“‘Phosphene’ is a song that started out as a simple, catchy groove riff, but it grew into something more complex than that after I finished writing it.” (AJ Rosales)

Pep Rally bring summer fun in their video for “Staying Alive” (Bee Gees) as they dance through the streets of Philadelphia.

This is a song for the Icarus long dead, alive, and yet to be. (Trevor Sensor)

Ryan Cassata’s Greetings from Echo Park transforms the struggles of chronic illness and the fight against transphobia into a fearless, genre-blending punk-folk howl.

“Before I started writing my own music, I solely did covers by my favorite artists. It helped me understand music from a non technical POV,” Kayla Janowitz explains. ‘Congratulations’ by MGMT has been one of my favorite songs since it came out in 2010. It was always a standout to me in MGMT’s discography, being slower and more stripped down than their usual tracks. Her version joins a tradition she began with her first EP, which included a cover of The Zombies’ “The Way I Feel Inside.” “I always thought it was super cool when artists included a cover in their projects—it shows you a glimpse of their inner world, what inspires them.”

Sugar Bomb announces new EP Explosive with lead single “Frenzy.”

“I had a free night in my hometown in between tour dates and my dear friends at No Worries Brewing offered up their brewery as a place to film some live acoustic performances. I had done a monthly residency at No Worries in the months prior to recording the new album so most of the songs on the record were sussed out there before heading into the studio. So it just seemed to make sense to document this song acoustically in their space.”

“There are 46 species of Seahorse living in the earth’s oceans. They mate as if in a dream. After a long and exquisitely beautiful ballet of courtship, the male seahorse receives eggs from the female and fertilizes them in his brood pouch. The male gives birth (typically at night) between 9 and 48 days later, and is ready for the next batch of eggs by the following morning when his mate returns. He is both male, and female. To me, this is music.” (Kramer)

“I hope this record is universal for the listener. I hope it is an album they choose to listen to while working out, while driving, on amazing days, and on awful days. Handle With Care reflects how young our band is in the grand scheme of things, in a positive way. There are many wildly different sounding tracks on this record, yet all of them still sound like they come from us. It all still feels cohesive.” (George Danahy, The Ghouls)

In an surprising reunion after 25 years apart, the ex-Sorrows bassist joins former Tang S’Dang bandmate Jim Santo (The Sharp Things, Matt Hunter & The Dusty Fates) for a genre-jumping collaboration that draws inspiration from Curtis Mayfield to David Bowie, Elvis Presley to Ray Davies, Scott Walker and beyond.

“Mother’s Day” is about familial trauma. People receive a lot of messages about the importance of staying connected with family and forgiving them for the harm that they do. Pain is passed down and each new generation is expected to accept the treatment they are given. The song is a pushback on those expectations. The verses lay out the pain of the child in this dynamic, and the chorus turns around to say, “but I’m not allowed to feel that way, right?” It reflects the confusion and loneliness of being the first in a family to try to break patterns and move forward.

“‘Barely Real’ is song about landing in a place you’ve always wanted to be. But now that you’ve arrived, you discover that what you’ve wanted all along isn’t quite what you thought it’d be. Perspectives change, time is fleeting, and you realize that life is just a collection of memories that can leave you wondering what’s even real. We tried to mirror this sentiment in the video, by capturing candid footage on 8mm film the weekend we began recording the album in the summer of 2023.” (Matt O’Conke, Worn Through drummer and songwriter)

“Time Machine” is a steampunk-inspired video for a track from goth-folk duo Charming Disaster’s new album The Double. The video depicts an animated adventure through space and time, in which the duo attempt to change the past and start over again. What could possibly go wrong?

“We Listened to the Radio” is the definitive Nourallah Brothers single. Both brothers sing throughout with each other; Faris taking the high road, Salim taking the low. These siblings from El Paso have survived a lifetime of ups and downs. They’re not reuniting after 25 years to cash in on the payday from stadiums or concert halls filled with adoring fans. Salim and Faris are simply back for the joy of reconnecting again over music, the thing that they connected with together as children. This track perfectly captures that wide-eyed enthusiasm.

Sunset Lines’ new single is a lush, synth-laced ballad that juxtaposes delicate melodies with a haunting narrative, capturing the bittersweet end of summer and the complexities of love.

“I wrote ‘Hate Me Less’ with a common thread found throughout the fabric of multiple previous connections. I was reflecting on a breakup in which I recognized I was putting off ending for far too long, worried about hurting the person, but actually hurting us both worse. In the end, it became a song about memories, regret, feeling messy, and ultimately, one of hope… but from a healthy distance.” (Aidan Strange of Strange Neighbors)

David Lowery (singer, songwriter and frontman for the two acclaimed rock bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker) drops his new solo single “Fathers, Sons and Brothers” (featuring The BellRays).

“Chuckles Deluxe is the first of hopefully many love letters to myself, my desires and my authentic personhood. I’ve spent years as Fielded searching for a comfortable vocal delivery, honest lyrics, dreamy melodies and an embodiment of all of the genres and musical decades that have influenced me. With the help of David Lackner (YAI, Blue Jazz TV), my co-writer, I was able to dream up the melodies and have someone to lay the groundwork under my acapellas to create the songs you’re hearing. I feel ‘Chuckles’ is one step closer to a fuller, more realized version of Fielded.” (Lindsay Powell)

Rising singer-songwriter Charlotte Morris is opening up like never before in her new album both sides, and we’re thrilled to be premiering the full project exclusively on The Big Takeover before its official release on streaming platforms.

“What was both challenging and special about this video is that its story arc evolved over the course of several months, twisting and turning in real time alongside Tyree’s ongoing fight for justice,” says guitarist David Perry.

CDSM band member and co-director Ben Presley on the video: “The video concept for ‘Not Another Bleeder’ was D.I.Y. at its finest. My partner Violet Martini took the lead, pushing the nineties fisheye feels to the limit. Drawing influences from Busta Rhymes’ “Gimme Some More” music video, we went for a Willy Wonka-style trip through a bad dream… and there’s goats! Thank you to Mary from Decimal Farms as well as Tabre and Parks from The Goat Farm Arts Center for access to your facilities!”

“Love is a Picnic” is an introspective rumination on the personal cost of love, framed through a dreamy, cinematic soundscape.

Afton Wolfe is a product of his home, Mississippi. It is the birthplace of at least two American art forms: country music and blues music. Meridian is the birthplace of Jimmy Rodgers, while the Mississippi Delta is the birthplace of the blues, and the first rock n’ roll notes ever played, according to some music historians, came from Hattiesburg. Afton also draws much of his style from nearby New Orleans.

“Make The Most” is the fourth video from the upcoming GuitarDrumming 0I mini-album from O.A.R. keyboard player MikelParis. It revolves around his unique style of “GuitarDrumming” on acoustic guitar.

“Our friends Derek and Ben (from Sessions in Place) approached us about doing a music video for us. They were the ones who picked the song “The Pattern” and we told them they could do whatever they wanted,” shares Weep Wave vocalist Dylan Fuentes. “We’ve never done that before and we’re super stoked about the way things came together. It was interesting to see what kind of story and vibe they created from our music.”

Time Thieves shares “Remember I Forgot” music video ahead of Come Home EP.

Doug Albregts of Little Falls Trophy explores the depths of craving on new single, “Addiction,” from the upcoming album Rehashed. “It’s about that first rush, when something—or someone—becomes a part of you,” says Albregts.

I wrote “Afterlife Passerby” about that small, yet viscous fear of missing out on a supposed peaceful afterlife. It’s a fear that has loomed over my head since I was a child, always haunting the bright peaks of life.

A bluesy, organ-fueled anthem about resilience and starting again, Reid Parsons’ “Get Out Of Bed” offers a powerful preview of their lush and emotionally rich debut album Back to Back.

Remain’s “No Day to Die” was recorded with Eric Delegard at Reeltime Audio in Denton, TX. What you hear on the recording is 100% organic–band members playing instruments and serving the song. The longer we live the less we tend to believe. This song is admitting that we still want to believe in something, and still want someone to believe with.

The Slow Death premieres new song “Little Ghost” ahead of their upcoming album, No Light To See.

Washington DC trio Starting Early are back with a video for new single “Do As I Do,” written at the end of the studio sessions for their debut album Hello.

“Newcomer Blues” is the video for the third single from Stories I Only Tell My Friends, the third album from Nikki O’Neill, an R&B/Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Chicago.

Softjaw burst onto the international power pop scene in 2024 with a sound that combines Cheap Trick guitars and Teenage Fanclub harmonies with a dash of The Exploding Hearts’ energy. “I Need You” is an infectious single, premiering with a video at The Big Takeover in advance of their first full-length album later this year.

Now considered to have been decades ahead of his time, Bruce Haack forged his music from glittering “new” computer landscapes of his own invention, long before the world was aware that such things were even possible.

Chad Price Peace Coalition premieres the video for “A.M.,” off A Perfect Pearl, which delivers Chad Price’s signature rough-hewn vulnerability. The limber group kicks up some sublime musical moments that feel distinctly inspired by prog giants like Jethro Tull and Yes.

“We’re thrilled and proud to be part of a new grittier sound and punk rock attitude, borne of frustration and anger, that is uniting people from Generation Z to Boomers. You are going to start hearing more bands and artists taking up the nothing-to-lose attitude, pushing the limits and daring the newly installed fascist regime of Trump and Musk to come after them. We certainly will. And you might only hear about them through the cracks at first, but they will be there, and The Big Takeover will shine the light.”

Impulsive Hearts shares “WASP” music video ahead of the Sorry in the Summer album remaster (Cavity Search Recordings).

More than a wistful love anthem, Darker Lighter’s new single “Nice To Meet You” is a meditation on time, loss, and the unknowable connections that shape our lives, transforming a brief, fleeting encounter into a lasting reflection on the human condition.

New York State’s Andhi & the O’Neills are introducing their debut album, The Surprise Party, with the release of their first single, “Blame it on the Weatherman.”

Truth or Consequences New Mexico announces This Time of Year EP with overdriven indie-rock single “Seed of Doubt.”

Chicago’s Hannah Frey shares the dreamy and twangy “People Pleaser” ahead of Lucky Girl album release.

Brian Straw is a forward thinking artist unbound by convention or the boundaries of expression. In “Wreck of Dreams,” the video premiere from his retrospective 2xLP The Hidden Years, a simple strummed figure underpins the artist’s baritone voice, which can soar as well as brood.

With perhaps a bit of intentional irony, Denver-based rock trio and Big Takeover favorite Riot For Romance releases full-length LP Learning to Unburden Myself on Valentine’s Day. The album is a glorious racket of alternative rock formed from a swirling confection of post-punk, emo, and shoegaze roots.

