Rusty Reid is a Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle singer-songwriter writing melodic, guitar-oriented pop-country-rock songs, including many with modern liberal philosophical, political, spiritual content.
A force to be reckoned with, Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions have been releasing numerous singles prior to the release of their Destiny Road Album released May 26, 2023. The album features the talent of Jerry Manftedi on bass and Jethro DeFries on drums, , and Tommy Mars on keyboards. Having gigged extensively in Southern California, Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions are now looking forward to spinning magic in and around Salt Lake City and Park City, UT
TC Tenet is a London-based artist, who writes, produces and records songs in a shed at the back of his backyard. A fresh voice in the alternative rock scene, TC’s songs have a cinematographic feel and are designed to take the listener on a sonic journey, sliding through thought-provoking lyrics and out-of-this-world guitar sounds.
The progressive alternative rock band Porter from Germany has been around for quite a while and mixes the different preferences of the individual band members for metal and punk, indie and singer songwriter, hardcore and alternative into a completely unique blend that brings the sound, which is stylistically rooted in the energetic, guitar-led alternative rock of the 90s, into the present day thanks to progressive elements and a rich production.
With four full-length albums tracking his growth as a musician and social commentator, there’s plenty of Eddie Cohn to discover in the vaults. What’s most exciting, however, is what’s next. For 2024, Eddie is tapping into that grunge-fueled 90’s era of rock, and plans to release a new single every other month.
Backstrom is a Swedish independent songwriter usually working in country, folk, and rock music genres. After a long break from music, last year marked a return to music, and the result is the debut album, “The Carousel,” which will be released in *January 2024.
King In Yellow, started by longtime friends and musical collaborators, Kyle McDonough and Nick Vining, is a musical fusion of timeless melodies and razor sharp rhythms. Drawing inspiration from the golden eras of rock and jangle pop, their music harmoniously blends raw energy and soothing gentleness. With avant-garde influences, King In Yellow crafts a unique sonic experience that transcends boundaries.
After improvising a set together at ECM’s fiftieth anniversary concert in 2019, the duo decided to continue their working relationship, culminating in Touch of Time – their first album together.
For over a decade, Nicholas Lopardo*contributed his drumming talents to various local hardcore bands. However, he eventually paused his musical pursuits to focus on his career and family life. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 reignited Nicholas’s passion for songwriting, birthing a project known as *STFLR. Following the dissolution of STFLR, Nicholas revisited and refined songs written nearly two decades earlier, culminating in his debut EP, The Follower. Minimum Champion exemplifies the art of elevating simple melodies into extraordinary musical experiences.
Maidstone, Kent’s The Shop Window is back with another single off the forthcoming third LP, ”Daysdream”. “I Run” is a gorgeous, three-minute melodic miracle.
Moontwin is a new collaboration between singer-songwriter Maple Bee and XRaydio founder Zac Kuzmanov. The pair create their music using online video calls that enable them to write and record songs together whilst in separate worlds.
The Trusted are both a refreshing tonic, and a barrage of fireworks rolled into one. Seamlessly switching from mellow, artfully constructed melodic thoughtfulness into wild, explosive moments of raucous brilliance, there’s a surprise around every corner within The Trusted’s music and songwriting,all executed with an undeniable measure of passion and grit.
Nomad Disco is a post-punk, gothic and alternative rock band based in Prague, Czech Republic
Fortunately for those of us unfamiliar with Anderson’s ouevre, knowledge of the inspirational source isn’t required.
Mimi Pretend, the solo project of Mimi Nissan, formerly of Nightmare Blue, (which disbanded during the pandemic), came to be in a small, lead paint covered, seedy but intimate apartment in Denver, Colorado. Now residing in *Los Angeles8, California, Mimi Pretend is still writing and recording in a small bedroom, capturing indie rock with dark pop vibes.
With 18 year old front person Ellie Knowles indifferentMonkeY bring you Trip Hop Rock guaranteed to blow you away. The band have enjoyed early successes with airplay on the BBC and KCRW in LA, America. Last year they were winners of the Best Band 22 award in London (and will be headlining this years award ceremony at the legendary Bedford in Balham, London. The music is best described as Trip Hop Rock (think a mix of Massive Attack, Black Sabbath and Daft Punk). They are currently working on their second album which will define them. The first single from this album is out now.
Repeat is a newly formed alternative rock band from Sweden. The band was founded by Torbjörn Hallberg,a Stockholm based guitarist and vocalist, and Johan Holmberg (formerly Liberator). Mattias Belin plays bass. The single “Repeat”, released in September 2023 represents the essence of the band. Combining elements of stoner rock, alternative rock with repetitive riffs and lyrics.
