Strange & Primitive: Difficulties Be Damned
“TORONTO – Strange & Primitive releases their second single Difficulties Be Damned off their upcoming post punk album Strange & Primitive, due out August 21st. Melodies and rhythms trapped in a predestined beat, the instrumentals unleash the caged animal within us. “This single is inspired by British explorer Percy Fawcett who was lost in the […]
5m Jul 17, 2015
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Alex Stephens: A Different Sky to Yours
Today brings another track revolving around the topic of skies, although this back to back semi-pairing was just a fluke occurrence which we hope holds some deeper meaning. Today’s feature is by Alex Stephens, a 19 year old songwriter from North Wales whose passion is playing, writing and composing his own music. He not only […]
5m Jul 16, 2015
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Diego Davidenko: Where The Sky Is Infinite
LA indie folk artist, Diego Davidenko, will be releasing his album, It Isn’t Home on August 28. The debut album reflects his search for a place called home after moving from Argentina to America at the age of nine. Through the use of soft acoustic melodies and lyrics surrounding the harsh reality of life, It […]
5m Jul 15, 2015
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Five Eight: Behead Myself
In 1994, Athens, GA-based band Five Eight released Weirdo, the album that should have been a breakthrough for the relentlessly hard working and touring band that formed in the late 80’s. Twenty one years later, Weirdo gets the deluxe re-release treatment courtesy of Austin-based label Chicken Ranch Records. The Weirdo reissue, remixed from the master […]
5m Jul 14, 2015
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Gold Class: Life as a Gun
The Melbourne Australian band GOLD CLASS will release their debut album later this year through Spunk Records in Australia/NZ and through felte in the USA/Europe. Life as a Gun is the stunning first single from the upcoming debut, which officially released last week, July 8th. FACEBOOK | SOUNDCLOUD | BANDCAMP
3m Jul 13, 2015
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The Vast Alps: Vanity
Los Angeles area band The Vast Alps have followed up their debut EP Auto Pilot with The 1/1 Project (One By One) for which they are releasing one new track every week for a year. Beginning with the release of Fiction, The Vast Alps has already uploaded fifteen tracks, and fans can look forward to […]
5m Jul 12, 2015
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Stolen Jars: Kept
Indie-pop band, Stolen Jars emerged out of the newly emerging Montclair New Jersey music scene in 2011. The band best describes their music as “fitting parts into wholes. Stolen Jars is the way back. It’s that summer you spent living in your yard, searching for answers under rocks, it’s that blanket fort you made in […]
4m Jul 11, 2015
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Victory Kicks: No Great Shakes
“Victory Kicks are an alternative rock band from the Isle of Wight and now based in London. Formed originally as a home recording project by singer/songwriter John Sibley, the band continues to produce and release all its records independently on its own label, Unmanned Aerial Vinyl.” [bio] Today’s Dose is from their latest release the […]
3m Jul 10, 2015
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Ezra Furman: My Zero
Today’s feature comes from Evanston, Illinois artist Ezra Furman’s 2013 indie pop album, Day of the Dog released via Bar None Records. This second album was issued after a four/five year effort leading Boston’s Harpoons. Day of the Dog was reportedly recorded with the members of his regular touring band The Boy-Friends: Sam Durkes – […]
4m Jul 09, 2015
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Silhouette Cities: Enough
Washington DC based Silhouette Cities will be releasing their new album “No Worse for the Wear” on August 4th. They were kind enough to send it to us pre-release, we had a listen, and selected Enough as today’s Dose. The rest of the album is great too, worth waiting a few weeks to get the […]
4m Jul 08, 2015
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The Jaguar Club: Stringer
New York/Massachusetts band THE JAGUAR CLUB have recently issued a new EP, Close, which was inspired by a return to the idea of a band being “a band.” Someone writes a song and then the group completely re-moulds it fighting to fit their best ideas in. Hoping to catch the magic of the rehearsal room, […]
4m Jul 07, 2015
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Dankrupt: Relax
Dankrupt are from Los Angeles, and earlier this year released their debut “Moonlight EP”. “Dankrupt combines elemental sounds of psychedelic rock, pop, and upbeat feel good music to make you dance and get lost in the heat of the moment. The band is set to release new material in the Summer of 2015.” [from bio] […]
4m Jul 06, 2015
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Twin Within: Bernie
Twin Within consists of Steve McKay and Alex Samaras out of Hamilton, Ontario (CAN). Together their voices have a natural affinity beyond technical ability, and recall classic duos like Righteous Brothers, Walker Brothers, or Simon & Garfunkel. Bernie comes from a place of discovery, with Steve McKay relaying, “Writing melodies and coming up with arrangements […]
3m Jul 05, 2015
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Sentinel: Counting Stars
The new ten-song labor of love, “Points of Light” from San Francisco dream-pop three-piece SENTINEL arrived on June 2nd after a year-long effort of writing, recording, and mastering, which has really paid off. The release comes at a great time close to the Summer Solstice and when there has been some really great planetary displays […]
