Comprised of Adam Curley (vocals), Evan James Purdey (guitar), Jon Shub (bass) and Mark Hewitt (drums), Melbourne, Australia-based quartet Gold Class formed last year, and within a few months of their formation, they began to […]
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New Audio: The Hazy, Bubblegum, Psych Rock Pop-Leaning Sound of The Rebel Light
The Rebel Light are a Los Angeles-based trio, who specialize in an old-school bubblegum pop/psych rock sound that draws heavily from both 60s mod-era rock and Southern Californian psych rock that’s hazy and retro sounding […]
New Audio: Introducing The Murky and Eerie Sounds of Seattle’s Nightspace
Nightspace is the solo recording project of its Seattle-based mastermind Bailey Skye. And as Skye explains in press notes, the project is meant to evoke that in-between time, “when the dark part of your consciousness […]
New Audio: Long Island’s Wake The Sun Specializes In an Old-School, Bluesy Rock Sound
Comprised of Dillon Mealey (lead vocals, primary songwriter), Jeff Alvarado (bass, collaborative writer), John Creighton (keyboards), Jon Brick (drums) and Tommy Perrotta (lead guitar and background vocals), the Long Island-based quintet Wake The Sun can trace […]
New Audio: The Bluesy, Power Chord-Based Shuffle of The Hunted Crows’ New Single “Get Out”
Comprised of Luy Amiel (backing vocals, guitar) and Jacob Linnet (lead vocals, drums), the Melbourne, Australia-based duo The Hunted Crows have quickly developed a reputation for an enormous, swaggering arena-rocking sound of power chord-heavy guitar lines, tweeter and woofer […]
New Audio: The Sweaty, Angry Punk Sound of Austin, TX’s VIDEO
Featuring members of Bad Sports, Wiccans, Radioactivity and The Wax Museums among others, the Austin, TX-based quartet VIDEO has developed a reputation for a visceral and powerful sound that possesses elements of punk rock, hard […]
New Audio: HEATERS’ Immersive and Reverb-Heavy, New Single “Gum Drop”
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the better part of this year, you may have come across a post or two on the Grand Rapids, MI-based psych rock trio HEATERS. Comprised of Andrew Tamlyn, Nolan Krebs and Joshua […]
New Audio: Lennart Richter’s Modern Reworking of Duran Duran’s “Girls on Film”
With the release of his first single at the end of 2012, the Berlin, Germany-based producer, electronic music artist and DJ Lennart Richter quickly established a reputation as an up-and-coming electronic music artist, producer and […]
New Audio: Thayer Sarrano’s Murky Yet Gorgeous New Single “Touch My Face”
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 […]
New Audio: FIDLAR’S “Leave Me Alone” Reveals A Studio Sheen While Remaining As Raucous As Ever
Comprised of Zac Carper (guitars/vocals), Elvis Kuehn (guitars/vocals), Brandon Schwartzel (bass), and Max Kuehn (drums), the Los Angeles, CA-based quartet FIDLAR, derive their name from an old skateboarder saying “Fuck It, Dog, Life’s A Risk” And […]
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: The Shoegazer Infused Sound of Gramma’s Boyfriend
Comprised of Haley Bonar (vocals); Jeremy Ylvisaker (guitar and synths), a member of The Cloak Ox, Alpha Consumer and a member of Andrew Bird‘s backing band; Mark Erickson (bass), Ylvisaker’s bandmate in The Cloak Ox; […]
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: The Old School Soul-Inspired Sound of McClain Sullivan’s “Happy Anniversary”
Born in Seattle, WA and currently based in Brooklyn, McClain Sullivan grew up with an unwavering passion for making music; in fact, Sullivan says in press notes, that “I could sing before I talk” and […]
New Audio: The Summery and Ethereal Sound of Clas Tuuth’s Latest Single “Air”
Clas Tuuth is an up-and-coming London-based producer, who first came to the attention of the British electronic music scene with the release of a remix of Rozi Plain’s “See My Boat,” which received radio airplay […]