Luke Herbert: Coasting
Luke Herbert is a promising new singer, songwriter, and producer out of Denton, Texas who creatively pulls his inspired sounds from the varying genres of alternative, pop and funk. The first two songs on his Soundcloud, “Coasting” and “Summer’s Casket” are the first two songs off his five song EP “Pulses” set to release October […]
3m Sep 05, 2015
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Koenji199X: The End of the World
Koenji199X are Chris W. & Lady X., and they are from Madrid in Spain. They play lo fi indietronica, indie pop. They have just released their first digital single, called The End of the world which is today’s Dose Facebook | BandCamp | SoundCloud
4m Sep 04, 2015
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Stevie B Wolf: Nothing But a Name
New York based (via Boulder, CO) singer-songwriter Stevie B Wolf recently announced the release of his alternative pop EP Alone + Alive due out Nov. 6. The Alone + Alive EP provides listeners with a sense of catharsis and musical connection as Stevie B Wolf confronts a more common challenge – that of lost love. […]
3m Sep 03, 2015
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Inspired & the Sleep: In My Labyrinth Mind
Today’s Dose by Inspired & the Sleep is a single is leading up to their self-release of the EP Eyelid Kid, in October. “Inspired & the Sleep is a dream-pop band based in San Diego, California, consisting of a revolving lineup surrounding singer-songwriter Max Greenhalgh & multi-instrumentalist Bryce Outcault. Focusing on rhythm and melody, Greenhalgh’s […]
4m Sep 02, 2015
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Kolourz: For You
About a little over a week ago, Atlanta Georgia based electro artist Kolourz released a striking new track via his Soundcloud page, released entirely for free. “For You” is said to resemble Burial or XXYYXX, encompassing a New Age and Future Garage style that submerses the listener in to the depths of sound. Check out […]
6m Sep 01, 2015
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Pyramids on Mars: Battle for Rome
Hamilton, Ontario based Pyramids on Mars (the solo creation of guitarist Kevin Estrella) has released Battle For Rome from the upcoming ten track second album Echo Cosmic, which is due out on September 8th to follow his 2013 full length self-titled debut. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud | BandCamp
6m Aug 31, 2015
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Hezekiah Jones: The Dark Heart’s Out
Hezekiah Jones is the musical vehicle for Raphael Cutrufello, a Philadelphia-based musician who has been recording with his bandmates–AKA the family Jones–since 2006. Drawn to the cartography of imaginary worlds, Raphael began writing soundtracks to nonexistent science fiction films in middle school. He has written about everything from the inability to grow a proper beard […]
3m Aug 30, 2015
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We Came As Strangers: Eyedom
Today’s featured track is the latest single from the English band We Came As Strangers, whose new album ‘Eyedom’ releases this coming Monday – Aug 31, 2015. The song from the forthcoming release is a striking effort, the underlying vocals of lead singer Ellem steadily building in intensity beneath the surface and welling up over […]
3m Aug 29, 2015
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Foxtails Brigade: Far Away And Long Ago
We first featured a track from Foxtails Brigade‘s last album in November 2012. Now the Oakland CA band just dropped a new single and music video Far Away And Long Ago. The track, with rich textures of strings and clockwork percussion, explores the disintegration of humanity in an increasingly sterile and more automated world. It’s […]
3m Aug 28, 2015
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Protomartyr: Dope Cloud
Detroit based band Protomartyr’s new record, “The Agent Intellect”, arrives October 9th worldwide via Hardly Art. This week they started sharing “Dope Cloud,” a new song from the full-length, and apparently as close as the band as ever come to a “radio single.” The almost-anthem deals in a currency of lost ownership and the futility […]
3m Aug 27, 2015
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Kiravell: Aladin
We first played downtempo jazz infused indie artist Kiravell in October last year, and now she’s released her album, we’re featuring a track from it. Today’s Dose is Aladin, from her album Vaudevellia! which is available in both vocal and instrumental versions. Each track also has its own YouTube Video. Check out the links below […]
3m Aug 26, 2015
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Century Thief: Pillar
Pillar is the first excellent single from the upcoming new album by Toronto six piece indie-pop collective CENTURY THIEF, with the release date set in a few short weeks on September 10th. Being in the studio allowed the group to experiment as a band and brought them closer together, after which they ended up with […]
4m Aug 25, 2015
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Liminal Drifter: Troubled Mystic
Liminal Drifter (aka Dr. Simon Order) is down-tempo dream-pop to shimmering, spacey, ambient electronica, gently irradiating your subconscious. Today’s Dose features Chloe March from the UK, and is the title track from his new album, just released. “Drawing on the seminal Warp releases of the ’90s, including Black Dog, Plaid and early Autechre, as well […]
6m Aug 24, 2015