Backstrom is a Swedish independent songwriter usually working in genres such as country, folk and rock music. After a long break from music, last year marked a return to music and the result is debut album “The Carousel” which will be released in *January 2024.
Rising up lean and mean, KMFDM is doin’ it again, celebrating 40 years of conceptual continuity in grand style! “Let Go” marks the group’s 23rd studio album, the core lineup of Sascha “Käpt’n K” Konietzko, Lucia Cifarelli, Andy Selway and Andee Blacksugar presenting their signature onslaught of pulse-pounding rhythms, scorching electronics, blistering guitars, and vocals full of grit, growl, and grind addressing the social, political, and cultural ills of a world in perpetual turmoil.
Since their formation in 2023, Down In Motion have immediately established themselves as a captivating, melodic powerhouse that effortlessly defies traditional genre labels. By skilfully blending elements from pop-punk, alternative rock, emo, post-hardcore, and indie rock, they create a refreshingly unique and mesmerising sound that leaves a lasting impression.
Whether on tenor or soprano, Matthieu Bordenave favors a plush tone and a winding, almost slithering technique that sounds like it’s searching for the heart of a piece.
Sometimes Julie, one of San Diego’s most engaging and original rock bands, is the musical brainchild of singer/songwriter duo Monica Sorenson and Rick Walker. Walker, former lead guitarist for Chicago’s Greeley, is a multi-instrumentalist who reveals his rock and roll genius as he defines Sometimes Julie’s unique sound. Sorenson paints the pictures, finds the words, tells the stories, and delivers the melodies with her powerful voice. Walker is the theory, the rhythm, the science, the skill, and Sorenson is the front woman who is all heart and art.
Natalia Quest is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer, and artist whose music is born out as a reaction to this world. Especially this latest single, ‘Inversion’ that touched upon themes like the chaos of war, pain of injustice, and the essence of revolution.
Collaborator Jackson Browne referred to Zevon’s music as “song noir.” 1978’s Excitable Boy is reissued as an audiophile’s dream by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab.
In sync with their name, Shed Seven has just released a cracking new record seven years after the last one. “A Matter of Time” rings with up-tempo, riff-laden glory, and has already charted at #1 in the UK.
It might have taken the band a long time to get to this point, but the wait was clearly worth it as Postcards From Lonely Places is a defining statement that also points to a number of open doors that lay ahead for them.
Every Moment All At Once marks a huge, astounding leap forward for the band.
The familiarity of what has gone before mixed, melded, and merged perfectly with the freshness of the here and now.
Kraut-inspired punk rock duo Circolo Vizioso presents ‘Choppy’, a high-octane song spawned from of a bout of depression brought on by a failed love story. This is the first taste of their debut album Verrueckt (out March 1), following their 5-track Isolation EP (2020). Here they offer a potent taste of their unique brand of high-intensity, lyric-driven punk, created mainly with electric violin, guitar and drums.
A force to be reckoned with, Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions have been releasing numerous singles prior to the release of their Destiny Road Album released May 26, 2023. The album features the talent of Jerry Manftedi on bass and Jethro DeFries on drums, , and Tommy Mars on keyboards. Having gigged extensively in Southern California, Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions are now looking forward to spinning magic in and around Salt Lake City and Park City, UT
The Sleepy Haunts is an indie alt/rock band with “Bubble Grunge” influences from artists like Beabadoobee and Beach Bunny. Based in Seattle, WA, and led by singer/songwriter, Gillian McMahon, the band makes music that celebrates popular and comic-con culture while exploring the insecurities and struggles of adolescence.
British avant pop artist Nick Hudson presents his new single ‘For My Silence’, the first offering from his forthcoming album _Kanda Teenage Honey
_, recorded largely in Georgia under the shadow of the Ukraine war, featuring some incredible Georgian musicians in a huge former Soviet movie studio.
Indie musician and songwriter Leon Frear presents ‘A Town Called Chapel’, the second offering from his debut album Wild Rice, which introduces the listener to a man still affected years later by the frisson and fallout of a clandestine love affair.
Renowned for his glam-rock aesthetics, enigmatic presence and charming character, Stanley Duke crash lands from a psychedelic rock ’n’ roll voyage of space-rock and fuzz frenzy. Formerly the frontman of garage rock favourites Lost Dawn, he has since poured his heart and soul into writing and recording music with his project Stanley Duke and the Kindred Spirits.
