This brand new album from Makis is a broadly eclectic and colorful collection of Australian songwriting – classic hits re-imagined under a fresh creative light; and it’s a pleasure to listen through.
Rock
The good vibes that pour through make you want to move, the rhythm of the vocal furthers this, and the lyrics take simple poetic references to declare a sense of admiration and desire. It’s a quirky, catchy little hit. Nicely done.
Driving with a five-minute epic that feels all at once like retro grunge and contemporary electronic rock, Yellow Majesty hit the scene with passionate songwriting and sound design alike.
This project seems fit to accompany the angst & uncertainty, the isolated intensity, of 2020. Quite possibly a personal favorite from the band so far.
Maryland trio Homebase inject a much-needed hit of punk pop and rock into the music world with this refreshing EP of originals.
Fusing a few high-octane, intense riffs with a gathering of voices that proceed to lay out a series of intriguing images, the single moves from feeling like an indie hit fit for the mosh pit, to a short piece of cinematic expression.
Superb songwriting, nostalgic as ever but standing tall on the strength of contemporary reflections that speak to today’s world and its related feelings.
Back once again with a five-track EP of pristinely captured originals, Latvia’s Come Taste The Misery drive with classic grunge and powerful indie melodies throughout the superb project Mirrors.
Unique singer and artist Andrea Pizzo leads audiences through this brand new EP of originals with a powerfully unusual and expressive voice, and a brilliant fusion of classic rock energy and spacious intimacy.
Buffalo Mend offers up another full-length album, blending distortion and softness, melody and grit, intensity and thoughtful delicacy, in a brilliantly immersive, thought provoking way.
“For many years I’ve been in and out of therapy and with limited access to in-person care these days this album quickly became a way for me to assess what my perceptions of the world were.”
“I may not play traditional Hawaiian music, but my indie ukulele rock still started there.”