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Æves Shines Bright In ‘Loaded Love’

When friends come together to create music, it always results in something special. This is true for Matthew Adam and Molly O’Malley when they formed Æves in early 2015. The dream and drive was to combine sounds coming out of their local scene in Louisville, KY; they found the solution in collaborating with each other. Æves Shine […]

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Popey Leaps to the Scene with Debut Single ‘5 O’Clock’

2017 has been a big year for new pop punk acts leaping onto the scene. Riding on that wave is newcomer Popey, debuting his solo career with “5 O’Clock” out now. Finally Finding His Own Sound, Popey Debuts ‘5 O’Clock’ “5 O’Clock” takes on your typical love song in a way you haven’t thought about […]

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Waterparks Drop New Single ‘Lucky People,’ Music Video

From finally dropping a debut album, touring with All Time Low, and headling a US tour, it’s no doubt that Waterparks have had a huge 2017. While doing all of that, they recorded and prepared their second album, Entertainment, due out January 2018 — meaning Waterparks are setting up for an even bigger 2018. ‘Lucky People’ is […]

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Waterparks’ ‘Made In America’ | Live @ Saint Andrews Hall

Texas isn’t typically the place you picture a pop-punk band developing out of. Yet, Waterparks are one of the biggest rising names out there right now in the genre. Everyone who knows about their music is absolutely obsessed with it — including me.   Since signing with Equal Vision Records and joining the MDDN co. team […]

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Coldfront Made the Perfect Shitty Breakup Song with ‘Float Away’

Canadian pop-punk band Coldfront just released their new single “Float Around” on September 14, getting ready to release Float Around, their next album, out October 6, 2017. The title track from the band’s full length debut on Equal Vision Records shows the new direction that Coldfront is heading in. About a bad breakup and filled […]

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The Victory Drive Reinvents With Emo-Dance Sound

There were many incarnations of my musical passion before IndieBandGuru was a thing. One of my favorite times was booking shows throughout the NY and NJ area. When you have been in the music scene for awhile you come across a lot of band names that start to seem familiar. But today when I came […]

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Needles//Pins’ “All the Same” Is Anything but Ordinary

Needles//Pins originally brought three friends together, but now the band is uniting twelve songs together to create its new LP, Goodnight, Tomorrow. “All the Same,” gives a sneak peak into the album, which is available for pre-order now. Contrary to the song’s upbeat nature, “All the Same” embodies a dark, emotional struggle. However, the loud instrumentals and personal lyrics create a powerful confession of […]

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Capeside Crowdfunding Their Sophomore Album, ‘Last Romantics’

If you’re talking about internationally recognized indie bands, you just can’t finish the discussion without Capeside. A four piece pop punk rock band out of Australia, Capeside has slid wildly across stages all over their home country and received recognition in the U.K. and the United States. After releasing their professional debut Atlantis back in […]