British singer/songwriter Julian Ransom, known as Jacre, is back with his latest single, “Only Love Could Be So Blind.” After a recent break, Julian has reignited his passion, crafting a sound that defies categorization by blending Pop Rock, Folk/Pop, and Indie/Alternative. Known for his uniquely emotive and atmospheric style, Julian’s music has been praised as “incredibly emotive and atmospheric” and “a really captivating listening experience.”
Tidal Water is a dynamic band blending the rich heritage of rock with the spirited rhythms from ’60s until now, with elements of funk, punk, blues, rock and hints of jazz. Our debut album, Polarity, offers a musical odyssey from introspective ballads to explosive punkish anthems, tackling societal issues across a tapestry of sound that echoes six decades of musical evolution.
Rezo is the musical project of Irish duo Colm O’Connell and Rory McDaid. A collaboration borne out of the Covid pandemic (Rezo means “I pray” in Spanish), the pair continue to work virtually between Dublin and Malaga where Rory is based. The Age of Self Help, Rezo’s third album, has just been released (July 2024). Produced by Montreal heavyweight Marcus Paquin it is a celebration of personal resilience in a world that doesn’t care. The great irony of the digital era is that it has never been harder to hear or be heard, to help or be helped. This is The Age of Self Help.
“I’m in Mississippi. I’ve heard Bach was nearly unperformed for 100 years after his death. I occasionally gig as a keyboardist in a blues/rock/original outfit based in Ohio. This release is an old tune written as a birthday present; it was hoping for a happy future, living in a dream. I bought a mic on Facebook and started home recordings for fun. It feels like painting, a creative outlet, the sounds are colors and textures, and I enjoy seeing what they come together to make. I think music, and art should stand alone, separated from their creators. Although I’m guilty of reading bios in Itunes music.”
Lead vocalist and songwriter of Don’t Call Me Tina, Christina Brennan, is a blues-rock artist taking after Bonnie Raitt and Grace Potter, from the Philadelphia area. Christina took her natural ability for music and developed it into a vocal powerhouse. Christina took her unique style of soulful pop-rock to Berklee College of Music, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Songwriting. She continues to establish herself as an artist in the East Coast area at various well-known local venues including World Café Live, Milkboy Café, Café 939.
“We are a new indie / dream pop group entrancing melodies and captivating lyrics. After years of pursuing our own creative endeavors, we have developed a sound that is truly collaborative and utilizes every group member’s strengths. This song is the first single and opening track of our upcoming LP and combines gazey guitars with cute melodies and modern production.”
Inspired by a mutual passion for the sights, sounds and creative experimentation of the mid to late 1960s, The Crystal Teardrop, with its unique blend of garage rock, psychedelia and acid folk, is forming.The Crystal Teardrop are: Alexandra Rose (vocals, guitar, mandola), Leon Jones (lead guitar), Stuart Gray (organ), Ed Quigley (bass, vocals), Connor Wells (drums).
In the sea of singer-songwriters, Jodi Heights stands out with her classically honed technique and her brilliant lyrics that plumb the depths of everyday life. She holds multiple degrees in music, including a Master of Music from New England Conservatory. Her single, “The Iceberg”, was released in March 2022. Jodi’s debut album, One Year Wiser, was produced at Plaid Dog Recording with engineer Mike Davidson. It was mixed by engineer Erich Talaba (Sara Bareilles – What’s Inside: Songs from Waitress, Kaleidoscope Heart) and was mastered by Adam Ayan (Sarah McLachlan – Wonderland, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Mirrorball, Laws of Illusion).
Sanford: is the brainchild of Brooklyn-based and South Carolina-born musician Jay Sanford. He does all of the writing, arranging, performing (minus horns), and production for his recorded music, including previous original releases: “Figured I’d Ask Anyway” (featured in Gems on VHS and This Week in Americana spotify playlists) and “Anymore,” both from his first album The View Changes. His upcoming album, Extinguished Dreams, builds on previous influences of Americana, soul, and rock, and dives further into the pool, pulling from more of his wide range of musical influences.
Detroit’s own Moon Date is back with their electrifying new single, “Maze.” This indie rock band is known for blending 80s synth vibes with a gritty 90s alternative edge, delivers a track that’s both sonically innovative and deeply personal. Channeling the raw energy of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the emotive pulse of Postal Service, and the sleek intensity of Metric, Moon Date crafts a sound that’s both nostalgic and refreshingly modern.
Embrace Form certainly does exactly what it says on the tin as it embraces certain pop conventions while staying true to the band’s experimental roots, creating a brilliant hybrid masterpiece.
