Sound Waves # 61

• Weekly Song Recommendations • Sand Jar turns still so far into a beautifully hazy portrait of longing, where fragile vocals and shimmering textures make every moment feel intimate yet strangely distant. The song gradually gathers emotional weight before breaking into a sweeping, cathartic release that lingers like a memory you cannot quite let go […]

Mad Painter – Island Poetry

Alright, turn the speakers up until the windows rattle, because we’ve got a record that feels like it was dug out of a dusty crate from 1972—except it wasn’t. “Island Poetry”, the new full-length from Boston’s own Mad Painter, is out on October 1, 2026, and it reminds us exactly why we fell in love […]

Lyons Lane – You’ll Talk About It!

Lyons Lane is a five-piece out of Detroit, and their debut EP You’ll Talk About It! just dropped. Trust me, you’re gonna want to be in on this from the ground floor. These guys didn’t just show up overnight. Frontman Mark Leo started writing songs and playing in bands when he was eight years old. […]

ReeToxA – Double A Side 2 (Akaroa Erica And The Stars)

Let’s talk about a record that hits like a fist to the chest. ReeToxA just dropped “Double A Side 2 (Akaroa Erica And The Stars)“, and this thing is a powerhouse. This is the sound of a man dragging himself out of hell and turning it into music. ReeToxA is the brainchild of Jason Mckee, […]

Sean MacLeod – That’s When the Earth Become a Star

Sean MacLeod has been kicking around the music game for over three decades, going back to his days in the Dublin band Cisco. He’s also a author and filmmaker with a PhD in Music Composition. The guy knows his stuff. Now he’s back with his fifth solo album, “That’s When the Earth Become a Star“, […]

Sound Waves # 60

• Weekly Song Recommendations • “it’s what you know” pulls you into a hazy wall of guitar before its bruised vocals and relentless rhythm take over, creating a sound that feels both raw and strangely intimate. ulyssescfm balance rough-edged intensity with a lingering melodic pull, making this a track that stays under the skin long […]

The Timbre Project – Bass River Sessions

Let’s not beat around the bush. The Timbre Project just dropped “Bass River Sessions“, and it’s a ten-track, 39-minute rock record that feels like a long, honest talk with a buddy who’s seen some things. This isn’t plastic pop. It’s meat-and-potatoes songwriting with grit under its nails. The band is Jaime d’Almeida, David Zimmerman, and […]

I Plead Irony – This Monologue Conversation

I Plead Irony just dropped their third album, “This Monologue Conversation“, and it’s the kind of record that reminds you why rock music still matters. This isn’t some overhyped, flash-in-the-pan garbage. This is a ten-year labour of love from three mates who have been slugging it out together since around 2004. Rauf Jordan on bass […]

Eli Wise – Ghosts and Logic

After nearly a decade away from the game, Bay Area songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Eli Wise is back, and he’s swinging hard with his new EP “Ghosts and Logic“. This thing is only three tracks and just over ten minutes long, but Eli crammed a lifetime of pain, rebuilding, and pure rock-and-roll defiance into those […]

Sound Waves # 59

• Weekly Song Recommendations • “WOLVES” pulls you into a shadowy sonic world where tension and melody move side by side, creating a sound that feels both restless and hypnotic. I,SAVANT gives the track a sharp emotional edge, making it an easy pick for listeners drawn to moody, nocturnal alternative music. Socials: Instagram Mosquito Control […]

Music by Jeremy – Scenes from a Well Worn Path – Side One

Alright, let’s cut the BS and talk about a debut that doesn’t act like a debut. Most first records are full of safe bets, borrowed sounds, and a guy hiding behind a wall of effects pedals. Not this one. “Scenes from a Well Worn Path -Side One” by Music by Jeremy is the exact opposite—it’s […]

Frederick James – Let Me Give You A Good Day

Turn the lights down low, crack open a cold one, and get ready for a record that feels like a real, crumbly, lived-in kind of rock. Frederick James just dropped his debut EP, “Let Me Give You A Good Day“, and mate, it hits different. This is a fist-pumping, heart-on-sleeve, acoustic-leaning rock record that finds […]