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May 2020

Memory Keepers Unveil New Single & Video Worth Digging Into

Indie Pop Memory Keepers

by David Garrick

For a good while now, Austin duo Memory Keepers have delivered electronic sounds that always stay with the listener. From their earlier time to today, the group made up of two thirds of Austin’s The Sour Notes have had no issue keeping the lines between the two bands separate. On their new single “Time Flies”...More Please

Latest Owen Single is Graced with Indie Rock Touches

Years before anyone considered an American Football reunion, singer and guitarist for the band Mike Kinsella was making music under the name Owen. Under that moniker, some of the best indie folk and at times singer songwriter songs emerged from his one man style. On his new single “On With The Show,” Owen incorporates more...More Please

Get This New Ohmme Single & Video Into Your Life

Chicago’s Ohmme is on the cusp of something great with their upcoming album Fantasize Your Ghost. While the album is due in the opening of June, the band has another great single “The Limit” out now. While the song was made well before the pandemic hit, the video was made in quarantine with a green...More Please

Protomartyr Attacks Greed in Video for New Single

Post-Punk Protomartyr

by David Garrick

Long time fans of Detroit’s Protomartyr already know that the post punk band has no problem delivering a political statement. Coming from a place where the working class are often mistreated by massive corporations, it should come as no surprise that their new video for their single “Michigan Hammers” feels like an assault on American...More Please

New Mountain Time Single Offers Lush Sounds

Indie Mountain Time

For many years Chris Simpson of emo group Mineral has had an outlet for his solo material. While the names have changed over the years as has the style, his solo work has remained intriguing and engaging. For his latest project Mountain Time, he feels more focused while the music remains soulful and personal. With...More Please

New Skullcrusher Single is Entrancing & Emotionally Gorgeous

Indie Skullcrusher

by David Garrick

Last month we happily shared the music of Helen Ballentine, aka Skullcrusher. The new artist to grace the Secretly Canadian family revealed a sound that hit perfectly in a time of uncertainty. Now as states begin to reopen, even if it may be too early for that, she’s released a new single and video. With...More Please

New Single by JANA is Full of Enchanting R&B Vibes

We’re all about new artist discovery here, in fact it’s what fuels our everyday. The excitement of new music and artistry is what keeps the music world exciting and intriguing. When we were sent an invitation to listen to the music of Stockholm’s JANA, we were surprised at the sultry R&B the artist created. With...More Please

Fall For The Sumptuous New Katy Kirby Single

Indie Folk Katy Kirby

Sometimes music can hold duality that contains more than what you think it is. While we were introduced to the music of Katy Kirby by a friend, we can say that her sound is far and away from just another indie folk act. On her new single “Tap Twice” she begins with gentle folk leanings...More Please

Weyes Blood Drops New Video & Cancels 2020 Headlining Tour Dates

Singer Songwriter Weyes Blood

by David Garrick

When Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood was released, it captured us so that we made it our best album of 2019. Between Natalie Mering’s stirring vocals and heavily arranged orchestrations, the songs within all stood out. One of our favorite tracks is now released as a video, and the footage for “Wild Time” shot before...More Please

Japandroids Announce New Live Album & Reveal “Heart Sweats” Video

Indie Rock Japandroids

Some things in music you can always count on. One thing that’s certain in our world of uncertainty is that Vancouver’s Japandroids will bring plenty of guitar driven rock. With a new live album Massey Fucking Hall just announced, the band has released a live video from the career spanning set for “Heart Sweats,” and...More Please

Beach Fossils Announce Anniversary Reissue of Debut with Unreleased Song

Beach Fossils Indie Rock

by David Garrick

Time can go by so fast that you can wake up and realize it’s bee a whole year. While you really only notice that as you age, some things age better with time. While Beach Fossils have gotten bigger since they began, their debut self-titled album has aged just as well. Now to celebrate its...More Please

Cut Worms Returns With New Single & Video

Cut Worms Indie Folk

A couple of years ago, one of our writers interviewed Max Clarke of the band Cut Worms, and relayed the goodness in Clarke’s heart towards music. The Brooklyn based artist was at the time supporting his last full length while opening for Band of Horses. While Cut Worms has always been a project that falls...More Please

Joyce Manor Announce New Album & Share Lead Single

Indie Joyce Manor

California’s Joyce Manor had a pretty lengthy start before becoming household names. The band, now touring heavily and getting bigger by the minute is readying a new release that looks back on those earlier and leaner years in the group’s history. With Songs From Northern Torrance, they’ll deliver fans ten tracks from their early days...More Please

Yo La Tengo Unveil “Tom Courtenay” HQ Version

Indie Rock Yo La Tengo

by David Garrick

For a band like Yo La Tengo, anything could happen and already may have happened. The band has been around the indie rock world long enough to go from bright-eyed newcomers to the epitome of living legends. With the 25th Anniversary reissue of their album Electr-o-pura, plenty of stops are being pulled out. We already...More Please

Cut Copy Shares Remix of Newest Single

When Cut Copy returned, they seemingly did so quietly while releasing an ambient and chill new song. The subtle nuance of “Love Is All We Share” offered a glimpse into the popular group’s new direction while signalling a return to releasing music. Now Patrick Holland has remixed the single, and it’s far from the original....More Please

Collapsing Scenery Releases Two Radically Different Remixes

Collapsing Scenery Synthwave

Synthwave duo Collapsing Scenery have always put their own stamp on anything they release. Last year’s Stress Positions proved that the two piece definitely had their own sound. Now they’ve dropped two new remixes of their track “I Never Knew.” However this time the remixes are from Miho Hatori of Cibo Matto and Mike Kinsella...More Please

Jess Cornelius Reveals Debut Album Details & Releases Moving New Single

Indie Jess Cornelius

In music, you can always guarantee that there will always be a batch of new acts that you find intriguing. Even in times such as these, new artistry is available to those with open ears. Jess Cornelius may not be a household name yet, but her debut album Distance could change all of that. With...More Please

New Soccer Mommy & Friends Singles Should Be Magical

Indie Rock Soccer Mommy

by David Garrick

These current times in which we’re in has meant that bands have had to sit out prime touring time while we wait for when things can return. One of the tours many people were looking forward to was the tour from Nashville’s Soccer Mommy. Behind her latest album Color Theory, it seemed like the headlining...More Please

Latest Squid Single Is Proggy & Inventive

Progressive Squid

Brighton’s Squid has quickly made themselves known for their intriguing sounds and even more rapid ascent. While the five piece is sitting out multiple appearances they were set to make, they’ve released a new single “Broadcaster” that definitely places them on the “bands to watch” list. The proggy sounds and electronic tones that slowly leak...More Please

The 1975 Release Full Length Full of Pop Question Marks

New Music Reviews

by David Garrick

For a good while, Britain’s The 1975 have blended together pop hooks with dance touches into a sound that’s marked with alternative rock elements. As with any band that’s getting as big as the band has gotten, there’s been some bumps in the road as they steer their sound closer to pop and away from...More Please

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Self-Released Songs

Self Released Songs

Self Released Songs

Self-Released Songs interviews artists who release their music on their own without the aid of a label

Brandon Butler was the guitarist and singer for the bands Boys Life, The Farewell Bend, Canyon and more. After 20 plus years, Spartan Records has reissued the lone album by The Farewell Bend, and we discuss everything from Boys Life to Brandon’s life as a father and general contractor today. Strap in cause there’s a lot here about the past and the present. https://www.holdfastky.com/ https://www.spartanrecords.com/products/688462-the-farewell-bend-in-passing

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