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Album Premiere: Field Ceremony by Pia Fraus

9 October 2017

Veteran dream-pop/shoegaze band Pia Fraus returns after a decade with a melodic, harmonic, and sweeping to reflective new album.

Northern Asssembly

Song Premiere: "Man to Man" by Northern Assembly

9 October 2017

Danish folk/pop band Northern Assembly delivers a rhythmically spirited, harmony- and strings-drenched single.

Pale Seas

Song Premiere: "Heal Slow" by Pale Seas

6 October 2017

Atmospheric, melodic, and hotly tipped British guitar band Pale Seas arrives with its sonically and emotionally spell-binding new album.

Gad Whip

Album Premiere: In A Room 12" EP by Gad Whip

6 October 2017

UK avant-rock band Gad Whip delivers a rhythmic, emotive 4-song 12” EP via New York City’s Ever/Never Recordings.

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Video Premiere: "Cardiac" by Shining Mirrors

5 October 2017

Brooklyn-based indie rock band Shining Mirrors introduces themselves with a ‘day-in-the-life’-vibed music video for their first single.

I'll Be Around - Michael Cuenca

NEWS: Info on and crowd-funding for post-punk music fest movie I'll Be Around

5 October 2017

Writer and director Michael Cuenca’s 3rd film spotlights the Xennial generation’s angst and its post-punk and postmodernism upbringing.

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Song Premiere: "Sons of Rage" by The Decrees

4 October 2017

Scottish indie rock band The Decrees unleashes a fresh, dynamic, and melodic double A-side single

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Video Premiere: "Habit" (Live Session) by Gabrielle Shonk

4 October 2017

Quebec indie-folk singer/songwriter Gabrielle Shonk unveils a new live video for a treasured song of hers off her self-titled debut album.

The Paranoid Style

Song Premiere: "Dominoes in Drag" by The Paranoid Style

3 October 2017

Elizabeth Nelson of The Paranoid Style rages less about politics and more about matters of the heart on her latest single.

Historian; Photo Credit: Anna Maria Lopez

Video Premiere: "Thrown on the Road" by Historian

3 October 2017

Psych-folk outfit Historian releases a yearning and stirring single (and desert-set video) from upcoming album Expanse.

Galanos

Video Premiere: "Loneliest of Men" by Galanos

2 October 2017

New York-based ‘part punk, part surf’ band Galanos gets dark and explosive on a track (and video) off new album Deceiver Receiver.

MIniatures

Album Premiere: Jessamines by Miniatures

29 September 2017

Australian dream-pop band Miniatures gets a big release on Saint Marie Records of its dynamically sweeping and radiantly ethereal debut album.

Kings & Associates

Album Premiere: Tales of a Rich Girl by Kings & Associates

29 September 2017

Australian modern blues ensemble Kings & Associates bow its second album which is currently #1 on the Australian Blues Charts.

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Song Premiere: "Can't Come Down" by Red Rosie

28 September 2017

Indie dream-pop duo Red Rosie releases a dreamy to reflective double A-side single with a reimagining of OMD’s “Secret” for the B-side.

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Video Premiere: "Shiver of Want" by Black Needle Noise

28 September 2017

Renowned sonic architect and producer John Fryer is joined by legend Bill Leeb (Front Line Assembly, Delerium) for a collaborative track and video.

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Video Premiere: "Escape to the Refuge of the Desert Virga" by Sluka

28 September 2017

Singer-songwriter/musician Sluka releases an enigmatic and panoramic video for his reflective, but expressive piano piece.

Boisterous Men

Song Premiere: "Another Life" by Boisterous Men

27 September 2017

Serbian down-tempo electro duo Boisterous Men goes on a mesmerizing electronic-soul trip with its debut tune.

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Video Premiere: "Hard To Tell" by Courtney Farren

27 September 2017

Singer-songwriter Courtney Farren enlists Brett Sullivan of American Anymen for a Super 8-filmed video shot in the Big Apple.

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Song Premiere: "Back To Your Door" by Robin Jackson

26 September 2017

Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Robin Jackson drops a lyrically reflective, but upbeat track from his upcoming album.

Luke Callen

Video Premiere: "100 Miles" by Luke Callen

25 September 2017

Troubadour Luke Callen roams through a lyrically insightful, finger-picked guitar number off his recent debut album.

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NEWS: Drew Forsberg of The Persian Leaps details new Bicycle Face EP track by track

22 September 2017

Drew Forsberg, the founder, guitarist, and vocalist of indie rock/power pop band The Persian Leaps, gives a behind-the-scenes view of the new EP.

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Album Premiere: Big Intruder by Jordan Klassen

22 September 2017

Canadian chamber folk/pop multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter Jordan Klassen bows his richly diverse, deeply engaging new album.

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Song Premiere: "Supermoon" by Ikebe Shakedown

21 September 2017

Bushwick, NY-based Ikebe Shakedown drops a rhythmically intoxicating, retro-cinematic instrumental groove from its upcoming album.

Rising Appalachia; Photo Credit: Chad Hess

Song Premiere: "Mississippi" by Rising Appalachia

21 September 2017

The sisters of roots music band Rising Appalachia put their own contemporary spin on an African American spiritual.

Jenn Vix; Photo Credit: Paul LF

Song Premiere: "Complicated Man" by Jenn Vix

21 September 2017

Electronic rock/pop artist Jenn Vix drops a dark and coolly alluring pop track from her upcoming Unlocked EP.