5m Jul 04, 2015
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Exohxo: Past Lives
Exohxo are a chamber rock band from Seattle, and they have just released their new EP The Ghost is Clear. Its a free download from BandCamp or SoundCloud (links below). Web Site | Facebook | Twitter | BandCamp | SoundCloud | YouTube
3m Jul 03, 2015
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The Silhouette Era: Exhale
The Silhouette Era’s second full-length, “Beacons” practically defines Northern California’s own brand of surf pop; not that of hot summer nights, but of freezing dawns and the sobering ennui that can only be found when you look, bleary-eyed out into an infinity of grey sky and ocean. Carlos J Gonzalez is practiced in the art […]
2m Jul 02, 2015
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Golden Eels: Transmitter
Golden Eels are from Athens Georgia, today’s Dose is from their album Periscopes in the Air which officially comes out Aug 14th. You can pre-order it from the BandCamp link below. “In 1999, Neil Golden, a piano-obsessed, Beefheart-affected, South Carolina native, moved to Athens, Georgia, to play in a band, and it all started from […]
3m Jul 01, 2015
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Matthew and Me: Patterns (David Rowntree remix)
Matthew and Me is a singer-songwriter from Devon, England who recently released his first single ‘Patterns‘ last November 10. Today’s featured track is a slightly more downtempo version remixed by David Rowntree, but equally as compelling. You will definitely also want to check out the new single ‘Kitsune‘ at the Soundcloud link further below. It […]
6m Jun 30, 2015
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Broke Royals: This Time
“Broke Royals never intended to fuel a political revolution with their first release. For Philip Basnight and Colin Cross, The Luxury of Time Pt. I, embodies the familiar realization of early adulthood that time is both an abundant and precious commodity. But halfway across the world, as a military coup overcame Thailand’s people in May […]
3m Jun 29, 2015
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Inspired & the Sleep: Time Travel
“Inspired & the Sleep is an indie-pop outfit 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 loop-based demos are rewoven with additional psychedelic/jazz threads to construct groove-centered pop songs. Determined on continuous reinvention, the band is...
4m Jun 28, 2015
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Thad Kopec: Guardian
Thad Kopec releases “Guardian”, the second single from his forthcoming EP The Ridge, out May 19, 2015. A cinematic indie folk narrative with instrumentation at the core, the song chronicles the journey of a son in search of his father while “the guardian questions his motives. Sweeping horns invigorate the imagination, while a percussive fluidity […]
4m Jun 27, 2015
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Flash Bang Band: Spooky Action at a Distance
“Having released their debut album Bite Your Tongue, featuring the singles If You’re Driving, which caught the attention of Tom Robinson, and Art History – one of John Kennedy’s XFM ‘Big Ones’, Brighton Noise-Pop three-piece Flash Bang Band kick off 2015 with a tour of Europe and brand new single Spooky Action at a Distance.” […]
4m Jun 26, 2015
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DIV I DED: Late Awakening
The first track “Late Awakening” from Czech band, DIV I DED’s forthcoming debut album “Born to Sleep” is due out July 24th via Fleeting Youth Records. DIV I DED was created by multi-instrumentalist Filip Helštýn towards the end of 2013 along with lead vocalist Viktorie Marksová. The band’s sound is inspired by melancholic pop and […]
4m Jun 25, 2015
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Attik Door: California
Today’s Dose is by Attik Door a band originally from Chelyabinsk in Russia, now based in San Francisco, this is from their album Never In Ageement. The album, released in February, is the follow up to their first release, a self-titled EP. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter
4m Jun 24, 2015
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Kotomi: Bright Side
Kotomi is the music project of Lauren Hillman, an electro-pop indie artist based out of the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. You may recognize the name as she has released several excellent songs of her own including a few stunning collaborative tracks with one of our favorite Canadian artists, Germany Germany. Today’s gorgeous lo-fi […]
5m Jun 23, 2015
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tiny cuts: Again
The latest song that Welsh band tiny cuts have released, from their debut release Baby, You’ve Been Cut By Love’s Thrashing Blade. “tiny cuts is the collaboration between film-maker AJ and music producer Gavin Bushell. Based in Wales, they create original tunes across a range of genres, including rock, pop, folk and indie.” [bio] Facebook […]
6m Jun 22, 2015
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Lauryn Peacock: Quiet Moments
Today’s feature comes from Nashville singer-songwriter Lauryn Peacock’s upcoming orchestral indie folk single, “Quiet Moments” off her album, Euphonia. The album was recorded with orchestral arranger and director, Joshua Stamper, and mixed by Daniel Smith (Sufjan Stevens). An undertone of delicate vulnerability is delivered with a strength and measured veracity through graceful orchestration an...
