British-born, France-based singer-songwriter Simon Scardanelli delivers a thunderous call to arms with his latest single, “Battle Ships,” a gritty and rebellious folk-rock anthem drawn from his forthcoming climate-themed folk-opera La Mer. Both defiant and mythic in tone, “Battle Ships” imagines a mythical race waging war against humankind in a last-ditch rebellion against our environmental destruction. […]

With Dark Side, Philadelphia duo Gun-Shy Butterfly bursts onto the alt-rock scene not with a whisper, but with a jolt of distortion and purpose. From the opening bars, there’s no mistaking the lineage – Veruca Salt, L7, The Breeders, Bleach-era Nirvana – but this isn’t retro cosplay.

Dark Side is the official debut from multi-instrumentalists Julie Exter and Andrea Tarka White, both long embedded in the Philly indie rock underground. But this track isn’t just an introduction – it’s a declaration. In an era oversaturated with overproduced, algorithm-fed releases, Dark Side reclaims emotional rawness and lived truth as the core of rock’s enduring power.

New England folk songwriter Dan Pallotta has a new single entitled, “Working Man’s Son,” a powerful, upbeat and introspective folk track that captures the emotional tension of gratitude and guilt in a son’s relationship with his father. The inspiration for the song came from Pallotta‘s relationship with his father, who passed away three years ago. Pallotta reflects on the complex feelings […]