SONG PREMIERE: Death By Unga Bunga Soar with Punk-pop Rocker “Egocentric”, Announce New LP ‘Heavy Male Insecurity’
For over a decade, Death By Unga Bunga has supplied their own blend of punchy rock and roll, joyful power pop, and wavy psychedelia that reels you in and doesn’t let go. Hailing from Moss, Norway, the band formed in 2007 after lead singer and guitarist Sebastian Ulstad Olsen held auditions out of his […]
Indie Folk Duo The Sea The Sea Craft Sublime Songs and Harmonies on ‘Stumbling Home’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
On Stumbling Home, the upstate New York-based indie folk duo The Sea The Sea beautifully blend male/female harmonies that would have fit perfectly on any of Fleetwood Mac’s classic mid-‘70s run of classic albums. The LP, their fourth, is simply sublime. Just two songs in, with the unforgettable “A Thousand Years,” with Chuck E. Costa […]
From Detroit’s Golden Dollar To World Sports Stadiums: The White Stripes and Their Greatest Hits Package
Think back twenty-three years ago to August 14th, 1997. The Oklahoma City Bomber Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death, Google.com was a month away from registering their domain name and the billboard charts were dominated by Puff Daddy, The Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys and Third Eye Blind. Also on that day, at the Golden Dollar […]
The Perfect Soundtrack For Winter Nights
Besides great company, delicious food, and exciting games, music is probably the most vital component of any night in with friends and loved ones. It’s essential to creating an atmosphere, motivating and uplifting where necessary, and setting the overall mood for the evening. And because musical genres are so vast and expansive, you can create […]
‘Black Bear’ Is Mesmerizing, Relentless, And Deeply Unsettling (FILM REVIEW)
Black Bear is transcendently effed up.
LISTEN: Malady’s “London, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down” Plays Upon LCD Soundsystem Favorite
Fusing musical elements from dub, post-rave, early dubstep, and IDM with formative indie guitar music, London based Malady draws inspiration from day-to-day living, focussing on conversations and social observations. The vibrant band has dropped their debut single “London, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down.” Produced by Eduardo De La Paz and the band’s own […]
LISTEN: Stephen Day Proves Nashville Has R&B Flair On Laidback “Back of My Hand”
In October of 2019, Nashville-based Indie-pop artist Stephen Day released his first full-length album Guess I’m Grown Now. His catalog has now seen close to 29 Million streams. Prior to COVID, he was set to sell out his first headline tour after playing the Wanderland Festival in Manila, Philippines. Now with the world in a […]
Menahan Street Band Announce New LP ‘The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band’
Today, esteemed Menahan Street Band announce their first album since 2012, The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band, out February 26th, 2021 via Daptone Records, and release a lustrous new single, “Midnight Morning” (below). The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band is a milestone that reveals new dimensions in tone and timbre, as well as […]
WATCH: shame Shares Assertive New Single “Snow Day” Off ‘Drunk Tank Pink’
Today, shame presents a new single, “Snow Day,” off of their long-anticipated new album, Drunk Tank Pink, out January 15th on Dead Oceans. It follows previously released singles “Water in the Well” and “Alphabet.” Alongside, the band has shared a visualizer featuring drone footage shot in the Scottish Borders, where the band wrote Drunk Tank […]
LISTEN: Kuma Overdose (Feat. Sam Blehar) Get Jazzy on Joao Gilberto Influenced “Bawling Nola”
London based producer and artist Kuma Overdose is a carefree fusion of cultural traditions and musical styles. Kuma Overdose grew up in the L.A suburbs in an Asian American household. Studying jazz, he quickly learned to write and produce hip hop; the resulting fusion sound debuted on his 2019 EP: ‘Lofty’ which received acclaim from […]