Northern National are a cool indie rock band. I mean all indie rock bands think they are cool with their fashion and trendy style, but seriously these guys ARE cool. You can hear in the layered sounds and pure vox that they know …
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Two Atmospheric Tracks for a Contemplative Mood
Some moments in life deserve time to just think and reflect. I don’t want to be too presentist with this introduction, but let’s just say that many of us have a lot of concern in our minds and hearts on a night like …
Three Indie Rock Jams featuring Foxkeeper’s “Haunted Houses”
Check out these three cool indie rock jams. Each have unique styles, but show the versatility of a genre and its ability to invoke substantive emotions. Foxkeeper – “Haunted Houses” -This track has a cool production balance that allows the vocals to soar …
New Music Friday – Episode 20 – Vote in the Poll to decide who wins a full album review
New Music Friday has been a highly successful series for us, allowing many different bands to get new fans and tons of new listens. Thank you for that! We ask that rather than come here just to vote for the band or artist …
Rock Music: Lola Cove, The Beautiful Fear, and Bartholin
One of the greatest qualities of rock music is that it has so many manifestations. Artists from as wide a range as the Beatles to Slayer can all trace their heritage through the hallowed halls of rock music. Here today we have three …
Album Review – Dreambeaches – Habits (Winners of #NewMusicFriday Episode 9)
Album Review – Dreambeaches – Habits (Winners of #NewMusicFriday Episode 9) By: Brad Johnson Buffalo, New York’s Dreambeaches debut Habits introduces us to an ambitious, if a tad scattershot, new band. The six song EP works as a fitting template for the band’s …
Emerging Band: The Growlers cool alternative indie rock
The Growlers have a groovy sound. The lead vocal sounds like Edward Sharpe’s rasp with a much more consistent chill vibe to it. The first track we’re featuring is called “City Club” and it really has a cool feel to it. “I love …
New Music Friday – Episode 14 – ALL ROCK – Vote in the Poll to decide who wins a full album review!
New Music Friday – Episode 14 If you’ve been following (and voting in) these polls, you’ve heard some pretty remarkable music over the past few months. There are so many talented artists out there, we cannot possibly cover them all. This gives us …
Album Review: Air Traffic Controller – Black Box – Winner of #NewMusicFriday Ep. 2
Album Review: Air Traffic Controller – Black Box – Winner of #NewMusicFriday Ep. 2 The indie rock band Air Traffic Controller have a style that is both pop feeling and deeply artistic, which can be a rare combination. There are unique rhythms on …
Seeing Double: Two Tunes from Arms Akimbo
Arms Akimbo are a talented indie rock band that grabbed my attention from first listen. They have the ability to sound melodic and sweet, yet also get things really pumping. Our indie rock editor looked at me and said, “they sound like Relient …
