by Nick Sessanna | Apr 25, 2024 | Album Review
Maine-based duo The Ballroom Thieves are fresh off the release of their latest LP, the stunning and aptly-named Sundust. Composed of Callie Peters and Martin Earley, the two have crafted a deeply personal album full of gentle folk with a specialization in dazzling...
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 20, 2024 | New Music
Swedish act Little Lies combine shiny disco with a bit of The Cramps-esque psychobilly influence on their latest offering, “Crazy.” With a bubbling bass rhythm, sparkly keyboard features, and a lovely vocal feature, “Crazy” juxtaposes icy...
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 17, 2024 | Album Review
Red’s Motel has spent the better part of the last year brewing up their debut album, Chapters End. The band, led by the enigmatic Red Hawes, is a three-piece indie/alternative rock act based in Maryland who have been making plenty of waves in their local scene,...
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 14, 2024 | Album Review
Twenty-three year old Davis Gestiehr is spring-loaded with youthful energy, evident on his latest release, I’m Always Lying… Make Me Famous (IALMMF). The four song EP finds the wunderkind exploring various sounds reminiscent of Arctic Monkeys, The...
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 12, 2024 | Album Review
San Antonio’s Soft Mothers (SM) were formed in 2016 by Luis Rocha. Since then, they’ve released a steady stream of alternative-rock flavored music full of angsty guitar energy, heavily inspired by mid/late ’90s and early 2000’s post-hardcore...
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 7, 2024 | New Music
UK-based duo Memorial specialize in heartfelt indie folk songs like their latest single, “Silver.” A stunning showcase of the band’s ear for melody; beautiful harmonies; and a tried-and-true acoustic guitar backbone, “Silver” is beautiful...
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 7, 2024 | New Music
LB Beistad makes religious trauma sound stunning on the alt-pop of her latest single, “Dogma.” Having grown up in rural Tennessee, Beistad’s childhood was rather isolated. She discovered a world of beautiful music when her family purchased a computer...
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 7, 2024 | New Music
Copenhagen’s Taxidermy describe their new song, “Rot,” as “marked by an unrest, a journey through doubt.” Sometimes, a band just knows themselves best, and in the case of this unique act, they’ve described it perfectly....
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 5, 2024 | Album Review
Last time we checked in with Sydney’s Jovi Skyler, we were reviewing the ten-song LP Nothing To Do, full of Jovi’s unique blend of punk and psychedelic rock with a fun, raw approach. Having embodied the spirit of the ’90s with a DIY twist, we found...
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 3, 2024 | New Music
There are rare occasions where buffaBLOG’s words are just… less effective than an artist’s own description of themselves. This is one of those times: “Frog Team is The Front Bottoms meets The Fall of Troy meets Family Guy, and that’s...
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 3, 2024 | New Music
buffaBLOG mainstay maxime. is back with yet another slice of bedroom-pop wizardry, this time in the form of “Quitting Time.” ICYMI, we’re maxime. stans here at the blog (see here, here, and here for proof), and “Quitting Time” is yet...
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 3, 2024 | New Music
Sofia Bolt and Stella Donnelly teamed up for a dreamy new single in the form of “Bus Song.” Not to be confused with the Jay Som song of the same name, “Bus Song” finds the duo playing with swimmy guitar chords, plunking bass, and a ruthlessly...
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 3, 2024 | New Music
Melbourne’s Garage Sale specialize in heartbreaking shoegaze/emo – we’re recommending their latest single, “Movie,” for your listening pleasure.. Sounding like a perfect mix of Smashing Pumpkins, OVLOV, and Duster, the band seems to have...
by Nick Sessanna | Mar 30, 2024 | New Music
Singer/songwriter Heddy Edwards is here with her latest single, “black tunnel.” Recalling ’90s luminaries like The Cranberries and Garbage while channeling modern-day juggernauts like Alvvays and Hazel English, “black tunnel” feels...
by Nick Sessanna | Mar 30, 2024 | New Music
Glom and buffaBLOG go way back (see here, and here, and here, and here). We’re adding to our Glom collection with their latest single, “Below.” While Glom surely knows how to get upbeat and ebullient, “Below” takes a more mid-tempo route...
