Making music out of a historic re-purposed church in Detroit, Flint Eastwood has recently released a fantastic EP Small Victories. Balancing stirring and emotive lyrics with pop sensibilities, vocalist and mastermind Jax Anderson’s music is both abstract and accessible. Her recent release draws on the …
Category: Rock
Album Review: The Young Novelists – Made Us Strangers
Album Review: The Young Novelists – Made Us Strangers From the opening of The Young Novelists’ album Made Us Strangers listeners feel like this is a band from another era. They have a touch of James Taylor and maybe a little bit of …
Album Review: Modern Diet – Self Titled
Album Review: Modern Diet – Self Titled Modern Diet’s brand of indie rock is just about as cool as possible. Jake Cheriff’s lead vocals are crisp and cutting. The layered tracks on Modern Diet’s self titled album show a sophisticated familiarity with rock’s …
Killer Single Saturday -The She’s – Ramone Style Surf Punk
San Francisco’s The She’s play breezy Ramone style punk that embodies and challenges everything the Golden Gate stands for. Strong, confident, and incendiary, the girls are more in sync than ever on their brand new track “Cherry Red” which is part of a …
8 Graves – “Two Wrongs” – -Unclassifiable Soul Shaking Beats
The unclassifiable music of 8 Graves is something to be experienced. Catchy but not pop, urban but not hip-hop, strong but not rock, they walk the line between genres without selling out. The New York duo, hot off the release their great single …
Artist Interview: Highly Suspect -Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio
“M.C.I.D! M.C.I.D!” chants the ever-swelling fans of Brooklyn’s Highly Suspect. Being new to their family of supporters, I had to ask vocalist Johnny Stevens before their Cleveland show for clarification. Showing the tattoos across his knuckles he says “my crew is dope . …
Valise – Exceptional Atmospheric Indie Pop
There is something beautiful in the music of Dallas indie rock quartet Valise. Their melodies paint a heartbreaking landscape that inspires and stirs even the most skeptical of listeners. Valise’s sound is road tested as they currently came off of playing festivals, headlining …
Three Ways to Rock, Three Ways to Roll
Three Ways to Rock, Three Ways to Roll There are a lot of different types of rock music. There’s the head-banging, ear-bleeding, shake-the-room kind. There’s the hip-swayin’, blues influenced kind. There’s even the “I wanna hold your hand” super swag electric guitar kind. …
The Fight – North America – indie rock EP of the year contender
Founded in 2010, Edmonton quintet The Fight have an uncanny ability to craft songs for the heartbroken and hipsters alike. There is an immediate pull towards their sound that resonates with listeners long after the song stops. Perhaps it is the relatable lyrics …
Six Singles for Your Saturday
We get a ton of singles sent our way. While all of them are respected and listened to with our trademark care, only a few of them demand an immediate share. These are such tracks. Secret Weapons – “Something New” The Brooklyn …