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Tree Machines: Summer Night
Tree Machines relocates from Lawrence, Kansas to Los Angeles, Releases poppy “Summer Night,” its first of three new singles. In addition to “Summer Night,” look out for the new Tree Machines singles “To Be Alive” on August 28th and “At Arms Length” on September 18th. Then it’s on to the first Tree Machines album. Web […]
4m Aug 23, 2015
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State Shirt: Portasoul
We were very excited to receive the news this past week that LA artist State Shirt has returned with a new album entitled, Lost Hills. Lured back to the memories of singer Ethan Tuft’s 1980s youth, Lost Hills is a collection of weird, slow-motion future-retro synthpop saturated with Betamax-modulated, reverb-drenched synths, delay-soaked staccato guitars, obsolete […]
4m Aug 22, 2015
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CAB Collective: I Am Mine
“CAB Collective are a four piece rock band who exemplify diversity and versatility. Hailing from some of the furthest-flung corners of Europe and formed on the North coast of Scotland, CAB Collective have a strong history touring Europe and the Alps for playing up to 200 gigs per year. “The band draws on a vast […]
5m Aug 21, 2015
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Grounders: Bloor Street and Pressure
Toronto indie rock group GROUNDERS recently released their debut-self titled nine-track LP on Nevado Records in May, of which today’s featured single arrives not too long after the first single and video for “Secret Friend” (See embed further below). Bloor Street and Pressure is an excellent psychedelic-pop track that signals the bands Fall tour which […]
3m Aug 20, 2015
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Monster Jaw: Summer Girl
If melodically charged garage rock is to be the soundtrack to your summer, then UK trio Monster Jaw have an offer that may fulfil your needs. Monster Jaw, from Leeds/Bradford, are offering their full EP releases from 2013 – 2015 as completely free downloads from SoundCloud until the 1st September 2015. This includes all their […]
3m Aug 19, 2015
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Lady: Chuta
LADY is a punked-up post-shoegaze four piece hailing from the middle of Long Island whom recently landed on the newest compilation by Mama Coco’s Funky Kitchen, a collective of musicians and DIY recording studio and label located in Brooklyn, NY. MCFK Section 6: Respawn Dub is the name of this new collection of twelve excellent […]
3m Aug 18, 2015
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Skippin’ Rocks: Cora Papadakis
Independent band Skippin’ Rocks, say that they cram themselves into a 60sq ft practice space in Chicago, and have churned out 2 EPs this year. Their latest, Dressed for Rejection, was released in July and is available on a ‘Name your price’ basis from BandCamp, as is their previous EP Slice, from which today’s Dose […]
3m Aug 17, 2015
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Green Sky Accident: Sundrench
Sundrench is the lead off track on Norway based rockers GREEN SKY ACCIDENT’s excellent new ten song album, Fever Dreams. Since the release of their first record on Interregnum records, Drops of Color, big changes has occurred for the band, musically and physically. Both of the founding members are now living in Bergen and the […]
5m Aug 16, 2015
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My Body: BKNY pt. 2 (Zula remix)
A few days hence Brooklyn band MY BODY, released a remix of their track “BKNY pt. 2″ done by another amazing Brooklyn group Zula. Zula took the one minute long track and expanded on it, creating a slowly evolving four minute beautiful landscape that switches halfway into Zula’s classic sound, filled with grounding live drums […]
4m Aug 15, 2015
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East End Lovers: Dannyboy
Young London Band East End Lovers have just released their début single Dannyboy via SoundCloud. Check out the video that goes with it below too. Facebook | SoundCloud
3m Aug 14, 2015
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Dazy Crown: Perfect Dream
Dazy Crown is a project started by song-writer, multi-instrumentalist, and self-producing musician Thomas Little – hailing from the small town of Newmarket Ontario in Canada. Inspired by both the classic and modern sounds of surf/garage rock, Dazy Crown combines a retro lo-fi sound and ditches the acoustic guitar, bringing in a vintage sound while focusing […]
4m Aug 13, 2015
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moduS ponY: shoes, shirts, servicE
moduS ponY is the project of Matt Ackerman from Hawthorne, CA whose new record Dandelion Isle was released in June. “moduS ponY is an independent experimental musician/producer out of Hawthorne California. moduS ponY straddles the line between intellectual and visceral, creating music that is at once groovy, catchy, and a little weird.” [Bio] Web Site|Facebook|Twitter|BandCamp|SoundCloud […]
3m Aug 12, 2015
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Jettison Tape: Paraffin
With Jettison Tape, Brooklyn-based musician Dave Fischoff has taken disparate elements from his musical past and melded them into a cohesive whole: the debut album, Second Sleep. We featured his excellent track “Ghostboxes” previously and after paying a return visit were quickly lulled and charmed by the dreamlike sounds of “Paraffin”, also on this newest […]
3m Aug 11, 2015
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Streaming Lights: Box Room Boy
