Self-deprecating and absolutely perfect. Oh Bummer’s newest single “Mirrors” is trip hoppy, pulsing indie pop with a nice soul groove. What I think I might like best is it’s kind of the charm of a project like Hobo Johnson but…

If you haven’t heard of Hawthorne, NJ’s Don Ryan you are missing out on one of the most exciting indie folk acts around. Coming off his latest release Warwalking, which is an amazing collection being released by Mint 400 Records…

This EP is so jazzy, poppy and fun. Zoe Berman has such a warm and sultry voice along with an amazing band. The band is modern and vintage at the same time. I like that modern elements are only sprinkled…

We are stoked to host the new video for Broken Field Runner's "Save You." The track is a warm callback to the days when Get Up Kids and Jimmy Eat World posters adorned the walls of lovesick teenagers, but you…

From the first moments of this track as the cello belts out a long somber note this song paints a picture. I thought immediately of the dark folk sound of Dylan on the Desire album mixed with almost a Celtic…

We added a little extra power pop sprinkles on this one. Will be up digitally in a month or so.
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So full disclosure I run a record label and I’ve come to an agreement with Blood Makes Noise to let me promote releases every week. The idea is every week I will present a playlist with some new Mint 400…

A splash of Reggae accompanied by a ’Fastball’ [the band] 90’s feel. Good instrumentation and really good key changes. These guys can definitely construct a song but the long fade-out was not necessary and it would have benefitted with just…

This album starts with a mellow Joy Division vibe and washy vocals that have some sort of weird harmonizing effect or possibly someone singing every line along with the singer but a 7th or 5th above the root vocal notes…

Lng Trm Xpsure is the second single from Baltimore Indie Rock band Underlined Passages’ new record “Neon Inoculation”, out in early 2022 on Mint 400 Records. Like the last single Couples Therapy, Lng Trm Xpsure wrestles with experiences during the…

Finding adequate wording to review Pass Away’s Thirty Nine is about as difficult as resisting the urge to make a joke about what may be in Brooklyn’s water supply. The borough generated remarkable works this year from the ranks of…

The New Colors have an interesting sound that mixes indie folk a little country twang and general Pavement / Wilco type studio noise.  The band definitely doesn’t write straight-forward pop. On the first single “Idiocy” it’s like classic country gets…

Ok, this one is a little creepy in a Marianne Faithfull meets Nico meets Siouxsie kind of way. By the time this song is halfway done, you know you’ll need to hear it again so you can thoroughly process what…

The Colombian band, Metadona, have released their first single "Goth" from their new album, "Moral Panic". The single is accompanied by an equally goth styled video over on Youtube, if you're looking to mix your goth metal up…

Fuck. I needed this. Longing but poppy and melodic, Adi Sun forces you to nod your head to the darkest yet also very sweet and vulnerable lyrical exploration into the impossible: attempting to explain what it feels like to be…

North Carolina's Citified is back with "Sleep Sound", their new single from their upcoming record Lie Like a Painter via Fort Lowell Records due out December 10th. BMN is stoked to host the premiere, which is consistent with their…

Pittsburgh’s Don Strange returns with his band Strange Monsters on their latest full length “The Thing That Named Itself” (just released 11/11 via Pyrrhic Victory Recordings), and Don and the gang…

So full disclosure I run a record label and I’ve come to an agreement with Blood Makes Noise to let me promote releases every week (but we have been swamped so we skipped some weeks). The idea is every week…

If I wasn’t watching the video that goes along with this band I wouldn’t have guessed their vibe. To me it comes off a little Kelly Clarkson although I assume from their look that they are trying to be more…

Dark End Times Sounds For Your Face!

Brilliance, as in, the solar light flaring as it burns up a doomed planet somewhere. Such crisp production. So sad, so smooth. I love this release. Thank you once again, France.

I’m waiting…