The upcoming release from Axis: Sova has been on the speakers pretty regularly around here, and as a second single slips out from the fold, you’ll come to understand why. Doused in…
Los Angeles songwriter Haylie Hostetter announces a debut EP under her moniker Lady Apple Tree. Her new single carries the namesake of both her band and the EP this morning, a sweetly-stung…
I’m excited for this one. UK band The New Eves have been letting out a bit of live goodness over the past couple of years, with a single comp cut in the…
An arid scrape cuts deep on the first new track out of Chicago’s Luggage. The band’s latest LP will land on perennial RSTB fave Amish Records in September. The title track off…
A brand new bout of resplendent calm is on the way from RSTB faves Tengger. Their eponymous new album continues to embrace the nomadic nature of their sound, reflecting the natural environments…
A couple of Raven faves come together as new Bay-area band Helpful People. Featuring perennial fixture on the site Glenn Donaldson (Art Museums, Skygreen Leopards) alongside Carly Putnam (The Oilies/The Mantles), the…
Very nice to see RSTB faves Half Stack back today with word of a new album. The band lets loose the album opener, “I Might Try” as the first single — a…
The July edition of Crawl Out From The Fallout rounds up a whole bunch of favorites, including new cuts from P.G. Six, Sally Anne Morgan, Mapache, Tobacco City , Aussie faves The…
Yet another excellent single off of the upcoming Mikaela Davis record this week. More so than any of the early singles, there’s a weight to “Cinderella,” turning the fairy tale topside, with…
Montreal’s Private Lives barrel roll into the room from the first moments of their debut LP, Hit Record. The band slipped out an EP last year, which they use as the bones…
Another gem from the upcoming Sonny & The Sunsets surfaces today. “Pink Cake” is a light and lofty jangler. Smith continues to dig into a sound that’s timeless and true — a…
A second single winds down from the new album out of Jersey’s The Natural. Kip Berman’s post Pains works have taken a decidedly ‘70s denim direction, feeling heir apparent to Petty, Springsteen,…
The stable at Third Eye Stimuli is deepening by the day and today they offer up an excellent new single from Hot Apple Band. An early version of this cut surfaced quite…
Venerable Aussie indie Chapter Music offers up an essential reissue this week, shining a welcome beacon on lost janglers The Particles. The band, taking inspiration from UK and US punk adopted the…
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