LastTimeDown is an original rock band who have had the opportunity to share the stage with numerous musicians all across St. Louis. In July 2021, they began work on their debut album. They released the albums debut single “Roses Are Red” in Novemeber 2022, and followed this up quickly with the release of their second single , “Kiss The World Goodbye” in April 2023, the latter receiving airtime on FM radio station 89.1 KCLC The Wood for several months.
Should all bands that manage to survive four decades together make albums this good?
The Noise Who Runs revolves around songwriter Ian Pickering (of Sneaker Pimps and Front Line Assembly). Native to Hartlepool in the north-east of England, Pickering co-authored such Sneaker Pimps hits as ‘Spin Spin Sugar’, ’6 Underground’ and ‘Tesko Suicide’. In 2019, he launched this project with Brazilian-French guitarist Felipe Goes, three years after relocating to Lille, France.
Patrick van Zandwijk, widely known as TuskHead is as a captivating Dutch musician, singer, and songwriter, boasting a distinctive and unforgettable sound. Melding Americana, Folk, and Country into a seamless tapestry, TuskHead crafts emotionally charged musical experiences that strike a chord deep within the listener’s soul. His lyrics weave tales of love, heartache, and the essence of everyday life with authenticity and sincerity.
Hailing from Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, The Art of Deception is a group of 4 friends united by their love of metal music. Releasing 2 EP’s and a multitude of singles throughout the 8 years of being a band. Despite multiple challenges and lineup changes, the band has released 2 singles off their upcoming EP Imminence. For fans of August Burns Red, Whitechapel, and After The Burial. The Art of Deception has big plans for touring and releasing new music in 2024, releasing their EP Imminence later this year!
Bones in Butter is a Serbian act led by Milutin Krašević. It is a fusion of players from all around the Belgrade alternative music scene: six creative minds with several years of touring and band experience to their name, Luna Škopelja (vocals and samples), Todor Živković (guitars), Dejan Škopelja (bass), Tom Fedja Franklin (drums) and Srdjan Popov (mixing).
Mississippi-based HellRaizer emerged in 2003 with Acid Pro making beats, writing lyrics, mixing, mastering, and producing. His poetic rhymes focus on relationships, heartbreak, pain, emptiness, and depression. Over the years, he’s developed a sound that is truly his own.
Fear, Anxiety, Regret. The dark masks that we all carry. All change starts with being honest with ourselves. In the world of Elviise, we bring up our fears, sorrows and worries to the surface and challenges them. It’s all in the lyrics. For a world where love and courage wins. You’re not alone. We fight with you
Mercurius is a ‘father & son’ band, who’ve been writing songs together for many years. James (son) & Paul (father) tend to share the song writing pretty evenly and attempt to tackle a mix of sounds and vibes, to make each song unique in its own way. James is the vocalist & Paul is the lead guitarist.
AVTUMNE is a Cuban-American indie rock artist born in Miami, Florida. She is a singer / songwriter known for her deep lyrics that explore her emotions, love, lust, and travels. Her music often evokes female empowerment with folkloric symbolism from her Galician roots.
Of Shadows and Lights is the alternative rock project of Rome-based multi-instrumentalist, Angelo Pitone. In late 2022 he joined independent Swedish record label Rexius Records AB, and to confirm his music versatility blended with his distintive sound, he released Nervous Breakdown – a fast rock track inspired by modern life and music artists such as Queen, Freddie Mercury, Led Zeppelin, Muse, Nothing But Thieves and Foo Fighters, to name a few.
Favorably compared to essential 1978 live album Waiting for Columbus, this set highlighting the post-*Lowell George* Little Feat arrive on Blu-ray for the first time.
Emerging from the shadows of a future yet to be, Luma Fade is an artistic odyssey into the world of post-apocalyptic dreampop. Blending ethereal electronic soundscapes with the haunting allure of a dystopian tomorrow, Luma Fade’s music paints vivid pictures of a world reshaped by unknown cataclysms. Each track is a journey through hauntingly beautiful melodies, echoing the resilience and melancholy of a distant, altered reality.
Members of Portland, Oregon’s Sunset the Machine started hammering out riffs together in 2018. Blending together influences from hard rock/metal to punk and even elements of trippy space rock, Sunset the Machine have worked out enough material for a full length album which was promptly recorded summer of 2022 at Sisterly Silence Studios in Portland. They have taken their high energy set of songs to the stage, hitting several venues around the Northwest and have since developed a continuously growing local fanbase.
