
Fringe Frontier – Think Back
You like your rock music with a side of worn-out boots and a map dotted with dive bars from the Georgia clay all the way

Holly Woodlove – Run Back
Alexander Dausch, the mad scientist behind the San Diego solo Holly Woodlove, is back with “Run Back“. This thing absolutely rips. Released on February 13,

Eoin Shannon – Highs & lows
We’ve spun a lot of records over the past year, and plenty of them sound like they were cooked up in some sterile producer’s lab

Kentucky Trust Fund – Last Flight
Sacramento’s The Kentucky Trust Fund just dropped a debut full-length that hits like a shot of bourbon chased with a mandolin solo to the gut. Last

Sean MacLeod – Take Control (Don’t Let ‘Em)
After getting a bit experimental and artsy with his last single, Dublin’s own Sean MacLeod reminds us exactly why he cut his teeth in the

The Vigilante – Get You Through
If you’ve been starving for a track like a shot of whiskey chased with a lightning bolt, The Vigilante just delivered the goods. The cinematic

The Trusted – Spin
Look, we’ve sat through enough landfill indie and copy-paste pop-punk to last ten lifetimes. But every once in a while, a track comes along that

Pearl Project – Poetry in Motion
If you’ve been sleeping on Pearl Project, now’s the time to wake the hell up. This isn’t your regular romantic pop tune dressed up in

Anette Ähdel – Whispered Walls
“Whispered Walls” by Anette Ähdel won’t get out of our skulls. And we don’t want it to. This is a woman who cut her teeth

Studious B – About Me
Studious B just dropped the single of the year with “About Me”, and we’re not being polite about it. Brian C. Taylor—writer, filmmaker, and the man behind

The Lovely Sparrows – Edge of the Collapse
Austin, Texas has turned out some heavy hitters over the years, but The Lovely Sparrows? Man, they’ve been flying under the radar for way too

Hana Piranha – Valentine
Most bands who try to write about “destructive romance” end up sounding like they just got dumped at a Starbucks and decided to plug in

Anana Kaye – There Is A War
Some songs don’t plead for your attention. They actually demand it. “There Is A War” by Anana Kaye isn’t merely a cover—it’s a takeover. And if you’ve got any

Effusion 35 – Take Two
We’ve been doing this review thingy long enough to know when a band is just going through the motions, dusting off old records for a

Tom Minor – Ten New Toe-Tappers for Shoplifting & Self-Mutilation
When a sophomore record rolls in with a title like “Ten New Toe-Tappers for Shoplifting & Self-Mutilation”, you either strap in for the most pretentious hour

Sound Waves # 45
• Weekly Song Recommendations • “Chemical Bombs” hits with a volatile mix of crushing riffs and raw urgency, sounding like a pressure valve blowing off

