Tag: BLUES
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Hana Piranha – Valentine
Let’s be honest, when we think of the modern alternative music scene, we all have to agree that there have been so many artists and bands delivering excellent music. Still, not so many of them are willing to go way beyond the rules of the genre. It almost feels like they’re afraid of experimenting with…
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Mark Vennis & Different Place – Goodbye To All That
It’s not a secret that Mark Vennis & Different Place are one of the most prolific bands on the contemporary music scene. With their critically acclaimed full-length, “Small Town Empire,” they proved how rock music can still sound exciting, innovative, fresh, and unique, while simultaneously incorporating all those traditional elements that made this genre famous…
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Crescent – Milogather Parts 1 & 2
In these times, when so many bands compete over who’ll get a better guitar tone, polished production, and become the next big thing on a contemporary music scene, there are still music outlets that rely on authenticity, tradition, and classic sound that drew all of us into a rock ‘n’ roll world in the first…
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AcidSitter – Escape From Egoland LP
If you’ve been hanging around this blog for any length of time, you know that I am constantly preaching about the transformative power of a good riff, but every once in a while, a record that wants to reconfigure your entire spiritual DNA comes along. The Polish-Japanese collective, AcidSitter, has recently dropped Escape From Egoland,…
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mUmbo – When It Was Quiet EP
“When It Was Quiet” is the latest release by mUmbo, an excellent English trio based in London. It’s their first piece of work this year, arriving after “Sky Is Blue,” “Fringe Benefits,” “Red Benefits,” and “A Little Life,” a series of marvellous standalone singles released throughout 2023 and 2024 that you should also check out…
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The Tall Pines Return With Fuzzed-Out Single “Dirty Rose”
NYC duo The Tall Pines release “Dirty Rose” October 1 via Declared Goods, delivering a fuzz-drenched garage rock anthem. Fresh from their first UK tour, Connie Lynn Petruk and Christmas Davis continue blending garage, blues, and southern soul into raw, unforgettable rock ’n’ roll. “Dirty Rose” is out everywhere soon.
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The Bateleurs – A Price For My Soul
“A Price For My Soul” is the latest single by The Bateleurs, an outstanding Portuguese quartet based in Lisbon. It’s their second piece of work in 2025, arriving after “For All To See,” another fine piece of sonic artistry you should check out as soon as possible. Together, these two compositions serve as an adequate…
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TV Blackout – The Car Tune
“The Car Tune” is the latest release by TV Blackout, an outstanding American band based in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It’s their first piece of work this year, arriving as an adequate follow-up of “Circles,” another fine piece of sonic artistry released in 2023 that you should also check out as soon as possible if you’re into…
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Discover The Swell Season’s New Single From The Upcoming Album ‘Forward’
The Swell Season–the acclaimed duo of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová–today released their evocative, moody, and rhythmic new single “Great Weight,” the fourth single from their new album Forward, now out 11th July 2025 (moved due to vinyl manufacturing delays). Of the song, which is out now alongside a video filmed by Irglova and Sturla Mio Thorisson, Hansard…
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Rosetta West Released New Track “Circle Of Doubt”
Rosetta West, the independent blues-rock band rooted in Illinois’ underground music scene, has released a new single, Circle of Doubt, timed with the ancient Celtic festival of Beltane. Known for their spellbinding fusion of blues, psychedelia, and world folk, the trio once again delves deep into spiritual themes, this time exploring burnout, struggle, and transcendence.…
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Rosetta West – Night’s Cross
“Night’s Cross” is one of the recent works by Rosetta West, an outstanding duo based in Chicago, Illinois. It’s their first piece of work in 2025, arriving as an adequate continuation of “Labyrinth”, their critically acclaimed debut that you should also check out as soon as possible if you’re looking for soulful, cleverly assembled, and…
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Jaye Jayle Share New Track “Fear Is Here”
Kentucky-based, gothic blues ensemble Jaye Jayle have shared “Fear Is Here,” the third single taken from their fifth full-length album, After Alter, set for release on the January 31 through Berlin’s Pelagic Records. Listen to “Fear Is Here” here. Originally formed as an unfiltered outlet for the sounds inside the head of band leader Evan Patterson, Jaye Jayle have always been an unpredictable…
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