are about double length so I hesitate to call it an EP, as its definitely close to full album length here. You can pick up […]

Dreamy Hull UK slacker-shoegaze quintet bdrmm just released their debut single kare. Formed in the later hours of 2016, through a haze of party poppers into the early hours of 2017, Ryan Smith took his solo project from bedroom to stage in what feels like an instant. Under the moniker bdrmm the Hull 5-piece are […]

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 throwbacks such a remastering of a track by FIFTEEN and another earlier release by favorites SAMIAM. WHO ARE THE TOMS, a indie pop […]

RVIVR, a four-piece punk rock band from Olympia Washington, released their excellent two-part “From the Tide” 7″ on Dec. 31, 2016 via Dead Broke Rekerds here in the US. Fast forward to the beginning of this year, and 2018 now brings the band into the recording studio at Long Island to lay down a full […]

Married Bakersfield, California-based duo Fawns of Love (Jenny and Joseph Andreotti) released “Zine Days” b/w “Something Stupid,” a new two-song 7-inch on March 2, 2018. The songs adhere beautifully to the Andreotti’s most personal and nostalgic inspirations, from its title, to its inspired artwork, music video, and even a Spotify playlist the band created to […]

Orleans, France five-piece indie pop band UPSEEN released their five track EP “El Monstruo” this past December [’17], with the beautiful opening track “Life” leading off the effort. Upseen formed in the Fall of 2014, and since that time have also released their debut eight track release “Sold Out Sunset” in 2016. You can pick […]

Guildford UK based Annabel Allum shares her second track of 2018, RASCAL, out 22nd March via Killing Moon. It follows her acclaimed January release ‘Beat The Birds’ and critically successful 2017 EP ‘All That For What’. Loaded with pulsating hooks and the enigmatic singer-songwriter’s tenacious vocals, Allum oozes charisma and once more showcases her ability […]

tasru is Tom Grathwol, an independent musician based in Niigata Japan, as well as Minnesota. His newest effort is the brilliant nine track LP “Bottom of a Lake” which came out in late November of this past year [’17] on Tanukineiri Records, with all songs recorded out in Niigata Japan. The beautifully sublime song “Come […]

Liverpool UK Pizzagirl has set his eyes on the dancefloor downer-disco ready new anthem Coffee Shop. Alongside this, he’s announced a debut EP, titled ‘An Extended Play’, set for release on Friday 13th April. On Coffee Shop, Pizzagirl, or Liam Brown to give his citizen name, offers a listener guarantee: “Each listen of “coffee shop” […]

Alt-folk newcomer Callum Pitt releases new single ‘Happiness’. Evoking comparisons to acts including Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes and The War On Drugs, the Newcastle-based musician combines finger-picked folk riffs with a stunning falsetto voice and has already drawn acclaim throughout the online community (DIY, Crack In The Road) and across the airwaves from Phil Taggart […]

Los de Esta Noche (The Ones From Tonight) are another band we are featuring this week out of San Antonio, Texas. The group is a Latin roots rock band with a soundscape ranging through Ska, Cumbia and Conjunto music. Influenced by the sound and culture of the Mexico border, they blend horns and percussion along […]

Leeds UK based grunge pop purveyors Night Owls have announced the arrival of their ferocious new single Do You Want It All? the first offering from their ‘Tragically Human’ EP due for release in May. An onslaught of relentlessly heavy riffs and screeching vocals, Do You Want It All? showcases the trio’s immense potential on […]

San Antonio, TX musician and beat crafter DIEGO BERNAL released his most recent inspiring love letter to music this past August on local label, Exponential Records. While I’d love to spell out the new album name here, it doesn’t appear our site can currently handle several of the special characters in the title (see cover […]

Reading UK based Saltwater Sun return with tenacious new offering The Wire, reaffirming their irresistible blend of guitar pop on a whole new level. Marshalled by frontwoman Jen Stearnes’ gritty yet infectious vocals, the Reading quintet’s first release of 2018 boasts stratospheric hooks, explosive guitars and delicious harmonies, elevating them right back alongside their indie […]

San Francisco based post-punk group Steakhouse released today’s featured track “Interstate” on their self titled LP in Sep 2014, the 10 track release taking a year in the making. The band plays post-punk with bits of country & western thrown in, reportedly at all the wrong times. Steakhouse are currently writing for their sophomore release, […]

