Our inbox is over flowing again so we are letting you good people know exactly what is new and available out there in the music world. This week we take quite a trip through a few different genre's I really love, from light and loungey to grindy thrash. Won't you join us! If you want to see your band on one of these lists, send us streaming music and as short bio.
Band Name: Danello
BMN Score: 9.8/10
What the band says: It is a doowop-surf-garage track about despair. Hope you enjoy it!
What we say they sound like: This track starts off as doo-wop light indie pop but when the fuzz kicks in it has strong Weezer, Ultimate Fakebook vibes. The mixing of classic 50's in the vein of the Everly Brothers or Buddy Holly paired with a modern fuzzy chorus really puts this track at another level. Production could be better but the song itself slays. Looking forward to more from this artist.
Song to add to your playlist: O. Lovely World
Band Name: Mustard Service
BMN Score: 10/10
What the band says: Sons of Latinx immigrants from Uruguay, Mexico, Cuba and Argentina, the five-piece kick-started in 2015 and has become the perfect representation of Miami alternative.
What we say they sound like: This is particular track is a great mix of indie pop and hip hop. So far everything I have heard by this band is awesome. The rap parts have amazing flow and the sung parts are just as catchy. The overall aesthetic for this band is perfection. Seeing videos of these guys making this music as a band shows why they are such a huge step above bands that use samples. They have such a cool vibe in their live videos, it's lounge, it's chill, just perfect. The recorded tracks are great but the live clips will make you a hardcore fan.
Song to add to your playlist: VCM
Band Name: The Barreracudas
BMN Score: 9.1/10
What the band says: Somewhere between the Heartbreakers (Petty) and the Heartbreakers (Thunders), the Barreracudas find a shallow well of inspiration just deep enough to produce one of the biggest foot-tappers of that year. “Nocturnal Missions” manages to blend elements of dirty '70s Glam and the radio-friendliness of Dwight Twilley and Phil Seymour. The hooks in these songs are more infectious than encephalitis. It's even got a sweet cover of Cheap Trick's "Come On, Come On."
What we say they sound like: This music is pristinely early 70's glam rock. This has a great Elvis Costello meets Cheap Trick and other 70's glam acts vibe to it. It perfectly captures that aesthetic they are going for, somewhere between Tom Petty's Heartbreakers and Johnny Thunder's Heartbreakers. Very cool concept for a band, at moments its got the bounce of the Ramones but mixed with the NY Dolls and a splash of Bowie and T. Rex.
Song to add to your playlist: That Girl Means Nothing To Me, Feet, Numbers
Band Name: Brother Of Monday
BMN Score: 8.5/10
What the band says: "The album creates an auditory experience that evokes a longing for the tactile sensations of the past, providing a contrast to the perceived clarity of modern digital music. We can hear the analog tape head limiting and compressing each note and cymbal hit, creating a sense of urgency and criticality that is not always present in modern music. The singer/songwriter's urgency to express their ideas and feelings is palpable through the sound." - Michael Harvey
What we say they sound like: The meek vocals in the vein of The Weakerthans is what makes this. The lo-fi recording quality gives this a very 60's vibe. It's a little folky but has a Byrds / Mammas & The Pappas feel but mixed with Pavement if you can imagine that. The lo-fi quality really is the only drawback to this track, I just want to turn the treble down in the vocal, aside from that a great track.
Song to add to your playlist: Ken Tremendous
Band Name: BEDTIMEMAGIC
BMN Score: 9.9/10
What the band says: We've been around for about 10 years, are a two-piece (Morgan plays drums, does vocals as well, and plays organ with his foot), and have our third LP coming out on The Ghost Is Clear Records in the Fall.
What we say they sound like: Fuck and Yes are what comes to mind when I hear this. It makes me want to break shit. Self proclaimed Trash Rock this is equal parts grind, minor threat hardcore, doom sludge and some John Zorn ‘Naked City’. It's loud driving energetic primal music that sounds like the soundtrack to a Tuesday night Fight Club meeting in some dive bar's dirt floor basement. I'm on board, this is perfect NJ driving in traffic music. I'm still in awe this is created with just a bass and pedal organ along with a drummer. This can be owned on “piss colored" vinyl. I have to say this band knows it's branding and we're here for it.
Song to add to your playlist: Overslept, Keep Dreaming