Garbage Garden – busy. being. Real.
Raise it up, turn off the noise, and get ready to have your damn head spun around. Garbage Garden just dropped a track called “busy. being. Real.”, and if you’re looking for something that kicks you in the chest while whispering exactly what you’ve been feeling, this is it. This Japanese artist is here to drag you […]
Dazey Daze – WAITING
Let’s get one thing straight: Dazey Daze doesn’t need a full band or a fancy studio to hit you right. This solo project out of West Lothian, Scotland, is proof that sometimes the loudest statements come from the quietest corners. And with “WAITING”, this artist is making a hell of a statement. This is a one-person operation, plain […]
Black and White Rewreite – Tokyo Ghost
Winnipeg’s own Black and White Rewrite are back, and they’re not here to fuck around. After a decade-long silence, this five-piece wrecking crew has clawed their way out of the shadows with “Tokyo Ghost” — and holy hell, it was worth the wait. The story behind the song is just as intense as the music itself. Bassist Curtis had […]
Arcas and the Bear – Solstice
You’ve been waiting for something that actually feels like it was born from sweat, red wine, and a few late nights. Well, grab your headphones and turn ’em up, because Arcas and the Bear just dropped “Solstice,” and this thing is a tectonic plate shift. Hailing from Milton Keynes, England, this is the brainchild of Dan Patmore. Now, […]
ReeToxA – Soliloquy
Look, I’ve been around the block. I’ve heard bands pretend they’ve got something to say when they’ve got nothing but empty riffs and a haircut. Then something like Soliloquy by ReeToxA lands on my desk, and I remember why we do this. Twenty-six tracks. A double album. A European orchestra. A dude who nearly bankrupted himself and […]
Good Carver – The Steps We Have to Take
Look, I’ll be straight with you. When I first saw “indie folk” in the press release for Good Carver‘s debut album “The Steps We Have to Take,” I braced myself for another collection of whisper-quiet coffee shop confessionals. You know the type—songs so delicate they’d shatter if the drummer so much as looked at his […]
ReeToxA – Thrift Shop Dress
Alright, strap in, because ReeToxA just lit the fuse on their upcoming album with the new single “Thrift Shop Dress”, and this thing explodes like a cherry bomb in a tin can. This is the first taste off ReeToxA’s monstrous second album—a 26-track beast that they said was nearly impossible to pick a single from. But […]
Yasu Cub – picking at grass
Some songs take the long way home. “picking at grass,” the lead single from Yasu Cub‘s debut album spiral arms, spent over a decade marinating before it finally found its legs. And man, was it worth the wait. The Tokyo-based duo—Jacob Oki Ahearn and Rory Hoffmeister—first sketched this thing out back in 2012 during their college days at Lewis […]
Rich Chambers – All I Want Is Hope and Nothing More
Let’s cut the opening act chatter and get straight to the crunch. Rich Chambers has just wound the amp to eleven and let loose a track that kicks like a vintage Marshall stack. “All I Want Is Hope and Nothing More” is literally wrapped in feedback and fire. This thing is packed with so much […]
Mars_999 – Ostrov
Sometimes a song creeps up on you like fog rolling in off the water. That’s exactly what Mars_999 delivers with “Ostrov,” the new single that landed March 7th. This isn’t your typical three-chord rock stomper; it’s something deeper, weirder, and way more interesting. Let’s get one thing straight right now: Mars_999 isn’t playing by anybody’s rules. This project lives in the […]
Tears On Denim -Dream It Real
Some bands spend years trying to find chemistry. Others just get on stage and realise it’s already there. That’s the story with Tears On Denim, a new Los Angeles outfit that brings together some serious heavyweight talent. You’ve got Alice Austin from Black Sabbitch, David Drouin, and Aaron Zaroulis from Cold Engines/The Brew. These three found […]
Sssstephen – Day Trip
Austin’s one-man wrecking crew Sssstephen! just tossed a raw steak onto the grill. His latest single, “Day Trip,” drops March 20 via the upcoming EP Triptychs, and let us tell you that this thing hits like a bag of bricks to the chest. Right from the jump, Sssstephen! (the man does guitar, bass, AND drums here, because apparently sleeping is […]