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. We have been swamped lately and it took some time but we saved a couple special songs for this weeks inbox. Some stuff we knew we had to cover that you might not have heard about. If you want to see your band on one of these lists, send us streaming music and as short bio.
Band: Jeremiah Moon
BloodMakesNoise Rating: 9.8/10
Genre: Indie Folk, Indie Pop
What the band says they sound like: In regards to the track, Jeremiah says, "Housesitting is a song about the moment when a relationship starts to end. Not about love ending, but about things growing apart; a fork in the road turning into a chapter heading. It's about the strange truth that sometimes it's easier to see clearly and feel deeply -- even, or maybe especially the good parts -- once you've already made up your mind to leave."
What we think they sound like: Man, this is a pleasant song. This is like a Sunday morning drinking coffee looking out your back window at nature type song. The video is great too because it captures the feel of this perfectly, somewhere between feelings of being content and feelings of isolation. The instrumentation really is wonderful, electronic blips accented with beautiful strings.
Songs to add to your playlist: Housesitting
Band: Carriegoss
BloodMakesNoise Rating: 7.8/10
Genre: Synthwave, Indie Pop, Goth
What the band says they sound like: Carriegoss is the Darkwave/EBM project of Gwladys Orbs, French composer who already published a bunch of wonderful projects.
What we think they sound like: Was really into the tones and vibe before the vocals kicked in. I thought this was more of a Power Glove Synthwave type band. The vocals are gothy and give the overall song a more early 80's goth vibe like something like Aimee Mann singing over a song that New Order and The Cure wrote together.
Songs to add to your playlist: Gus
Band: Galen Hartley
BloodMakesNoise Rating: 9.5/10
Genre: Indie Folk, Americana
What the band says they sound like: Hi, I'm bakakai 's drummer and mixer Luka, since you asked us to send you
news, well... I just wanted to tell you that I happened to produce an album with and for my beloved friend Galen Hartley. We recorded it at the same place where we made our own albums, which is the good old shed at my grandparent's house in the country. He came with nine beautifully written songs for acoustic guitar and we spent ten days making it work for drums and electricity. We first recorded Guitars and drums, and then for the rest of the year we just added overdubs, funny things, and the re-done voices.
What we think they sound like: One of my favorite things I reviewed this year was Bakakai's stuff and they sent us something they produced so we knew if they were repping it had to be good. Guess what, we were right. This has a great folk blues vibe but mixed with a hint of country twang, but also it's dark and brooding at times. It kind of has a vibe at times like Sea Wolf or Rocky Votolato but more fun, and then other songs are maybe a little Spoon and some garage rock too in a very Detroit style with stellar production that mixes lots of tones and colorful palette of sound. Hard to believe this was recorded in a shed.
Songs to add to your playlist: I Am The Star And Also A Big Dumb Dog, Hoping To Find Some Drugs
Band: Grace Gardener
BloodMakesNoise Rating: 9.9/10
Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Folk
What the band says they sound like: 70s and 80s rock, in the folk roots of her southern upbringing, and in the jazz, she was surrounded by while residing in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her inspirations are eclectic powerhouse women from the 1970s — namely Carole King, Stevie Nicks, and Joni Mitchell. From them came even more of Grace’s inspirations: the works of Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile, and KT Tunstall swarmed through her wired earbuds in middle school. As Grace started honing in on her own musical style, finding the intersection between soft rock, indie, and folk, she’s taken even more inspiration from artists like Julien Baker and Lizzy McAlpine. Grace incorporates more complex instrumentation, taking after her favorite band, Fleetwood Mac. Grace herself can play ten instruments but also weaves orchestral, brass, percussive, and software-based elements into her creations. Along with being a singer, songwriter, and instrument player, Grace is also a producer, music educator, and arranger. She currently resides in Austin, TX, where she eats a breakfast taco every morning on her balcony.
What we think they sound like: This sounds like a hit to me, like the kind of song that makes an artist huge and gets played on the radio over and over. It's somewhere in between things like KT Tunstall but more indie stuff like Soccer Mommy. At times it has a very Phoebe Bridgers vibe but more poetic lyrical content for sure. This track has such a great feel to it, it's one of those tracks I'm suggesting you add to your good playlist, you know the one you listen to daily.
Songs to add to your playlist: Scorpions Don't Live Forever
Band: Underlined Passages
BloodMakesNoise Rating: 9.8/10
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop
What the band says they sound like: “Midlife Suicide,” which ironically, is the longest tune on the record. Front and center are themes of loss and acceptance, doubt and renewal. With lyrics like those in the chorus, “Lay your hands across my eyes, let me feel the rising tide, we are here alone again, every story needs to end” the band lays bare the push-pull struggle loneliness and the pull towards rash decisions in times of desperation. Heavy stuff indeed, but somehow with such a depressing title, “Midlife Suicide” comes across sonically as hopeful, joyful even. It is clear that the message is that if you are in this time of life, you are not alone, and there is hope-although the struggle is real. When Underlined Passages are at their best, they are a band that gives you sugar to make the medicine go down.
What we think they sound like: Underlined Passages from Baltimore has been covered here before and they never let us down. They have a vibe that is late 90's Alt Rock mixed early 2000's emo but more modern sensibilities. Occasionally their music gets mopey but sometimes that's exactly what you are looking for. This particular track is somber but on the same EP they cover Sara McLachlan's "Ice Cream" so there is fun stuff there too. Always solid songwriting from these guys.
Songs to add to your playlist: Midlife Suicide