Streaming Lights are a trio formed 4 years ago in Hull, East Yorkshire. Today’s Dose is a recent release of theirs. They released the album Kick last year, available from the iTunes link below. Please note the welcome return of the prominent cowbell in this release. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | iTunes
3m Aug 10, 2015
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Red Traces: Adcom
Red Traces is the project of Albert Ovadia, from Miami, Florida. Today’s Dose is his new track. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud | ello
4m Aug 09, 2015
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The Cadbury Sisters: Drifting
Bristol based artist, The Cadbury Sisters have returned with their excellent second EP Sarah, out now via Fear of Fiction Records. Coming exactly one year after their debut EP Close, Sarah is an exciting departure from the trio’s folk soaked vocal harmonies that defined their previous output, which is more than evident in the EP’s […]
3m Aug 08, 2015
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Static Charmer: Go Away
Static Charmer are from Hamden, CT, and released their new EP called “Well, Clearly…” on 2nd August. “Around early 2014, Matt and Tj decided to get together and record some music. While experimenting with different genres and sounds, they began to practice together on acoustic guitars. Around the middle of summer, Static Charmer became the […]
4m Aug 07, 2015
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Beat the Heart: Like Marylou
Like Marylou is the first single from the Stockholm, Swedish band BEAT THE HEARTS third EP, ‘Waiting for a Sequel’. The new effort was recorded in a studio on a farm in the Swedish countryside and produced by Anders Rane. Despite differing opinions, power outages and broken guitars, the band ended up with an EP […]
6m Aug 06, 2015
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Automatic Writing: Icons
Automatic Writing are Neave Merrick and Jamie Merrick and are based in London in the UK. These mutant disco obsessed vinyl freak brothers have been self-releasing singles since 2013 garnering themselves a hardcore, devoted following across the interweb and the real world too. Their New Colours EP (Out Aug 7th) is available to stream in […]
4m Aug 05, 2015
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Found Audio: Carnival
Denny, the drummer/mixing engineer for Boston based psychedelic-bluegrass musicians FOUND AUDIO sent over the first promising single off the band’s forthcoming second album, Locomotive Earth. “Carnival“, today’s featured track debuted this past April and is an excellent sign of things to come as they approach album release on October 16, 2015. More singles were also […]
3m Aug 04, 2015
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Cape Snow: One More Time
Cape Snow is a cross-continental collaboration between Los Angeles-based singer Bree Scanlon and members of the long- running New England based band Tiger Saw. This is from their album released July 31st, on Burst & Bloom. The band plans on getting together to play the songs for the first time live in California in the […]
4m Aug 03, 2015
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Steve Benjamins: Steamroller
Sightlines is Toronto artist Steve Benjamins 3rd EP in just over two years. Like all his previous EPs, Benjamins plays almost all of the instruments (piano, guitar, synths, drums, bass) and is the sole songwriter. The album was released not too long ago on May 15th with the first two singles released in April, namely […]
4m Aug 02, 2015
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Forever Cult: Antonio Banderas
‘Antonio Banderas’ is the follow up to Forever Cult’s Winter’s Glow. Following BBC Introducing support, appearances at Leeds & Reading Festival, Tramlines, Live at Leeds, Long Division & shows alongside the likes of Demob Happy, JAWS, Allusondrugs, Eagulls, Brawlers, Spring King and DZ Deathrays, the band had hit the road with a flurry of tourdates in July […]
2m Aug 01, 2015
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Chainflower: The Fever
“Chainflower is a fiery alt-rock unit featuring guitarist/producer Kelly Wheeler (Jane’s Addiction/PsiCom, SexTapes, Ultraject) and singer Erika Renee (A.H.M.A.D.), whose debut EP is engineered & mixed by Doug Grean (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver). Chainflower’s sound echoes the influences of Led Zeppelin, Queens of the Stone Age, and The Dead Weather.” [bio] Facebook | Twitter […]
4m Jul 31, 2015
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Adam Cleaver: The Salt Mine
The Salt Mine is a the newest track from London based alternative-folk artist Adam Cleaver, who seems to channel Thom Yorke’s haunting falsetto in parts within, carried forward with accompaniment of the perfect arrangement on his acoustic guitar, complimented by the steady build-up performed by his very talented backing band. Adam Cleaver is only 24 […]
3m Jul 30, 2015
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The Higher State: Transparent Day
Today’s Dose Transparent Day is by Folkestone UK band The Higher State originally released in 2011, recently re-released as a free download. The band play homage to 1960’s West Coast Psychedelia, we’re thinking The Byrds here. Its a bit older than recent Doses, but this kind of music is timeless. ReverbNation | Facebook
2m Jul 29, 2015
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North Atlantic Maritime: Mt.
