Beautifully countering the echo of reverb-kissed vocals, with the sheer intensity of heavy basslines, beats and distorted electric guitars, Mexico City trio Cavane achieve an intoxicating blend of indie and hard rock, with the conceptual deep-dive that is Evil Until.
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Backyard blues rock, funk and punk with a country twist of knees-up high-octane escapism – a live band with a brilliantly refreshing fusion of genres at their disposal. The Something Ain’t Rights let story and vibe guide, for the nine original songs of Rotten In The Brain.
Having kicked off his career as a touring drummer during the COVID years, DAN FROM DOWNINGTON has grown uniquely as a respected independent musician and songwriter. EN-TRO-PY adds another stunning concept album to his ever-expanding and unflinchingly authentic repertoire of powerful alternative rock music.
Something like tribal electro-funk meets Gospel at first, a catchy groove with a fiercely powerful vocal lead, and a rather intoxicating balance of delicacy and sheer intensity alongside – all later evolving spectacularly through heavy rock rhythms, riffs, and vocal refrains. Sinistra captures a whole new vibe and style, with the brilliantly genre-fusing depth and snappy world-music appeal of Symbol.
Celebrating the freedom and excitement of travel, Desert Road features slick and distorted blues-rock guitar lines, and a beautifully passionate and catchy hook resolve, as we’re led into a realm inspired by the crossover points between seventies blues-rock and pop.
Heavy rock riffs and lush drumlines, high-energy rock and roll songwriting with pop-punk vocals that sound refreshingly genuine in the modern music climate. The Known Afflicted deliver an anthemic earworm of escapism, with the euphoric distortion and passion of RUN.
Representing everything that made rock and roll so impactful, timeless, and popular – DownTown Mystic continue their quest as one of the the genre’s hardest working ensembles, with the launch of yet another EP. Mystic Highway Road Trip compiles six original songs, and features a tightly woven group of talented musicians, to promise a playlist … Continued
It’s come to my attention that there may well be something in the way we view or listen to music, the applied perspective, that heavily changes the way it affects us. Something about pretending this is an old band from the 90s, and you’re just getting into the history of the genre, gifts it a whole new power.
New music from Marcus Christ this summer brings an exhilarating whirlwind of pop-punk distortion, anthemic energy, softer verses, and a generally creative but angst-driven, impassioned dose of scorn.
Sonic electronic rock balances ambient escapism and delicate, distinct riffs, with an impassioned and catchy crescendo of a hook. Resonaura blends rock and modern production to utilise contrast and power perfectly well, for the intoxicating highs and lows of Neverland.
Featuring members of the iconic E Street Band and The Avett Brothers, plus a guest appearance from songwriter Marshall Crenshaw, Abnormal Conditions is a collaborative burst of rock and roll euphoria, and was passionately recorded in just two days, at Rhinebeck’s The Clubhouse (NY).
Alternative rock performer, storyteller and multi-instrumentalist Primordial Alien reaches the pinnacle of his creative output this year, delivering an album of conceptual weight, musical diversity, skill, playfulness, genre-fusion and cool but cutting narratives, as we dive into the brilliantly eclectic pop-punk and progressive rock vibrancy and shadows of Casus Belli.