Premiere: Psychic Graveyard do it til it hurts on new single ‘Your Smile is a Hoax’
San Diego band Psychic Graveyard have been suspiciously quiet for about a year and a half since releasing a previous standalone single called ‘Haunted By Your Bloodline‘, itself released a little over a year since the quartet’s third album, Veins Feel Strange. That period of downtime ends today in emphatic fashion: they’re back, and god …
Premiere: Max Wood returns as Applied Communications, taps Emperor X and literally Has a Midlife Crisis
You may remember Washington D.C. native Max Wood, or you may not – it’s been a long while since they’ve last been around as Applied Communications. 2007, to be precise. More or less vanishing after the release of Heavenly Garden, they pivoted to working in politics and software engineering (ironically not doing anything with applied …
Premiere: George Alley readies self-titled debut album with new version of ‘Just Leave Me Dreaming’
One thing you may not know about this song is that it’s already been kicking around for 7 years – George Alley‘s been, and continues to be, in this for the long haul. The Philadelphia multi-disciplinary artist (composer, performer, choreographer, even outside music as a podcaster) has been touting a DIY eithos since he got …
Premiere: Joseph Luca airs his ‘Dirty Laundry’ in new video; new EP out now
Last Friday, Los Angeles artist Joseph Luca released part 2 of his ongoing Ouroboros EP triptych, a series that kicked off late last year with Life and now continues with Death. We suppose, given the theming, part 3 is Rebirth, but we’re going to have to wait until later in the year for any further …
Premiere: Cork sextet Cardinals cut through the noise on emphatic new single ‘Unreal’
For a band that started as a joke, Cardinals seem pretty serious about the whole thing. The Irish sextet, based in Cork, have only had a smattering of singles released since making their debut in 2022, but two songs in about three months signals a ramping up of activity, and they’re racing out of the …
Premiere: Lime Garden have ‘One More Thing’ to show in the form of a video for ‘Pop Star’
Today, rising Brighton band Lime Garden cap off months of anticipation by releasing their debut album – as cohesive and confident an opening statement as you’re likely to hear this year. Having recently supported Bombay Bicycle Club, the quintet are gearing up for their own headline run in support of the aforementioned debut album, One …
Premiere: Ashlynn Malia prepares for lift-off with eponymous debut album, shares ‘Villain’
Tomorrow’s been a long time coming for the LA-based Ashlynn Malia. We’ve been backing her since the release of her debut EP back in June of 2021 – it’s been a long road, but her short-and-sweet debut album is just hours away. Before then, she has one more pre-release single to share—it might be the …
Premiere: Brad stank shares title track of imminent new record ‘In The Midst of You’
It’s shaping up to be a pretty busy year for Liverpudlian Brad stank, who’s intent on making up for lost time after releasing his debut album Kinky Om in the depths of lockdown in June of 2020. Eventually returning to a full touring schedule, the R&B artist departed the spotlight to begin work on his …
Premiere: Rustbelt prepares for imminent EP release with ‘Gimme A Sign’
Milwaukee’s John Chiaverina made a career as Juiceboxxx, tore it all down and started again. This is the story of what came next – what he’s doing now. If you haven’t been on board with Rustbelt: (a) what are you even doing?; and (b) fix that immediately. We’re premiering the final single from his incoming …
Premiere: Joseph Luca announces second EP and shares ‘My Best Dancing Shoes’
Back in November, Los Angeleno Joseph Luca released Ouroboros (Life), the first in a triptych of EP releases to come from him over the course of a year. Or so we thought at the time – it turns out that the second instalment is on the way a lot sooner than anticipated. Maybe squash that …