ALBUM PREMIERE: Vancouver Duo Mi’ens Keep the Energy High and the Rock Experimental on ‘Future Child’

ALBUM PREMIERE: Vancouver Duo Mi’ens Keep the Energy High and the Rock Experimental on ‘Future Child’

Mi’ens is a mathy noise rock duo from Vancouver, Canada, founded in 2012. Experimental, with a side of sparklepop. Mi’ens is the female-fronted shredding of Kim Glennie on guitar/loops/Moog, backed by the polyrhythmic blastbeats of Evan Heggen on drums. Their unique brand of math noise consists of live loops, layered textural guitar and effects, the […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Joey Molland Rekindles the Badfinger Sound with Soaring Power Pop Tune “Rainy Day Man”

VIDEO PREMIERE: Joey Molland Rekindles the Badfinger Sound with Soaring Power Pop Tune “Rainy Day Man”

The story of Badfinger is one of rock’s saddest and most tragic tales. But one thing is for certain: the group that practically invented “power pop” was abundantly filled with talent. To have three great songwriters in one band was reminiscent of the group’s original label founders, the Beatles. Badfinger’s singles are still regarded as […]

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SONG PREMIERE: Dango Rose of Elephant Revival Shares Timeless Americana On ‘Ring Out’

SONG PREMIERE: Dango Rose of Elephant Revival Shares Timeless Americana On ‘Ring Out’

Long before Dango Rose began his journey with the genre pioneering Transcendental Folk group, Elephant Revival, he was carving out his own unique musical path. After more than a decade of band accolades from the Americana and Folk music scenes, Dango Rose is excited to announce the upcoming release of a new single entitled “Ring Out.” […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Will Evans of Barefoot Creates Worldly & Pacifying Stunner Via “Lean In”

VIDEO PREMIERE: Will Evans of Barefoot Creates Worldly & Pacifying Stunner Via “Lean In”

Will Evans has spent the last decade as the primary songwriter and frontman for the New England based Roots Rock outfit Barefoot Truth. After four albums and 50+ million plays on Pandora & Spotify, he embarked on his solo journey – and has since released three additional full-length albums and toured extensively.  His most recent […]

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Smith Lyle & Moore Marry 60s Pop and Indie Folk-Rock on Impressive Debut ‘EP I’

ALBUM PREMIERE: Smith Lyle & Moore Marry 60s Pop and Indie Folk-Rock on Impressive Debut ‘EP I’

Smith Lyle & Moore is a new LA-trio comprised of touring musicians Andrew Smith, Tyler Lyle and Jack Moore. When Jack Moore lost his father Gary – the legendary guitarist of Thin Lizzy – he was left with the strong sense to create. He decided to leave London and join Los Angeles producer/musician Andrew Smith […]

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SONG PREMIERE/EP ANNOUNCEMENT: War Tapes Return With Vivacious “City Girls” Off  ‘Only Time Will Tell’ EP

SONG PREMIERE/EP ANNOUNCEMENT: War Tapes Return With Vivacious “City Girls” Off ‘Only Time Will Tell’ EP

Ten-year breaks from recording new music are rarer and rarer these days, but pandemics or political mayhem sometimes bring out the music in just any unforced hiatus. Take L.A.-based foursome War Tapes for example. War Tapes’ new five-song EP Only Time Will Tell is the quartet’s first new music since 2010.  It’s also their first release […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Adrian + Meredith Make Strong Statement with Worldly Folk Sound on “Kids These Days”

VIDEO PREMIERE: Adrian + Meredith Make Strong Statement with Worldly Folk Sound on “Kids These Days”

Adrian + Meredith have always been ones to march to their own beat and have never been apologetic for the art they create. Since the duo joined forces in 2015, they have been pounding the pavement, putting their own spin on Americana. Their music embodies the spirit of the human story with a nod to […]

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SONG PREMIERE: Chad Harvey Teams Up with Alaina Renae For Searing Roots Rocker  “Get A Leg Up”

SONG PREMIERE: Chad Harvey Teams Up with Alaina Renae For Searing Roots Rocker “Get A Leg Up”

Chad Harvey is a true American original born in Evansville, and raised in nearby Lynnville—that’s Southern Indiana to the uninformed—just down the highway from Indiana’s most famous musical export, John Mellencamp. . . an artist to whom Harvey has been compared. However, Harvey is far from a knock-off, Harvey delivers his self-penned emotive stories with […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Golding Turn Isolation into Sensual Synth Pop Anthem on “Alone. Together.”

VIDEO PREMIERE: Golding Turn Isolation into Sensual Synth Pop Anthem on “Alone. Together.”

Golding combines the lush vocals of Orange County-native Jay Bainbridge and production from Matt Bartlem of the sunny Gold Coast. An indie-electronic project formed from the duo’s love for intricately crafted beats, melody and harmony. With a meticulously composed sound that draws inspiration from artists such as Alt-J and Phoenix, Golding experiments with melody, beats […]

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SONG PREMIERE/LP ANNOUNCEMENT: Last Year’s Man (Tyler Fortier) Delivers Delicate Musical Remedies Via “Brave the Storm”

SONG PREMIERE/LP ANNOUNCEMENT: Last Year’s Man (Tyler Fortier) Delivers Delicate Musical Remedies Via “Brave the Storm”

Last Year’s Man is the pseudonym of Eugene, OR-based producer and songwriter, Tyler Fortier. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Fortier’s music has been featured on networks like CBS, Netflix, Showtime and the BBC. He has contributed music to libraries like Warner Chappell, BMG, and Marmoset. As a producer, Fortier’s passion is working with up-and-coming artists, […]

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SONG PREMIERE: Jordan Caiola (Mo Lowda and the Humble) Steps Out Solo with Infectious Folk-Rock on “Back Then”

