The Lees Of MemoryMoon ShotSelf-Released [2020] There is something really refreshing and energizing about the latest The Lees Of Memory record Moon Shot. For all of those unfamiliar, The Lees of Memory is an indie rock trio featuring Superdrag co-founders John Davis and Brandon Fisher along with drummer Nick Slack. Moon Shot now represents the … Read more
Dublin 5-piece Silverbacks have a video for new single “Up The Nurses”, the latest track to be taken from their debut album Fad, produced by Girl Band (Rough Trade) bassist Daniel Fox. The band has been gaining some notice as they were recently featured in our Artists Of The Week and hit the Top 20 on the vinyl chart. Following swiftly … Read more
TFN has a fiery single premiere for you today from the bay area band Silent Era. Their new single, “Rotate The Mirror,” all starts with a loud hardcore punk guitar revving you up before the power chords of vocalist Michelle Hill takes over and sends this track into its top gear. The group features past … Read more
Ron Gallo has returned with the announcement of his upcoming LP, Peacemeal is due out October 9th. With the album announcement came the release of his latest video, “WUNDAY.” “It’s an introvert summertime party jam celebrating alone time and isolation, but then after too much solo time starting to go crazy.,” he shares of the … Read more
TFN has three artists here to turn up your week! Great to see members of Fugazi back with Coriky which are out of Washington D.C. of course, a really tight 5 piece out of Dublin in the Silverbacks and finally a nod to 90’s alt-rock out of LA with Disheveled Cuss. You really can’t go … Read more
Liza Anne forthcoming album Bad Vacation, is out tomorrow July 24th on Arts & Crafts Records. Bad Vacation marks a new sonic direction for Liza and is a hybrid of new wave, art rock and 90s indie grunge-pop and is set to establish Liza as a breakthrough independent artist and a bold young voice in mental health self awareness. Bad Vacation has been compared to the … Read more
BeansAll Together NowFlightless Records [2020] All Together Now is the Geelong-based quintet Beans (formally Baked Beans) follow up to their 2018 debut record Babble. The group has taken their already organ driven psych rock and perfected the formula as All Together Now is bigger, more addictive and dives deeper into the nostalgia of classic rock. … Read more
On October 9th, METZ will release Atlas Vending, the most dynamic, dimensional, and compelling work of their career. Covering seemingly disparate themes such as paternity, crushing social anxiety, addiction, isolation, media-induced paranoia, and the restless urge to leave everything behind, each of Atlas Vending’s ten songs offers a snapshot of today’s modern condition and together … Read more
Weiwu Are You Perfect Yet?Self-Released [2020] Weiwu is the name chosen by Michael Gungor, as he steps away from the contemporary Christian music band that he led with his wife, Gungor, to explore both a broader, more expansive musical and spiritual realm, which for lack of better genre definition has been loosely labeled as “New … Read more
Suicide Squeeze Records is proud to offer up Death Valley Girls’ new album Under the Spell of Joy to the world on October 2, 2020 on CD/LP/CS and digital formats. First vinyl pressing is limited to 1500 copies (1200 on gold, 300 on label-exclusive silver). You can grab a copy HERE. “Under the Spell of … Read more
Pretenders Hate For SaleBMG [2020] Like many of the innovative, influential women artists who carved out a name for themselves in the early days of modern rock & roll music – Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Joan Jett – Chrissie Hynde is practically a force of nature … Read more
On August 7, Matt Pond PA will release the Songs Of Disquiet EP. All proceeds from sales at Bandcamp will benefit the Save The Music Foundation.Today Matt Pond PA has shared the new video for the band’s take on The Thermals classic “A Pillar Of Salt.“ The video features comedians Nikki Glaser, Anya Marina, Andrew Collin, Ian Fidance and Matt Pond dancing on a Zoom. About the video Matt Pond says: At … Read more