In the past year, Brooke Moriber releases “This Town Made Us” and “Down To Nothing” have garnered widespread attention in Nashville and beyond, and she has recently been crisscrossing the country, introducing herself to country audiences as radio programmers and fans alike fall in love with her thoughtful songwriting and incredible vocals. A recent television performance on Today in Nashville, an opening slot for Dylan Scott, and performing the “National Anthem” for the SF Giants have solidified Brooke as a star on the rise.
Amid the muggy, swamped-out summer of ’23, synapses ablaze, starved and horrified by the mindless pop rock craze, with an insatiable hunger for honest straight to tape, no jape, rock n roll, Anthmz began to take shape. Forged by two lurking leviathans of the southern shadow scene, Houston B. Perry III (The Blood Plums, Heavy Mojo) and Kyle Gordon (MammaBear) decided to intervene, embarking on a devil-may-care songwriting bender blending elements from The British Invasion, garage funk and kaleidoscopic punk for punks without a uniform.
The quest for love can feel neverending. In Anna Josephine’s latest single, “Take My,” she captures that relentless pursuit of unrequited love. Her lyrics speak of molding herself and her habits in order to fit the taste of someone else, losing herself in the process. The instrumentation, influenced heavily by the wild western sounds of Ennio Morricone, help tell this story of a grueling journey.
At his catchiest, as we know, Steve Alex writes tunes that are impossible to resist singing along with. But, where the band that we usually find him fronting,Four Star Riot, leans into the guitar bombast of the alterna-rock boom, Never Heavy showcases Alex as an introspective artist just as comfortable channeling the likes of Elliot Smith, Mac DeMarco and Fruit Bats as he is drawing from Smashing Pumpkins and STP.
Having successfully followed up their spirited, tuneful 2017 debut LP Cake + Flames with 2022’s much-improved, more deeply produced Sweet Thing, this Charlotte, NC foursome continues to impress on these two flavorful singles.
Jerry Careaga and Stephanie Gladhart have been songwriting together for 20 years and recently formed Tornado Sky to begin releasing their songs. Both L.A natives they each began songwriting and performing early in life. Stephanie at age 8 and Jerry at 14.
Located in Northwest England, Dylan Mundy fuses elements of folk, indie and electronica. This self-reflective artist takes a poetic look at the seemingly ever-greying world we inhabit. He is the town crier of the manic melancholia of the 21st century with a mantra of, “If we’re going down with the ship, we might as well have a boogie while we sink.” More placebo to the times than an antidote, he continues to cast his thoughts into the endless
digital ether.
Under Starling, the dynamic alternative rock group from *Ireland, is set to release their latest single “Selkie” on July 26th. This indie/alternative rock song with folk rock undertones delves into the challenges of long-distance relationships, skillfully blending fiction and reality through the ancient Selkie myth to symbolise hope and connection. This is the second release from Under Starlings’ upcoming debut album, Murmurations, set for release on October 25th.
Myles Cochran: “I’m an American transplant into Europe, splitting my time between London and Devon in the UK. I was born and raised in Kentucky, then time in and around New York City playing in bands and working in studios as an engineer, producer and musician. I now produce my own music and work with other artists as a producer and musician. I’ve recently been working with Irish singer, songwriter and harpist Brona McVittie, playing steel guitar and co-producing her albums.”
A true artist and songwriter world-renowned for his prolific, heartfelt alt-rock love songs, Stephen has released ten albums to date, with his eleventh on the way. He is produced by Steve Albini. His body of work was culled from a lifetime of experiences, including those as an engineer, a Hollywood actor, a custom builder, and a TV host. Though Stephen lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, his family hails from New Orleans and New York. His Italian grandfather was a multi-instrumentalist during the roaring 20s and an aunt on the French side of his family was a fabulous blues singer. His music was influenced by great rock and punk bands heard throughout the mid-Atlantic in his 20s and 30s, as well as by a good friend — a Beatles fan — who introduced him to his first chords on an acoustic guitar at age 16. Stephen currently writes all of his music and performs in the Charlottesville, Virginia, area.
Back Around Again, the third album from Portland-based glam-folk duo Ned and Wendy the Band, captures the ups, downs, ins, and outs of moving to a new city, beginning a new marriage, finding a new community, and realizing that, somehow, this new road still leads back to the same place: home.
Soundtrack to your bad decisions, lawn ornaments on your walk of shame. 14 Flamingos were established in Victoria in 2021 on a musical foundation of Psychedelic rock, Americana, and nu-wave. They explore intercultural rhythms from Brazil to the Balkans and beyond, while staying true to the pop tradition, a familiar sound you have never heard before. Lawn Songs, their debut studio release captures their diverse and unique sound.