‘Tinder Live’ star, actor/comedian Lane Moore + It Was Romance returns with new stellar indie rock EP.

Today Seattle band Kinski announces its 10th LP Stumbledown Terrace, due March 7 on the Comedy Minus One label. Check out the new single “Experimental Hugs” and pre-order the vinyl

SPRINGHOUSE’S FROM NOW TO OK TO BE REISSUED MARCH 14 ON VINYL, CD AND DIGITAL FORMATS, WITH PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BONUS CD OF RARITIES!

Trap Girl‘s new album, out tomorrow via Kill Rock Stars, is an uncompromising collection of hardcore punk anthems highlighting the band’s commitment to social justice and trans empowerment.

“Lonely Mayor” is the second video from the upcoming seventh studio album from Chapel Hill-based pop-noir band, The Old Ceremony, being released October 17 on Robust Records.

Filmed over three non-consecutive days around Phoenix, the visually captivating, “The Well” by Flower Festival explores themes of vulnerability, coping, and ultimate peace.

“The Witness” is the first music from Love Spells, upcoming the debut album from Death Doula, a dusky Art-Rock band hailing from Portland, Oregon.

Grasser is back with “Don’t Make It Weird,” their third music video from their forthcoming sophomore album, You’re Welcome For Having Us, out August 30th via Mint 400 Records & Byrdhouse Records.

TRØN THE ARCHER, formerly part of the duo TRØN & DVD, is starting a new chapter in his music career with the new single “Hostage Graduation” on Mint 400 Records

New Jersey Eclectic Alt Rock Band Fair Panic pulls a fast one covering the great 90’s shoegaze forerunners, Cocteau Twins!

Renee Maskin is premiering the track, “Jaques Cousteau,” from the upcoming Chansons de lune Split EP, a collaboration with fellow New Jersey artist SONOFDOV

Asbury Park’s fierce “bitch rockers,” Little Hag, are thrilled to share their latest single and accompanying music video, “You Blew It!.”

Today, L.A. neo-psych group, Dream Phases, share “Turn Away”, the third single off their upcoming LP, Phantom Idol.

“Roll” is a platonic love song. This one deals with one of the more difficult themes on the record for me: loving a friend so much that you might have to let them go.

Lame Drivers offer up a track-by-track breakdown of their new album Become an Island

After relocating from the East Coast to his home of Salt Lake City, indie-artist Toto Peña proudly shares his latest single, “FUELT4NK,”

“I’ve been walked out on, stood up, run down and laid low so many dang times, I just had to sing about it. Butch Vig overheard me telling the tales in a dive bar one day, and he said let’s get you in a studio, Zeke. This song is the role call of my romantic downfall.” -Zeke Bleek

Washington state’s Alessandra Rose drops a new cover of the legendary “Wild Horses,” featuring members of Guns ‘n Roses, The Posies, and Mark Lanegan‘s band.

Brooklyn-based alt-rock band Sub*T is thrilled to announce the release of their new single “Shed,” a standout track from their forthcoming EP, Spring Skin out June 20 on If This Then Records.

“I was crashing at Simon’s house in Nashville during his 2019 book tour when one day, I woke up to this big novel of lyrics that he had written from a dream that he had earlier that morning.” -Joe X. Jiang

Artie Do Good announces new album ‘Socialist Dance Party’ with “Bread and Roses”

Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter roger weeks is thrilled to announce the release of his new single “MY OWN WAKE” along with its accompanying music video, co-directed by roger and Rose Betts

Philly indie rockers CLOAKZ just shared “El Zero,” the first single from their upcoming Control Program LP, which is set for release in August, 2024.

Single Premiere: Chicago soul songwriter nicholas shares “loose leaf,” co-written with Marcus Darling and Steven Rutledge

One Hand Up is the fourth full length release by guitarist/songwriter Karen Haglof.  Like its predecessors, One Hand Up revolves around Haglof’s hard-hitting yet spry, stripped-down, playing and writing.

Self-recorded and produced, Rare Earth Dream is a sonic odyssey spanning nine tracks, each a testament to Young Legs’ keen ear for arrangement and composition.

The Armoires absolutely mean it as the video for their new single opens up the Art Nouveau-inspired world of their forthcoming album.

Jacob on the Moon announces new album Live! From Earth with beachy soul single “Surface”

“BTGGF is an ode to the most beautiful and powerful women on earth; the song (and video) is an expression of self that ANY ONE can embody.”

“I want to be totally immersed in the music that I love & am writing….fuck ‘career’.”
-Ken Badger, The Scenics

“Dairy Queen” is the pop-punk summer anthem for anyone who’s ever wanted something they can’t have — like an Oreo Blizzard or an unrequited crush.

Chicago artist Alex Santilli is usually seen behind the kit. But today, he takes center stage as The Adventures of Anacleto to announce his second record Saturnia Vol 2. with the single “silent disco.”

“I spent a lot of time thinking about the ways ironic detachment and nihilism permeates online culture and by extension into our day to day lives.”
— Theo Matz, songwriter, American Sigh

Across six tracks, Bug Seance invite listeners on a captivating journey through a mosaic of heavy, effervescent, shoegazey soundscapes. Throughout, themes of solitude, mental well-being, friendship, and love are explored with unwavering sincerity.

“The new single from psych-pop mastermind Anton Barbeau’s epic Morgenmusik/Nachtschlager double album balances pure pop with Eastern prog, and the video features animated funeral donuts. What’s not to like?”

On May 31, +/- {Plus/Minus} will release their highly anticipated album, Further Afield, via Ernest Jenning Record Co. Today the band is thrilled to unveil their latest single, “Calling Off The Rescue,” accompanied by a captivating band-created video.

Chicago indie-rock band Madame Reaper & the Gentleman’s Club combines synth-pop with a healthy heaping of gothic theatricality. The Big Takeover is happy to premiere their newest song “Satanic Tango (Is)”, which takes on a more literal interpretation of a Madame Reaper and features a Spanish-inspired sound.

Today, LA space rock quartet Les Biches (lay-beesh) release the fourth video from their acclaimed LP The Mysteries—the mysterious and epic “Shikotsuko.” Conjuring elements of wall-of-sound alt-gazers such as Spiritualized or The Church with perhaps a touch of the reserved elegance of David Sylvian’s Japan, the track is a singular experience where night sounds give way to a deconstructed lullaby before descending into a crush of horns and guitars.

There’s a palpable excitement surrounding New Jersey’s The Tide Bends. Their latest single “Glass Jaw” feels like the calm before the storm, hinting at something seismic on the horizon.

Dark Ice Balloons, the latest LP by Brooklyn indie/punk trio, Nihiloceros, premieres today exclusively on Big Takeover Magazine and available everywhere tomorrow via Totally Real Records. The follow up to their 2021 EP, Self Destroy, which garnered the band attention from fans and critics for its bleak take on the human condition, Dark Ice Balloons explores the places between the worlds of living and the dead. Both lyrically and sonically its a touch more hopeful than its predecessor, leaning away from standard pop elements in lieu of rich guitar textures and an intentionally uglier palette of sound.

Palm Ghosts shares two new releases, “Pulse,” from their forthcoming Escape EP, and a The Chameleons cover, with sales to benefit To Write Love On Her Arms.

Today’s premiere is a dreamy, melody-drenched number that pleasantly reminds us of Animal Collective.

An experimental pop collective led by Andrew Grossman, Washington, D.C.’s The North Country has become synonymous with catchy indie-pop earworms and electrifying live performances. Their music delves into themes of digital fatigue, heartbreak, and socio-political critique aimed at the elite. With each song, The North Country challenges listeners to think critically while keeping them moving on the dance floor.

“Shake What They Gave You” is breezy indie rock that nods its hat to
groups like Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Stereolab and Steely Dan. The song is one of
Chick’s most beloved on More Thrills, Less Hills, as it features random things like
shuffleboard, shakers and seasonings.

Denver-based rockers Riot For Romance follow 2022’s self-titled debut with Learning to Unburden Myself: Step One. The trio’s sound is a glorious racket formed from post-punk and shoegaze roots.

Led by the magnetic Ellie Linden, Odd-Pop Quartet Das Body make a triumphant return with their eagerly anticipated sophomore album, True Vulture.

Magnet School, the Austin Texas Alternative / Indie Rock legends & sonic sound manipulators are back with their new release The Raven – a 5 track mini opus of sonic tapestry.

After a 5 year hiatus Mythological Horses returns with a proper 3rd album out February 2nd on Godless America Records taking the band to new musical heights of pure rock n roll balanced with the band’s early Anti-Folk beginnings.

Branching out from what Jack Rabid has referred to as the “coffee and adderall” energy of the band’s last two albums, “June Meets Tulip” sees Janus 4-14 coming off as some kind of 90’s-tinged Elvis Costello fronting late-era Guided by Voices.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Dang Cold” by Mike Chick.

Gaviota is an excellent collection of sun-drenched and introspective surf pop tracks from the brain of Scott Claassen, formerly of The Broken West.

Joh Chase’s explosive new single is the perfect introduction to their new full-length, SOLO, which will be out on Kill Rock Stars in April.

Big Takeover is excited tohost the premiere of “Draconist” by Satyasena.

Montreal psych-rockers Elephant Stone return today with “Pilgrimage,” the latest single from their upcoming album, Back Into the Dream, due out February 23rd, 2024.

Few artists can juggle their involvement in multiple interesting projects at once and pull it off like a seasoned pro. Erik Kase Romero is a perfect example of such an artist. He splits his time between being an active member of The Front Bottoms, his production/engineering work, where he pours much of his creative juices into his efforts to help up-and-coming bands shine to their fullest on record, putting out music under his own name, and you know, having an actual life outside of music, too.

“Estuary of Dreams” is the softest, folksiest song we’ve recorded yet…”

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Got Me All Wrong” by KillerStar.

“It’s a genuine love song, but there is an element of self doubt and a desire to feed off of someone else’s power – flirting with masochistic undertones.”

Zoon has partnered with artist and producer Yonatan Gat on a remix of their track “Astum” (ft. Leanne Betasomosake Simpson), taken from their record released last year, Bekka Ma’iingan.

Big Takeover is stoked to host the premiere of “You’re a Star” by The Extensions.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Everybody Learning To Fly” by Rebecca Pidgeon.

The Glass Hours are American songwriters Brad Armstrong and Megan Barbera. Their music blurs between Sunday afternoon country-folk and the golden age of the 1970s. Their self-titled nine-song debut album will be released by Cornelius Chapel Records in early 2024.

“Willows” is a dreamy, melodic ballad drenched in emotional vulnerability with an added sense of clarity atop plucked strings, glimmering chords, and a head-bobbing hand-clapped time signature.

