Blood makes noise

I always liked Hot Water Music, but as a big Leatherface fan, I always for some reason or another viewed them as their little brother of some kind, and I didn’t allow them their own identity in my mind. Now…

This starts out like the male version of something like Wet Leg as it zigs and zags between punk, garage and 90’s alternative rock. At its core this is homage to The Ramones but ends up sounding a little more…

Hailing from Minneapolis, jangly indie pop from the band Palm Friends harkens back to 90’s bands like Ivy but also has that vibe like Claud, Soccer Mommy, Japanese Breakfast, etc. You ever listen to something and just know the band…

I’m familiar with Skinny Lister as in I’ve heard the name, but I don’t think I’ve ever sat down and listened.  This track seems to be a love letter to a child if you check out the video and it’s…

So full disclosure I run a record label and I’ve come to an agreement with Blood Makes Noise to let me promote releases from time to time. It’s been a little while and we have been really really busy. I…

Damn, this is good. These songs are some dark combo of dream pop, powerpop and straight pop rock, at least that’s how it hits me. It’s catchy as hell but still nagging in that it contains a sort of antagonistic…

First – I’m not a big fan of the name. I love Shoredive Records though so I’m going to let that slide. The music though, fucking great. It’s almost like big rock anthem but in the vein of Elastica or…

This track hits like a kick in the teeth, it’s punk and it’s gritty but I was hoping for a big chorus and it doesn’t quite ever get there. It’s a little odd this is a “single” as it sounds…

Otra Vez has a unique vocal delivery that fits really well with the indie pop folk style of the band. It’s somewhere between Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips in cadence and tone and Stephen Malkmus of Pavement with its…

Tell us about the new single “Western Thirst” – the message of the song, the recording process and direction the band is going musically. 

The song was conceptualized as a response to the media coverage of the Cuban protests in…

A little bit like if Bauhaus tried to write a love song in the vein of The Cure. It’s not bad, I quite enjoy the music but the vocals come off as a little somber and sung without conviction. The…

NJ singer Craig Cirinelli (Hidden Cabins, Damn This Desert Air), a seasoned vet of the independent music scene, returns with project Covert Stations, who bring an intense and noisy cover of the classic Psychedelic Furs track “Love My Way” and…