by Jason Klaiber | Mar 9, 2018 | Preview
Tonight Mutual Friends and Ugly Sun will surely rock the Lockhouse Distillery & Bar off its framework. The establishment is located at 41 Columbia St. in Buffalo. The balance of local garage group Ugly Sun’s high-octane rush of punk and the atmospheric dreaminess...
by Jason Klaiber | Mar 1, 2018 | New Music
“Facade,” the new track from Brooklyn power pop quartet UV Rays, is an indie treasure, plain and simple. With contribution from richly melodic guitar capable of acerbity just as well, the tune is an emotionally charged ball of fire about reconsidered thoughts and...
by Jason Klaiber | Feb 28, 2018 | Preview
Tonight Buffalo’s own Sunday Brunch will be bringing their wondrous lo-fi late 90s indiemo sound to the Nietzsche’s, located at 248 Allen St. Last July, Sunday Brunch released the six-song EP called Eat Your Heart Out, which fills its running time to the...
by Jason Klaiber | Feb 27, 2018 | New Music
“Legacy,” a new track from post-punk band Spirits of Leo, is rife with nostalgia, a byproduct of early Cure-esque guitar work mixed flawlessly with an atmospheric, shoegazing undercurrent. It’s slick, dark and as warm and inviting as it is elusive....
by Jason Klaiber | Feb 27, 2018 | New Music
In a whirl of anger, fear and stress, Berkeley synthpop duo vverevvolf creates an emotionally liberating anthem in “Lemonade,” inspired by singer and writer Dylan Gallagher’s often frustrating experience as a homosexual and the societal pressure that comes with it....
by Jason Klaiber | Feb 27, 2018 | New Music
With a lyrical message underlining the subject of empty promises, “Saying Things” by Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter-producer Para Doc finds solace in an upbeat, pulsating rhythm with an ‘80s flair. The track’s catchiness falls on almost every aspect of its 2 and...
by Jason Klaiber | Feb 14, 2018 | New Music
JACK’s “A Kick A Knife” advances with palpable emotional intensity. With a benevolent vocal assurance and seemingly effortless flaunting of compositional prowess comparable perhaps to the greatness of either Joanna Newsom or Big Thief, Buffalo-hailing and...
by Jason Klaiber | Feb 12, 2018 | New Music
ALCABEAN’s “Still Remember” is an invigorating slice of heavy-duty rock ‘n’ roll. The Copenhagen-based quartet makes magnificent use of pop-punk influence and the zeitgeist of guitar-abounding alternative rock of the ’90s on the track. Within a three-minute...
by Jason Klaiber | Feb 12, 2018 | New Music
Synapson’s “Hide Away” is an admirably refreshing single from this French electronic duo. The beat is disco-esque, balancing a funk rhythm with entrancing, pop-inspired vocals courtesy of Holly Martin. It’s surely a perfect fit for the club...
by Jason Klaiber | Feb 12, 2018 | New Music
“Why Not,” a new single from Modesto, California’s Socks, is an indie delight. The track gallops out of the gate with the most irresistible bass-propelled groove. Chops of guitar pierce through the rhythm, as do playfully energetic vocals. Closing out their debut LP,...
by Jason Klaiber | Feb 12, 2018 | New Music
“Wikid,” the new offering from Billy Wild’s recently released album All Nighters, has immediate pop appeal. The Ontario-based producer has created a single of substance, an assemblage of potent synthesizer, soul-touching vocal harmonies and understated but effective...
by Jason Klaiber | Feb 12, 2018 | New Music
Los Angeles-based electronic pop duo Kuzo wows on the remarkably stylish new single “Luna.” The track starts with a minimal but gradually burgeoning groove, bolstered by penetrating vocals swaying with ethereal beauty. The lyrics, meanwhile, are assertive, commanding...
by Jason Klaiber | Feb 6, 2018 | Rochester
With a music video shot and edited by photographer Kurt Indovina, and Rochester based musician Trevor Courneen’s “Thursday, Endlessly” is a self-effacing alternative rock jewel. The tune is breezy and accessible, much in the vein of a modern version of Pixies’...
by Jason Klaiber | Jan 30, 2018 | New Music
“Neon Colours” from Copenhagen-based electronic pop foursome Retro Kid is a weightless, mesmerizing breath of euphoria. The lyrics don’t say much, but all the while they say everything the song should, with thought-provoking talk of “the sound of nostalgia.” The song...
by Jason Klaiber | Jan 30, 2018 | New Music
With breakneck rapidity and laudable simplicity, Australian indie punk trio Sad Hill grips the listener by the collar and tells it like it is within a three-minute span on the expertly titled “Mantras For A Failed Academic.” Each verse is built upon...