Athens, GA-based multi-instrumentalist Thayer Sarrano has had quite an interesting life: Sarrano grew up in a monastery and in the swamps of Georgia’s southern coast. As a child, Sarrano was classically trained, wrote poetry and […]
Category: indie rock
New Audio: Potty Mouth’s Latest Single Channels 120 Minutes-era Alternative Rock
As I’ve frequented mentioned on JOVM, I frequently multitask while playing many of the countless SoundCloud links and videos I receive, and sometimes I get so caught up that I wind up going through an […]
New Audio: Beijing, China-based Nova Heart’s Sexy, Shimmering, Dance-Floor Ready, New Single
Last month, I had written about the Beijing-based trio Nova Heart and “Lackluster No.,” the first single off the Chinese trio’s self-titled full-length debut, slated for an October 2 release through FakeLoveMusic. Initially, the project started as the […]
New Audio: Introducing The Swaggering Blues Sound of Colyer
Born in the South, raised in the Midwest and currently based in Los Angeles, Steven Colyer is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who writes, records and performs under the mononym Colyer. His debut single “Out […]
New Audio: Check Out Wildling’s Haunting Cover of Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold”
Comprised of Ryan Levine (lead vocals), Justin Levine (bass), Andrew Ampaya (keys, vocals), Erik Janson (guitar, vocals) and Casey Brothers (drums), the Los Angeles-based quintet Wildling were founded back in 2012, and although currently unsigned, the quintet will […]
New Audio: The Gorgeous and Swooning Sound of Los Angeles’ Line and Circle
Comprised of Brian J. Cohen (vocals, rhythm guitar), Eric Neujahr (guitar), Jon Engelhard (bass guitar), Brian Egan (keyboards) and Nick Cisik (drums), the Los Angeles-based quintet Line and Circle originally formed in Ohio. The quintet received national attention with […]
New Audio: The Urgent, Garage Rock Sound of Seattle’s Pony Time
The Seattle, WA-based duo Pony Time, comprised of Luke Beetham (bass, vocals) and Stacy Peck (drums) can trace their origins to when the duo met while helping a friend move a stereo in 2009. Initially, […]
New Video: The Timeless Sound of Sweden’s Frida Selander
With the release of her first two, critically applauded, full-length efforts, Frida Selander, an Umeå, Sweden-baesd singer/songwriter and guitarist has been considered by some critics as her country’s closest thing to Patti Smith and PJ Harvey — […]
New Audio: Starlight Girls Slinkily Seductive, Western Leaning, New Single “Hero”
Since their formation back in 2010, the Brooklyn-based sextet, Starlight Girls have developed a reputation for a unique brand of “noir-ish indie pop” and a live set that employs the use of video projections. After releasing a well-received, self-produced […]
New Video: Courtney Barnett’s “Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go To The Party” Channels 120 Minutes-era Alternative Rock
With the release of I’ve Got a Friend Called Emily Farris EP, How to Carve a Carrot Into a Rose EP and the double EP The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas (which, from my understanding is a […]
New Video: The Hazy, Neon Colored, New Video for Dirty Ghosts’ “Cataract”
If you’ve been following JOVM over the last couple of years, you may be familiar with Dirty Ghosts, the solo recording project of its Toronto-born, San Francisco-based singer/songwriter/guitarist and creative mastermind, Allyson Baker. Baker has […]
New Audio: The Sweetly, Anxious Earnestness of Diet Cig’s New Single, “Dinner Date”
Comprised of Alex Luciano (guitar, vocals) and Noah Bowman (drums), the New Paltz, NY-based duo Diet Cig caught the attention of the blogosphere earlier this year with the release of their Over Easy EP — and building […]
New Audio: Menace Beach’s Latest Single “Ghoul Power” Channels 90s Grunge Rock
With the release of their debut full-length effort, Ratworld earlier this year, the Leeds, UK-based quintet Menace Beach, comprised of Ryan Needham, Liza Violet, Matt Spalding, Nestor Matthews and Nick Chantler received international attention for what has been described as channelling grunge/alternative’s […]
New Audio: Surf Rock Is Dead’s Summery, New Single “Anymore”
Kevin Pariso, who originally hails from Chicago and Joel Witenberg, who hails from Melbourne, Australia, met here in NYC, and after a jam session, the duo of Pariso and Witenberg decided that they should collaborate […]
Live Concert Photography: High Waisted and Dirty Dishes at Alphaville 6/27/15
Live Concert Photography: High Waisted and Dirty Dishes Alphaville June 27, 2015 If you’ve been following JOVM over the course of this summer, you’d know that it’s been a rather busy summer for me, and […]