Songs about catering to a person’s every whim have been around forever, most of all in punk-adjacent spheres. (After all, what’s tougher than giving someone candy, diamonds, pills, and $100 bills?) The latest entry in this long-updating canon is from New Paltz duo Top Nachos, who are premiering...
Jupiter Styles’ upcoming album, Be Good, is loaded with chunky riffs and glorious harmonies, and the summery haze which washes over everything makes the LP perfectly suited to soundtrack your next backyard hang session. The solo project from Chicago-based singer-songwriter Sean Neumann (Ratboys),...
they are gutting a body of water (tagabow) began as the solo project of Jouska’s Doug Dulgarian, but has since morphed into a full band of rotating Philadelphia musicians. On the project’s latest collection, gestures been, Dulgarian’s lo-fi deconstructions have been given...
Swerve initially started out as the solo project for vocalist Greg Mahdesian, transitioning into a full band for Dumb Romeo, the latest EP set to hit the airwaves in June. In that wait, we’ve got the premiere of “Kennedy,” ready for your listening pleasure below. It’s their latest...
After River City Extension disbanded in 2015, frontman Joe Michelini began writing songs as American Trappist. Tentanda Via is the third collection from the project, this following a 2016 self-titled disc and last year’s Amuse-Oreille, Vol. 1. All three experiences are irreversibly tied to Michelini’s...
In 2014, Baltimore trio Phase Arcade noodled around as Phantom Lanterns. That former moniker was attached to an elastic emo outfit whose sole release, Growing Apart, championed interlocking rhythms and distant, caffeinated vocals. Now back with a new name, a reconfigured lineup, and a fresh EP (premiering...
