Goodbye Honolulu – “You and Me” Goodbye Honolulu is one of those rare bands blessed with four great songwriters and three frontmen that each have a variety of styles from power pop, punk, garage, new wave, and electronic. Goodbye Honolulu … Continue Reading
Sleater-Kinney – “Worry With You” – Path of Wellness Sleater-Kinney has a new album out, and this project is so melodic without giving up that hard kick of their previous work. Comprised of Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein as the main … Continue Reading
The Linda Lindas – “Racist, Sexist Boy” The Linda Lindas, comprised of Bela, Lucia, Eloise, and Mila, are four young girls, two Asian, two Latinx, who have brought the joy of punk rock back into the world. Not since the … Continue Reading
Daniel Ellsworth + The Great Lakes “The Way You Are (ft. Ruby Amanfu)” Daniel Ellsworth + The Great Lakes are Daniel Ellsworth (lead vox, keys), Timon Lance (guitar), and Marshall Skinner (bass). These never grown-up Peter Pans make great music … Continue Reading
Sub-Radio “Room For You” Dog Years I love this band. The vocals by Adam Bradley simply blow me away. When he goes into the stratosphere with that perfect falsetto, I get goosebumps. He just might be one of the best … Continue Reading
The Stolen (Feat. Jake Miller) “Rooftop” Rooftop What a great power pop/post punk band. They have the same immediacy that made 3 Doors Down and Seven Mary Three such potent bands. “Rooftop” is so great because, having the bands’ friend, … Continue Reading
Half The Animal “Magic” Automatic America Combine the best of the boy band sound, add a little street cred, and top it off with that Southern California feel and you have Half The Animal. Comprised of Chase Johnson, Nick Gross, … Continue Reading
KT Tunstall “The River” KIN KT Tunstall has put the rock back in rock music. Scotland born and now Los Angeles based, KT sounds a little like Lita Ford, which is definitely a complement. Yet her approach to music is comparable … Continue Reading
Levy And The Oaks “Obsessive Love” Sound Of The City What a great catchy song about obsession. Coming from Asbury Park (yes, it’s the water), Levy and The Oaks is made up of LEVY OKUN// lead vocals, guitar, piano; LOU PANICO// vocals, … Continue Reading
The Rareflowers “New Generation” The Rareflowers Power pop is back with a vengeance, and The Rareflowers, from New Brunswick, NJ, are the designated torchbearers. Comprised of brothers Jimmy (guitar, lead vox) and Kane Maraday (bass, vox) and joined by Aaron Gollubier … 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
The Orange Peels “Stealing Days” Trepassing There is something totally refreshing about The Orange Peels. Some have said that they have an ’80’s feel to them. If it is, it’s that breeziness of The Bangles, but there is something more … Continue Reading
Vermillion Road “Only One” What a great band, having this great musical interplay between the instruments and that wonderful vocal line rising above it all. Harmonies also are tremendous. As their bio states: Hunter Heurich rips and roars into … Continue Reading
JR Harlekin “Anyway” Wow, this new single from that bundle of talent from Norway (you know, the country that Trump wants people to come to the US from) has that great, toe-tapping one has come to expect from JR Harlekin, … Continue Reading
Five Eight “Pleiades” Songs For St. Jude What a great expressive video that totally fits the song. I love Five Eight. They are so different from most indie bands. First of all, Mike Mantione’s vocals are not beautiful, but they … Continue Reading
The Duskwhales “Slow Down, Jerusalem” Sorrowful Mysteries Coming from Manassas, VA, this powerful trio has marched into the rock world with some powerful music. Sometimes sounding Doorish, maybe Beatlesque, but maybe more like the Zombies, this trio, composed of Seth … Continue Reading
Jack Colwell “Pigeons And Peacocks” Coming from Australia and very proudly LBGTQA, Jack Colwell has released a new song, beautiful and strong. His piano playing is so strong, some of the greatest riffs I’ve heard for a long. He makes … Continue Reading
Adam Prince King “Witches” Adam Prince King Eccentric-pop powerhouse Adam Prince King has dropped “Witches,” the latest single off his upcoming self-titled EP, due out later this year via Little Assembly. The singer’s booming deep voice and funky dance beat … Continue Reading
5 Billion In Diamonds “Travelling” 5 Billion In Diamonds What a great band with a tremendous lead off single. No surprise, 5 Billion In Diamonds remind me of Garbage. As their bio says: The transatlantic musical alliance of Garbage drummer and … Continue Reading
Best Behavior “Say” Good Luck Bad Karma WOW, and I thought great power pop was dead, but here comes Best Behavior to kick me out of my complacency. Taken cues from the early Who and The Kinks, wrapping it up … Continue Reading