Seven Ash Green (Heidi Berry, Sumishta Brahm, and Keith Williams) deliver a delightful performance of a the black watch cover song.
Ohioan indie/college rock band Slimfit drop a spirited to reflective EP that captures the vitality and optimism of twentysomethings.
Oakland, CA-based rock ‘n’ roll/power pop band The Bye Bye Blackbirds offer up a vibrant video that celebrates dynamic life forces.
Indie rock/power pop supergroup Hawk (led by David Hawkins) drops an engaging performance video for a dynamic and emotive track.
Renowned psychedelic/post-rock band The Asteroid No. 4 unveil their latest captivating single from their forthcoming album.
Swiss art-pop duo DIVVAS drop an intriguing song/video from their forthcoming EP that explores what can go wrong with love.
Psych-rock/dream-pop outfit Cold Beaches (the brainchild of Sophia Nadia) unveils a captivating lead single/video from their upcoming LP.
At once muscular, cerebral, melodic and angry, Um’s tightly-controlled chaos is epitomized here, delivering moments that sparkle and terrify in equal measure.
New Zealand (w/ one member originally from Texas) release an on-tour video for an austere, and socio-politically right-on post-punk number.
Alternative/noise/post-rock outfit Permanent Collection (AKA Jason Hendardy) unleash a blasting and propulsive track to crank to the max.
Stiletto Feels (founded by Geoff Earle) reveals a atmospherically simmering future electro-pop/old-school piano lament from their upcoming LP.
Renowned folk/rock ‘n’ roll singer-songwriter Robert Francis drops a captivating performance video for a heartfelt track off his upcoming album.
Melodic pop-rock outfit Soft Set unveil a wistfully dreamy single, mixed by Mark Gardener of Ride, from their upcoming EP.
Fall in love again with The Zombies three times over with vinyl reissues of classic LPs, out July 31st via Craft Recordings.
German post-punk band XTR HUMAN unveil an engaging performance video for a driving and dancey number from their new album.
Split Moon releases an 11-minute lo-fi psych-rock freakout jam as a free download (or for a donation to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund) via Bandcamp.
Airships on the Water (AKA Take Shapes’ Russel Hensley) offers a well-crafted, contemplative, and catchy second album via Somewherecold Records.
The New Brunswick, NJ’s band’s latest is a roaring, madcap rollercoaster of indie-rock art-craft!
Indie rocker David Roller, recording under the moniker Coast Off, drops a laid-back, but extremely infectious single from his upcoming album.
Swiss indie pop band Alois drop a pleasantly escapist, tropical-tinged synth-pop track from their upcoming album via Red Brick Chapel Records.
Alt-pop/rock band The Republic Tigers release a dynamic and stylistically diverse album after it languished nearly a decade in record label limbo.
Good news! Big Takeover #86 Spring 2020 Special 40th Anniversary Issue with Guided By Voices on the cover has nearly been completed and will be out shortly! But hurry to order—this issue will not be sold in stores (that are closed for now!).
And there’s still time for the perfect birthday, or other gift: Big Takeover magazine subscriptions and back issues (like the big enchilada, complete set 1980-2019)! Plus six 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!
San Francisco-based indie rock band Cough Drop Acid unveil a gently compelling and lyrically perceptive debut EP via Urban Scandal Records.
Desert/post-rock band Household Gods (w/ members of Slint, Unwound, Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends, and LKN Band unveil a compelling single.
Renowned guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Vince Melouney (the Bee Gees) delivers his tuneful take of The Easybeats’ classic track.
NJ-based 15-year-old Juniper (with her father, Michael Shelley, and an indie all-star guest roster), delivers a delightful and tuneful debut LP.
Renowned Mark Gardener of Ride returns with a captivating and lyrically bittersweet collaboration with French electronic producer 2Square.
California-based dark alt-pop artist Darwin drops a seductive, yet ruminative track that plays with light and darkness in its sound and lyrics.
Bay Area indie rock/folk punk outfit Little Shrine (led by Jade Shipman) drop an enjoyable and peppy video for a track off their latest LP.
Chapel Hill, NC-based indie rock/post-punk band with a dreamy edge Winfield unveils a hazy, but restless video for a driving track.
Athens, Georgia post-punk swamp rockers Vincas unleash a macabre track off their upcoming third LP via Learning Curve.
Singer-songwriter NAT reveals what it’s like to escape into love on a buoyant song featuring Jack Merucci.
Melodic pop/rock band Ex Norwegian, led by Roger Houdaille, deliver resonant live versions of their tracks “Comfort Sands” and “Jet Lag.”
Seattle-based post-punk band Altar of Eris unveil an ominously atmospheric and noir second EP that was recorded under quarantine.
Long-running London-based indie rock band The Wolfhounds unleash a powerful number ahead of the release of a new LP in early July.
Portland, OR-based post-punk/darkwave band The Criminal World unveil the atmospheric and driving opener off their upcoming mini-LP.
Italian shoegaze band We Melt Chocolate deliver a tasty delight with a hypnotic video for their drifting to driving track off their debut LP.
UK indie pop/post-punk veterans Beth Arzy, Shaun Charman, Kerry Boettcher, and Hannes Müller release a captivating album as Jetstream Pony.
Renowned bluegrass hip-hop hybrid band Gangstagrass are back with a fresh and relevant lead single that tackles race and politics.
Virginia-based retro garage rock ‘n’ roll band The Ar-Kaics drop a briskly driving outtake from their upcoming compilation LP on Dig! Records.
Long-running indie rock/pop band Boyracer returns with an enjoyable fan-made video for a catchy and driving track off their upcoming LP.
British power pop collective Beat Hotel are back with a lively music video for the catchy lead track from their eponymous EP.
Retro-‘80s-inspired post-punk/New Wave outfit Vision Video (named after the now-defunct video rental store) drops a captivating 2-song single.
Indie (post-)punk supergroup Ghost Work (Aaron Stauffer of Seaweed and members of Minus the Bear, Snapcase, and Milemarker drop a vivid single.
Kansas native, Hong Kong-living acoustic folk singer-songwriter Todd Warner Moore releases a warm and insightful 6th LP in only 2 years.
Nacho Cano of music project Harmless recovers and returns, overcoming the odds after being hit by a drunk driver while biking.
Michael Soiseth, the musician at the core of the band Raygun Carver, offers up a ruminative, but compelling Americana/downtempo LP.
Brooklyn post-rock/electronic duo Reliant Tom release an emotionally vulnerable and primal album about grieving and catharsis.
Veteran musician Chris Broach (Braid, The Firebird Band) ventures forth with his wife Sonja Rae as compelling synth-rock project SNST.
North Jersey punk rock/anti-folk veteran Ryan Struck (The 65’s) returns to his punk/hardcore roots, unleashing an incendiary single/video.
