Based in Jersey City, the duo of Tom Barrett and Lysa Opfer formed Overlake after bonding over a shared love of 80s and 90s indie rock and alt rock while playing in another band. As Opfer recalls, […]
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Nicholas Wood and Kat Day are the creative masterminds behind the London, UK-based audio/visual project the KVB. And as the KVB, the duo of Wood and Day have quickly developed a reputation for a sound […]
After the release of the Chicago, IL-based psych rock band Secret Colours heir debut self-titled effort and their sophomore effort, Peach, the band went through a massive reshuffling of their lineup within a relatively short period of time that […]
Les Big Byrd was formed in Stockholm, Sweden a few years ago by Joakim Ahlund and Frans Johansson. Ahlund was raised by an immigrant mother in Bagarmossen, a rough and tumble suburb of Stockholm, while […]
Formed in San Francisco back in 1988, the Brian Jonestown Massacre have a long-held reputation for material that has spanned the gamut of psych rock, folk, acid rock, experimental rock, shoegaze and electronica, as well […]
When the Brooklyn based duo of Mia Wilson and Quincy Ledbetter, better known as the Bright Smoke released their debut effort Late for War, they were praised for crafting a sound that deftly meshed a bluesy and moody […]
Consisting of drummer/vocalist Kylee Kimbrough, bassist David MIchaud, and guitarist Kelly Stroup, the Atlanta, GA-based band Dasher has received quite a bit of attention for a blistering, noisy bit of squall. “Time Flys,” the B-side to a 7 […]
As I’ve mentioned about 1,000 times before, lately I’ve been receiving an enormous amount of emails from bands and labels from across the US, Canada, UK, Australia New Zealand and other far-flung places across our […]
Walking Shapes, which consists of Nathaniel Hoho (vocals, guitar), Jesse Kotansky (guitar, violin and vocals), Jake Generall (keys, vocals), Dan Krysa (bass, vocals) and Christopher Heinz (drums) has received quite a bit of love and […]
Based in Flintshire, North Wales, UK, the quartet of Falls have quickly won over fans, critics, and critics on the other side of the pond for blistering, eardrum shattering, scuzzy power chord riffs and howled […]
Comprised of Michael van Putten, Marcel Jongejan and Adrian Hogervost, the Utrecht, the Netherlands-based trio of Stillwave have developed a reputation across their native Holland for a sound that meshes elements of alternative rock, New […]
Comprised of Jamie Lefler and Robert Cepeda, the Los Angeles, CA-based duo of DWNTWN originally got their start when both Lefler and Cepeda were getting over really bad breakups — interestingly and perhaps awkwardly Lefler had been with Cepeda’s […]
Sean Miller (guitar), Pete Urban IV (guitar), Anna Troxell (bass) and Patrick Troxell (drums) formed the Philadelphia, PA-based band Creepoid during a snow storm back in 2009, as a result of boredom and cabin fever. […]
I’ve mentioned this several times over but if you’ve frequently read this blog, you’d know that over the past year or so, I’ve been receiving an increasing number of emails from bands and labels from […]
Tristram Burden and his girlfriend J.E. Seuk founded the South Korean band Language of Shapes back in 2010 over their mutual love of the mandolin and lying around Korean beaches playing Leonard Cohen covers. And […]