New Band of the Week: Paper Tigers
New Belfast band Paper Tigers have honed a thrilling alternative rock sound led by powerful vocals and delicious riffs laced with punk rock energy, which they describe as “Bitchin’ alt rock.”
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New Belfast band Paper Tigers have honed a thrilling alternative rock sound led by powerful vocals and delicious riffs laced with punk rock energy, which they describe as “Bitchin’ alt rock.”
We’ve got more great new Italian rock today in the form of Ferrara pop-punk quintet 2Lightyears, who offer up plenty of much-needed positivity in their engaging, upbeat sound.
Expect the unexpected when it comes to Pennsylvania band AM0RA, who throw in elements of pop-punk with emo, metal and more not only on a song-by-song basis but even within the same song.
They may have the most emo band name going but Los Angeles-based band All My Friends Hate Me offer up an engaging garage rock meets garage punk style.
Listening to Belgian band Second Opinion made us feel like we’d been transported back a couple of decades to the classic pop-punk era. The quartet offer up a delicious fast-paced sound that they describe as “energetic, catchy, meaningful.”
Brilliantly named Minneapolis band Hot Pink Hangover fuse a wide range of genres from punk and hard rock through to alternative and country, which lead singer Mercy Danger describes as “comical, energetic, and loud.”
We discovered Bristol band IMMERSE through Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist and we think you’re going to love them too.
Wind your musical clock back a few decades and gear yourself up for a fast, high energy 90s rock throwback with Kansas City quartet All From Nothing.
Buffalo, NY, band West Ferry have honed an intriguing sound that flits between upbeat punk and more laid-back emotional indie.
From throwing bottles at the police to performing alongside Biggie Smalls and Cypress Hill and opening up an infamous concert on the night that GG Allin died of a drug overdose, Spike Polite & Sewage have been on one hell of a journey.
Get your fix of catchy punk-fused pop-rock with New York newcomers Playoffs. The band is the work of New York musician Brendan Jones, who left his blues-focused previous band to unleash his punky rock tendencies on the world.
Expect fast and frenetic, engaging punk sounds from exciting Pittsburgh-based post-punk outfit Empty Beings.