Benjamin Love – “Love Like California” / “Trouble (Your Sex is Power)” The tracks of Love, besides having compelling names, express the artist’s state of mind flawlessly. There is a driving urgency in every wave of sound that reminds listeners of their favorite tracks unfolding …
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The 4 Best Tracks We Heard This Week . . .
Varsity Week – “Against the Wall” We dare you not to fall in love with this act. The LA quartet have been playing together for awhile and the chemistry is apparent on their delicious new single. Guitarist Dave Orton and vocalist Brandon Eisenbeis …
Arson Daily: A Double Feature on a NC Rock Act With High Ambition and Talent
This take no prisoner rock act from North Carolina is exactly what the genre needs. The three-piece blends classic rock a la the 1970’s with timeless blues riffs and howls to craft an incredibly engaging and swaying sound. They have a flare for …
3 Great Tracks For Tuesday Feels
Meghann Clancy – “In Time” The music of this singer songwriter is something of a dream. It rocks listeners back and forth with the complacency of a calmed ocean wave. In fact, she drew on a nautical influence to write this particular track. …
“The American Dream” by The Federal Empire is the Jam Your 4th Needs
The Federal Empire have written the perfect satirical anthem for your July 4th. The band has thoughtfully created some of the cleverest and poignant lyrics we have heard in the post-election world we now live. What we appreciate about this track is the …
Five Songs From Genre Busting Songwriters
Mattie Safer – “All We Are” Safer has already made a musical contribution with his work in The Rapture. After the band sadly called it quits, he decided to take the soulful base of his previous sound and follow it to its roots. …
Six Of The Best Tracks We Heard This Week
ALLIGATOR – “That’s That” The transparent musical project of singer-songwriter/producer Dylan Thomas (also known as Tom Death) is an exploration of brokenness and monotony. The track has a dark folk feel with a bite of vulnerability we find refreshing. The sound plays out …
San Francisco Duo NRVS LVRS Find An Engaging Social Commentary Worthy Of David Lynch
San Francisco duo NRVS LVRS (nervous lovers) have something special. The married Andrew Gomez and Bevin Fernandez recently dropped a sweet piece of transcendent darkwave that will be featured prominently on their sophomore album Electric Dread (June 30). The vibe of the track …
Breakout Country Darling Ruby Force Talks Her Phenomenal New Album, Love of Vic Chesnutt, and Answers Our Stereotypical “Country” Questions
In this world of endless pop country tracks, Ruby Force is a refreshing breath of classic country goodness. The musical project of Erin McLaughlin, the persona she takes on is confident, sweet, and incredibly able to single handedly bringing back the roots of country. Influences …
Kan Wakan – A Thoughtful Genre Explosion
Multi-instrumentalist Kan Wakan is the sort of musician we love at ETTG. His sound fails even the most thoughtful of genre labels. With each twist and turn of his single “No Line”, we were at a loss for description in the most glorious …
