Category: INDIE
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Fashion Bird Danger Danger – Phanerothymes LP
Fashion Bird Danger Danger is a psychedelic pop supergroup consisting of John Wlaysewski and Olive Hui (Late Cambrian), Matthew Milligan and Joey Slater (Wheatus), Lisa Hammer (Mors Syphilitica, Triana Orpheus on Venture Bros), and Levi Wilson (Radiana). These highly experienced musicians shared samples and ideas back and forth between August and December of 2020, during…
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Alpha Cat – Pearl Harbor 2020
Elizabeth McColough’s story about this particular album is quite interesting. It makes me wonder about other artists and their stories about the recording process, various circumstances, fortunate and unfortunate events that somehow affected their songwriting and life. Elizabeth briefly explained everything about songwriting, composing, recording process but also thoroughly told the story about the people…
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Of Shadows And Lights – Almost Prophetic Visions And Thoughts
Of Shadows And Lights is a moniker of Angelo Pitone, accomplished singer, songwriter, and producer from Bari, Italy. Besides being an educated, experienced, and highly skilled musician, Angelo is a critically acclaimed artist, supported by an endless list of music websites, blogs, radio stations, podcasts, and Spotify playlists. There’s no even the tiniest sparkle of…
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The Kindest People – Director’s Cut
The Kindest People are returning with another brilliant material. Like their previous recordings, this particular album is one of many from the series of conceptual releases. Each release follows a specific concept, decorated by an appropriate music genre. Therefore, their material recorded in 2016 carries surf rock aesthetics, recording from 2018 includes elements of garage…
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Cry Red – Everything And The Space In Between
There’s something about this band that keeps me pumped to dig deeper into their debut album. Maybe it’s because of the clever arrangements, subtle melodies, delicate notes, or song structures. Who knows, but one thing is for sure, their music deserves your uttermost attention if you’re profoundly into fully detailed indie rock. Cry Red is…
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Pennan Brae – Lit LP
Pennan Brae decided to make a proper comeback with his latest offering to the broader auditorium. His latest full-length recording, simplistically named Lit, offers ten cheerful rock’n’roll compositions gradually infused by the recognizable power-pop vibe. His music vividly resembles the classic rock’n’roll sound of the seventies and eighties, highlighted with catchy pop twists and turns…
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The Electric Lovehandles – Back From The Dead
Perhaps The Electric Lovehandles is relatively a new band, but the people involved in this group are experienced musicians with decades spent in the music industry. The group consists of Chris Keaney (principal songwriter, lead vocals, guitar), Ian Graham (backing vocals, bass guitar), and Mark Shilton (backing vocals, drums). Since their formation in 2019, this…
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V/A – Craufurd Arms: MMXX Vol. 1.
2020 was rough for everyone. Pandemic and constant quarantine spoiled or permanently harmed public spaces, venues, practice rooms and forced many of them to close their doors. These actions caused many artists, and bands to call it quits and seek happiness in other professions. 2021 doesn’t look any brighter, and staff that works in the…
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Dizmation – Sea Area Forecast
Today, I would like to talk about the release that came out on all streaming platforms yesterday. It’s a brand new full-length material by Dizmation, a Dublin, Ireland based musician and visual artist who invested some bright ideas on his most advanced release. Dizmation previously released a single called Still, so Sea Area Forecast represents…
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Modern Stars – Silver Needles CD
Modern Stars is a trio comprised of Andrea Merolle, Barbara Margani, and Andrea Sperduti. The group emanates from Rome, Italy, and with great assurance, I can confirm these guys are creating such unique music that spans over limitless musical possibilities. Their debut recording represents more than a simplistic exploration into the vast universe of specific…
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Mike Noegraf – Outrospection LP (Various Labels)
Mike Noegraf is a French singer/songwriter deeply rooted in folk music. He’s been lurking on the scene for quite a while with a couple of recordings under his belt. If you’re into European acoustic performers and the folk scene, you probably stumbled upon his previous records, such as split release with Roma Wreckman, Safe &…
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Brendon Moon – Brendon Moon LP
Everyone needs some chillout music from time to time. It’s a hard truth almost the vast majority of music consumers don’t want to admit in the first place, especially if they’re into the underground music scene. Nevertheless, we all have favorite albums or playlists for Sunday mornings, day-offs, vacations, or any other occasion when the…
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