When Balance and Composure unleashed the forthcoming album’s first single “Postcard” to the world, they did so unaware that they had just prompted their fans to amplify their criticisms. Controversy swelled over the track’s heavy use of a drum machine verses live drums. While some fans were encouraging and understanding of the band’s divergence into […]

“We don’t need a reason to take it on the open road.” Ain’t that the darn truth! Makes me want to get away from this desk, crank up that crazy guitar solo and jam right on through the red lights out past the edge of town… London based indie/pop band The RIVE Project have announced the release […]

Sorcha Richardson has dropped off another fantastic tune! It fits right into my “simplicity” theme I seem to have been running on lately, too. This young lady has a great voice and a knack with songs! I’ve heard a few of them and can’t wait to hear the rest of this project! ‘In the past […]

Taking the “less is more” approach, Pat Maloney offers “More to Love” and it turns out to be a pretty good deal! What do you get? Well… you get Pat and his guitar. And a foot stomping or a cardboard box, or something that sounds an awful lot like a bass drum. Oh, and a […]

CHUCK, you’re just plain weird, and Middle Tennessee Music applaud you for it! This may be one of the most fun records I’ve gotten this year. Love the quirky sounds and happy-ish melodies and the weird vocal stuff and…. Thanks CHUCK CHUCK has self-released a heap of records, ranging from weird-kid lo-fi to broken electronica […]

Brooding folkster Andrew Samuel releases his new EP Hissing Bitterness August 27 “Australia’s answer to Destroyer” Ripe Music Blog. “a brooding, poetic gift of a song that reinforced that you only need two chords to write an something beautiful.” Happy. Hissing Bitterness is the second EP from Andrew Samuel, Co-produced by Andrew Samuel and Ryan […]

What can you do with a stack of busted up old starter synthesizers and weird gear? A hell of a lot more than anyone at any music store will Ever admit or any top 40 producer wants you to even think about… and that’s what Lake Kwan Do did on Spanish Limbs. Reminding me of […]

One of the coolest bits to hit my inbox lately, Go Suburban dropped “WWDK” back in April and man, it rocks! I like this one so much I’m gonna go ahead and lay the whole thing on ya. Man, the guitars and drums and vocals and synths and everything in this record are just damn […]