Discover This: Velcro Mary
If you like your music eclectic in style, then you’re in the right place with North Carolina singer/songwriter Velcro Mary.
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If you like your music eclectic in style, then you’re in the right place with North Carolina singer/songwriter Velcro Mary.
ennsylvania band Danger Barry – which is an awesome band name – tell us that they’re heavily involved in the “student house show scene” at Penn State – which sounds interesting, if not dangerous and, most likely, very messy.
An impressive back catalogue of independent songwriting by Andrew Spittle – totalling some 40 or so albums – has evolved into new three-piece Charcoal Burners.
The San Francisco Bay area’s punk and ska scenes are somewhat legendary within modern music history. Its latest iteration, the so-called ‘fourth wave’ ska scene sees the emergence of Oakland sextet Jokes For Feelings.
Aberdeen rockers Casper Heyzeus bring an element of comedy and novelty to their brand of 80s sounding synth-fused rock.
There’s a brilliant British TV comedy called Peep Show in which two of the main characters discuss starting a band called Various Artists “just to fuck over people with iPods.” And that kind of sneaky trick is, we assume, what Virginia band UNKNOWN was going for, as it took us bloody ages to find them on Spotify…
With a nod to classic rock of days gone by and recording in their drummer’s studio deep in the countryside well away from the rest of society, Circus Electric (who we think are from Germany) have honed a deliciously cool bluesy rock sound.
Fusing rock and metal backgrounds with vocals honed in more of a traditional, stage musical environment sees German rockers Invisible Joe & The Mushroom Gorilla offer up a sound that’s … Continue reading Discover This: Invisible Joe & The Mushroom Gorilla
New York City rockers Grayhunter describe their music as “making you jump and dance while you question how you make life decisions.”
Last month we celebrated 50 years since man first stepped foot on the Moon, so it’s very timely that post-rock quartet Heron should also release their space mission-themed second album just three days after that landmark.
Toronto band The Ocean Cure have a diverse have honed a diverse sound that takes you by surprise with hardcore elements intersecting the catchy lead vocals.
Tip-toeing along the tightrope between hard rock and metal, Hartford, CT, newcomers Avaunt have made a strong impression with their first two singles.