All Right introduces 3D Friends as an act that deftly blends together pop-punk, emo, and electronic styles into a tremendously alluring style. The act is able to take influences as wide as The Red Hot Valentines, The Anniversary, Yellowcard, and Metro Station and provide their own unique twist. This track is produced masterfully, allowing listeners to distinguish between the disparate elements comprising the band. Just Wanna Hold You changes up…
The furious energy that hits listeners during Piqued Jacks’ Upturned Perspectives is impressive, but what is more impressive is the ability of the band members to create a compelling and controlled effort out of this initial salvo. The music here has guitars, drums, bass, and vocals unite to make a unique style of alternative rock. While the vocals are front and summer, the arrangements of each instrument receive their own…
Bunji Garlin has inked an exclusive deal with RCA Records in conjunction with VP Records. The two labels will join forces to promote Bunji Garlin’s international smash hit “Differentology (Ready For The Road).”
Make It Look Like Nothing Happened is the new release from San Francisco’s Impuritan. The album begins with Show Us Your Hidden Daggers, a track that rapidly opens up to an intense piece of psychedelic / drone metal. While one can discern hints of Tool, Kyuss, and Soundgarden, I feel that the epic styling of the track is much more in the vein of Pink Floyd.
The Cosmonauts begin Take Me To Your Leader with Transgender, a funky bit of reggae-infused rock that will have listeners singing along. Tar & Feather is absolutely funky and relies much more on the instrumental side of things. When vocals do enter into the equation, they are utilized in a much more musical format.
Dave Matthews Band – named asone of the “50 Greatest Live Acts Right Now” by Rolling Stone – will kick off its 2014 summer tour tonight at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX. “A Very Special Evening with Dave Matthews Band” will feature the group delivering two sets per evening, performing songs from throughout its career in a variety of set-ups, from electric to acoustic, from full-throttle…
Progressive funk collective The Motet is on tour this summer in support of their brand new album. Hailed as “ambitious, airtight and built to travel” (Boulder Weekly), the band’s self-titled 7th release indeed finds The Motet bold and road ready.
We Need To Be Loved is Los Angeles’ Anthony Starble’s latest release, and it captures four distinct facets of this multi-element performer. The title track on We Need To Be Loved begins with a tremendously emotive piano line that yields to a similarly moving set of vocals. The sheer vocal range that is present on this first track will immediately create fans. Imagine a blend of Bruno Mars and Patrick…
On Saturday, June 21 2014, thousands of craft beer drinkers and music lovers will once again gather together for the Third Annual Beer Fields Festival, happening at the Pennysaver Amphitheatre at Bald Hill, 55 S Bicycle Path in Selden, NY. The all day event will feature more than 75-plus U.S. breweries pouring over 150 types of beer and music from international superstar Matisyahu and just added Ballyhoo alongside some of…
Make It Loud provides a very lively opening to Restating the Question, with The GoAround taking on a pop-rock style that is vibrant and compelling. The track could easily make it onto pop, rock, and alternative rotation while Alexander and Anthony Saddic immediately swing for the fences.
Ready Never provide a tremendous wallop with Take That Pill, the first single off of their album Eleutherophobia. This cut blends equal amounts of EDM and pop, creating something that will be on heavy rotation no matter whether individuals are in Miami, Ibiza, or any other dance hot spot. The vocal quality of the track is impressive, providing a nice foil for the lively arrangements.
COMET CONTROL is the new band from Andrew Moszynski (guitar) and Chad Ross (vocals/guitar), formerly of Toronto psych rock champions QUEST FOR FIRE. The powerhouse musicians are joined in COMET CONTROL by Nicole Howell (bass), Jay Anderson (drums) and Christopher Sandes (keys) and the group’s eight song self-titled debut is nothing short of stunning. Comet Control will drop on May 20 via Tee Pee Records.
Give It Up is a track that utilizes complex time signatures and a mélange of styles as diverse as showtunes, eighties pop, and fifties ballads. The sheer diversity of influences that are broached on Last Day of Earth considerably increases the replay value of the title.
The band begins their Pulse and Treatment with a rock styling that touches upon late-nineties alternative and goth-rock. The grinding, intense (but ultimately radio-friendly) style of the band will tattoo itself into the minds and hearts of listeners, providing them with the momentum that they need to continue through Pulse and Treatment.
Late last month, the band released the official video for “Colour” (http://youtu.be/I_PMcg4KYjk) as a companion piece to the clip for Billboard and Entertainment Weekly-approved single “Thunder Clatter” (http://youtu.be/mp5YWm5VHwQ), both directed by Drew Bourdet. Fans can also currently grab a free download of the band’s cover of CHVRCHES’ “The Mother We Share” by Shazam-ing “Thunder Clatter.”
Xiu Xiu is heading out on a North American tour with legendary art-rockers Swans. And today, the band is happy to announce that they’re expanding their summer tour. The tour expansion finds Xiu Xiu starting in their hometown of Los Angeles and playing dates across the Western United States. To coincide with the tour Xiu Xiu has made the video for “New Life Immigration” available to view. Directed by Aaron…
Fuego, Phish’s first studio album in nearly five years, will be released by JEMP Records on June 24 – and the band will celebrate with a performance that evening on “Late Show with David Letterman.” Phish recorded the album with legendary producer Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel) last fall, as the band’s 30th anniversary approached.
Grammy award winning artist Nero, aka British-born producers, remixers, DJs and artists Dan Stephens, Joe Ray and vocalist Alana Watson are back with the release of their new single “Satisfy” out today on Cherrytree Records/Interscope. The song, which marks an anxiously awaited return for the band, premiered last night on BBC Radio 1-chosen as Zane Lowe’s “Hottest Record in The World” and is now available at all digital partners.
Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman aka Dusky are a duo at the heart of the UK’s current electronic music renaissance, and over the last two years their sonically distinct take on house and techno has seen them win accolades and fans across the world.