AURA ZORBA: GLITTER DAYS ARE GONE LP
Aura Zorba is shoegaze industrial indie pop from Portland, Oregon that blends cinematic soundscape with interesting bits of straightforward gothy glam songwriting. Along with most of the Shore Dive label I always hear…
Light and airy indie pop is what first comes to mind as the delicate vocals of Total Brutal create an enjoyable soundscape. The track remains dancey throughout but the vocal is what makes it. In a strange way it reminds…
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From Shore Dive Records comes another gothy industrial gem. Hailing from Seville, Spain Flu Flu has vocals like Ian Curtis over synth laden indie pop and I would say the vocals are what tonally…
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We’ve been getting more and more submissions from Latin America and Colombia specifically lately, which is really cool. Considering the unrest in the area, I can only hope that the bands and their families are safe and well. “Paranoia en…
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I first heard Yard of Blondes last year when we reviewed their first single “Do You Need More”, a solid hard rock track. Now, they have just released the full length “Feed The Moon” which includes that single and 11…
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This is very interesting, on track one I feel like I’m listening to Jay Reatard singing over a band formed by Neutral Milk Hotel and The Flaming Lips. It actually has a very 60’s/70’s lounge vibe to it as well…
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London’s Distant Voices have achieved an indiepop gem with their latest “Long Road To Home” LP. From the beginning of the first track “Lights of the City”, you start to get the feel…
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This track has a great 70’s vibe like a punky Elvis Costello feel even though it’s an Otis Redding cover. More contemporary tones are there as well, I liken it a little to…
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RMBLR: MAIN MUSCLE
Somehow RMBLR’s existence escaped me since their inception in 2016. But I’m glad this reached our inbox because this is killer punk rock n roll. RMBLR do a fine job of mixing blues and glam rock and…
I remember we covered BackHome’s last (first) single “Visita”, but it was my comrade Eddie who did the write up, and Eddie knows a lot more about “pop-punk” than I do. That said, the song starts out with that fast…
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