Meandering between comfort and madness, the entheogenic “Evil Dreams” is the latest single from Australia’s Elstow. Appropriated from the ’60s, Elstow’s brand of melodic folk is slathered in reverb, yet the light breaks through on the waltzing “Evil Dreams” with…
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Equal parts Ian McCulloch and Bono, Philip Ross, frontman for Los Angeles-based The Absolute, understands adulthood can be a bitch. Backed by drummer Anthony Lopez, guitarists Michael Pozzi and Ashton Likes, and bassist Ryan Driscoll, Ross and The Absolute take…
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Hallway echoes abound on “Experiment of Horror,” the new single from Louisville, Kentucky quartet Seluah. Three years removed from their last release which saw the band returning after a decade-long absence, Seluah will release their sophomore LP, Phase III, on…
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The heir apparent to Robyn Hitchcock, English singer/songwriter Chad Mason takes the reins on “Procrastination Day,” the first single from his just-release album, May ’14 and More. Composed of songs commissioned for a theatrical performance, May ’14 and More is…
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The ’90s lo-fi ethic owed more to a DIY ethic than any stylistic aesthetic. Birthed from necessity and a sense of urgency, the genre applies to today’s limited attention span of 140 characters or less. Kentucky’s punk poet laureate J. Marinelli…
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The roiling guitars and turbid vocals on “Harborview” speak to the Seattle home of Yonder. The trio of Nick Cappelletti, Chris Reisinger, and Jeff Taylor will release their Harbourview 7″ vinyl on 6 July. To be issued on translucent blue…
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Oslo, Norway’s Level & Tyson‘s dreamy brand of indie rock eschews any hurly-burly. See “Tied Up,” the loping first single from the band’s upcoming album, Gruesome Twosome. Exhibiting the same blasé wit as Mike Doughty’s Soul Coughing, Level & Tyson…
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Far removed from his EDM roots, Michael Simone, frontman of Brooklyn-based Ocean Carolina, channels Laurel Canyon cool on “All I Can Do,” the first single from the band’s forthcoming sophomore album, Maudlin Days. Invoking the album’s title, the thrumming “All…
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Toronto electro-pop trio For Esmé understands the power of music and its cathartic release. Freed from inhibition, For Esmé’s Martha Meredith steals through an empty school in the video for “You.” Joined by bandmates Dave Thiel and Nathan Crook, their…
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There’s an honest yearning to “Are You Coming Home?”, the new single from Perth, Australia’s Rainy Day Women. Underneath the glistening synths and sultry cooing of Carmen Pepper’s floating vocals, doubt lingers. Planning to tour the US later this year,…
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Having been enamored with “Common Mistake,” the bleak but bouncing debut single from LA-based The Bad Years, the duo of Sami Akbari and Aaron Mort do not disappoint on Beautiful Liar, their debut EP to be released on 12 May….
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