Album Review: Mary Bue – Holy Bones There’s something about the tone on the guitars on Mary Bue’s album Holy Bones that just sounds cool. Not cool as in “groovy man,” but cool as in temperature cool. It’s a great indie rock album …
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Storyteller Song Search – Write music for an upcoming folk music film
We don’t often do “plugs” for something like this, but it seemed like a fantastic opportunity for our readers. Since many of you are either songwriters yourselves or in the music industry, please pass this opportunity to everyone who might be interested. The …
Album Review: Seryn – Shadow Shows
Album Review: Seryn – Shadow Shows We’ve covered Seryn in the past and love their sound overall. When their latest album arrived in my inbox I got really excited. I listened to it and soaked in the harmonies over and over. Now I’d …
Album Review: Edisun – Collision
Edisun – Collision Album Review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Perhaps with a name like Edisun, you’d expect something science-y and smart – calling to mind the great inventor and our natural energy source. But what the band puts forward instead, is a stable …
Album Review: Living Alone by Old Best Friend
Living Alone by Old Best Friend Album review by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Living Alone is the debut full-length release from the band called Old Best Friend (let’s say OBF) that just came out in June of this year. Since you probably have not …
Album Review: Highly Suspect – Mister Asylum
Review of Highly Suspect’s new album – Mister Asylum By Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Pay attention to this album coming soon! Highly Suspect is a Brooklyn-Based trio with a big sound – I love the cynical band name, and the paranoid / creepy feeling …
Artist Interview: Nathan Hussey of All Get Out
After a show at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago on The Everglow 10th Anniversary Tour, I was lucky enough to sit down with Nathan Hussey of All Get Out for a quick Q&A (with a special appearance by Josh Kean). This is one …
Artist Interview: Hollis Brown – Can’t touch this indie rock
1) For those who haven’t heard it yet, how do you describe the “Three Shots” album? Straight ahead American Rock. It’s what pop music should be. It’s a record that conceptually touches on a lot of things through the eyes of various characters …
Album Review: Haste by Aviation and the War
Review written by Hannah of www.rockmycommute.com Aviation and the War, wow what a band name! I love that their whole release (titled Haste) is so acoustic-intensive, without being boring. And I like that the album art is so homespun without being predictable; an …
YouTube Gem: Aviation and the War – “Haste”
We have a review of Aviation and the War’s album coming soon. But to hold you off until then, we wanted to show you this incredible video. It shows how minimalist rock can really pull some powerful punches. It’s not the size of …
