Holy hell, what did I just listen to? I’ve been a fan of Electric Frankenstein for many years, and I can’t recall hearing them producing a record with this level of professionalism. These two, solid tracks are blowing my altered…
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Real Sickies - Love Is For Lovers
These guys check a lot of my boxes. Straight up, no-frills, hard-driving Rock n’ Roll.
The song and video for Love Is For Lovers is extremely catchy and super fun.
With all the…
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Quiz Show - “Geographic” EP
I’ll take Chris Matthews [Shudder to Think] & Kevin March [Guided By Voices] for $100 Alex.
All three of these tracks are catchy and have a 90’s sounding feel about them. Maybe…
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SAM JOHNSON: WILDFIRE
Fun mellow indie rock with a little bit of country twang kind of in the vein of Social Distortion but with a more nasally John K from The Weakerthans type vocal. On second listen it becomes more apparent that the…
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Maxton Hunter : Honestly
It’s a wake n bake kinda morning, what with the delta variant and new mask mandates, people refusing to get the vaccine, the bizarre adventure that is employment, and the post (not yet apparently) pandemic and…
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YELLOW PILLS RELEASE “MACHINES THAT GO BEEP”: INTERVIEW & VIDEO PREMIERE
If you haven’t heard the Chicago surf and indie rock band The Limbos then let me fill you in. The Limbos are a surf / soul band that dabbles in indie rock and their singer and main songwriter Ryan Miera…
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Atlas Engine "When the Compass Resets...Part 1" EP Premiere
Hey, it’s me, KL Martin. Back in the swing of things after a very very busy end of spring and the first half of summer. I balance a lot of things one of those things being a councilman for a…
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TEDDY GROSSMAN: LEAVE IT ON THE LINE VIDEO/SINGLE
It’s not often anymore you hear something that has good soul roots to it, but this does. It’s a little Otis Reading, Marvin Gaye and a vocal that reminds a little bit of a mellowed out Lionel Richie. The music…
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BLOODMAKESNOISE PLAYLIST: MINT 400 RECORDS SPOTLIGHT (TOM BARRETT, CANTATIONS, DREAD EYES, & LOWLIGHT) 7/23/21
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…
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PLUTO IS A PLANET: PLUTOCRACY
From the Brighton UK label Shore Dive comes the Tasmanian band Pluto Is A Planet. Their LP starts off with an instrumental number that sounds like a cross between something written for the Westworld…
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