6m Jun 21, 2015
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Pete-RG: Still Here
Formerly the voice of LA based indie-pop/Americana heroes, Last December—who rose to prominence in the late ’90s—Peter Argyropoulos collected numerous accolades for his songwriting and producing. Their music was (and still is) regularly featured on network TV shows and films. After teaming up with veteran producer-engineer Brian Malouf to co-produce Last December’s acclaimed 2007 full-length, […]
4m Jun 20, 2015
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French Cassettes: Right Talk
“Thirteen Bay Area bands were given three days to record a song with producer Jeff Saltzman in his studio in Oakland, using the same room, same equipment, and same level of Jeff’s extreme sass. The compilation will be released as the debut from OIM Records, a new label focusing on indie rock in Oakland and […]
4m Jun 19, 2015
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Pomegranates: 50’s
Pomegranates were an indie rock band based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 2006 up to about 2012 they issued three albums and three EPs, with a load of touring that went on between. 2012 saw the release of the fourth studio album “Heaven” with Austin based label Modern Outsider. From the looks of it they […]
3m Jun 18, 2015
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Field Studies: Blomst
Hotly-tipped Nottingham four-piece Field Studies are set to release their new single ‘Money of America’ on June 22nd 2015, ahead of a performance at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. You can stream it from SoundCloud Today’s Dose is a single from their earlier released EP Celestial available for free from BandCamp. LIVE 23 Jun – NOTTINGHAM […]
4m Jun 17, 2015
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Tiny Rhymes: Arrows
Tiny Rhymes is a indie/chamber-folk group with members from Canada and Buffalo, New York. They are releasing the lead single “Arrows” as a free download off their upcoming album which arrives officially in one week on June 23rd. Band lead Sharon Mok has always played piano, but decided to pick up the guitar for this […]
4m Jun 16, 2015
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Room1Fourteen: Out There
Room1Fourteen is a rock band based in Geneva, Switzerland and the UK. The band was formed by English singer/songwriter William Mayos. They have just released their first EP, Living In Dreams. BandCamp |
3m Jun 15, 2015
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Strange & Primitive: That Big City Glow
“[Toronto based] Strange & Primitive announces the release of their post-punk revival album, Strange & Primitive, due out August 21st. Structurally dynamic and inspired by the cinema, the duo takes the listener on a visual journey with a blend of earthy and synthetic tones. “True to their namesake, Strange & Primitive incorporates primitive tribal beats […]
4m Jun 14, 2015
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I Am the Albatross: Port City
‘Port City’ is an ode to the part of I-10 which runs between Texas and Louisiana and passes through the many industrial port cities that lie between Houston and New Orleans,” says vocalist and guitarist Jesse Berkowitz of Austin-based trio I Am The Albatross. The band’s debut album “Lonesome Son” (arriving August 7th via Rail […]
5m Jun 13, 2015
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James Wyatt Crosby: O.T.O.T.W.
Today’s Dose is a new single + music video by Toronto-based artist James Wyatt Crosby, formerly of the band Logs and Garbagio. O.T.O.T.W. is Crosby’s first solo single release, on June 8 2015 via iTunes, Bandcamp, Spotify, Rdio and more. Web Site | Facebook | Twitter
4m Jun 12, 2015
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A House for Lions: Peace and War
Daniel Norman, singer/songwriter of Los Angeles band, A House for Lions, was a music lover who never intended to become a musician. But while hitchhiking through Germany, a melody and a few words popped into his head and never left: “we’ll write a book worth reading!” – the first line of what would become the […]
4m Jun 11, 2015
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Cloud Seeding: Mirage (feat. Alexa Wilding)
Cloud Seeding continues its collaborative project with their sixth single, “Mirage,” featuring Alexa Wilding. Filmmaker Paola Suhonen and Alexa Wilding have collaborated for over six years on music films and live performances. Her music has been used many times for fashion films and for her own fashion and art line Ivana Helsinki. The Cloud Seeding […]
3m Jun 10, 2015
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Urvanovic: Warrens
Edinburgh seven-piece band Urvanovic [‘er-van-o-vitch’] have recently announced the arrival of their debut album Amateurs, which drops via Survivalist on 15th June 2015. On Amateurs, Urvanovic have created a spectacular amalgamation of live and programable instrumentation that creates an overwhelmingly powerful sound. Originally created as a studio experiment in Edinburgh, Urvanovic formed in 2...
