The Killers have released their first new music of 2023 with “Your Side of Town” on Island Records. Written by frontman Brandon Flowers, and picking up where last year’s acclaimed keyboard-driven track “boy” left off, the song’s synths and distorted vocals … Continue Reading
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 their intelligent, ironic, beautifully complex music, well, two of the members have formed a … Continue Reading
Mirrorball “This Time” Singer/songwriter Alexandra Johnstone and guitarist Scott Watson, mainstays of LA’s underground scene, have come together to produce this beautiful musical poem that brings to mind the sound of Ace of Base with the look Nico, very chanteuse … Continue Reading
If a single piece of pop culture could be fished out of a time capsule by some hip alien race, entrusted to tell the story of New York City nightlife in the late 1970s, a Blondie record would do … Continue Reading
Moist feat. vocalist Maria Marcus “Traces” Lavine From Söderhamn, Sweden, Moist is the solo moniker of producer, artist and remixer David Elfström Lilja. The new LP includes 10 tracks with vocals by Maria Marcus, a Swedish multi-platinum songwriter and music producer currently based in … Continue Reading
The Ophelias “The Fog” Almost The jingle-jangle beat of this great band hark back to 60’s girl groups, 80’s New Wave, and late 90’s dreampop while looking far afield. Having formed the band while still in high school, bassist Grace Weir, … Continue Reading
Bart & The Bedazzled “The House That Built Itself” Blue Motel There is something remarkable when a band picks a witty supposition (like building houses and love), and then keep it up through a whole song, without getting maudlin. Bart … Continue Reading
Kim Wilde “Pop Don’t Stop” Here Come The Aliens No introduction needs to be made for the Queen of New Wave. Amazing; she looks good, sounds great, and her band kicks ass. She has always been like Suzi Quatro and … Continue Reading
La Niña Rabiosa “Hace Tiempo” La Niña Rabiosa What a great band. This bands just kicks ass. The band, coming from Spain, has the right stuff; great guitar riffs, wonderful vocals, and the rhythm section that keeps the track moving … Continue Reading
De Lux “Keyboards Cause We’re Black And White” More Disco Songs About Love I love this song. It does remind me of the best of Disco (Donna, Evelyn, Cerrone, Chic). That funky dance beat, beautiful vocals, witty lyrics, not the … Continue Reading
Ski Lodge “My Friend” Andrew Marr is Ski Lodge. The multi-instrumentalist from Brooklyn has released a tremendous song harkening back to the great synth New Wave bands of the 80’s like Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark and Simple Minds. In … Continue Reading
Blancmange “What’s The Time?” Unfurnished Rooms Without a doubt, Blancmange are the most underrated electonica band EVER. I have been a huge fan since the early 80’s (Blind Vision was my favorite song ever), and they are still going strong. Blancmange’s … Continue Reading
When We Met “Ride The Tide” When Did They Come From When We Met is such a fun band, and the video “Ride The Tide” shows what a great sense of humor they have about serious topics. Comprised of Bryan Casey … Continue Reading
Moonfall “Lost” Empty Cage What a great, kick-ass song. “Lost” sounds like a cross between Kim Wilde and Echo Black. This sounds like the beginnings of a New Wave revival, which I think is needed. Moonfall has the chops, the looks, … Continue Reading
Fujiya & Miyagi “Impossible Objects Of Desire” Fujiya & Miyagi Coming from Brighton, UK, Fujiya & Miyagi is comprised of David Best // guitars, lead vocals; Steve Lewis // synthesisers, beats, programming, backing vocals; Ed Chivers // drums; and Ben Adamo // bass, backing … Continue Reading
Young Guv “Traumatic” Traumatic 7″ What a great sound. Ben Cook is, among many other things, the very industrious Young Guv. From acting to writing/producing to playing guitar and screaming in hardcore bands, Guv has done it all and is … Continue Reading
We just got a listen to the canadian-based psych-rock duo She-Devils current single “Hey Boy” and we must say that this is a band you’re really going to love if you’re a fan of 60s psychedelia and new wave pop. … Continue Reading
Last Friday, 80s UK legends the English Beat came twisting, crawling, and kicking off their 2017 tour in full Fred Perry regalia. A rare Williamsburg audience with no apparent age limit was cast under the group’s spell, as first-wave fans and … Continue Reading
Bravestation “13th Floor” I miss good, electro dance music. I finally found some great dance music with Bravestation. Bravestation is brothers Devin and Derek Wilson alongside childhood friend Jeremy Rossetti. The band was formed in the City of the 1000 … Continue Reading
Heavy Static “Spark” Hear Comes The Fear Let’s face it guys: summer cannot be complete with some great New Wave/Power Pop, and Heavy Static delivers. Frontman Christian Patrick (lead vocals/guitar) was sick of “Indie rock” bands writing songs lacking style … Continue Reading