The debut from Rosie Plaza is here. The trio from Oakland CA offers indie rock in its essence, covering a range of dreamy, jangly pop to angst-filled post-punk and several layers in between. Themes of anxiety, relationship woes and troubled thoughts are explored in their lyrics. While modern indie is dominated by electronic sounds and […]

Moses Boyd has had a dazzling career so far. A few of his accolades include being the poster boy of the London jazz scene, after winning the Mobo for best jazz act in 2015 as half of free jazz duo Binker and Moses. Binker and Moses have a few releases under their belt, all with […]

Control is the latest album from Constant Smiles. This project is spearheaded by prolific songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ben Jones. Jones has constantly collaborated with a lot of like-minded musicians, and it shows in this offering’s collection of expertly crafted sounds.  Control’s soundscape is dark and gloomy. Shaded with a  dense layer of guitars and ambient […]

As an opener, the album has forty seconds of grungy, distorted crunchy guitar from “Middle America’s” intro which can translate to “hey folks, after a half-decade of hiatus, our sound hasn’t changed!”. Which I think a safe move given the general feedback they received for this comeback. There are a lot of repetitive lyrics on […]

Pasadena’s Nudie Mag has such an interesting blend of power pop. Their melodies are sweet and endearing, tinged with the innocent musings of teenage love, coupled with a sound profile that is loud and gritty. Fuzz dials are turned to eleven, with pounding drums reverberating across the walls. Their debut album “Our Milk” is doo-wop […]

Velvet Spirit is a fantastic debut album from Florida’s Cathedral Bells. Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Matt Messore has crafted a dimension of hazy and wondrous melodies, where dreams run free along a platform glimmering synths and twinkling shoegaze. Every song has a thick finish of reverb and delay, the vocals are moody and effervescent. Various textures, […]