Battle Prize: Katie MF and Ryan O'Connell Reviewed
August 4, 2023
Ryan O’Connell – Squirrels
Similar artists: Frank Black, Pixies, Beck, The Smashing Pumpkins, Silver Jews
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rock
Ryan O’Connell lays his anxieties bare for all to see on the single “Squirrels,” but his…
Spent with Care: Maffa Rico and If By Whiskey
August 3, 2023
If By Whiskey – Eliza
Similar artists: Built To Spill, Wilco, Neutral Milk Hotel, Guided By Voices, Car Seat Headrest
Genre: Lo-fi Rock, Garage Rock, Dream Pop
If By Whiskey feel no shame or pressure in trying to create a pure classic with their latest…
Healing Time: Jay Van Raalte and Veteran Avenue Reviewed
August 3, 2023
Veteran Avenue – Worlds of Man
Genre: Alternative Rock
Veteran Avenue mixes workmanlike rock n’ roll with visions of grandeur and towering achievements.
Music scenes are either started or they are inherited. Sure, the originators feel pressed to make…
MANJA – Last Night’s Kiss
Genre: Pop Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
MANJA know that there’s no quicker way to an audience’s heart and into their collective memory than through pop hooks.
We tend to overestimate our attention span and…
Old is Gold: BabyJake and Stirling Reviewed
July 31, 2023
Stirling – I Came Late To The Party
Genre: 90s Rock, Alternative Rock
Stirling sounded like alt-rockers who stumbled across their parents’ record collection. And we are all the better for it.
It’s easy to befriend someone whose floor is littered with…
The Carolyn and Cheerless reviewed
July 30, 2023
The Carolyn – Harmful History
Similar artists: New Junk City, Tired Radio, Timeshares, Captain Asshole, Catapults
Genre: Skate Punk, Punk, Pop Punk
The Carolyn dig deep, open up their wounds and pour some salt onto them in order to reach the pop-punk sound…
Jon Manness and Candamius reviewed
July 30, 2023
Jon Manness – The AI Wave (I lost my job)
Genre: Surf Rock, Indie Rock, Garage Rock
With bad news and hotcakes now neck and neck for global sales, Jon Manness provides the world pop ditties that chronicle the euphoria of hysteria.
Where’s your sense of…
Egelands – Place to forget
Similar artists: Steely Dan, Muse
Alternative Rock
Egelands embrace musical sophistication on “Place to forget,” but don’t let that fool you. They’re out for kicks just like everyone else.
It’s hard for highly…
Time in between: Nausicaa and HOPE
July 30, 2023
HOPE – OSMOSIS
Similar artists: Sigur Rós, Portishead
Genre: Alternative Rock
HOPE don’t believe that ideas just occur to you. The band believes that one has to go out searching with no pre-determined ideas of what may be found.
There’s very…