By Liza Jill Meyers of Indie Band Guru If you were craving a classic cross-genre ‘80s revival, which I can personally say I have been hungering for, then Bootblacks will bring you back with their newest album Veins. And I am psyched! From first song till last, Bootblacks invents a parallel world, a contemporary past, […]
The people and musicians around you can have a huge influence on the music that you create. Whether it be the outright musical style of your co writers or just a subtle undertone of moods bubbling beneath the surface, music will come out different depending on who is in the room. Our recent find The […]
By Emma Cohen of Indie Band Guru Sailing in from San Diego, the music of John Helix has, I admit, perplexed me. Helix’s new single, “Colombiana,” is neither happy nor sad. It is, instead, a perfect example of melancholy in music and it can be difficult to know how to feel about it. The track, […]
New artists are not meant to just copy music that they like and reproduce something all too similar. An innovative artist will take parts from multiple genres that they connect with and develop their own original style by blending what works to them. Our recent find Chaos Pixel has taken years of personal music listening […]
Keeping your name and music in front of your fans faces is a vital part of this new music economy. Attention spans have become so tiny that you need to keep reminding potential fans that you are still here working hard making music for them. Our friend Sarantos just keeps churning out the hits. […]
Four or five days out of the week, I’m driving home from work constantly changing radio stations. There never seems to be one station that I can be set on for the whole ride, as I’m constantly rolling my eyes at the songs that I’m hearing. It seems almost like everything blends together and sounds […]
By Emma Cohen of Indie Band Guru Harts’ released his new single, “Peculiar,” in advance of his upcoming album, due in August. Yet another example of musical artistry, “Peculiar” is as catchy as it is original. The track focuses more on the sheer talent Harts has on the guitar then vocally or lyrically, but it […]
By Lauren Wisbeski of Indie Band Guru Draemhouse’s latest EP, Only Friends, starts off strong with the dream pop sounds that made the Seattle-based quartet known. In “Hard Times for Good Days” and “Only Friends,” you get the type of soft vocals and romantic beat that you’d get from a Beach House or a The […]
