Category: reviews
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The Spoken and the Sassy
artist: Sheila Sondergard | genre: alternative, indie-pop | label: unsigned listen now Spoke Too Loud Same Ol Bend Take a listen to “Spoke Too Loud,” the title track to Sheila Sondergard’s most recent CD, and if you don’t think it’s one of the grooviest songs you’ve ever heard…then you need groovy lessons. The verses offer…
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New Release :: Cliff Notes by Treading Lemmings
artist: Treading Lemmings | genre: alternative, rock, brit-pop | label: unsigned | album: Cliff Notes [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-at-sea/id395957999?uo=4″ title=”Get it at iTunes!”] Here’s what I know…Quinn (vox), Joe Szadkowski (drums), Marc Roulier (bass), Andrew “Andj” Stainer (guitar) and Ricky Hunt (guitar), collectively known as Treading Lemmings, are passionate about their music. They believe in it and, after…
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A Letter To Oceansize…
artist: Oceansize | album: Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up | genre: alternative, rock label: Superball Music Dear Oceansize: I’ve known you and loved you for almost seven years, which makes this letter very difficult to write. Things have always been great between us. We met when you released your debut, Effloresce. It was…
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New Song, New Vid…The Joy Formidable
artist: The Joy Formidable | genre: alt-rock | label: Canvasback Today’s post is short, sweet and simply this…I freaking love this band. – Drago upcoming shows Oct 01 King Tuts Wah Wah Hut Glasgow, United Kingdom Oct 02 The Tunnels Aberdeen, United Kingdom Oct 04 Manchester Academy Manchester, United Kingdom Oct 05 O2 Academy 2…
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Hey, who stole my attention?
artist: Attention Thieves genre: Brit Alt-Rock listen now Broken Promise From My Reach buy now For me, when I think of quintessential Brit Alt-Rock over the last few years bands like Kaiser Chiefs, The Enemy, and Hard-Fi come immediately to my mind as some of my favourites. I have a new band to add…
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That's the Story…
artist: Miss Geo & The Metrics genre: indie pop, electronic album: The Story label: unsigned listen now Snake Soiree :: Hooked :: The Story download now 2009’s The Story by Miss Geo & The Metrics is DIY done right. Eight (8) long months of recording in basements and, apparently, warehouses has produced an indie-pop album…
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The Quest of Zion Judah
artist: Zion Judah genre: roots | reggae label: Mt. Zion Records listen now Create Your Own Reality :: Give Thanks For Life :: Higher Conciousness NYC’s Zion Judah may call the Big Apple home today, but his roots are in reggae. With his latest release entitled Quest, Zee delivers a modern musical vibe that lies…
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Let the face melting begin…
artist: Toykult album: Narcisstika genre: electronica | alternative | rock label: unsigned listen now: Eyes of Vin Diesel :: Super Cleaner It’s unclear when Montreal’s Tom Hamlyn lost his mind. One could hazard a guess that it happened while he was back in his native England studying art in Birmingham but no one really knows…
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From the Shores of San Diego
artist: Small City Calling genre: alternative | indie-rock album: Oceanus (EP) label: unsigned listen now… Castaways :: We Are the Messengers :: My Friend the Ocean (Coming Home) Just a few short months ago, San Diego’s Small City Calling released their 2nd studio recording and follow up to 2009’s The Living Room Demo. Their latest…
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Introducing Romania's Grimus
artist: Grimus genre: alternative | indie rock label: Eden Music listen now: In A GlimpseStarted (will be released in Aug) When you hear the name Transylvania, often the notion of a dark, yet somehow alluring, place comes to mind. From the stories we’ve all seen and heard, this place in the heart of Romania probably…