Self-proclaimed Philly hillbilly Bug Martin has crept out from the shadows of the last four years to delight us with his four-song collection What Remains, and we are stoked to be your supplier.

Representative of the power and noise Trash Fiasco is known for, the 70-second track feels like a fist-fight.

Big Takeover is excited to share the video for “Lorain” the lead single from the new Hugh J. Noble album, Here In The Smoke, coming December 8th on Jigsaw Records.

Lions of the Interstate will release Strange Empires, the group’s first full-length, on Braxeling Records this Friday. The LP, available on vinyl and CD, was produced and engineered by Michael Deresh (Risley, Tea for Julie) at his Lamplight Studio in Portland.

Described by Kevin Rutmanis as ‘tasty, tasteful, and undeniably sexy,’ Gaswar’s self-titled debut album is set to ignite the music scene. Comprising the formidable talents of Apollo Liftoff and Jeff Mooridian, both members of the notorious Minneapolis band, Hammerhead, Gaswar kicks off an exciting inception in their musical venture.

“Lyrically, there’s significance to the title. It is sort of a crazy quilt nostalgia letter to his radio show on one level, but on a deeper level it is a love letter to a specific time period, that late ‘90s window – before 9/11, before the Patriot Act, before so many of us in America seemingly lost the ability to interact with and conceive of each other as humans instead of members of one of two particular thought tribes.” – Justin Keane

‘Sympathy For Your God’ is my take on the dangers of letting outside stimuli define who we see ourselves as. Our inner voices are not who we are, it is just a self protection mechanism meant to keep us safe in an increasingly confusing world and I have a lot of sympathy for those who can’t see past their own opinions. – Jasno Swarez

Hoboken-based rock/Americana singer-songwriter-guitarist James Mastro (The Bongos, Health & Happiness Show) has just shared a brilliant video for “Right Words, Wrong Song”, the rocking lead track on his forthcoming debut solo album, Dawn of a New Error (due Feb. 21,2024) via MPress Records. The song and video feature guest vocals/appearances by the inimitable Ian Hunter.

Bad Veins Return with a Bang: Exclusive Premiere of Imposter on The Big Takeover

The Dwarves Then and Now…

“One Glove” listens like a reverse strip-tease: totally bare with just a single vocal track and syncopated drum beat. Slowly, layers are added on, culminating in a three-part round.

Today, We Owe (Chris Pravdica) shares a final single off his forthcoming LP, a sprawling post-rock odyssey entitled “Slight Inconvenience” that comes alongside a music video directed by Jim Larson.

“This song was inspired by people I care about having a difficult time during lockdown. Their self-worth was so tightly bound to social interactivity that without constant contact with others, they began to doubt themselves and question their own self-worth. They would fall into a really dark place and grab on to anything, anyone, or any circumstance that promised escape, regardless whether or not it was a good idea.” – Valerie Forgione of Lovina Falls

The International Treasures has a new album titled: Together, We Are The International Treasures which is out now and Big Takeover is excited to present the new music video for their hit single “Nice to Know Ya”.

Rebel Kicks Unveil “The Girl In Barcelona,” A Vivid Musical Journey in New Single and Video. An exclusive first look at the New York duo’s enchanting single, capturing the thrill of serendipitous adventure and ethereal connections. “The Girl In Barcelona” is a sonic embodiment of freedom and joy, wrapped in the allure of the mysterious.

Pioneering Boston rockers Nervous Eaters — contemporaries of bands like The Ramones, The Police, Iggy Pop, and The Pretenders— have released a new single “Talkk” which comes on the heels of the band’s critically-lauded 2022 return full-length, Monsters + Angels, on Stevie Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records.

Over hazy instrumentals lie a dark storyline, waiting to mystify listeners; Spunsugar’s unique fusion of electronic, post-punk, and pop components provide a modern touch to their shoegaze/new wave concoction.

“Shady Little Lady is my own compulsion personified. I imagine she crawled through my ear one day, when I was just twelve years old. I believe neurodivergence to be sorely underrepresented in pop music, so, I tried to craft the song I wish I’d had when I was a kid, and first met Shady.”



Spaghetti Eastern Music Pivots to Singer-Songwriter Mode with New Single, “Sweet Home Anywhere”.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Mr. Moon” by the Cucumbers.

The The Blips struck lightning when Little Steven’s Underground Garage declared “Inside Out” The Coolest Song In The World in the spring of 2021. Now they are back with a new song and upcoming album, and Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere of “Good Lookin’ Liars”!

“I’ve worked with video director Brian Powers for years on a range of arts projects. He hosts the podcast American Esoterica and he’s also a talented animator and editor. We decided to take a little smashed car (from the painting “Smashed Afternoon” by Lori Larusso) on an adventure, using all kinds of images and backgrounds, as a way to try and highlight the song’s lyrics.” – Scott Whiddon

New mini-documentary goes behind the scenes for the making of the new album from Oklahoma City indie rockers The Lunar Laugh.

“Many people have told us that they hear something reminiscent of the ‘80s and ‘90s in our music, but that it’s done in a fresh, new way,” says drummer Tony Porter. “I’m psyched to play a part in offering a set of songs that appeal to different generations of rock fans.”

Palm Ghosts deliver the sound of an ’80s prom in a war zone. As far from the honky-tonks and pedal taverns of their adopted city as one can get, this is a trio who are clearly more at home in rainy Manchester or blustery Berlin, as they produce their amalgam of cinematic dream pop and new wave with brooding post punk.

“RE-ANIMATOR is about seeing the past with clearer eyes and maybe finding a new use for it, to reassemble it in some way. The four of us all have histories with mental health, grief, addiction and heartache; this song is about discovering something new in the rubble of the past and trying to repurpose that pain, to use it to explore our connection with the world and who we are within it” – nolo.

“A beautiful meditation on the fragile fleeting quality of time enhanced by Allen’s melancholic delivery of the title as a mantra”

Big Takeover is proud to share “Crashin”, the new video from Vancouver, BC Mod-influenced rock & roll band Star Collector!

Joshua Deitner (composer/multi-instrumentalist) is the voice and producer behind Ditner, an experimental/indie recording project based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Figures arrives October 27, 2023 featuring traditional drum set and percussion, monophonic synthesizer and layered guitars underneath the most adventurous lyrical and vocal work to date.

“Gone Too Far” is a video for one of the featured songs on Partly Cloudy, the full-length debut from Los Angeles-based Dream-pop auteur Catbells. The album was produced by Billy Mohler (Pom Poms, Coastal Clouds, Airborne Toxic Event, Bel Rays, AWOLNation, Sia, Drowning Men, War Tapes), recorded at his studio in Long Beach CA.

“It’s a story as old as time; life and death, heaven and hell. Where they meet and where they part. In this mini epic, we watch Charles traverse the netherworld and play scrabble with Death. He exits the lush divinity of family life and plays God with the John Gotti of the afterlife.”

The darkly beautiful new full-length from Portland, Oregon’s Twin Bridges unites clever songwriting and unique cello techniques to create a true folk masterpiece.

Melvins drummer Dale Crover and ex- Coliseum bassist Tony Ash join prolific frontman Conan Neutron to bash out noisy, infectious power-pop that rocks like old Cheap Trick put through an Amphetamine Reptile filter. The band’s new album “Adult Prom” is a split with cello-core duo Lung, out now on Learning Curve Records (Hammerhead, Vaz, Bummer).

Tetsuians channel their inner demons in the video for their new single “Poison Particles”.

Endless Forms’ unconventional take on love songs in new album The House of Love.

“‘Unnatural’ is about a few things, but mainly about how so many aspects of being alive — even including death — are so weird. Just being human is weird! This song is about reckoning with mortality… a poppy reckoning with mortality.” — Claire Tucker of Loose Wing.

Big Takeover is stoked to host the premiere of the soulful “Nothing Compares to You”, an epic love song that lands somewhere between the sincerity of Alabama Shakes and the raw emotional intensity of Otis Redding.

“Twenty-Third” is the first video from Ours & Others, the second full length album from The Small Square. The duo of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Paul Chastain and drummer, percussionist, and vocalist John Louis Richardson recorded Ours & Others at Richardson’s Drum Farm Studio, returning to the same studio space in a modified 18th century granary located on 80 acres in which they created their first offering.

“’Dirty Like an Angel’ is one of the spookier, darker-themed songs on the new album and is perfect for an October premiere. In reference to some of the vintage A-bomb footage in the video, that aspect was conceived back in March 2023, before I was aware of the then-upcoming Oppenheimer release.” – Chris D. Divine Horsemen

London-based artist and producer SANDS drops his debut album The World’s So Cruel.

The new Hot Garbage track “Snooze You Lose” packs an explosive punch, flying through two minutes of maniacal laughter, savvy punk riffage and a heavy dose of Graham Walsh’s signature off-the-wall production.

Ten Million Lights, a four-piece from Portland, Oregon that play noisy, dreamy shoegaze, have just released the new LP Into Nothing

In a world that can seem increasingly hopeless, Be’s remarkable new album Here is a ray of light and a pure shot of love.

Canadian punk icon Art Bergmann releases his latest album ShadowWalk on Sept. 29. In part a tribute to his late wife, the songs also share hard-earned wisdom and hope.

Rose Gerber is an intrepid American roots explorer, incorporating country, folk, rock, alt-rock, and alt-country into a seamless signature aesthetic. As a writer she’s both sensitive and sassy, equally gifted penning Heartland rock n’ roll and heartbreaking balladry. Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere of “Back To Living”.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Hawk’s Nest” by Abilene.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Modern Living” by Four Star Riot.

“All the richest people kept getting richer and capitalizing on the plague that was going on. I personally believe there should be no billionaires, and that money makes us all do awful things. I wanted to speak about standing up to it and being strong, badass, and hot enough to do what I want. And that we collectively are powerful enough to change our future.” Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere of Couch Slime IV by Flesh Produce.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Mexico” by Blue Vervain.

“We’re proud of this album,” declare Paper Tigers. “With each release, we pushed ourselves both in terms of songwriting and production and this was the culmination of everything we learned about both.”

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of The Winds by Arms & Armour.

Portland duo Phosphene’s new record Transmute is a decisively excellent collection of fuzzy, dreamy indie pop songs.

“Zephyr is the most similar to my previous releases, dreamy and folky. It’s about when life takes a pause for you, and you realize that not only you need the rest, but it’s perhaps time to stop and reflect on all the changes, good and bad, that maybe you hadn’t noticed.” – Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Zephyr” by JJ Slater.

Big Takeover is stoked to host the premiere of Lines by Soft Science. Ross Levine and Katie Haley took some time to offer a few lyrical, musical, or interesting insights about each of the songs.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “You Do You”, the second single by Last Man Back, the new project from Alan O’Keeffe.

