Music listener, performer, writer, and lover who is finishing up a degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in music.
Sydney-based band Elstow has come out strong with their debut full-length album, which was released December 1. Planets Away is far from lacking in hypnotism. With a dream-like quality flowing throughout each track, the album draws the listener further in with each song. The songs are long, the shortest clocking in at over four minutes, which […]
Electro duo Collapsing Scenery is back, this time with a strange but thought-provoking video that accompanies their song “Years of Lead (Are Back Again).” Collapsing Scenery is the collaboration between Don DeVore and Reggie Debris, and their goal is to bridge the gap between art and politics. Inspired by personal experience and driven by electronic […]
Jimmy Wiltfalk, better known as Hawk and the Wild, broke into the Swedish indie rock scene in 2016 with his debut album, Extrication Songs. Largely a one-man band, Hawk and the Wild is a project close to Wiltfalk’s heart. Extrication Songs was almost entirely recorded in his home studio, and his music and lyrics are all his own. […]
Delaware-based band Surreal Nation has evolved considerably. Beginning as a duo consisting of guitarist Paul Joseph and vocalist Nikki Nation, the band was initially acoustic and folky. In the past few years, Surreal Nation has added guitarist Jackson Vari, bassist Kevin Curry, and drummer Gene Nelson, developing a strong and confident alt rock sound. […]
Swedish band Steve Buscemi’s Dreamy Eyes recently released their long-awaited debut, an EP entitled Four Waters. Despite their unusual name, Steve Buscemi’s Dreamy Eyes has developed a sound that is deep, complex, and enticing. With a shoegaze flair, they create a dreamy sound apt to their name. Four Waters consists of four unique tracks, each conveying […]
Hailing from the UK, electro/indie rock band The Big Pink just dropped two new songs. Their newest single “How Far We’ve Come” is the lead track off of their forthcoming album. The song is a collaboration that seamlessly combines the vocals of Io Echo’s Ionna Giko and the guitar skills of Nick Zinner from the […]
The NYC-based trio Hi-Lo Jack released their debut EP Old New Clothes on November 17. The perfect blend of a wide variety of influences, Old New Clothes fuses indie, hip hop, and pop together in a pleasant and intriguing sound. Hi-Lo Jack is a collaboration between Dolapo Akinkugbe (rapper/producer DAP The Contract), Clyde Lawrence (from soul-pop band Lawrence), and Cody […]
Bodega folk rock band Robbing Johnny recently released their newest full-length album. It is a high-energy and unique record entitled Cold March. The album functions as a whole, telling the story of an outsider moving to New York. Each song is a chapter in the story. The story companion is available in a series of posts […]
