Boston-based artist Carissa Johnson’s forthcoming LP Blue Hour–out November 12th–is a ten-track collection of kinetic, synth-laden indie-rock songs that serve as a chronicle of a year spent inside oneself; a study of loneliness, self-doubt, frustration and motivation backed by dreamy electronic production and driving percussion. READ MORE…
Alexandra Riorden’s debut LP Angel City Radio is an abstract chronicle of the tumultuous healing process one endures after experiencing trauma, wrapped in a smoke-scented velvet curtain of shimmering indie-rock. Over the course of the album, Riorden explores the complexities of healing through independent but loosely connected vignettes. READ MORE…
The Pinkerton Raid, led by frontman Jesse James DeConto, are preparing to release their new digital 7-inch “Cinnamon Sweet” b/w “Au Cheval” in February. DeConto penned the thunderous A-side “Cinnamon Sweet” as a nod to a playful nickname he has for his wife. READ MORE…
Austin, TX ghoul-pop trio Stretch Panic are preparing to release their debut LP, Glitter & Gore, in early 2021. Glitter & Gore is a thirteen track, hook-heavy, kooky, collection of thematically rich tunes, that finds the group exorcising their inner demons while conjuring new ones. READ MORE…
“Paul Pretzel, the new single from Los Angeles’ Coma Girls, finds Chris Spino’s constantly evolving power-pop-turned-atmospheric-folk project once again delving into new territory—this time, shoegaze-tinged indie rock.
With its cutting lyrics and gauzy layers of sound, “Paul Pretzel” is at once wound and bandage. “You’ve got it all wrong / You were a tree for me to come and try to wrap my car around,” sings Spino, his vocal delivery walking the razor’s edge between genuine devastation and sardonic self-deprecation. Which seems like his wheelhouse. ”
Pennsylvania art-punk outfit This Way to the Egress gets downright introspective on their new album Retrospectiva! all the while forcing you to move your body to Balkan beats and burlesque bop. It’s a modern journey through Tom Waits-esque folk-punk junkyards, esoteric worlds of vaudevillian juke joints and underground big band Great Gatsby parties. READ MORE…