As if plunking Pink Floyd down at CBGBs circa 1975, Chicago quintet The Ritz Club open its eponymous EP with “Walk Away,” a multi-faceted trip through the past four decades of post-punk experimentation. At only four songs, The Ritz Club…
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As lingering memories are expunged over the post-punk drone of “Bumtown,” the ghostly harmonies of Philadelphia’s Fake Boyfriend morph into a self-castigating chorus of venomous barbs as the trio of Ashley Tryba (guitar), Sarah Myers (bass) and Abi Reimold (drums)…
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With jangling guitars and cooing vocals from Anna Fox Rochinski, Boston’s Quilt pairs new single “Roller” with black comedy in the Adi Putra-directed video. Borrowing liberally from Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums, the ghosts occupying the video for “Roller” are…
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With a slinking vibe, Seattle quartet Draemhouse transmit cosmic soul on single “Mr. Kerosene.” Taken from the band’s forthcoming EP, Only Friends, former Rose Windows members Chris Cheveyo (vox/guitars) and Pat Showe (drums) are joined by Emma Danner (vox/bass) and…
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Channeling American counterculture icon Steve McQueen, Berlin-based singer/songwriter Pauline Andrès didn’t require Dale Earnhardt Jr. to appear in the celluloid-worthy video for her new single. A sullen Hollywood tale of escapism, “Drive Like Steve McQueen” finds Andrès at her best,…
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A hibernatory basement jam from Santa Barbara, California quartet Dante Elephante, the yearning for vibrant American thrills is nobly captured in the monochromatic video for “Pasadena Dreams” directed by Luke Barham. The second single from the band’s October 2015 debut…
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Freaks for Geeks, Chicago’s musical amphisbaena, draw from rock and hip-hop influences to create a bipolar hybrid of sludge jams and jaunty indie pop. Set to release TIN, their latest EP, on 9 February, Freaks for Geeks have released an…
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With a handful of self-released EPs and singles, Lexington, Kentucky’s four-track architects Beat Awfuls will release their proper debut LP, Nothing Happens, on 12 February. Featuring singer Dave “Cave” Vicini (guitar), Amanda Sue Witbeck (drums) and Dr. Paul (bass), the…
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It’s safe to say Teeth Marks from New Dog will not be the soundtrack to your sleeping hours. With menacing piano and hushed lyrics, the cacophonous cabaret of lead single “Lovers’ Palm” unfolds like a John Carpenter score to a…
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One does not enter a Jeremy Squires song with casual ears. The North Carolina singer/songwriter mines the depths of human emotion, exposing raw nerves and, in turn, leaving listeners to do their own soul-searching. Squires is set to follow up 2013’s…
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