Kingdom of Mustang is a musical collaboration featuring Mark Roebuck [The Deal, Big Circle, Sub-Seven], Michael Clarke [The Deal, Left Lane], Tim Ryan [The Gladstones, Jeebus, Left Lane], and Rusty Speidel SGG&L, who first came together in 2016 to perform songs from Mark’s album The World and All Within. Discovering a mutual love for songwriting and making records, Kingdom of Mustang has since spent most of its time writing and recording, but once in a while pops its collective head out and plays some live music for the people before heading back into the studio to make the next record.
Long before the history-making tattoos, ubiquitous television shows, best-selling books, and influential beauty empire, Kat Von D sat down at a piano for nearly two hours a day and played. In essence, music became her first creative language and most trusted outlet. Classical training and a deep appreciation for music of all genres essentially underscored her life.
Rare Seed is a 4-piece, NOLA-based garage psychedelia outfit that takes as many notes from the sonic recipe books of Stereolab and Thee Oh Sees as it does from early Caetano Veloso and Tame Impala. With traces of garage rock, soul, psychedelia, and blues, Rare Seed adopts aspects and moods of everyday living and pumps them through a filter of melancholic whimsy to potent effect. Ethereal soundscapes, shifting times and tempos, pulsating rhythms, and melodic hooks are just some of what you can expect to hear in their brand of music.
From the suburbs to the city of Atlanta, comes Secret Towns. Started in 2018, this creative project started by singer and guitarist Luke Thornton grew over time into a full group, starting with bassist Sam Pena, drummer Harry Dulaney and then joined by keyboardist Irving Molefe and guitarist John Burns. Combining lush atmospheres and psychedelic pop, they started playing shows all over Atlanta’s music scene.
Priced Out is a new punk band from Vancouver, releasing a debut ep “Four Songs”. These songs were written out of frustration and desperation at seeing how easily people tend to punch down and ignore their own best interests in the process. We are told to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps (which is a poor analogy, because that’s actually impossible), when what people really need is more opportunity. More support. More empathy. Instead, we get platitudes and entitlement from our leaders, who close doors instead of opening them. These songs are about being really damn angry about that.
Hailing from Toronto, has been a steady presence in the city’s thriving music scene for nearly a decade – no easy feat for any indie rock band. Their staying power is the result of a steadfast focus on their collective obsession: creating music with meaning.
Lara Taubman is a performing singer songwriter currently living in New York City. She is about to release her third album The Gospel of Getting Free. Lara calls herself a troubadour of the new world because she believes in the power of song and story to aid people who need respite and refuge in a world that is rapidly transforming.
Flavoured with raspy vocals, brassy horns, a soul sister chorus, and stylish bluesy instrumentation, “Love and Devotion” is an anthem to rally together behind in our divisive times. The song asks what happened to the compassion and civility we used to treat each other with in a call for peace between neighbours. Endlessly catching and moving, Love and Devotion is a balm of cool reflection in these heated times.
The single is the perfect introduction to HeavyDrunk’s sound ahead of their upcoming UK tour with Watermelon Slim and Leonardo Giuliani this October.
Music UnLtd. is a verified artist on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music and many other platforms. My songs fall in the Indie/Rock/Psychedelic/Soft Rock genres. They have premiered on VH1, 9xO, NWCZ Radio [USA], 94.3 FM RadioOne, 93.5 FM Red Indies, 107.1FM Rainbow; and have been covered by Rolling Stone & Raga2Rock magazines and bloggers/reviewers in USA, Europe & Brazil.
Reaching Out is a beautifully moving and fitting companion to the album before it and even manages to surpass it in terms of execution and the profound emotions expressed with deft nuance.
Rob Eberle’s songs serve as windows into the stories and moments of his life and the lives of those around him. Influenced by a diverse array of artists ranging from FINNEAS, Elliott Smith, Billie Eilish, Jeremy Zucker, Olivia Rodrigo, all the way to Alexander 23, Eberle has carved out his own genre-bending niche in the realm of darker alternative pop-rock.
‘Forget What I Said’ is a dynamic post rock track alternately featuring melancholic delayed guitars and solemn organs mixed with swelling amp feedback and screaming vintage 70s keyboards. The song is both quiet and introspective and loud and intense. Both sides of the song share the same sad feelings of regret.
Sonny’s humble approach to the songwriting process is taken and incorporated into daily life. It is used as a tool to escape the often mundane and remedial daily tasks but also as a first aid kit for life’s trials and tribulations. With over half a lifetime of writing, noodling, doodling, and performing, it is time to share.