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Video Premiere: "Anywhere, Everywhere" by The Singer and The Songwriter

20 September 2017

Modern-folk duo The Singer and The Songwriter reveals their driving, heartfelt road anthem and video from upcoming EP.

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Video Premiere: "Oblong Malfunctions" by Gareth Sager

19 September 2017

Gareth Sager, renowned founder of The Pop Group, unveils a performance video for his reflective and fluidly turning piano piece.

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Song Premiere: "Dangerous Women & A Desperate Man" by Ten Ton Man

19 September 2017

Singer-songwriter/musician Ten Ton Man drops an amusing, storytelling Americana track from his forthcoming EP.

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Album Premiere: Theta Series EPv1 EP by Existente

18 September 2017

Arctic Dub artist David Wesley is set to release a new calming, brainwave-attuned EP under the moniker Existente.

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Song Premiere: "Feast On My Heart" by Pylon Reenactment Society

18 September 2017

Renowned veteran band Pylon has reconfigured itself as the Pylon Reenactment Society and will soon release an EP.

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Song Premiere: "Fool For Your Love" by The Doughboys

15 September 2017

Renowned veteran garage, blues, and rock band The Doughboys drops a tasty sonic morsel from their latest album.

Nick Nicely

Video Premiere: "Solar Wind" by Nick Nicely

15 September 2017

Renowned psychedelic music artist Nick Nicely explores the electronic world on his upcoming album.

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Song Premiere: "Funeral for a King" by Summon the Birds

14 September 2017

Hidden Shoal releases new single by Australian band Summon the Birds from forthcoming second album Blood Love.

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Song Premiere: "It's Over Now" by Pia Fraus

13 September 2017

Dream-pop masters Pia Fraus return with a new album after a decade’s absence and unveil a hazy, yet propulsive single.

Irene Barber of Nearby

Video Premiere: "Breakers" by Nearby

13 September 2017

Erik Blood and Dust Moth collaborator Irene Barber goes solo as Nearby, dropping her debut EP and a personal, dream-like video.

The Dayoffs

Video Premiere: Love Love Love by The Dayoffs

12 September 2017

NYC-based, Russian-Japanese duo The Dayoffs drops a video for the short, punchy, but feel-good lead single off upcoming debut album.

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Song Premiere: "God(d) Of Thunder Vs. Sukia" by Hologram Teen

12 September 2017

Morgane Lhote (Stereolab) returns as Hologram Teen with a trippy and interesting track off her upcoming album.

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Song Premiere: "Polar Bear" by Cloud Repair

12 September 2017

Polar Bear delivers a bright, wandering psych-pop/garage rock hybrid single from upcoming debut album.

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Album Premiere: Before the Applause by Re-TROS

11 September 2017

Chinese indie rock/post-punk band Re-TROS goes on an exploratory sonic voyage on its inventive second album.

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NEWS: Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia September 22 - 23, 2017

10 September 2017

Renowned Liverpool Psych Festival gears up for the 2017 season on September 22nd to 23rd with a pre-show kick-off on September 21st.

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Album Premiere: Sketchbook Traces by Sven-Erik Olsen

8 September 2017

Minneapolis, MN-based singer-songwriter/musician Sven-Erik Olsen releases a timeless debut album of engaging indie pop/rock tunes.

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Album Premiere: Remembering Houses by My Little Hum

7 September 2017

San Francisco, CA-located indie pop/rock duo (and married couple) My Little Hum releases a sparkling and melodic debut album.

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Video Premiere: "Electric Love" by Jason Herring & The Mystery Plan

7 September 2017

Jason Herring & The Mystery Plan unveils a mysterious video for its down-tempo, atmospheric single off forthcoming album.

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NEWS: Dan Simons of UK band Cymbals details songs that inspired latest album Light In Your Mind

6 September 2017

Dan Simons of UK indie synth-pop/rock band Cymbals offers a Spotify playlist of songs that inspired new album Light In Your Mind.

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Video Premiere: "Down Now" by Benjamin Cartel

6 September 2017

Brooklyn-based story-telling singer-songwriter Benjamin Cartel (Kaiser Cartel) drops a performance video for a track off his upcoming 2nd album.

Bruno Merz -photo credit Dreda Blow

Song Premiere: "Whisper Turn" by Bruno Merz

5 September 2017

New Bohemian folk pop singer-songwriter Bruno Merz drops a lyrically inspirational single.

Today's Millennial Rockstar, Ayron Jones Is Announced On Theory Of A Deadman Tour

5 September 2017

Seattle’s Ayron Jones Announced On Theory Of A Deadman National Tour

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Song Premiere: "Don't Let It Bring You Down" by Grant Earl LaValley (Neil Young cover)

5 September 2017

Singer-songwriter and desert-dweller Grant Earl LaValley pays tribute to legend Neil Young with a spare, haunting cover from his upcoming debut album.

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Video Premiere: "Games" by The Velvet Hands

4 September 2017

UK garage rock ‘n’ roll upstarts The Velvet Hands unveil a lyrics video with a visually appealing twist for latest single from upcoming debut album.

She Dives; Photo Credit: Emma Holm Jacobsen

Album Premiere: Nebula by She Dives

1 September 2017

Experimental electronics-based Danish duo She Dives delivers its debut album that delves into the universal process of disintegration.