Author: Phil King

Tetchy “Fascist” What a great killer punk band that pulls no punches and really nails the coffin shut on all those fakes out there, those privileged…

Angelica Garcia “It Don’t Hinder Me” Angelica Garcia comes from San Gabriel Valley, CA, of Salvadorian and Mexican ancestry, now living in Richmond, VA, but never…

Autumn Walker “Daydreamer” Daydreamer What a great rock song, by a great rock band with a great video (just to let you know: NO CHICKENS WERE…

Mount Sharp “Apostate” What a tremendous, eclectic, almost nerdy song.  I love this band.  Their sound is so crystal clear, their vision a lot less clear,…

TC&I “Wonderland” Naked Flames: Live at Swindon Arts Centre  If, like myself, you were totally blown away when XTC came out in the late 70’s with…

Crowhurst “Ghost Tropic” III Crowhurst is such a great metal band.  Seriously, they are always going to surprise you, disturb you, give you nightmares, yet have…

Asher Knight “Step Back” Step Back What a great voice Asher Knight has.  Coming from Bradford, UK, Knight just has this impressive ability to deliver a…

Anton Barbeau “Berliner Grotesk” The most unusual and last true genius left is how Anton Barbeau has been described.  I consider him as if Robyn Hitchcock…

Fig’s Vision “Boy Pressure” Choo Choo Fig’s Vision is an odd band, with a sound that is so unusual, and the video for the song may…

Have Mercy “Mattress On The Floor” The Love Life! What an amazing song.  I love the sentiment in this song.  I remember those days.  I just…

The Side Project  “Everything I Do (feat. Alita Moses, Akie Bermiss, SceinZe)” Everything We Do Wow.  Combine Jazz, soul, and rap, and what do you get? …

Carriers “Make It Right” Now Is The Time for Loving Me, Yourself & Everyone Else Everything about the new single by Carriers cries out to be…

Gajin Wilk “Selfish” I love Gajin Wilk’s voice.  It has this resonance that really brings the pain of the song’s narrator out.  Love is often selfish…

The Bourgeois “Check My Pulse” Soldier On The Bourgeois have an new EP out, and it kicks ass.  This is one of my favorite bands.  They…

The Weeks “Comin’ Down” Two Moons This punkish quartet with a southern twist (storming in from Mississippi), have one of the greatest punk songs this years. …

Daniel Ellsworth + The Great Lakes “The Way You Are (ft. Ruby Amanfu)” Daniel Ellsworth + The Great Lakes are Daniel Ellsworth (lead vox, keys), Timon…

FYKE “Antisocial” Disorder FYKE does such a great job combining electronics with pop sensibilities to create a truly unique experience.  Sometimes they even verge towards post…

Swimming With Bears “Don’t Think About It” Swimming With Bears You want the new, fun, summer-time band?  Well, jump in the musical waters of Swimming With…

Cody Lovaas “Love No More” Honestly What a beautiful, sad, heart-wrenching song.  Haven’t we all been here?  When Lovaas sings, And I know you can see…

Elephant Heart “Lenguas” Elephant Heart is probably the most original band out there.  The duo of Jason and Victoria Evigan have formed a world music collective…