Parker Bossley “Chemicals” This is another amazing Canadian artist that totally blew me away. What a great voice, a great sense of humor, and a dedication to his craft that is frankly scary. Believing Vancouver was creatively stifling, he moved … Continue Reading
Smokescreens “Waiting For Summer” Used To Yesterday What a great paean to summer. This song even makes me (Mr. Cold) love summer. With its jingly pop vocals and handclaps, Smokescreens remind me of The Church, with that beautiful Byrds-like 12 … Continue Reading
Polyplastic “Next Slide” Not No Post punk meets Bryan Ferry, with a hint of Julian Cope, and produces beautiful music. This is the best way to describe this lovely yet hard-hitting duet. This is music by the bad boy romantic … Continue Reading
Tennis System “Clearer” P A I N Post punk with real snotty attitude, not fake, that’s what I crave. And Tennis System satisfies that crave. This LA post punk/shoegaze band does NOT suffer from what I call the ‘rich boy … Continue Reading
Austin Ward “Bubblegum” Pheromone Austin Ward is amazing. He has this tremendous voice, and, when you listen to the lyrics, you get to know him intimately, which is important for a great artist. He is releasing an EP, Phermone. These are … Continue Reading
Sean Alan “Refugee Song” The Show Must Go On Sadly, what an appropriate song for today, when countries have decided to ban refugees from a certain country which they are in the process of bombing. Sean Alan has that Dylanesque … Continue Reading
Trubdr. Adam Road “Ain’t No Love” Listen to that voice! Choked with emotion, singing about the ups and downs (mainly downs) of love, including, as the video demonstrates, how love can end by burying you alive, actually digging the grave … Continue Reading
Ty Segall “Every 1’s A Winner” Freedom’s Goblin The hardest punk in the world is back, and he’s back with a vengeance. Ty Segall loves to release music, and it is always so damned good. This man has the ability … Continue Reading
Sego Sucker/Saint I love Sego. There is nothing they cannot do. I love this song, and the video is just tremendous and fits the music so well. They are way too much fun. Sego consists of Spencer P. and Thomas … Continue Reading
Calamity The Kid “American Muscle” WOW. What a song. If this doesn’t get you moving, nothing will. There is nothing bad about this song, from the first guitar chord, to that great voice, to wonderful lyrics, bringing back all the … Continue Reading
Alex Bloom “Sunrise” Blue Room A gorgeous song with a gorgeous video that accompanies it: that really is a hard task to pull off. Yet, the video for “Sunrise” is almost as beautiful as the song. Alex Bloom is amazing. … Continue Reading
MRY “Walking On Fire” What a great voice. MRY just has it all; timing, phrasing, vocals, you name it, MRY has it. With years spent honing his craft out on his own often wandering between Echo Park and Silver Lake, … Continue Reading
Goon “Chaka” Happy Omen Goon is back with a new EP, and criminy, it is another winner. These crazies from Southern California have this great style that is really difficult to pin down. I love them so much. Consisting of … Continue Reading
Christopher Young “Go” Christopher Young has just released a miracle single: a pop jewel that is beautiful, tender, and loving without be sugary sweet or auto-tuned to all tomorrow. Young is from LA, and he has some chops that are … Continue Reading
Majken “Fainted Love” Dancing Mountains I love this woman’s voice. Where so many female singers try to hit the highest notes possible, Majken has a wonderful, deep, almost tenor voice. LA-based, Nordic Indie pop star Majken is influenced by the … Continue Reading
Youngblood Hawke “Robbers” Youngblood Hawke sound like nothing you’ve ever heard. They’re part electronica, part indie pop, part rock anthem, all wonderful. Sometimes they sound like Beck, sometimes like New Order or another New Wave band, sometimes a normal Bjork, … Continue Reading
Sun Kin “Bijak” “Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. The Bijak is the best known compilation of Kabir’s poetry, and holy scripture for followers of the Kabirpanthi religion. It is one of the earliest major texts in … Continue Reading
Grace Blue “Our Eyes” Grace Blue It’s rare when a song is as beautifully produced and performed as the video is this day and age of video supremacy, but “Our Eyes” even outshines the beautiful video. Grace Blue is … Continue Reading
Holy Oak “Isabelle” Second Son Neil Holyoak wears his heart on his sleeve. He has this absolutely heart-breaking voice. When he sings his song for “Isabelle”, I become extremely jealous of her. Holy Oak is just so much in love, … Continue Reading
Seven Day Sleep “Red Lipstick Murders” A Home For Disgusting Fairies What a great interesting sound. Heavy like the best of Marilyn Manson and melodic and strange like the best of My Chemical Romance, Seven Day Sleep are the real … Continue Reading