Easy Bees deliver a masterful helping of highly-melodic, singer-songwriter pop/rock on the band’s latest self-titled album. Available now on all streaming platforms, Easy Bees is a 12-song set influenced by high-end songwriting talents like The Beatles, Tom Petty, ELO, and The Traveling Wilburys. Big hooks and harmony are the building blocks here and the band […]
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Them Dirty Roses achieve a perfect blend of old-school Southern Rock and present-day Hard Rock on the band’s new single “Candle In The Dark.” Released March 1st, 2024 on Garden Party Records, “Candle In The Dark” is a strong, mid-speed cut that goes all out from the jump. It’s built on huge-sounding guitars, tough drumming, […]
Mike Freund Has Us ‘Kicking Dirt’
Hot-handed blues/rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Mike Freund gives listeners a big doseof the heavy stuff with his new single “Kicking Dirt.” The track is set to drop on November 22nd, 2023 and impressively channels several streams ofguitar heaviness while still delivering an original sound and a relevant vision. It begins with aharder-than-Zeppelin drum beat […]
Les Fradkin has some ‘Spare Change’ For us
Vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Les Fradkin unveils a perfect radio single, “Spare Change,” that dates from his days of working with legendary guitarist Mick Ronson (David Bowie, Ian Hunter, Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Review). “Spare Change” actually dates back to 1982, when Ronson, bassist Fradkin, and drummer Hilly Michaels formed a new group […]
“ Paradise Reset, a.k.a. insanely creative songwriter, musician, performer, and producer Aaron Fitch, pushes the boundaries of how artful a pop single can be with his new song and music video “Take The Gold (There Was One).” Available now, “Take The Gold (There Was One)” is an upbeat, melodic pop/rock song rendered in a highly produced, stomping […]
TOM GILBERTS Opens Up His ‘Flow State’
Guitarist and singer Tom Gilberts and his mighty trio groove hard and get contemplative on their new single “Flow State.” Released January 27th, 2023, “Flow State” is a cracking, mid-tempo blues/rock track that’s all about feel and space. Gilberts is one of those players gifted with a magic touch and the ability to write tight, […]
Southern California singer-songwriter Conner Cherland dramatically expands his sound and vision on his new EP Call Waiting. Available now on Santa Barbara Records, Call Waiting is a brief, six-song effort that puts Cherland’s mastery of classic indie rock sounds on full display. John Bottrell (Christina Perri, Keith Cullen) produced the sessions and clearly bonded deeply […]
Indiana’s own Blind Uncle Harry, a.k.a. Chris Doran, gives listeners a huge blast of his iconoclastic avant/Americana/conspiracy/folk brilliance on his new album Visualize Industrial Collapse. The record comes out November 18th, 2022 and, if you’re not hip to Harry yet, it just might blow you away. Visualize Industrial Collapse is the work of an outsider […]