After excellent singles such as Riddle, The Worriers, Wherever You Go, and Day Is Gone, Portland duo The Mars McClanes returns with another catchy track. With all these compositions released in 2022, the band keeps its activities as prolific as possible, and it seems it doesn’t have any intentions to stop anytime soon. The Liar… Read More The Mars McClanes – The Liar
Fresh home from a US tour to a Brooklyn that was silenced by the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployed and unable to play live, Brook Pridemore was overcome with a flurry of middle-of-the-night songwriting. More intimate and unflinchingly honest than anything they’d written before, this batch of nascent songs painted snapshots of the most trying moments of… Read More Premiere: Listen To Glad To Be Alive LP By Brook Pridemore
Flogging Molly have joined forces with renowned Ukrainian animators/filmmakers, The Mad Twins, for the band’s “A Song of Liberty” video. The clip highlights humanity’s ongoing struggle against oppression, from Ireland’s Easter Uprising through several 20th century moments including both World Wars, to the current occupation of Ukraine. “We were working on this video for three months under air alerts and… Read More Flogging Molly Release Video For A Song Of Liberty
Flogging Molly somehow managed to stay on top of the game over the years. From Swagger, their debut full-length that skyrocketed them to fame, over essentials like Drunken Lullabies, Within A Mile Of Home, Whiskey On A Sunday, and Float, and soon-to-be classics like Speed Of Darkness and Life Is Good, there are only a… Read More Flogging Molly – Anthem LP (Rise Records)
At first, I thought this was a crust punk or a modern hardcore record. The entire visual identity made me think I will maybe experience an ultrafast, blackened, d-beat hardcore album stacked with hellish screams and shoutouts. After all, dotwork imagery and the theme pointed that out from the very beginning. It was strange considering… Read More Greg Laraigné – The Brightside Of It All LP (Snappy Little Numbers)
Today I have a chance to present a second full-length release by Amos Pitsch, a multi-instrumental artist from Appleton, Wisconsin, known for his involvement in Tenement, Dusk, Technicolor Teeth, Car City, Social Classics, Harlequin Kid, Big Eyes, Chinese Telephones, Paul Collins Beat, Privilege, Tim Schweiger & The Middle Men, and Crutch The Memory label/studio. As… Read More Amos Pitsch – Acid Rain LP (JAC World)
Flogging Molly, who recently announced the impending release of their first new album in five years,“Anthem” (Sept. 9, Rise Records), have previewed a new track from the 11-song collection, releasing “This Road of Mine” this morning. A nod to the band’s, and particularly singer/guitar player Dave King’s, unique history, “This Road of Mine” is, as King says, about taking your own path: “we’ve… Read More Flogging Molly Release Video For This Road Of Mine; Anthem LP Out September 9th Via Rise Records
Luke Warm and the Cold Ones are a rock band based out of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. For the band, writing music is a very therapeutic experience. They try to write songs about the things they are struggling with, and mix them with fun upbeat melodies as a good way to blow off some steam… Read More Luke Warm And The Cold Ones Share Video For Devils Working Late
After a critically acclaimed single named Ego, Edmonton indie artist Kaeley Jade returns with another outstanding composition that will unquestionably end up on your playlist. Poltergeist is the second single from Turpentine, the upcoming full-length album set for release later this year. Kaeley Jade still sails the indie waters, but this time with more rock,… Read More Kaeley Jade – Poltergeist
Today, I got two new excellent records from Graeme of Medictation, Leatherface, and Little Rocket Records, so let’s start with this gem first. Yesterday’s Ring is a long-running trio consisting of Hugo Mudie, Fred Jacques, and Louis Valiquette, who played in The Sainte Catherines together. This album also includes Frankie Stubbs on vocals and guitar,… Read More Yesterday’s Ring – Goodbye Nightlife LP (Little Rocket Records)
Let’s get back into some heavier music waters. Today, I will be talking about another release published by Grazil Records. Relics Of Ancient Love is the latest full-length album by Tears Of Fire, an international doom metal band based in Berlin, Germany. The group includes musicians from Germany, Iran, and Sweden, but that doesn’t stop… Read More Tears Of Fire – Relics Of Ancient Love CS (Grazil Records)
It’s been a while since we had some folk-rock music on our pages. Luckily, a parcel full of releases from Switzerland arrived at our headquarters about a week ago. Nothing of this would be possible without Hendricks The Hatmaker, a folk-punk trio based in Lucerne. The band is back on the map after a three-year… Read More Hendricks The Hatmaker – Songs For The Confused CD
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