Bark is a drum set, a Fender 6-string bass, two voices and more hooks than Bill Dance keeps in his tackle box. Loud is their new album. Bark comprises the collaborative duo of Susan Bauer Lee (drums and vocals) and Tim Lee (Fender VI bass and vocals) based in Water Valley, Mississippi.

“Despechada means heartbroken or without your soul,” explained Ane Díaz about the title of her evocative new album, released June 9th via LaunchLeft. “It’s a very powerful word used for love affairs, but that’s also how I feel about losing my country.”

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “South Locust” by Swallow the Rat.

“A Million Miles” is the first song released from Broken, the latest release from Benjamin Jayne, a project that is sustained by Benjamin Wright out of Brattleboro, Vermont.

Big Takeover is sxcited to host the premiere of “Remember When” by Elliott Fullam.

UK Folk artist Poggy is back with her take on a Simon & Garfunkel classic.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Immaterial” by Supergloom.

Nina de Vitry’s debut album, What You Feel Is Real, dances gracefully between elements of Americana, soul, and jazz. She has created a collection of songs that can make you cry, sing, and dance, all while encouraging you to consider your heart’s true desires.

My Violence is the nom de plume of Viennese chanteuse Silvia Ryder, formerly half of dreampop duo Sugarplum Fairies. Ryder recently announced the project’s forthcoming self-titled debut LP and now, she shares the record’s second single, “20,000 Dashboard Angels.”

“Good Love” is a powerful rock ‘n’ roll ode to love and empowerment that delves into the story of a girl who seemingly had it all.

In celebration of the arrival of his debut solo EP, Malick Koly unveils a music video for the project’s title track and final single, “Feel Bad Fest,” which he describes as a form of resolve to a recurring nightmare he used to have as a child.

Big Takeover is stoked to host the premiere of “Troubleland” by John P. Strohm (Blake Babies).

Cinematic indie rock band Beekeeper Spaceman’s self-titled debut LP (out Nov. 3) evokes a never-ending collision between bucolic bygones and the urban present.

R. RING return with a new video for “Cartoon Heart / Build Me a Question” off their latest LP, War Poems, We Rested (Don Giovanni).

Two-Man Giant Squid is a prominent band in the fast rising Brooklyn post punk scene. Big Takeover sat down with the band and got the latest news on their upcoming projects.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “No Hesitation Wounds” by Andrew Adkins.

Caicos’ brand new single with lojii, “Subsequent Footprint,” explores how learning things that you never knew about yourself can compel life-altering changes that will ultimately leave you at more peace than you were before.

In “My Nature,” Singer Mali anticipates the devastating impact of natural disasters, such as the Canadian wildfires and the subsequent record-breaking temperatures that have now become a harsh reality.

Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ben Vaughn is releasing a new five-song EP titled Interpretations. And as the name suggests, this collection consists entirely of covers. Interpretations will be available for both digital download and streaming.

Chicagoland indie rocker Dolph Chaney presents the video for “Mr. Eli,” the first single from his forthcoming album.

hunter & wolfe has made their mark in the indie rock sphere with their uncanny ability to be at once tender and unquestionably vulnerable while maintaining a blithe sense of self-awareness that prevents their songs from crashing into overly emotional territory.

Durham Indie Roots duo Viv & Riley’s new song, “How to Lose” is a melancholy tinged look at the intensity of young love.

“From a whisper to a wail, Kali Horse’s latest single ‘Long Fever’ is about losing your f**** mind.”

Don Ryan is a singer/songwriter whose compositions are delectable cocktails of ageless beauty and gritty discord — a hypnotizing blend of classic Americana and gypsy jazz with a more modern, psychedelic-folk sound.

“There ain’t no gold in them there hills. You gotta be really, really, really lucky to gain any ground. The music business, as it was, doesn’t really exist anymore. But that’s also very freeing because that means you can do whatever you want.”

Love Tractor’s song ‘Pretty’ is hypnotically repetitive, endlessly unfolding and developing (like an origami jumbo-jet), yet at journey’s end, ‘Pretty’ seamlessly ends up exactly where it started. The video premiering for the track today encapsulates this mind journey.

The brand new single from dayaway (mem. CLAVVS), “ocean free,” is about bringing your problems to the beach and leaving them on the shore.

SLW cc Watt, a collaboration between Samuel Locke Ward and Mike Matt, are releasing their innovative and compelling new album on July 21st via Kill Rock Stars. Hear it today first, exclusively at Big Takeover.

Dutch singer-songwriter P.J.M. Bond releases Hemingway-inspired three-song EP release to coincide with the author’s birthday on July 21.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Party for One” by Magic Al and Lou Hazel Ft. Amelia Meath.

Enjoy our world premiere of “Colors of Your Brian” on The Big Takeover, where James Sardone will lead you back home.

Feel the weight of Athens’ own Dim Watts on their new single “Open and Carry” out tomorrow (Cleft Music).

Covert Stations reawakens with a love letter to the INXS hit single “Never Tear Us Apart”.

Look no further for your start to summer road trip feel good video from St. Louis musician Beth Bombara for her new track “Moment” taken from her forthcoming August 4 release It All Goes Up (Black Mesa Records).

South African composer and songwriter Ashton Nyte (of The Awakening) returns with “Cinnamon,” the latest single off his forthcoming eighth solo album, described as “an ode to hope in the face of adversity”.

Teen Idle is set to blow out the candles to new single “Birthday Cake,” a cinematic indie rock slow-burner that The Big Takeover is premiering today ahead of its wider release this Friday via H1 Massive.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Waves” by Structure Sounds.

Big Takeover is thrilled to host the premiere of “Emily Strange” by The Make Three.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Running Through The Rain” by Star Collector.

Since 2016, Violent Magic Orchestra has been continuously uniting black-metal with electronic tendencies. With fury and pulsations, the band presents their newest single, ‘Supergaze’ (available now via Never Sleep). We’ve spoken to the members of VMO discussing identity, connecting metalheads and their upcoming LP.

Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere of “Down On Me” by Mortal Prophets.

Special Friend release their second album Wait Until The Flames Come Rushing In via Skep Wax, Howlin’ Banana & Hidden Bay Records.

UK Alt Pop act Fassine share new single ‘Drerty (Acid Drops)’ from their upcoming album Never to Heaven.

Like stepping back from an impressionist painting or staring at just the right depth at a Magic Eye poster, it took James Jackson Toth four years to wrap his head around the messages running through his first album under the banner of James & the Giants.

Lonely Machines is back with Transducer, seven dark, vibey tracks ready for the business end of your summer parties.

Big Takeover os excited to host the premiere of “Solstice” by Pide Ayuda.

Former Noah & The Whale guitarist Fred Abbott is inviting you into an immersive ‘ambisonic’ listening experience with his new ‘Fred Abbott & The Wild Unknown’ single & video for ‘Nothing Left’, out June 23rd via Lojinx.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Something More Than Time” by Caramel.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Keep Your Head On” by Swansea Sound.

After battling a few years of what friends believe to be self-inflicted agoraphobia, Joe Pugsley resurfaces with a cover of the classic Stiv Bators track “The Last Year”, from the epic 1980 record Disconnected.

Life, the second LP from Paris ensemble The Salt Collective, continues in the same rich, fizzy vein of janglecrunch guitar pop as the band’s 2019 debut The Loneliness of Clouds, but with a twist.

Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere of “Man Up” by Austin Willacy.

Pittsburgh DIY veterans Silver Car Crash are back with their latest full length masterpiece. Clangy and noisy in the best of ways, Silver Car Crash pushes the limits of contemporary rock on Shattered Shine.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “California High” by Bird Streets.

Big Takeover is stoked to host the premiere of Highway 61’s sophomore single & music video “Black Magic”.

If Not Now, When by Dakota 66 narrates the sentimental feelings of hope, love, friendship, and loss that lead singer J Gallagher has discovered throughout. This album sees Gallagher reassuringly usher the audience by candlelight through each emotionally-charged room as he nostalgically paces through the oaken floors and shifting walls that represent his life.

Night Court discuss Nervous Birds, Blobfish and their new LP HUMANS!

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Stoney” by Jacob Morris.

ARTIST IN EXILE: Having recently escaped Russia and settling in France, JoobieSeaz release “Close”, another incredible single, and the duo opens up in captivating Q&A about their journey, and the role that art and music has played in it.

Ahead of the late June release of his Songs from a Farmhouse EP, Rust Belt Americana artist Alan Getto has unveiled the single and accompanying music video for “Problems of the World” – a reflective folk tune about the duality of life.

PRIORS come at you with a fierce urgency, an aggressive authenticity, the sounds of a band from another time, on their latest release, Daffodil.

“Within our own humanity there is great heartache and misery but also great joy and comfort. There is nothing more humbling to me than the ferocious beauty we live amongst, including life and death.” Margo Timmins

Top TV score composer David Schwartz (Arrested Development, The Good Place, Northern Exposure++) and noted LA guitarist/singer/songwriter Julian Coryell (Alanis Morissette, Jewel, Leonard Cohen++) release their debut album as Vincent & Theo, Soul Smell June 2. The eponymous song, “Vincent & Theo” premiering here is the new single, out today.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Kursk” by Love Interest.

Hidden gem from the frozen heart of Toronto La Faute releases debut dreamy folk album Blue Girl Nice Day.

FRIDAY channels her creativity in each moment and brings a sense of nostalgic fun to each track. She’s recently released her first two singles: the grunged-out rock ballad “Dear God” and “I Do It For You,” a 60’s-bubblegum-pop-inspired earworm – showcasing Daddona’s chameleon-like range in music and beyond.

Portland, Oregon’s Last Giant are debuting their latest single, “Broken Wires,” off of their fourth full-length album, Monuments. Filled with monstrous guitar riffs, infectious melodies, and connective lyrics, they have honed their artistic vision and created their finest work to date.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Get By” by Tony Holiday.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Video Premiere: “Running Through Chelsea” by Peter Daltrey.

More than half a lifetime in the making, Laura Fisher’s “Rose-Coloured Dream” is a worldly, distinct journey.

FREE WHENEVER explore the outskirts of their minds on The Movement EP

There is an argument that listening to melancholy music can alleviate psychic pain through catharsis. However, others argue that this tactic is dangerous and will only make matters worse. Erik Sanden of the band Buttercup lived this experiment, first-hand. The result is the band’s new single, “Morrissey for Company.”

Emily Rose Epstein and her band The Rounders serve up country music in the tradition of George Jones, Patsy Cline, Waylon Jennings and Webb Pierce without looking too far into the past for inspiration. Their new singles “The Drifter” / “Nowhere To Go Part 1” introduce a new era.

