ShapeShiftingAliens — Showing My Face
Even if we couldn’t, and even if we didn’t try to understand better and focus a bit more on Sweden’s pop music, the country’s artists have edged their way into the international scene over the last …
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Moonshine Booze — Desert Road
Welcome to one of the most entertaining and loud rock’n’roll albums of the year: Moonshine Booze just released their debut, Desert Road, via Seahorse Recordings! The band hails from the Italian region of Teramo, and are here to …
Stonerpop — Physical Business
Louisiana duo Stonerpop just released their Physical Business album, a simply fantastic self-released seven-track record in the stream of electro! That would be careless and slapdash just saying “electro.” You see, Maudie Michelle and Jimmie Maneuva uses …
Miesha & The Spanks — Girls Girls Girls
In the mood for some gritty, sexy, hook-infested rock ‘n’ roll? We have just the thing for you: Miesha & The Spanks are out today with their latest LP, Girls Girls Girls, and it’s a filthy …
Crevice — In Heart
Let us introduce you a new Irish malt from the city of Cork in south-west Ireland of course, Crevice! Strong taste, airy melodies and the expected winds that carry thrills from the Atlantic ocean and crush …
Belau — Redefine
Hungarian downtempo act Belau promotes their sound as “chillwave,” but their latest single is evidence that they’re more than that. The chillwave label brings to mind homogeneous synth-soaked self-loathing sounds by acts like Washed Out, …
ELYXR — Strange Stubborn Proud (ft. Kurt Harland Larson of Information Society)
Seattle electronic musician/producer Kasson Crooker of Symbion Project, Rocococo, and Freezepop is slated to release his new single Strange Stubborn Proud under his latest moniker ELYXR via Speed of Dark Music. Here, Mr. Crooker collaborated with the …
System Corporation — Apathy is Easy
New Zealand’s alternative rockers System Corporation just released their Apathy is Easy single, following up their widely acclaimed debut single Dismal Universal Hiss. Modern alternative rock music by a band that sounds familiar with the genre, …
Nostalgist — Disaffection
Fantastic! Seattle’s Nostalgist releases his new Disaffection LP on March 19 in vinyl format, and digitally on March 30 via the band’s own Nostalgium Directive label. This is an astonishing record that should excite all fans …
La Peste — Ossuaire
Hailing from the city of Le Mans in France, La Peste is here to tear apart the standards that come along with the post-punk “attitude” and its norms. The band published their debut Ossuaire (ossuary) album last December …
Review : Black Needle Noise ft. Fakeba — System Bi
If you told me I was going to listen an industrial-oriented song blended with Western African vocals in the native Senegalese language, I would probably tell you to put that drink aside because you sound …
Video Premiere: DMLLL – Although
Turkish violinist Damla Bozkurt (aka DMLLL) is out with her debut EP, Short Tales of Winter, today on Verses Records, and we’re pleased to premiere the video for its lead single. Short Tales of Winter is a five-track album …
Mary And The Ram (MATR) – The Cross
Another totally angular and intensely interesting record launches next week as York’s Mary And The Ram drop their The Cross single via Anonymous Records. This is the first release from the British alternative duo, alternative in all, …
Artist of the Week: ZIALAND
ZIALAND — a gifted singer and talented musician with a tremendous voice hailing from Oslo is our Artist of the Week. She travels around the world working with artists from Australia to the U.S.–where we tracked …
Spirettes — Spirettes EP
After recording their last album in a barn, Spirettes (formerly Katey Sleeveless) are out with their debut studio album. The trio–Kate Perdoni (guitar), Kellie Palmblad (bass), and Emily Gould (drums)–is yet another great act coming …
Autumn — The Fall (single)
Calling all all dear old-school and modern new-wavers, gothics, silk-and-perfumed black leatherettes, poets, and ethereal creatures! Here’s another pretty good one: Autumn is out with a new three-track single, The Fall, on Sett Records. The Minneapolis act …
Equinox – It’s Hard To Be Happy When Your Head is Full of Sin
This is an amazing record for sure! Equinox from the U.K. releases his debut LP, It’s Hard To Be Happy When Your Head Is Full Of Sin, on January 19 via Recordiau Prin. The Mancunian …
Watch Clark — First Week of Winter
Seattle’s Watch Clark is out with its second album, First Week of Winter. I’m really, really keen on their genre which has given me the chills so many times, made me sweat so much in clubs, …
Bruno Merz – Breathe Less
Now this one’s a pretty talented and elegant singer-songwriter from New Zealand who’s currently based in the UK., Bruno Merz recently released his new Breathe Less single, following October’s Whisper Turn, which itself followed 2014’s Highways LP. …
Xeresa — Reality
Earlier this summer, Xeresa dropped their new self-titled 12 track LP, an ambitious project led by Nicolas Pierre Wardel, who does vocals, bass, guitars and programming, with contributions by Tom Lugo’s and Chris Webber’s on guitar, and featuring …