SONG PREMIERE: Jordan Caiola (Mo Lowda and the Humble) Steps Out Solo with Infectious Folk-Rock on “Back Then”

Jordan Caiola (CAI•OLA) is a songwriter/musician/producer based out of Philadelphia. He founded the indie rock band Mo Lowda & The Humble in 2010 and due to its intense touring schedule, the band became his main priority along with his side project NightSeason (founded 2016) – an indie/electro-pop producer duo. Though he always felt writing folk […]

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SONG PREMIERE: Angus Gill & Seasons of Change Featuring Steve Earle Bring Outlaw Blues To “The New Old Me”

SONG PREMIERE: Angus Gill & Seasons of Change Featuring Steve Earle Bring Outlaw Blues To “The New Old Me”

Award-winning singer/songwriter, producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and comedian, Angus Gill has never been one to blend in. From humble beginnings as a 10-year old entertaining crowds at a popular heritage theme park in his hometown of Wauchope, to opening for the legendary Kris Kristofferson and becoming one of the youngest Australians to perform on the Grand […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Stephen Clair Delves into Sly and Intimate Bossa Nova Sound on “Dorothy”

VIDEO PREMIERE: Stephen Clair Delves into Sly and Intimate Bossa Nova Sound on “Dorothy”

Hot on the heels of last year’s Malcolm Burn-produced Strange Perfume, Stephen Clair and his trio arrive just in time to reignite your summer on September 18th with the brand new 11-song album The Small Hours. Recorded at the beginning of 2020 in Upstate NY, a minute before all hell broke loose, this is the […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen Offer Rockabilly Rendition of Ted Hawkins’ “Cold and Bitter Tears”

VIDEO PREMIERE: Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen Offer Rockabilly Rendition of Ted Hawkins’ “Cold and Bitter Tears”

Based out of Philadelphia, PA, Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen is the latest musical project from accomplished collage artist and musician Joe Castro (ex-The Situation, The Lift Up). Heavily influenced by rockabilly, ’50s rock-n-roll and doo-wop, the band takes that vintage rock and roll sound but updates it with a modern lyrical approach and […]

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SONG PREMIERE: Brad Brooks Deliver 70’s Rock Fearlessness Via “God Save The City”

SONG PREMIERE: Brad Brooks Deliver 70’s Rock Fearlessness Via “God Save The City”

Brad Brooks, beloved in the Bay Area as one of its finest vocalists and songwriters, released Harmony of Passing Light in 2012, drew comparisons to Elvis Costello, Wilco, and others, had planned to head right back into the studio to record an immediate, even more, ambitious follow-up. Instead, he found himself fighting for his life. […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Annie Dressner Delivers Striking Vocal Collage “Midnight Bus” Featuring Matthew Caws of Nada Surf

VIDEO PREMIERE: Annie Dressner Delivers Striking Vocal Collage “Midnight Bus” Featuring Matthew Caws of Nada Surf

From her debut Strangers Who Knew Each Other’s Names, her EP East Twenties and her second full-length Broken Into Pieces, produced by Nigel Stonier (Thea Gilmore), Dressner has taken her experience in musical theater and morphed into an acclaimed singer-songwriter, her music delivered with a conversational ease that often seems as if she is reading from an intimate letter set […]

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SONG PREMIERE: Purple Witch of Culver (Sarah Safaie and Evan Taylor) Experiment with Jazz, Electro Funk and Poetry on “Trig”

SONG PREMIERE: Purple Witch of Culver (Sarah Safaie and Evan Taylor) Experiment with Jazz, Electro Funk and Poetry on “Trig”

Purple Witch of Culver is a unique meeting of forces by Sarah Safaie and Evan Taylor, the Echo Park-based duo exploring a diverse cross section of music and poetry. Raised on bebop and straight-ahead jazz before an obsession with Parliament-Funkadelic (the other Jazz kids took to calling her “funky child”) illuminated other musical avenues, Safaie […]

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SONG PREMIERE: On “Grace,” Jimmy Chamberlin Complex Takes Classic Groove For A Jazzy Sonic Onslaught

SONG PREMIERE: On “Grace,” Jimmy Chamberlin Complex Takes Classic Groove For A Jazzy Sonic Onslaught

Jimmy Chamberlin Complex discovers Honor in a time sorely in need on its exhilarating new LP, out September 25th on Make Records. The acclaimed Smashing Pumpkins drummer collaborates with Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme, Frank Catalano and Kneebody members Adam Benjamin, Ben Wendell and Shane Endsley “I looked around,” drummer Jimmy Chamberlin said recently, “and I thought what – in […]

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SONG PREMIERE: David Quinn Breaks Free Via Anti Doomsday Country Rocker “Born To Lose” off New LP ‘Letting Go’

SONG PREMIERE: David Quinn Breaks Free Via Anti Doomsday Country Rocker “Born To Lose” off New LP ‘Letting Go’

David Quinn likes to write in his old pick-up truck. Most of the songs on his second solo album, the sharp-tongued, open-hearted Letting Go (out 10/23/20), came to him during a ramble around the Midwestern countryside. “Driving is one of my favorite things to do. There’s something special about heading somewhere, but it’s not necessarily about where […]

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SONG PREMIERE: Speed the Plough Unearth 1995 Anthem with Dreamy Indie Rocker “Beautiful Place

SONG PREMIERE: Speed the Plough Unearth 1995 Anthem with Dreamy Indie Rocker “Beautiful Place

Speed the Plough is a New Jersey-based chamber pop/indie rock band that has been playing since 1984. The band rose out of the ashes of The Trypes, a mainstay of the early ’80s Hoboken scene, which included most members of The Feelies, many of whom continued with STP through the band’s first decade. Speed the […]

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