Brighton’s emerging indie juggernauts Thyla launch their sprawling new single I Was Biting, capitalising on an exhilarating start to 2018 that’s seen them tipped for major success at both press and radio. Spotlighted alongside Pale Waves, Nilüfer Yanya and Sorry in NME’s 100 Essential Acts for 2018, the post-punk outfit have since finished their first […]

Formed in 2012, Sunhaze originated from the vision of Danae Labraña, a San Francisco transplant hailing from the shores of Santa Barbara. Through the next few years the membership count was fleshed out to the current count of five band-mates through 2016, with several shorter releases issued by the band up to their debut 11-track […]

Pine + Palm is an indie pop rock band from Stockton, CA formed initially as a duo between the Heard siblings, although grew from there with the addition of two band members. While we wanted to introduce the band via this stunning single they released in May 2016, the band has also recently announced their […]

London UK trio Organised Scum release new single Unborn Cars [today] on 9th March. London three-piece Organised Scum release their first single of 2018, Unborn Cars, a wonky, understated tune recalling the quirks and buoyant production of ‘80s art-pop. Think XTC, Sparks or Split Enz shackled by the modern-age’s pressures and trappings and you’re on […]

Born in 2015, Oakland, CA artists EL DUO blend lo-fi electronics and afro dance grooves while drawing from their deep love of improvisation. Their brilliant track “Diamonds” is the opening song on the debut EP from August 2016, “The El Key“. The EP delivers a handful of solid songs recorded across a variety of spaces […]

Manwomanchild just released (yesterday 06 Mar 2018) a new single called Memory Leak. The track is the first release since their album ‘Awkward Island’, which was released in July 2016. Manwomanchild is a rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania fronted by David Child. The band was started in Rhode Island in 2008, and in 2013, Manwomanchild […]

Passionate French independent label LA SOUTERRAINE has been steadily releasing quality compilations a little more than monthly, and one of the newest that arrived this February was called “VOYAGE EN SOUTE“, a collection of thirteen quality tracks from thirteen artists. You can grab it over at the label’s BC site below under a name-your-price model, […]

Philadelphia producer ash.ØK weaves disparate threads of genre— electronica, trap, hip-hop, folk, blues, and ambient—into a fine tapestry of sonic innovation. Straddling cultures as a first-generation Indian American hailing from Philly, ash.ØK (Ashok Kailath) was as influenced by gritty boom bap of artists like Nas, Pharcyde, and Notorious B.I.G. as by the ancient music of […]

Today’s Dose is the second single from the Birmingham UK band Bear Witness‘ EP ‘Dreams of Fame’. “Formed by 2 brothers in 2014, Bear Witness are an Alternative Rock band from Birmingham, England, with a focus on strong songwriting and expression. Integrating subtle melodies with monstrous rhythms, influences include Queens of the Stone Age, Kings […]

The song “When It Hits” is the first of three solid tracks from the new late February release of the same name by Isle of Man based Indie pop artist, Phil Reynolds and the Big Day Out. This new project by Phil Reynolds (with aid from Kieran Ball) is based out of Douglas but he […]

Dream pop quartet BOYS release their sumptuous new offering Hollywood, crafting a wave of blissful, hazy soundscapes and evocative tones to kick-start 2018 in style. Written and recorded following the conclusion of their debut US tour last year, Hollywood captures the band’s creative tendencies in full flow with delicate tones and warm, fuzzy guitar work […]

Peterborough/London three piece ambient post-metal band PET SLIMMERS OF THE YEAR (PSOTY) released their stunning six track EP “…And The Sky Fell” in 2010 on the Lost Children Net Label, two years after the band’s initial formation. Their debut album “Fragments Of Uniforms” later followed this in 2014 through Candlelight Records and can be picked […]

Clean Dirty Clean, is upbeat, heavy rock and roll with occasional bursts of pop and folk from Appalachia – specifically, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. The band released their first full-length studio album “Resistor” February 1st, 2018. The album is available for download and streaming on all major music outlets, and CDs are available by mail […]

Berkeley based indie rock band SUPER CASSETTE issued their most recent release in Sept of ’17, the six track EP “Cathode Ray Tube“, a solid collection of pop tracks anchored by our absolute favorites, “Crucible” and today’s feature and EP opener “Happy Obsolete“. The group fronted by the twin Gerlock brothers reportedly started as a […]

“I wanna live where culture kills machines and decent melodies will haunt you in your dreams.” On Blood Orange Moon, Felsen delivers a new telepathic message through melody and lyric beamed directly from their late-night West Oakland studio. Listeners are reeled into Felsen’s revealing inner world of entangled branches, swarms of bees, unfolded paper cranes, […]