Since the release of their breakthrough debut LP Lotus Eaters in 2018, Norwegian outfit Outer Limit Lotus have stood as one of the more alluring names on the revived post-punk scene in recent years. Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Dazzling Darkness” by Outer Limit Lotus.

Big Takeover is stoked to host the premiere of “I Wish I Was You” (Twin Tribes remix) by Creux Lies.

The Big Takeover recently had the pleasure of interviewing Gandhur Savur, frontman of NJ rock band Scoville Unit. Scoville Unit recently released the music video for “Reasons” from their upcoming album See What Can Be.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “I Always Hold On A Little Too Long” by El Valerie.

As the instruments swirl and trade solos on “I Just a Want House,” a funky millennial nihilist anthem, you can practically hear the growth of a group that’s been pushing itself further and further with every tour and every Belgian-stove fuelled jam session.

L.A.’s Vanity Mirror release retro pop debut PUFF via We Are Busy Bodies.

Big Takeover is excited to host the video premiere from brand new SUPER 8 album HOOPLA – an accomplished psych-pop album full of harmonic hooks & symphonic surprises.

Big Takeover is stoked to host the premiere of Critical Mind Dump EP by Dez Dare.

Stockholm based duo LOW-RES deliver uptempo pop tunes influenced by 90s ambient guitars and analog synthesizers with a slap of addictive Post-Punk earworms that set them apart from their peers.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Daddy’s Head Hurts” by Joe Rian.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Erie Blues by Dusty Tears.

“The first song I wrote for the record was ‘The Dandy of Suburbia,’ and it had a strong visual appeal, almost film-like, so I felt it could be the beginning of a larger story,” Eddie Japan vocalist and songwriter David Santos tells us. Ultimately, it’s a record about the consequences of one’s choices.”

We are happy to premiere the sixth album from Italian psychedelic and acid rock pillars GIÖBIA, to be released this April 28th on Heavy Psych Sounds.

Austin, TX transgender and nonbinary quartet Transy Warhol streaming their breathtaking forthcoming debut album of hooky, arty punk rock.

Big Takeover is thrilled to host the premiere of “Swing Your Lanterns” by Ivan Julian.

Louise Burns’ fifth album ‘Element’ is a pop haven for introverts.

Toronto’s Brutal Youth release raging new record Rebuilding Year via Stomp Records.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Across My Mind” by Daisy Chain.

Big Takeover is thrilled to host the premiere of “Unconditional Love In HiFi” by Miesha & The Spanks.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Overnight by Emmecosta.

Nashville indie rock duo VOLK’s new EP Stand the Test (out Apr. 28) delves into bluesy retro-futuristic dance punk, synthwave, new wave, and nostalgia-filled roller rink bangers.

Big Takeover is thrilled to host the premiere of “Gunshot Glitter” by MIIRRORS.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Trailer Song” by Wild Carnation.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Brave New World” by Pete International Airport, founding member of The Dandy Warhols.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Saturn Collides” by Æsthetic Will.

Big Takeover is stoked to host the premiere of dark and bluesy indie-folk hero Reese Van Riper’s latest single “Lights Camera Flames”.

Michigan singer/songwriter Jerome Forde echoes Elliott Smith and Townes Van Zandt on stunning debut single “Marigold”.

The long-awaited new full-length from London alt pop / indie rock outfit Rum Buffalo is a raucous and feverishly beautiful experience.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Dance on the Grave of Bobby Lee” by Bohannons.

The new single from Austin indie rock band The Western Civilization is a dark and beautiful ode to human resilience.

Scott Whiddon’s “I Can’t Remember the Things I Love” echoes a line that American poet Richard Wilbur wrote in 1956: “Love calls us to the things of this world.” Whiddon’s take is that there is a certain strangeness, a weird narrative trick, in making a list of things a character supposedly can’t remember.

With an anthemic chorus that begs for a crowd singalong, “Whatever”, the new track by The Alarm fits perfectly in their oeuvre of earnest and guitar-charged bangers. It’s a return to form for the band, recalling chiming classics like “68 Guns,” “Spirit of ‘76” and “Rescue Me.”

San Francisco noir-rockers The Tunnel reveal the music video for “Shudder,” the title track off their upcoming new album.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “The Mirror” by Solid Lines.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Sacred Stains” by The Lungs.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Motion And Picture by MIIRRORS.

Rising Liverpool four-piece Keyside have unveiled their retro-tinted new single, “Paris To Marseille”.

David James Allen lets time take its course in the video for his new country-soul single “Another Day Older.”

Sam Kogon’s new video for “All I Wanna Do” tells the story of an impossible love story between a mortal and a house spirit.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Monsters” by Charming Disaster.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Little Heartbreak” by E.R.I.E.

On their new single “Gale Winds”, NYC-based indie rock trio Otis Infrastructure ponders the darker side of love and connection over an upbeat, pop-inflected melody that calls to mind The Stone Roses, The Replacements, and Spoon.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Northwest of Hamuretto LP by Spirit Of Hamlet.

Ashlynn Malia Shares new single and video “from the moon – voice memo”, new EP out March 21st.

Martin Bisi debuts new video for ‘Mystery Of The Skin Suit’, from the LP Feral Myths.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Calamity, the new full-length album from emo-tinged indie rockers Plain Speak.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “hot blue summer”, the dreamy new single by dayaway.

Brixton-hailing four-piece Baytrees have been crafting their unique blend of hip hop beats, funk rock riffs and catchy pop hooks since 2018. New single ‘Sunshine’ is a soulful, life-affirming story inspired by the sun and is a song about summer, as everything is just better when the sun is out.

“I desire things that are never there..” Pam Risourié is bringing something special to the genre. While it’s not unprecedented, it is somewhat rare: the power of a pop hook. Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “High on a Wire”.

The new full-length from NYC alt lo-fi project Marcyline is a furious and moody thing of true beauty.

Patty & the Oh’s new album testifies to music’s power to create a sense of belonging while traveling eras and regionalities of sound.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Something From Nothing by Chris Williams & Kid Reverie.

Big Takeover is proud to host the exclusive song premiere of the late, great (and largely unknown) blues musician Fred Davis’ never-before heard track “Tell Me Pretty Baby” from 1969.

“Have You Ever Been In Trouble” is the main single taken from legendary songwriter Peter Case’s 16th solo album Doctor Moan (out 3/31 via Sunset Blvd. Records). The album sees Case reinventing his sound with a piano driven recording versus his previous focus on guitar.

BIg Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Mermaid Blues – V.1” by LAPÊCHE.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “A Glimpse of Light” by Glazyhaze.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Portland, Maine indie-noir singer-songwriter Whitney Walker’s new single/video for “Love Keeps no Record of Wrongs” featuring Dana Colley (Morphine) on the bass clarinet.

Billy Tibbals releases another rock gem “The Best Day I Ever Had” to celebrate his new album Stay Teenage.

‘STARLESS’ is the striking second single from Kety Fusco’s album ‘The Harp, Chapter I’, due for release on 3 March 2023. The composition of this piece was created with all the classical harp sounds recorded and catalogued by Kety Fusco in her sound library “Beyond The Harp, Extreme, Extended, Experimental”.

“Tell Me Lies” is the first video taken from Swing Your Lanterns, a new solo offering from Ivan Julian who’s had a long and distinguished career as a provocative songwriter and one of New York City’s most distinctive guitar stylists, a reputation first established as a founder member of Richard Hell & The Voidoids.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “K-Style Circuit” by The Royal Arctic Institute.

Americana/roots-rock singer-songwriter Scott Clay shot a series of videos to accompany some of the songs from his recent album, “Let It All Lay Bare,” at national parks around the country.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Vines” by Humbletown.

Members of The Mayan Factor, Telesma & (Damn) This Desert Air announce new band, Flowers For War.

Paige Su traces life-journey from darkness and the specter of death to lightness, acceptance and – above all – love on “You’ll Live Forever in My Songs”.

Columbus, Ohio-located electro-/dance-rock trio Easy Tiger recently sprang their self-titled debut EP.

C.C. Voltage Releases New Single “Berliner Pilsner” On Spain’s Snap Records.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Video Premiere: “To Love Somebody” by Eva & The Vagabond Tales featuring Bob Cowsill.

Pennsylvania-based artist Dan From Downingtown has released a potent new single with accompanying music video.

JoobieSeaz returns with another killer dreampop/indie single “Something New” via Pyrrhic Victory Recordings.

Seattle-based STAHV premieres anthemic post-punk track “Love 4 Nothing” from Simple Mercies EP.

Spaghetti Eastern Music returns to instrumental mode with blistering electronica-driven acoustic blues, “A Fresh Kill”.

Psych/Shoegaze outfit Cult of Lip announce their upcoming debut full-length by releasing new video for the first single, “Surrender”.

The killer new full-length from San Francisco’s Steakhouse is a modern post-punk masterpiece.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Dopamine Blues” by Turn Turn Turn.

Chris Picco offers pure power-pop bliss with his new single “Time Changes Everything” from the album Split Down The Middle, available March 22.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “The Days Are Long, But the Years Are Short” by No Time For Caution.

Los Angeles-based duo Skycabin unveil their latest single, a seductive and noir number, ahead of an upcoming EP release.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of the first single and video from Star Collector’s sixth full-length album, ‘Attack, Sustain, Decay… Repeat’

San Tropez is blazing a path with their stoner-pop single, “Valley and the Shore,” from their forthcoming debut album Maybe Tomorrow, out on Mint 400 Records later this month.

A follow-up to their last release, In The Distance, Where It Doesn’t Matter is an angsty, high-energy track with a definite early oughts feel, perfect to get one’s hips swaying despite its lyrical basis in a tumultuous emotional struggle.

My Best Bets On Another Great Year For Music, Old And New. Hope This List Inspires You To Find, Or Give A Second Look To, A Few Great Releases You Might Miss Otherwise That You End Up Truly Loving—In This Year of Post-Pandemic Outpouring! (It’s My Longest List Ever!)

Nero Kane is a dark folk/psych(e) songwriter whose European roots intertwine with America’s desert sound in a project full of emotional visions and cinematic ambience.

Good news! Big Takeover Issue #91 Fall 2022 with The Beths on the cover is now out! It should be arriving in stores now or may have just hit the shelves (please ask for it by name!), and subscriber copies have been mailed and will arrive shortly! And if you haven’t already, you can subscribe for yourself and/or your friends as a holiday or birthday gift, or send away for our juicy back issues! (All 90 are get-able!) All straight from our secure Shopify online store!

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“There are many bands, each one sounds completely different…” – admits Jerry A, talking about various projects of his. Despite the glory of being a founding member of Poison Idea, the vocalist has made successful career as a member of various projects and active collaborator.