“My music is from the heart and about real emotions, hardships and events in my life. I hope you can connect with this type of “extreme emotional” songwriting.
Although I have only been active for one year as MatAre, I have over 400,000 streams on Spotify alone. I can only explain that by accepting the fact that people connect with my music.”
The production quality of the average ECM release would sound great coming from a TDK cassette – on pristine vinyl it sounds as incredible as it does on CD, and in nice, full-size jackets to boot.
Influenced by the likes of Tom Waits and Neil Young, there is an intellectual, referential quality to the songs as they explore the contemporary climate in four new songs.
Listening to Autopoiesis is a wonderfully strange experience where you feel like you’re floating in space, completely untethered from any and all genre distinctions.
By exploring ambience and space, Danny Peck has easily created his most profound and captivating work yet.
Some might argue a trilogy is an overambitious way to begin a music career, but Spencer Skyline has meticulously crafted the first part with an incredible amount of skill and detail.
London rock band The Hinterland release their latest single,’Biology’, on July 19th, the fourth single from their upcoming debut album, out in August. ‘Biology’ is a modern rock take on the timeless melody and harmonies of bands like Crowded House and Fleetwood Mac. Written, produced and mixed by Oliver Bailey (keyboards, guitar and bass), it portrays love and desire as an animal instinct that won’t be tamed, a sometimes self-destructive force that can’t be controlled. The song was recorded at Kore Studios in London and the band’s own studio.
Club Silencio is a modern rock band from Canada. Their sound has been compared to the likes of Teenage Fanclub, The Strokes, and MGMT for their minimalist yet driving use of rhythm, infectious vocal harmony and melodies over heavily distorted guitar leads and rolling arpeggios. Despite having no label representation, their debut album The Silent Answer attracted international attention from official Spotify playlist curators and social media icons such as Emma Chamberlain. Club Silencio’s most recent single “Real Estate” (released fall of 2023) marked a poignant return for the band and a shift from their previously atmospheric sound to a fresh, lyrically observational, instrumentally tight and taut version of power-pop.
HATS™ is a chameleon. Crafting dreamy soundscapes for weary souls. A bittersweet chorus of vocals slice through strange synthy songstories to weave blankets of sound for your soul. Their musical roots go back to their initial band, Vienna Ditto, where they sang bluesy riffs over rockabilly guitar. They’ve grown up now and branched out alone. Inspired by ANOHNI, Radiohead, and Kate Bush, HATS™ is unfurling leaves of musical tenderness, escalating tension and genre shapeshifting.
The James Warner Prophecies are a 3 piece band who play music with rocks in. They’ve done lots of cool stuff, most of which they cannot remember! But this includes winning UK Rock Music awards, writing and performing compositions with orchestras on the steps of Wayne Manor….. (yes, really!), and they have vomited into bins mid-solo. They have entertained crowds of thousands with arse trembling live performances, and also to Dave and his dog down your local while he nurses a pint of mild, increasingly irritated by their sonic intrusion. Dave did not buy a cd. Dave went home. They are still here. They are currently working on a new album. They still regret the name. They are a little bit like a rash but the cream will not help. And they are pleased to meet you
The combo of performing expertise and melodic feel might well break the brain of a well-rounded picker, but just as easily speaks to the heart of the non-musician.
“Children in the Trees” is the new single drop by Alt-Rock and Psychedelic band Pretend Collective. The band is renowned for its highly conceptual lyrics, eclectic arrangements, and masterful performances by both instrumentalists and singers. They are led by Mike Reilly, with additional featured vocals provided by the rising star Beccs. “Children in the Trees” will mark the first single ahead of additional single drops and the full album release Summer’s End Parade (9/6/24 The Giving Groove Records).
SAMSARA, comprised of local New Yorkers from Queens and Long Island and partially based out of Boston, MA, features Dylan Trif (Lead Vocals), Charlie LoMonaco (Guitar/Background Vocals), John Devito (Bass), Ben Bustamante (Drums/Background Vocals), and Brendan Sandhovel (Rhythm Guitar). Their unique sound blends grunge, funk, metal, and alternative influences, creating an “alt sound” that fuses grunge with modern rock.
Chris Murphy is a musician with a distinct talent, his ability to nurture and maintain a multitude of musical identities that includes being a singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer. Even more daunting is his chameleon-like music persona that embodies a wide range of musical styles and influences from jazz, blues, country, classical, ethnic and electronic, resulting in a distinct original and powerful voice. He is that rare breed of musician that creates and performs in a wide range of musical worlds with ease.