Mock Records just announced Fiesta Pack by Healing Gems on limited Mango colored vinyl, check it out HERE. Here’s what they say about it:“Stoked to announce Healing Gem’s debut, ‘Fiesta Pack’! This LA based band has been making waves in the scene for some time now. They bring to the table fresh Latin exotica with a splash of … Read more
ProtomartyrUltimate Success TodayDomino Records [2020] You might think Detroit’s Protomartyr had a crystal ball when they were writing and recording their fifth album Ultimate Success Today last year as it feels like a closing statement to all things doom and gloom but may just be the cleanse we all need right now. The interesting thing … Read more
Cucamaras have made their return with a new single: “Keep It Cool.” Released this Friday (24 July, via Ditto Music), “Keep It Cool” is the first of two lo-fi cuts set to materialise through the haze of Summer 2020… You can find them to stream HERE. A song that finds the Cucamaras refusing to break … Read more
Paul Melancon The Get Gos Action Hour!Self-Released [2020] Atlanta-based, power-pop indie rock artist, Paul Melancon released a number of full-length albums in the early 2000’s to a modicum of local success, even touring with the Indigo Girls. But then, as he described in this new album’s Kickstarter campaign, he went radio silent due to “severe … Read more
Deadbolt is a rock band from San Diego, California and they have described themselves as “The Scariest Band in the World.” Deadbolt’s music combines surf rock, goth, psychobilly and blues sound with unusual and offbeat lyrics, a style the band dubbed “voodoobilly.” Tiki Man, now thanks to Pig Baby Records, has received its first vinyl … Read more
This week TFN is going to take you back to New York in the 70’s with the new wave of Public Practice, then a slice of catchy and straightforward indie rock from Chicago with Time Thieves and lastly if your missing the late night gigs at your local venue then check in on the gritty … Read more
Rufus Wainwright Unfollow The RulesBMG [2020] Somehow, even when Rufus Wainwright was getting a lot of buzz for the sophisticated sound on his self-titled debut (’98) and his sophomore outing, Poses, he felt like an old soul, someone who’s idea of pop music came from Cole Porter’s prestigious catalog in the 1930’s, and prone to … Read more
Illuminati HottiesFREE IH: This Is Not The One You’ve Been Waiting ForBig Scary Monsters [2020] Sometimes the best thing to do as an artist when you feel pissed off is to just write about it! That is exactly what songwriter and producer Sarah Tudzin did as her Illuminati Hotties ended up stuck in a contract … Read more
Following the release of the animated video for “A Ghost”, frontman Fran Healy has returned to the director’s chair with the video for Travis’ new track, “Valentine”. The track is the third from their new album, 10 Songs, which will be released on October 9th on BMG. The video is directed by Fran and shot … Read more
Holy Wave InterloperReverberation Appreciation Society [2020] Who: The story of Holy Wave starts in El Paso, Texas. This quickly changes in 2008 after a life altering My Blood Valentine show. The band then relocated to Austin where they’ve continued to reside. Sound: The Texas psychedelic scene has always been an impressive one. Holy Wave is … Read more
Honey is the brand-new single from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Revisiting the microtonal theme, Honey feels somber and slightly eery, which seems fitting for 2020. Honey has the above accompanying video by frequent collaborators/studio mates PHC which features Stu Mackenzie taking his isolation to the sunsetting streets of Melbourne. Stay tuned, plenty more … Read more
IntercoolerRead The RoomSilent Echo Records [2020] Brisbane, Australia’s Intercooler is not well known in the US but Read The Room is the bands fourth album and first since 2011. After making music together since 2001, the group got back in the studio with their original lineup and created one of the most hook filled powerpop … Read more
Coming off their 2018 debut Kiss Yr Frenemies, tour-tight and ready to funnel those skills into festival dates and their second record, L.A.’s illuminati hotties instead found themselves in an immovable contract with the publicly collapsing record label Tiny Engines. Songwriter and producer Sarah Tudzin began to write her way through contract purgatory, channeling personal and global anxieties … Read more