Motihari Brigade – The Great Refusal
You wanna talk about a band with some balls? Motihari Brigade just dropped

Stale Jan – I Don’t Bend
You know what’s rare these days? A song that actually means it when it talks about resistance. Not the fake, hashtag, post-it-on-Instagram kind. I’m talking about the

Pocket Lint – Amethyst Cameo
You ever get so hooked on an idea that you ruin your own hands trying to make it real? That’s Pocket Lint. That’s Mark Heffernan. The

Motihari Brigade – The Great Refusal
You wanna talk about a band with some balls? Motihari Brigade just dropped a single called “The Great Refusal” that takes a sledgehammer to the whole AI panic – and

Sound Waves # 52
• Weekly Song Recommendations • James Tonic’s “At The Time In New York” captures the dizzy rush of urban isolation with shimmering hooks and a

Mohawk Castle – In Moonlight
Listen. I’ve heard a lot of rock records made in bedrooms, basements, and garages. But every once in a while, some loner with a cracked

They Owe Us – Frank
You ever had one of those nights where everything’s about to fall apart, but you’re holding it together by a thread and a half-grin? That’s “Frank” by They

Perry Blocker Sand – Red Sails In The Sunset
You think you know “Red Sails In The Sunset”? That sweet, crooning standard from 1935? Bing Crosby? Nat King Cole? Yeah, Perry Blocker Sand took that

Preloved Things – Reset the Internet
You know that feeling when you’re drowning in notifications, doom-scrolling till your eyes bleed, and you just wanna smash your phone against the wall and

Dave Des – Catharsis Caught
Look, most debut albums reek of desperation. You can smell the hunger. The “please notice me” sweat dripping off every chorus. But Dave Des? This

AD Ozium – If Membership Is Slumber
Listen. I’ve heard dark. I’ve heard weird. But this? AD Ozium just dropped something that crawls under your skin and nests there. The double single “If Membership Is Slumber” landed May

Sunraker – Sunraker
You know that feeling when life grabs you by the collar and shakes you until your teeth rattle? That’s exactly what Sunraker’s self-titled EP “Sunraker”

The Buddyrevelles – Make the Dings Louder
Man, some bands just get it. The Buddyrevelles? These Chicago lifers have been grinding since 1998, and they’ve still got that fire in their guts. The proof?

Barry J Walsh – Star Ride
Alright, strap in, you beautiful rock ‘n’ roll degenerates, because Barry J Walsh is about to blast your speakers straight into the stratosphere with his

Finlay Birch – Inside Your Mind
You think you know what Scottish indie rock sounds like? Think again. Finlay Birch has been bubbling under the radar, getting love from BBC Radio Scotland and

Jared Fullerman – Smoke (I Blame)
Alright, heads down. Jared Fullerman ain’t messing around with filler. This guy just dropped “Smoke (I Blame)“—the third and final single before his album Ins crashed the party on

Jaguar TV – Teenage Dream
Let me tell you about Matt Paparone and his solo monster Jaguar TV. This Philly cat ain’t messing around. “Teenage Dream” kicks dirt on all those



