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.
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
Poison Oak made up of Ray Pearson, James Balthes, Chris Reiterer and Adrian Tarca made up of four suburban mates, living in the tropical North Queensland city, Townsville. Playing shows at Palm Creek Folk Festival and headlining Townsville’s Otherwise Bar, the band has landed in magazines across the globe. Poison Oak hit the studio in July 2022 to record their debut album. With more mature production, and a stronger taste of who they are, the first single “Found Myself” was released in December 2022.
Paul Marotto is a musician who writes, records, and mixes his own music at Haunted House Studios. He overlays multiple tracks of himself singing and playing different instruments to create his songs. Paul is very open about his struggles with depression and addiction and dedicates all his music to anyone affected by these challenges. His musical influences include bands such as The Pixes, Pavement, Radiohead, Why?, Rachmaninov, and Chopin.
Ari Joshua is a dynamic musician & performer whose sound is as diverse as his upbringing. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, & raised in Seattle, WA, Ari’s passion for music was evident from a young age. After high school, he earned a scholarship to study music on the East Coast, where he honed the power of musical expression. He has recorded, performed, & collaborated with Rock ‘n Roll legends like Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam), Michel Shreive (Santana), Barrett Martin (Mad Season & Screaming Trees), & Peter Buck (REM.)
After launching Deth Rali with 2021’s acclaimed synth-pop Light Levels EP, Maike (also a professor at Colorado College) joined forces with former student and guitarist Eliza Neiman-Golden (Tiny Tomboy) to start creating new music together in 2022. They were soon joined by veteran post-punk drummer Nathan Rodriguez and bassist Hunter Bates (Mean World Records). The budding chemistry of this lineup spawned a new era of collaborative songwriting for long-time solo producer Maike, culminating on the band’s first two singles of 2023 – “Ruby’s Castle Island” and “Genesis”.
The Trudy are an English pop band formed in Kingston upon Thames in 1979 by former Cardiacs members Peter Tagg (drums) and Ralph Cade (vocals and keyboards) along with Derek Tagg (guitar) and Sue Smallwood (bass).
Coruja Jones is a songwriting project from Manchester (UK) based musician and songwriter Dan Jones, originally hailing from Dudley in The West Midlands. His debut The Crossing was released in April 2020 and he is now on the road sharing it live, along with songs from his upcoming EP Undo working with producer Sam Vicary (The Cinematic Orchestra).
Riding with Killers is a 3 piece rock band from Detroit, Michigan
Empty Machines is a two-piece band hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, that originated as a solo instrumental project by Thomas Crawford in his home studio. After enlisting Jodie Helena as their vocalist, they established themselves as Empty Machines. With a DIY approach to their creative process, the band writes, records, and mixes all their music in their home studio, granting them complete control over their sound. Empty Machines’ music, blends elements of alternative, electronic, and ambient genres, producing a cinematic and immersive wall of sound.
Eruption Artistique is a real Rotterdam rock n roll and art collective of musicians, actors, photographers and filmmakers.
Driven by a dynamic female lead vocal, November 2nd have established themselves as one of the Czech Republic‘s talents. Not only have they captured such prizes as the Jim Beam Music ‘best new talent’ award; they have also caught the attention of the Czech and European press.
Abrasive Trees is a collaborative project/band started by Matthew Rochford that somehow alchemises psychedelic, post-punk, post-rock and folk influences.
Movie Club has been proving themselves unique visionaries and standout collaborators, producing award-winning visuals, several Los Angeles & New York City residencies, and most recently headlining a U.S. tour. From hard-hitting psych rock bangers to more ambient, haunting tunes, Great White is their most cinematic work yet.
Frank Joshua is a dream-pop artist who forges songs out of a mix of analog and digital sounds but perhaps more than any other artist around today, understands the power of space. It is the making of music that allows the light to get in that he has made his forte.
Samuel Wilbur is a singer/songwriter/educator living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A high school social studies teacher by day, and rock star by night, Samuel Wilbur has been writing and recording his own music since he was just 16 years old. Over the last two decades, Wilbur continued sharpening his songwriting skills and live performance.
SWiiMS are an indie rock outfit from Toronto, Canada. Singer Mai Diaz Langou & guitarist Colin Thompson started writing songs together in late 2019, blending a mixture of his fuzzy, jangly, swirling guitar tones with her elegant poetry, textured melodies and languid voice. Bassist Cian O’Ruanaidh joined shortly after, bringing a fresh voice, unique blend of influences and hooky bass lines to the group.
“Immersion” is a collaboration between Jeune and Bastion, two bands that come from the heavier and alternative scenes who prove that metal as a genre still has plenty of new sonic pastures to explore.
Dog In A Man Suit is a post punk / alternative band from New Jersey, whose latest EP Trapped! was released in May 2022.