French darkgazers Pam Risourié return with “You Are the Sound” from their upcoming record “Days of Distortion”, continuing their commitment to blending niche genres of 90’s-era shoegaze with more contemporary post-rock persuasions.

Sleepyhead releases video for “New Alchemy,” the title track from their new album, filmed at the Cape Cod location that inspired the song!

Big Takeover is excited to hos the premiere of “It Must Have Been Love” [Roxette Cover] by Covert Stations.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Elephant EP by Electric Pets.

“Shot Thru”, the second single from The Whiffs’ much-anticipated sophomore album Scratch ‘N’ Sniff is in the air! Not just Another Whiffs record, it’s the NEXT Whiffs record, and it’s here to tickle all of your senses! Recommend if you DIG!: The Whiffs’ previous output, Stiff Records, The Mats, The Rubs and any era of the Fab Four.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Obvious” by Push Puppets.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Outside” by Dana Why.

Good news! Big Takeover Issue #91 Fall 2022 with The Beths on the cover has nearly been completed and will be out shortly! But hurry to order—pre-orders and subscriptions are best/crucial! And they are much cheaper than ordering after we have to turn in our mailing list to the printer.

And it’s just in time for the perfect Christmas, Chanukah, other holidays, birthday, or other gift, even to yourself: Big Takeover Magazine subscriptions and back issues (like the big enchilada, complete set 1980-2022)! Plus Children’s sizes for our T-Shirts (to go with several Men’s and Women’s sizes) in three colors, as well as our Big Takeover Beer Cozies and (signed if you like) Color 30th Anniversary Festival Posters, or our CDs!

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “The Bomb” by Emily Duff.

“We didn’t really have a goal in mind, we just kinda let these songs fall out of us with little regard towards it being likable, we wrote these songs for us because that’s what we’ve always done.” – Collin Smith

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Midlife Suicide” by Underlined Passages.

Montreal psych rockers Atsuko Chiba premiere experimental new single “Link”.

The Mortal Prophets’ newest single is a “contemporary reimagining” of the Delta blues classic, “Grinnin In Your Face,” written by Son House in the 1960s and later covered by Andrew Bird and Beck.

Glam Punk Pioneers The Black Halos Return With Anticipated New LP “How the Darkness Doubled”

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Late Night Ramble” by Doug Hoekstra.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “White Flag” by Saline.

Legendary producer Martin Bisi releases video for ‘A Storm Called Ida’, the first single from Feral Myths.

Embark on a road trip along Los Angeles’ iconic Sunset Strip with “Back to the Start” by James Houlahan.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “A Modern Olympia” by Little Fuss.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “When You Get Tired” by Renee Maskin.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Nothing Is Real” by The Endorphins.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Afterglow” by Pacifico.

Big Takeover is stoked to host the premiere of David Wilson and the Summer Husbands latest EP “The Only Reward”.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Torchbearer” by Sonofdov.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Shangri La” by Moonchy & Tobias.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Hush” by Stephen Mallinder.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of K.O. by Komodos.

Prog-leaning alt/power-pop/new wave Boston-based trio ELSEWHERE release their musically adventurous and evocative concept album LIFE…IS A FRACTION on 11/4. Hear the exclusive stream now at Big Takeover.

Michael Compton Worked Longtime in The Seattle Music Business and Now Comes Back to the Seattle Music Scene Full-Time.

Philly ska-punk band Catbite covers The World/Inferno Friendship Society’s “A Night in the Woods” off the upcoming LP Endless Possibility: A Tribute To Jack Terricloth out this Halloween (Oct. 31) in support of the Jack Terricloth Foundation’s memorial shows.

Seattle-based rock ‘n’ roll outfit La Need Machine drop a gritty and emotional tune with a creepy-fun Halloween-inspired music video.

The beautiful new single from Aaron James’ upcoming full-length is an indie folk gem co-produced by Kid Maestro.

The A.M.s release introspective and raw indie-folk debut album, Ignite the Sky.

On Fast We Fall, the new LP from Trumpeter Swan, multi-instrumentalist Drew Patrizi crafts immaculately layered indie rock imbued with urgent, crackling energy. Big Takeover has an exclusive full-album premiere in advance of the records release this Friday.

TVOD lead vocalist and songwriter Tyler Wright describes “Mantis” as a “loud, fast, and persistent, straight to the point tune […] our energy booster.”

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Your Love Is A Phantom” by Flarelight.

Rob Heath + Kirk Schoenherr’s Iceberg Theory sounds as if The National, Bill Frisell and Luc Farrari made a film noir soundtrack.

New album from veteran Guitar-Pop auteur Richard X. Heyman boasts strains of 60s British Invasion, Folk-rock and Baroque classical music.

Big Takeover is stoked to host the premiere of “Atoms Form” by Truth & Salvage Co.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Glass Tower” by Talkdemonic.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Drink Tickets” by David Wilson and the Summer Husbands.

Colombian-American singer-songwriter Laura Lizcano has released her genre-defying second full-length studio album, Daughter of the Sea.

Finally, a “debut album” after twelve years of performing original music since his teen years, Jack Skuller releases his first solo album.

Black Lilys welcome a ‘New Era’ with their sophomore new record.

Sinister Feeling blends Langdon’s adventurous taste with respect for his artistic upbringing, always keeping a keen eye on his surroundings.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Piecemeal” by Believers.

Big Takeover is excited to present the debut album by Choice Words, cleverly entitled “…um”.

Los Angeles (by way of Leeds, UK) musician Julian Shah-Tayler returns with a vibrant new album with guests that includes David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) and MGT.

Canadian indie rock legends By Divine Right return with sprawling double album OTTO MOTTO and latest single “Fuzzy Empire”

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of the video for “Kali Corvette” by Netherlands.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Some People Never Change” by Nervous Twitch.

Big Takeover is stoked to premiere the new track “Hymnal” by Those Looks.

Baltimore band Brunswick brings a lush new vibe to indie folk on their new track “Stumbling”

boerd showcases Skator’s delicate and simplistic vocals on new single ‘Oxygen’ releasing 30th September alongside new album ‘Caution: Fragile’

Big Takeover is excited to host the video premiere of “Resist the Machines” by Have Gun, Will Travel.

Wrapped Around the Axle expresses the internal conflict with the human condition, pushing and pulling between one’s best and worst self.

Toronto singer/songwriter Lily Frost embraces Americana on new album Decompression and latest single “Drive All Night”

It’s another big splash from the Nashville indie rock band and their upcoming ‘Swimming Pool EP’. Hear the exclusive premiere today — only at The Big Takeover.

Dark Alt. rock drenched in obscure guitars – Omni of Halos premiere ”Empty Shell” video.

New video “Lost In A Daydream” finds Texas guitar-pop guru Lannie Flowers in a psychedelic mood as the album “Flavor Of The Month” heads to vinyl.

Today Alexis Castrogiovanni is premiering her ambitious & emotionally charged debut EP exclusively with The Big Takeover.

It’s the lead single from the Baltimore indie rockers’ upcoming debut album, ‘Margin of Error’. Listen to the exclusive premiere today — only at The Big Takeover.

The Big Takeover premieres the video of the epic folk-rock song As real as in a dream, the title track of Stellan Wahlström Drift Band’s new album.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Major Tom” by Laura Lizcano.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Bounty Hunter” by ELSKA.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Like a Bottle” by Kim Ware and the Good Graces.

Italy’s Quarry Leads Us Away from the Darkness on Lead Single

HAPPIE offers a first taste of her brilliant debut with the sultry video for “All I Needed”

Different Jane is a no-frills, tell it like it is rock ‘n’ roll band from Norman Oklahoma and their dynamic and catchy debut LP unleashes September 15th.

Varlots is a 5 piece shoegaze band reminiscent of Hum, Deftones, and Smashing Pumpkins from PA/NJ/NY with their first full length release titled ‘Extraordinary Null’ coming out on Ulro Records on Nov 4th, 2022.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Tender Is the Nightshift: Part 1 by My Favorite.

Charles and Kaylie Caswell – the pun-filled pear behind Berried Alive – have partnered with The Big Takeover to premiere their sixth studio album, Our Own Light.

A new video from LA dreampopers, the black watch for the title track from their new EP, “The Neverland of Spoken Things”.

Singer Daphne Parker Powell bares her soul on an upcoming album that encompasses song, narrative writing, and visual accompaniment.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “You Are And You’ve Always Been” by Tom Barrett.

The Orchids new album ‘Dreaming Kind’ sees the band recapture the melodic power of their releases on Sarah Records, with a whole new level of sophistication.

“Kennedy’s Katamaran is proof of the existence of God.” – St. Thomas Aquinus

Shoegaze veterans Pale Dian are back and dreamier than ever with their new single/video.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of the new video for “Compression” by Monica LaPlante

Electronic Artist LOTUS continues to blossom with their latest effort.

Folk apparition Mike Pope releases “Mirror”, a track off this two album set due out Oct 7.

Dentist’s new single “Check The Calendar” offers up a slice of pop-punk ear candy that describes the whirlwind of a summer fling that happens in the dead of winter.

Pre-Britpop punks Fabulous debut “Everything’s Fine” the first single and video from their previously unreleased album, Get Fucked By Fabulous, out now.

Country/folk singer-songwriter Kimberly Morgan York unveils two engaging new albums, one of which was recorded in 2016.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Elevation” by Yawn Mower.

Santa Rosa is the second single from the new Slum Summer album, Living in Milk, which was released August 6th on Jigsaw Records.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Control” by CrashMonkeys.

Elijah Johnston is a singer/songwriter from Athens, GA who’s known for his collaborative and solo work and his energetic live shows.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Vials” by Diver Through.

A mantra for living and overcoming obstacles with Saint Small’s “You Must Destroy What Will Destroy You” from their new THANK YOU FRIENDS EP.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Runaway” by Seattle based songwriter Jen Ayers.

A fuzz beast clawing out of a pit of noise, riffs and existential joy.

The UK indie/alt-rock band unload a fervently confrontational single with accompanying video from their upcoming full length.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Youth Vaping” by Chicago-based indie outfit The Empty Pockets.

Austin band The Living Pins (featuring Carrie Clark of shoegaze heroes Sixteen Deluxe) premiere the buzzing grooves of the hook-heavy, should-be summer hit “Oh Yeah” via Big Takeover. It’s like teleporting to your teenage summer dance party.

Bailey Flores has an exciting music career ahead of her and she’ll be dropping a new EP in the fall.

A hallucinatory collage of plundered archival footage and dialogue mirroring the defective rhythms of Simon Grab as remixed by Mike Hamerski.