NORTH ATLANTIC MARITIME are Sven Wright, Matt Hillman and Matt Haydock, whom are based in London having formed last year in 2014. Today we’ve got their excellent introductory debut instrumental track Mt., and we’ve just received news that they’ve just returned a new single WRECKS being released as a 7” marbled vinyl single on Unlabel. […]
4m Jul 28, 2015
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Doubting Thomas Cruise Control: Soft Focus
Soft Focus is the second single from the forthcoming LP Remember Me John Lydon Forever by Doubting Thomas Cruise Control (AKA DTCC) due out August 14th via Fleeting Youth Records and the band’s own Duckbill Records. “A heartbreaking song at it’s core, “Soft Focus” is one piece of the bigger puzzle that is Remember Me […]
3m Jul 27, 2015
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Todd Tobias: Suvarnabhumi
Today’s Dose is from the new album Tristes Tropiques by Ohio based multi-instrumentalist Todd Tobias. “While best known for producing Guided By Voices and collaborating with Robert Pollard (Circus Devils, Ricked Wicky and Pollard’s solo material), Tobias has also crafted an innovative body of instrumental solo work, of which Tristes Tropiques is the latest chapter. […]
6m Jul 26, 2015
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Pony Time: Time Tells Me
Seattle rock duo PONY TIME have a new single out ‘Time Tells Me’, the first track on the band’s forthcoming fourth LP, Rumours 2: The Rumours Are True, set to officially drop on September 11th. The band is Luke Beetham, a Seattle native, and Stacy Peck,an Iowa transplant, who met helping a mutual friend move […]
3m Jul 25, 2015
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The Star Department: Stitches and Sleeves
The Pea Green Boat is the debut album by Irish atmospheric indie-pop duo The Star Department, who are from Dublin. The album, which features the deliciously melancholic new single Stitches and Sleeves, is out now through Hidden Shoal. And we’re pleased to bring it to you as today’s Dose. Facebook | Twitter | BandCamp | […]
3m Jul 24, 2015
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Oh Geronimo: The Flood
Ciarán Downes of Toronto based post-rock & indie-folk group OH GERONIMO recently sent us the backstory for today’s featured track ‘The Flood': “Not too long ago, my basement bedroom flooded as a result of heavy rainfall and snowmelt. This happened twice during the transitional turmoil between Ontario’s sombre winter and damp spring. It had a […]
4m Jul 23, 2015
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Hookspine: Enough Cuteness
Hookspine is the one man project of French artist JnL, Jean-Nicolas Lys. Enough Cuteness is his first single, from his debut EP planned for December 2015. The single is available as a digital download with the B-side Brazen pimp (which itself is worth checking out at the links below) and will be out on CD […]
4m Jul 22, 2015
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Friday Club: Being Me is Easy
A new track from Birmingham and Finnish collaboration FRIDAY CLUB dropped earlier this month on July 3rd after a bit of a hiatus the band had reportedly been taking. “Being Me Is Easy” is a solid track that shows a lot of promise for things to come for the band, although we are sad that […]
2m Jul 21, 2015
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Humeans: Let’s Do It
“Humeans are the two swedish DIY producers Mikael Laaksoharju and Thomas Isberg working in the box from their living rooms. Everything is recorded, mixed and mastered on laptops, mostly using headphones – a great example of the recording revolution taking place. Inspired by the 18th century philosopher David Hume, who said that human behaviour is […]
3m Jul 20, 2015
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Wells: Fracture
The debut single ‘Fracture’ from Sydney, Australia rock band WELLS was just released through Monday Records, showing up first a few short days back via the music blog Indie Shuffle. The group is a brand new project of Alastair Cairns, who is also known as the now retired Atlas B. Salvesen. The track was recorded […]
5m Jul 19, 2015
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Jacuzzi Boys: Happy Damage
Miami Florida’s Jacuzzi Boys are returning in a few months with their newest “Happy Damage EP” and have just released the first single and accompanying video this past July 7th. The single Happy Damage is a free download off the forthcoming EP, arriving this September via the band’s new label, MAG MAG records (magmagrecords.com). WEBSITE […]
3m Jul 18, 2015
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