For once I don’t have a quick band I can reference that Honest Mechanik sounds like. Indie Pop from Boston with a slightly funky but jangly Fender sounding guitar and voice that at times has kind…
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Secrets Of The Third Planet (S3P) // Lost In Reverie (10th Anniversary Edition)
More ethereal dreampop from Shore Dive Records, who don’t stray from their preferred sounds, and are quite consistent with delivering the goods. This release however, is a reissue…
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JAUS: OCEANS SINGLE
A nice mix of heavy and mellow in a way that kind of reminds me of if the Deftones did more radio friendly poppy tunes. Take all the bark out the vocal and replace it with something…
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JATK: JAPANESE BUTTERFLY SINGLE
The track opens with a noise out of a horror movie, almost a Nirvana noise sample from In Utero and then it bursts into an indie rock gem. Distorted vocals in the vein of The…
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Everything You Need to Know About Las Vegas’ Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival 2021
The 22nd annual Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival will be pushing through in the city of Las Vegas this September. Prepare for three days of mayhem as over 40 punk, rock, indie, and ska acts duke it out in…
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AMMO: TOTAL RECALL // ROSE + CROWN SINGLES
Gothy and sparse is my first thoughts until the slow pounding floor tom comes in along with a dreamy female vocal. The voice immediately catches your ear because it’s so haunting and ethereal. For a moment it sounds like a…
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DEAD BILLIONAIRES: SELF-TITLED EP
This band has a strong resemblance to Max Bemis and Say Anything on the first track “Engines” although a slightly less charismatic lead vocal. This is one of those bands, that I personally refer to as “bar rock”…
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KEELEY: LAST WORDS SINGLE & UPCOMING EP
Although it has modern production this feels a little bit 90’s ish to me in the vein of Republica, Elastica, Lush and as I’m writing this and glance over the bands press release that is…
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RORY D’LASNOW: POWER OF MY LOVE SINGLE
Rory D'Lasnow · Power of My Love
A mix of everything Jersey from Springsteen and Bon Jovi to The Gaslight Anthem and The Milwaukees, Rory D’Lasnow has that special something that certain NJ bands have and must be something in…
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A DISTANT SHORE: BETTER DAYS EP
A snare drum like electronic smack sets the tone for this dreamy indie pop EP with lush harmonies and organs in an ethereal pattern on track 1 “Downbrown”. The bands synth tones are in…
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