For most of us, 2020 was a wash. The coronavirus pandemic took a temperate winter and extended its feeling and aesthetic for the rest of the year. Even the summertime provoked in many of us a…
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ERIC SOSLER OF THE RACER AND HIS SIDE PROJECT NO GREAT PRETENDER DEBUT: VIDEO PREMIERE AND INTERVIEW
If you’ve heard the band The Racer and their excellent brand of indie pop then you have heard the piano playing of Eric Sosler a staple member of the band. In this new project Eric does it all from the…
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Max and the Martians release 2nd full length via Perpetual Doom
All The Same, the new album from Max and The Martians, a project of New Orleans-based musician and songwriter Max Bien-Kahn, is preparing to land on March 12, 2021. The album will available everywhere digitally, as well as…
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FAVORITE FRIEND RECORDS OFFERS UP SOPHOMORE RELEASE HANFORD REACH
Favorite Friend Records are back with their second release following last year’s CR & The Nones. Hanford Reach's debut full-length After Image, scheduled for release in May, is the second release upcoming for the label run by Tom Gallo…
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BloodMakesNoise Playlist: Mint 400 Records Spotlight (TRI-STATE, BRIAN ERICKSON, THE FUNKY JC’S, & GUILTY GIRAFFE) 2/12/21
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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NYC's R. Missing release dark and hypnotic EP 'Placeholder for the Night'
When I first heard the opening of “Placeholder for the Night” I immediately thought of the “Witch House” genre that seemed to spawn at least partially from the Bay Area over 10 years…
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2 piece PA band HOMEMADE SKI MASK release debut "redballbluechicago"
Homemade Ski Mask is a punk rock duo from Lancaster, PA , USA, consisting of members Mike Tennant and Danny NoNo. Recorded at the Kaleidoscope in Lancaster PA, "redballbluechicago" is a 5 song collection of…
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French post-rockers La Drache release debut EP "Pétrichor"
Happy New Year!
I’m back with my first review of the year, a French post rock instrumental project named La Drache. Now I’ll be first to admit that instrumental bands can be hit or miss both…
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unknown fault drop incredible, haunting debut via Stellar Frequencies
While I admit I’m biased towards the French label Stellar Frequencies, as they are run by Cedric Tessonneau, a friend of mine whose music I put out back in 2018 (Alpha du Centaure & Elvyn Rhud…
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AIR HUNGER: LO-FI DOOM AND GLOOM
Air Hunger from Poland sent us their debut album F-I-X-E-R and it’s claim to fame is the whole album was recorded on an iPhone. I don’t know if I’d brag about that because it kind of…
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