Looking for the perfect album for your next road-trip? Prism Tats have delved into the long drive with their self-titled debut album, Prism Tats. The whole album radiates with this on the road vibe. Swishing trees, dripping into deeper shades, pulling all-nighters on the road to reach random destinations. With Prism Tats, Prism Tats have […]
By Emma Cohen of Indie Band Guru Hailing from across the pond, Only Shadows is a four member group founded in 2014. Though young, they are nurturing a distinct sound. It is a sound somewhat similar to their fellow countrymen Coldplay, albeit through an indie filter. Neither pop nor interpretive, the fast moving drumming and guitar sounds make […]
By Emma Cohen of Indie Band Guru Following a move from the San Francisco area down to L.A., The Herms‘ have released their first new album in 10 years. Welcome All Tourists boasts their original style of punk meets classic indie. The Herms are Back and Better than Ever Opening the album is “Parades,” which sounds very […]
If you’re a fan of girl rock like HAIM, Hinds, or Warpaint, there’s a new band out there for you. Hailing from the UK, The Big Moon is a four-piece rock group beginning to make some serious sound waves. After receiving recent praise from the likes of NOISEY and NPR, Juliette, Fern, Soph, and Celia […]
Looking back at the new projects that have been released in the past year, I have come to an encouraging realization: psychedelia is on the rise. In fact, it has already risen. So many bands lately have adopted sounds highly reminiscent of groups like The Doors and Pink Floyd from the glory-days of psychedelia in […]
By Ibn-Umar Abbasparker of Indie Band Guru There’s no shortage of bands today trying to do “the cool thing” by being flashy and adding gratuitous sounds to their music. Music Band isn’t one of those bands. Their concerns lay with crafting songs that are true and honest to themselves. In their debut album Wake Up Laughing, […]
Many of us have known somebody who can do it all when it comes to music. Whether it be playing the piano, guitar, some other random instrument, or even mixing the tunes on a laptop, such a person has enough skill that they don’t need help from anyone else. One such person is Matt Martin, the […]
If Laura Carbone is going for the badass female rock sound, she definitely nailed it. When I set her debut solo album to play, I found myself easily grooving to it with a sense of ease as I continued other tasks bopping my head to the beat. No song in particular grabbed my attention — […]