In the ten compositions that comprise Kramer’s new LP, mournful at times yet mysteriously life-affirming and generous in their scope, Kramer sees films where there are none, and composes his accompanying ambient soundtracks in a state of interrupted grace.

LA’s Maple Mars return the video for “Gliding”, the lead single from their first album in over a decade.

Chicago musician Ari Lindo might be best known for his soulful guitar playing in Late Nite Laundry, The Devonns, or Lester Rey, but he’s showing a different side of his musical talents with his solo folk music.

L.A.-based, jazz-influenced Nick Demopolous recently dropped his latest avant-garde album.

Through keenly observed detail, swirling instrumentals, and a spirited melody, The Valery Trails’ new single “Zancudo” captures the mood of the sleepy little Costa Rican beach community and its people.

Tyrannosaurus Shake is the 3rd single from the forthcoming and sophomore album Ulysses Trash by Dez Dare. Featuring chase scenes, disembodied hands and a looming fear that will envelope you whole!

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “See Those Colours Fly” by Breathless.

The new full-length from Raleigh’s State of The Secretary is an introspective and emotionally bold collection of songs.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Grandpa Jack’s new album Grits, available everywhere July 29.

Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere for the video for “Blood Moon” by Susie Suh.

The North Carolina indie rocker with poetic and perceptive lyrics recently dropped a single and will release her debut album this fall.

San Diego punk-soul trio The Schizophonics release the tempestuous title track to their upcoming album Hoof it, produced by Dean Reis (Plosivs, RFTC.) The MC5’s high-energy melodies meets Memphis soul underground’s rhythmic ruction.

Syvers, a lofi-electronica duo from the midwest have a stunning new single and music video :Fired Up”.

Welcome to the world of the Liverpool-based band, Torture and the Desert Spiders, a left-field project based around the songwriting of Anna Kunz.

The band’s debut album, Dark Matter, is releasing on August 19th via Tulsa’s Horton Records and their latest single with mesmerizing video is out now.

‘Being understood is something that I look for in everyday human interactions, ethically and emotionally. But it’s not something vital to my artistic expression.’ – River Gari A.K.A. Idle Fire

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Following the recent 2021 release of B. Hamilton’s fourth studio album, Nothing and Nowhere, the Oakland-based rock band are set to drop their new single and lyric video “Good Foot” on July 15th via Sofaburn Records. This is the first single from their forthcoming, as-yet-to-be-titled studio album.

“One of the first songs we wrote for Grits, “Hate Has a Heartbeat,” is about the current state of the world and how we interact and communicate. To be honest, I can’t think of a better time to be releasing it.” – Matt C. White, Grandpa Jack drummer

Philadelphia musician Jude Flannery partnered with Matt Barrick (The Walkmen, Muzz), Quentin Stoltzfus (Mazarin, Light Heat), Robbie Bennett (The War on Drugs), and more on his forthcoming solo debut.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Hutchie’s new LP Some Other Way.

Tamar Berk is a literate songwriter with a haunting, atmospheric sound steeped in 1990s alt-rock, ’70s to ’80s power pop, and ’60s psychedelia.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of the video for “333 Dreams” – a surreal experience as the haunting melody slides over dream like sequences.

Singer-songwriter/producer Salim Nourallah teamed up with Marty Willson-Piper (formerly of The Church), and the brand new single and title track from Nourallah’s forthcoming EP, See You in Marfa — provides the sunny, carefree music for a joyful new video.

Big Takeover is excited to premiere Adaleena, the fiery debut EP by bay area folk-rock band, Svvarms, which drops everywhere July 8. So, get ready for tasty hooks and groovy licks, which might just burn down your barn!

“it was yr birthday” is the debut single from GREAT—aka NYC multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Chandler Fredrick.

Portland, OR post-metal trio Light Creates Shadow’s new full length is a powerful, emotive rebirth, produced by Matt Bayles. Hear the full album today!

The Brooklyn-based stoner rock trio traveled to the remote upstate New York town of Saugerties to lay down the fuzzed-out tracks for their upcoming album.

“Unstoppable Me” is a sunny pop charmer from Chicago-area prog/roots-pop collective Jeff Elbel + Ping. The song’s boundless confidence sets up a twist in The Threefinger Opera LP’s storyline. The video is campy fun from the team at Mecoclub.

“Experimental World” is a new single from songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Evan Taylor being released on Taylor’s own Loantaka Records.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Useless Users “They Put Tears In Cigarettes” from the debut LP “We Are All” due out on Emotional Response Records July 3.

Pioneering Boston punk band Nervous Eaters, contemporaries of bands like the Ramones, The Police, Iggy Pop, The Pretenders, and a host of others, has released a new single, “Wild Eyes,” ahead of a new album due out this fall on Little Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records.

PREMIERE: partygirl Explores Survivorship as Radical Political Identity in Debut Single “good night”

Premier of “Matador Bell,” the second video from the upcoming Treat Her Strangely album, the latest album from doubleVee featuring former Starlight Mints frontman, Allan Vest.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of new music from City of Four from the upcoming jazz compilation “Standard Issue” on Mint 400 Records / Raining Music.

Acclaimed gypsy punk collective Gogol Bordello, led by charismatic Eugene Hütz, calls for solidarity with and aid for Ukraine in the face of barbaric invasion.

Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere of “The Drugs Don’t Work” (Verve cover) by The Art Of The Soul.

Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere of the new “Anti-Hate” single “Ouroboros” from post-hardcore band Luminous Beings, from their upcoming album ‘Horrors’ due out June 24.

The Boston alt-rock band reaches cruising altitude on the first single from this September’s Sparkle Baby 2000 EP.

Gentlemen Rogues come from the fertile lands of Austin Texas with their brand of no holds barred power-pop. Big Takeover is thrilled to bring you a premiere of their new single, “Black Film”!

Boston’s Coo & Howl premiere their newest single “Nightglow” exclusively at Big Takeover.

Invoking ravens and the afterlife, the mythological tale spun in the video for rock artist Jeremy Little’s “Witching Hour” feels like Edgar Allen Poe meets David Bowie.

Niina Soleil is Los Angeles’ newest pop artist with the refreshing quality of realness. Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of the new single and video, “Make It Summer.”

Pony Girl’s “Age of Anxious” explores themes of isolation in the digital age through dark comic vignettes & absurdist situations. It’s a sitcom for rats with a side of existential dread.

A high speed convertible of indie rock and jangle pop, the Charleston-based outfit puts a new spin on the 1990s classic. Listen to the exclusive single premiere today — only at The Big Takeover.

Spaghetti Eastern Music Shifts into Singer-Songwriter Mode
With New Single, “I Believe in Love”

Covert Stations shakes the sheets from the window on their rendition of The Cult’s long-standing arena anthem, “She Sells Sanctuary” from 1985’s Love album, for their second cover single.

Son Parapluie recalls late 60’s swinging Paris with Isobel Campbell, Jah Wobble & more – ‘Paris n’existe pas’, available 3rd June. Listen to the title track now!

Album stream premier of Burn The Rails, 4th studio album from Chicago’s The Handcuffs featuring Brad Elvis of The Elvis Brothers and The Romantics — a heady mix of early 1970s glam, indie, garage, art and blues rock.

Chicago-based keyboardist and alt-pop artist Cole DeGenova captures the feeling of fleeting youth on his new standalone single “Before I’m Gone.”

The Shelter People say “Rock N Roll” saved their soul and we believe after hearing this rocker!

Los Angeles-based indie rock super group Sons Of Silver premiere their latest video, “Cause Of My Pain,” a haunting track which teeters between a head-nodding bounce and a hypnotic refrain.

Roanoke’s “Juna,” the B-side to the single “Selene,” premieres exclusively via Big Takeover.

“I think breakups have these turning points where you realize things can no longer be fixed,” frontman Kevin Marksson explains. “‘Too Late’ is about those moments—recognizing when you’re being taken for granted and saying enough is enough.”

Dez Dare takes to space with his puppets in the new video for his second single for the upcoming album Ulysses Trash.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Suedehead” (Morrissey cover) by The Art Of The Soul.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Yours Is a Face From a Dream” by Boris Pelekh.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Wishing Well” (Juice WRLD cover) by Yoshi Flower.

NJ hardcore outfit Scary Hours return with yet another seditious social critique from their highly anticipated full-length “Symptoms of Modern Hegemony” which is due out this summer.

Chicago Latinx indie-rock band Así Así infuses traditional cumbia with dark 60s psychedelia on “Me Quedo Ahí”

The Wheel Workers’ new single “Suck It Up” premieres exclusively with Big Takeover.

Sacramento, California’s Desario premieres “Strange Shapes” with The Big Takeover, including a remix by Peter Holmström of The Dandy Warhols.

A Fragile Tomorrow’s first track/video, “Lost In Art”, ahead of the highly anticipated release of their new album It’s Better That Way, (out July 15th) is the anchor of the upcoming album.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Stomp the Devil”, the debut single by The Mortal Prophets, from their upcoming debut EP of the same name due to drop July 8.

Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere of the new video “Problem” by The Dreadnoughts in anticipation of their upcoming full-length out June 24th.

Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere of “Park Bench”, the second single off The Claudettes forthcoming Oct 14th release, Go Out.

Phoenix, Arizona’s KITIMOTO premieres their charging punk single “Bats!” with The Big Takeover, imploring listeners to “pray to the sand.”

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Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Don’t Mind the Merry Go Round” by Chicago-raised and L.A.-based musician and songwriter Crandelion.

Madeline Rosene drops her new single and video Everyday Existential Crisis

On their new album The Things We Get Wrong, the Cincinnati-based, husband-and-wife duo dive deep into the reflection they see in the mirror, swimming across the landscape of college, friendships, faith, marriage and parenting to reach a new kind of clarity.

Yarovenko is preparing to release his debut solo LP, Start Somewhere, an evocative instrumental journey through disillusionment in the face of late-stage capitalism.

The Big Takeover is pleased to present “There Goes a Brooklyn Girl”, the first single off Freedy Johnston’s 9th album, Back on the Road to You out September 9, 2022 via 40 Below Records.

LIVE AND I LEARN from The Weird Sisters is a funk rock banger that merges the duo’s eclectic musical backgrounds.

Big Takeover is pleased to premiere a new compilation to raise awareness about domestic abuse released by Mint 400 Records.

South Florida’s Ex Norwegian keep the music going with their 13th album, blending classic influences such as Bowie, Reed & the Kinks into an enthralling blend of alt. powerpop, stoner rock and light psychedeliia.

“Never Heavy” is both celebratory and contemplative — the sound of an artist getting it all right, without forgetting what it took to get there.

Big Takeover is excited to bring you the video premiere of “Brighten the Corner” by Night Court.

