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Premiere: Shadow Show push back against the trap of nostalgia on ‘Aunt Maizy’, new album out next month
Detroit trio Shadow Show came out swinging in 2020 with their debut album Silhouettes, making their mark before the pandemic and breaking out the following year, introducing the world to their 60s-inspired power trio setup and knack with a hook – and their forthcoming new record makes that album look like a warmup in comparison; …
Premiere: Be Safe prep debut album with the brief and brilliant ‘Replaceable Man’
In vocalist/guitarist Matt Wojcik, this Frostburg, MD band contain a former member of Perfect Future – a band who put out three fantastic records before vanishing in the wake of 2014’s swansong Manifesto – Be Safe seem to have sprung up as quickly and unexpectedly as that prior project wound down. The name and approach …
Premiere: Trash Fiasco announce new record with 70-second ripper ‘One Bird’
Leaning into a modern spin on noise rock as much as it does the breakout moments of classic punk, Chicago band Trash Fiasco‘s sound is signposted by their chosen name – lo-fi, honest and loud. They haven’t even been an active band for four full years yet and have already released a debut album (2021 …
Premiere: Yonatan Gat reworks Zoon’s ‘Astum’ and dials up the fuzz
Back in April, Daniel Monkman’s Zoon project released its second album, the excellent Bekka Ma’iingan, which saw Monkman refining and expanding their sonic palette to fantastic results. You may not be aware, but as a bridge between 2020 debut Bleached Wavves and its successor, Monkman released a pair of EPs last year; one solo, and …
Premiere: Black Polish laments their self-destructive habits on ‘Streetsigns’
Here’s someone to keep an eye on for next year: if you’ve heard of Black Polish already you’ll definitely know what’s up, but if not, it’s the solo project of Jayden Binnix from Maryland. They’ve put out a clutch of singles this year already, following on from 2021’s excellent OUT OF PLACE EP, not to …
Premiere: Taylor Pearlstein finds a way forward on cinematic new single ‘The Difference’
From its alt country-tinged beginnings, the new song from Brooklyn’s Taylor Pearlstein keeps building on itself until everything drops out and she’s left to carry the song a capella for close to a minute – the effect is nothing short of goosebump-inducing. She’s got a great understanding of dynamics; how songs build, swell and mutate …
Premiere: Chayse Porter announces new album for January & shares ‘Lead Pipe Cinch’
It’s always good to hear from San Francisco’s Chayse Porter, especially when he’s got a new record on the way. It’s shaping up to be a record you better make time for when it arrives early next year, and the lead single pings in so many different dimensions at once it’s quite difficult to pin …
Premiere: Joseph Luca announces new EP and shares soulful lead single ‘Nowhere’
Since getting back on it after understandably hitting the skids in 2020 (who didn’t?), LA-based Joseph Luca‘s been honing his skills via the medium of quickfire single releases. He’s put three out this year so far, and one of them, ‘Green Lights’, is going to be on his debut EP. There’s plenty more to come, …
Premiere: Matt Costa returns with atmospheric new single ‘The Golden Ghost’
Back in April we shared Matt Costa‘s score for Katabatic Flight, as well as the film itself, indicating a follow-up to 2020’s album Yellow Coat was on the way. This hasn’t materialised yet – Costa probably needs some additional time as he seems to be constantly making something – but what we do have is …
Premiere: Joseph D’Agustino delivers the stunning ‘Dustine’, readies second album as Empty Country
As noted in the press materials for his new album, the concept of a Great American Rock Record may feel outdated in 2023, but that’s sure as hell not stopping Joseph D’Agustino. You might know him from Cymbals Eat Guitars. You should know him as Empty Country. Rescued from label hell in early 2020 as …