Papaya Tree – “Radar” -Unconventional and saucy, Papaya Tree brings a truly spectacular new rock sound. Infusing styles from jazz and hip hop, it’s a funky and satisfying vibe. I can imagine them playing really trendy upscale clubs in places like Manhattan and …
Category: Indie Rock
The Top Tracks We Heard This Week
Grymm – “Things You Hold” The Brighton trio have incredible restraint on their latest single. Haunting and minimal at times, the song is easily one of our favorites of the year. “The relationship within the track is as much about mental illness than …
Stop Everything And Listen to These 3
Mr. Gabriel – “Tambourine” We love these guys. The side project of Gabe from Kopecky and Mark from Foster The People carries with it the same energy and thrill of the aforementioned acts, but is also catchy as hell. Combining whistles with a …
Artist Spotlight: Alexander Wolfe’s incredible creativity in songwriting
The first time I heard Alexander Wolfe’s music was a song about the mock turtle’s lament in Alice and Wonderland. If that’s not an indication of the kind of songwriter he is, I don’t know what better way to describe it. Wolfe has …
Rock n’ Roll into the day (into the day) – Lunchtime Playlist April 13
Carnival Club – “Sin City” -There’s nothing more rock n’ roll than singing about sin. Yeah, that’s right, the nasty the dirty grimy realities of life. Carnival Club get down and dirty with some reverby guitars on this one that will get you …
A potpourri mix of unique styles – Lunchtime Playlist April 12
Mamas Gun – “You Make My Life a Better Place” -Mamas Gun are one of my favorite finds of 2018. This is the second track from them we’ve covered on the site and there will surely be more to come. The timeless style …
The Tuesday Three: 3 Rock Tracks to Consider
Like Swimming – “Strike A Pose” The Swedish act has some intriguing projects on the way. With a dual EP Resistance / Relations, the band hope to get all their political frustrations out on the first half, while leaving room for a more …
Find a new artist to love – Lunchtime Playlist April 6
Take the Black – “Alive in the Moonlight” -This band puts me in mind of classic guitar acts like Santana. However, they also have some interesting alt rock vocals that will be very familiar for fans of 90s and early 2000s rock. It’s …
Lunchtime Playlist April 3 – A rock n’ roll variety
Dessie Magee – “Bandit” -Dessie Magee has some of the best pure rock vocals we’ve heard in a long time. The overall composition feels genuine. He’s a bit like Dustin Kensrue and that’s pretty high praise for us. We’re definitely into the layered …
Do you have any playlists? Why YES we do.
We get asked fairly frequently if we ever curate playlists. Yes, we do! We actually have handful on our Spotify account, but the meat and potatoes of our playlisting has been on Soundcloud. Are you following us there? Here are a few lists …