Boston band, Autumn Hollow, releases their single “Meantime/Between Time,” off the Americana EP, Throw the House, due out June 17.

“Choker”, the first video from “If Only” — the keenly-awaited full-length debut from LA quartet Walker Brigade — introduces the band’s signature postpunk pop sound.

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Australian musician Wesley Dean’s new single “Leave Adelaide Alone”, from his upcoming album unknown, out April 29.

Irish singer-songwriter Davie Furey’s new single, “History,” is a Celtic-folk-infused, synth-bolstered anthem begging to echo off arena walls. It’s a sound as big as its carpe-diem call to action.

The Asbury Park-based songwriting team of former Psychic TV bassist Alice Genese and Shaune Pony Heath, who operate as Ov Stars, are releasing their debut, Tuesdays.

With a handful of releases already under their belts (most recently 2021’s Highly Fascinated), Weiss and his collaborators return in 2022 with an ambitious double album, Sunglass & Ash.

A frequent collaborator in the Brooklyn music scene, Willis Willis is releasing his debut album Predazzled on April 22. The project explores themes of transformation with a refreshing emotional candor, mixing in elements of ’90s grunge, gothic Americana, and classic alt-rock.

Shot entirely at iconic Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn, Blake Morgan’s new video “Baby I Would Want You” re-teams the artist with New York City indie-filmmaker Alice Teeple.

“Orbit” is a video for song that’ll be included on songwriter/producer Alpha Cat’s upcoming Venus Smile EP. The track was written and produced by Alpha Cat aka Elizabeth McCullough and features Doug Pettibone (Lucinda Williams, John Mayer) on guitar, bassist Reggie McBride (Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Parliament) and Jason Harrison Smith on drums. It was mixed and mastered by the late Brett “Cosmo” Thorngren.

Alpha Rabbit recently released their compelling new single, “Eternity,” through New Jersey Indie label Mint 400 Records. Coming on April 15t,h the band drops their new album which is also titled Eternity. Today the Trenton, NJ trio brings you the premiere of the video for “Eternity”.

Equal parts melancholy and glitter, Chateau Chateau is an evolving community of musicians from Tuscon, Arizona making cathartic indie pop for weirdos, outcasts, queer folks, and anyone else who needs it.

Putnam’s urgent melodies, wrapped in just-slick-enough production, draw you in and keep you there. “Tension In The Air” is one of The March Divide’s best examples of this trick to date.

Pleasingly loud, blown-out-speaker, hard-hitting melodic alt-rock from Lansing, Michigan

“Backslide’‘ is the second single from the Austin-based band’s forthcoming debut album, coming in late 2022. The single will be released this Friday on Shifting Sounds.

As the sun sets on an ever-heating planet, strange synthesizers converse in the distance, punctured by disco rhythms and interjected by saxophone growls, akin to a jukebox of divine sadistic temptations, oozing goth rock-esque melodies that forever haunt you… You have just been exposed to the groovy sonic onslaught of CSDM a.k.a. Celebrity Death Slot Machine, a collective based in Atlanta, Georgia that features current and former members of alternative outfits: Material Girls, Neighbor Lady, Mothers and Rose Hotel.

“I’m an eternal intern, celebrating the buzz.”

“Wound Too Tight” will be available to stream and download on all digital platforms this Friday, April 1.

A goldmine of dream pop and psychedelic folk, it’s the second take from the Atlanta-based outfit’s upcoming sophomore album. Listen to the exclusive single premiere today — only at The Big Takeover.

Sleepersound is a five-man collective, combining elements of Indie-rock, Jazz, and Krautrock, to a live mixed visual aesthetic weaving a real time soundtrack.

The Big Sway had played a particularly rowdy late-night set at a local festival.

Campbell’s version of “Shivers” appears on her sophomore EP Leave No Trace, which was released on Friday, March 25, and the lyric video was conceived, directed and edited by Joe Dean Hinkle.

Like a musical multivitamin, Caleb Nichols’ music weaves together the experience of a micro-mushroom-dosed pizza for your gay date night with the magnesium/iron combo of queer comedy and tragedy.

Shoe-gazing singer/songwriter Taylor Barefoot is priming a new album for release on April 8 — but the Big Takeover has an early peek at the record with the self-effacing, cinematic escape anthem “Why So Serious.”

Rhode Island-based alternative-pop artist El Valerie returns this spring with Tender Ardor, a new
album of expressive, endlessly catchy songs. Raised in Queens, New York, and currently residing
in Providence, she draws from various cultural and artistic influences to build a colorful creative
world.

Caterer reunites with bassist John San Juan (Hushdrops) and drummer John Perrin (NRBQ) for an electrifying performance recorded at SPACE, an intimate concert hall on Chicago’s north side.

Tomorrow, Calgary’s post-punk meets psychedelic pop outfit Sunglaciers will be releasing their new album, Subterranea, via Montreal imprint Mothland. Ahead of the album’s release, the Big Takeover is happy to premiere an early album stream of the record.

Politics, creativity, love, family relations and just telling a good storytelling have inspired the New York musician’s relationship with the art of writing and an ease with the insanity that is creativity.

Today, the Big Takeover premieres a new video by Fred called “Latest Jesus.” The song appears on his Creature, EP out Friday on Mother West.

The indie-pop quartet’s long-awaited debut LP is due to arrive later this year. But in the meantime, the Vancouver crew is feeding us a colorful new video to whet our appetite.

On April 1, the raucous outfit from Bakersfield, California, will deliver their second full-length, Invisible Self. In their corner this time around is producer Jim Ward of At the Drive-In and Sparta fame.

Due to drop Friday, Where Were We? might reference the pandemic, but its ebullient, smooth sound resembles anything but fear and frustration. Today, the Big Takeover is excited to present one of the tracks from the record.

With the horrors occurring in Ukraine amid Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the country, the Big Takeover has the distinct honor today of exclusively debuting a musical ray of hope originating from one of the best bands Ukraine has to offer.

The second single off the album Audience of Thoughts cements the effort as a raucous release. “I wanted the song to shred,” the musician behind the project told the Big Takeover.

The Honyock co-frontman’s creative new video finds him performing on a miniature set built entirely from recycled materials.

The song is a sunny, shimmering, irresistibly pleasant tune reminiscent of Brian Wilson that perfectly suits a video sequence in which a smiling young girl blows bubbles while prancing across the lawn.

New York rock n’ rollers, Jeremy & the Harlequins are premiering their new single, “Afterlife” exclusively on the Big Takeover. “Afterlife” is featured on the band’s upcoming album, ABRA CaDaBRA, out May 20 on Pasadena Records.

The song appears on the band’s debut album of 11 original songs, released on their own Secret Monkey Records. It was recorded at Mitch Easter’s Fidelitorium Recordings and was engineered, produced and mixed by Don Dixon (R.E.M., the Smithereens).

Guitarist/vocalist Daniel Kelley says the song is “about that dude that graduated high school five years ago but still throws parties at his parents’ house when they are outta town and still brags about the glory days.”

A supernatural flash of new wave and dream pop, it’s the latest from the Kansas City duo’s forthcoming debut album. Listen to the single premiere exclusively on The Big Takeover.

The second single from their forthcoming album, Wash, Rinse, Repeat, is a heartfelt guitar-led number, expressing sincere, unconditional love. Fans of the blues-rock band from L.A. get a chance to hear it first via our exclusive premiere.

The robust, resplendent songs on his new album, Gameblood, absorbs all the senses of the listener, with his open-hearted, lyrical storytelling evoking both tender wisdom and elegiac musical craftsmanship.

The Brooklyn-based indie-rock band’s philosophical message is that what’s past is prologue, and the future holds promise, but neither will count unless you make peace with the present.

Offering a little more focus and hocus pocus on this one, the group boasts that it is heavy on mid-‘80s “hood culture” energy on their new record, Hoodlums. Check out a video from it right here.

The Seattle trio of super-multi-instrumentalists steep themselves in nu-disco, synthwave and future bass on Density, which comes out Friday. But it’s a remarkable story of triumph that makes Surrealized a truly one-of-a-kind band.

The video features the ferocity of Liily’s raging live show, warped with bouncing strobes and black lights. It’s a raucous good time, and a perfect indicator of their amazing presence in a live capacity.

The Big Takeover is touched to be able to premiere a cartoonish yet nightmarish new video by the band. The song is featured on TBG’s new album, Cancel the World, which they eerily titled before the pandemic began.

The Los Angeles-based indie-pop artist continues to explore her acoustic singer-songwriter side with her new single, a haunting song about longing and loneliness.

When clubs shut down in 2020, the live recordist from Georgia began charting his own path by writing songs. Before he knew it, Simpson had an album in his hands. His friends in the Athens music scene contributed parts remotely for the upcoming LP, System Update.

On her forthcoming LP, Bird Language, the Lithuania-born, New York-based vocalist/composer forgoes the fictional narrative elements that characterized her previous releases, instead crafting a sonic portrait of the artist and the world that has shaped her.

The experimental pop group originally self-released Ad Hoc in May 2018. The new vinyl version, is released by Earth Libraries and will come with a free digital bonus track, “Thick of It,” for those who buy the vinyl.

United Ghosts’ Axel Ray Steurwald returns as CADET A on a tuneful power pop/rock single and fun music video where he meets a musical alien.

Collyn McCoy — a defiantly anarchistic, anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist multi-instrumentalist — unleashes his new metal/industrial project with an EP dropping Friday. Feast your ears (and eyes) on our exclusive premiere of the record — a stream presented in the form of a

‘90s Beautiful Noise specialists Half String (championed by Big Takeover’s very own Jack Rabid) and Alison’s Halo team up on a dreamy remix and music video.

Ryan Struck of Northern NJ hardcore punk outfit Scary Hours unleashes a furiously blazing and relevant lyrical and visual screed against Western imperialism.

Veteran psychedelic rock/pop musician Anton Barbeau is at it again, releasing a tuneful, New Wave-leaning song/video from his upcoming LP.

Chicago-based alt-country band Thompson Springs release a music video for their latest tuneful and hopeful single from their upcoming LP.

Indie rock project Old Joy, headed by Alex Reindl, releases an engaging standalone single that precedes more new music slated for later this year.

Brooklyn-based indie music duo Charming Disaster unveil a dark, yet delightful album that thematically delves into the life of pioneering scientist Marie Curie and more.

Indie alternative rock music projects Luxury Practice (AKA Alex Lombardi) and Morning Eagle (AKA Nick May) join forces on a dynamic and melodic split record.

Musician Rain Perry unveils a contemplative and melodic track that features Ben Lee from her upcoming fifth album out this spring.

Missoula, Montana-based pop/rock artist Henderson K. Shatner, with bandmates as Catnyp, releases a tuneful and playful number from his upcoming LP.