4m Jun 09, 2015
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Phone Home: Funhouse
Brooklyn, New York based duo Phone Home have just finished their fourth EP Heights and have released the single Funhouse from it. The duo consists of brothers John Vallarelli on Drums & Percussion, and Michael on Keyboards. They describe their music as “experimental, post-rock, electronic, sort of”. BandCamp | Facebook | Twitter
3m Jun 08, 2015
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August Wells: Here in the Wild
Today’s feature ‘Here in the Wild’ is comes from Ken Griffin (Rollerskate Skinny,Kid Silver and Favourite Sons) and New York pianist John Rauchenberger, with their new band August Wells. Ken Griffin’s deep and smoky tones on ‘Here in the Wild’ bear comparisons with other great Irish vocalists like Cathal Coughlan, while August Wells’ music is […]
5m Jun 07, 2015
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Spells of Vertigo: Dizzy
Today’s excellent featured track, ‘Dizzy’ was released this past October 20th by Ontario Canadian alt-rock band, Spells of Vertigo. The band sent us word that their first EP “Soaked” is slated to release on July 2nd and this past June 3rd they issued their new video single ‘Baby Born (With No Brain). The video is […]
5m Jun 06, 2015
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Royal Holland: Flamingo
“Royal Holland is a singer-songwriter from Newport, KY playing dreamy folk rock songs about love and loss since early 2014. “Royal has led two bands over the past 14 years, but has recenty branched out as a solo artist. In his first year he has been featured on CMJ.com, shared the stage with Reggie and […]
5m Jun 05, 2015
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Glowbug: All In (feat. Lourdes Hernández)
Glowbug is Daniel Anderson, an electronic influenced pop artist out of Los Angeles. In January he released the eleven track LP, ‘Headhunters’ that was presented to the world free of charge, this track being the final oustanding close-out. Daniel had the following generous words to say about sharing the release: Monetary transactions aside, there is […]
5m Jun 04, 2015
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Kinematic: Louder
Australian band Kinematic (from Melbourne) have been playing, and recording albums since 2000, eight so far. The album today’s Dose is from, Time and Place, was released in 2005, and has just been re-released on Jamendo, and recently came to our attention. It is available from Jamendo for free download, and it’s well worth doing […]
3m Jun 03, 2015
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Wicca Woo: Always
The six-track debut EP from WICCA WOO just released on May 26th, a new project by two brothers out of Tampa, Florida. The first track ‘Always’ struck a deeper chord here on first listen, its moodier and slowly unfolding beauty reminding us of favorites vocalists out here in LA, notably the haunting ballads of Elliott […]
3m Jun 02, 2015
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Shades: Time Back
From Boise, Idaho, Shades is about to self-release their second full-length album, entitled Common Desire during summer 2015. Today’s Dose Time back is a single from it. Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud | BandCamp
4m Jun 01, 2015
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The Legal Immigrants: Fork in the Road
From Grand Rapids MI, The Legal Immigrants have announced the July 3rd release of Drugs to Roses and today’s Dose is the first single off the album. Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud
4m May 31, 2015
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Robbie Flanagan: The City Who Forgot
Aberdeen Scotland based singer-songwriter Robbie Flanagan has announced the release of his excellent debut album, Remember To Forget. This album is a beautifully constructed acoustic album. Album opener ‘The City Who Forgot’ is filled with soft, smooth guitar picking and Robbie’s warm, whispered and hypnotic vocals and sets the perfect tone for the rest of […]
4m May 30, 2015
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Six Times Seven: The Last Resort
Contrast, conflict, and a lurking darkness weave their way through Six Times Seven‘s driving energy. A 90s alternative core with a growling dose of early-70s proto-metal results in an intense package of diversity that reflects the same element in their roster. [bio] Today’s Dose is from their new EP Ish, which you can find on […]
5m May 29, 2015
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