Introducing: gloomy june

San Francisco’s gloomy june tell us “you probably have to be a little emo” to enjoy the sound of their hooky indie meets synthpop meets pop rock sound that they describe as “sad, gay, friends.” Luckily for them, we’re all at least a little bit emo.

Introducing: The Nude

New York band The Nude began with vocalist Luke Bergstedt addressing an existential crisis that left him asking himself “are you a musician or not?” during the pandemic. But the thrilling modern rock’n’roll sound the band has honed since, by combining elements of metal, funk, punk and the blues, ensures question marks are no longer required.

Introducing: Church Tongue

Indianapolis hard-hitters Church Tongue conjure up a vicious concoction of complex, breakneck, uncompromising and utterly brilliant metalcore that they describe as “dark, melodic, and fast.”

Discovering New Bands On Groover: Introducing Feldspar, Fear The Lions, Mantra, Pyrecult, In The Abyss, GoGo & Midas Royal

If you’ve read any of our recent articles, you’ll have seen us reference discovering new bands through Groover, a music submission and discovery platform. With that in mind, we wanted to drill down into what Groover is and summarise a few of the most recent submissions we’ve received.

Introducing: Olive Dares The Darkness

There’s something almost magical about the haunting melodies and intensity of South Carolina’s Olive Dares The Darkness, who explore the darker sides of life in an alternative rock meets dark wave sound that they describe as “irreverent, exploratory and ambitious.”

Introducing: Inside The Trojan Horse

Mysterious American newcomers Inside The Trojan Horse have honed a thrilling, atmospheric hard rock and punk metal-tinged sound that they describe as a “pure, reflective release.”