#alt-rock

The Foxies Weave Punk, Pop and Disco Into the Fabric of Nashville’s Music Scene

The Foxies are one example, with their self-described “goth disco” and “glitter punk” infusion establishing them as a noteworthy player in...

Cillea Houghton

Jess Day is On Her Way to Achieving Pop-Rock Hook Mastery, One Single at a Time

Jess Day does it all herself. “I remember having a conversation with a guy once, trying to explain that my band members are essentially session musicians and I teach them all the parts... and he couldn't comprehend that I wrote the instrumentation,” the Australian musician says. And while she...

Sophia Vaccaro

ONLY NOISEWallflower

Self-deprecation is easy. When at a loss for things to write about, I can merely plumb the depths of my humiliating infatuations – never having to dive all that deep (more of a snorkel than a scuba, really). There are so many incriminating things floating atop that black and expansive pool; black,...

Madison Bloom

ALBUM PREMIEREI Am The Polish Army "My Old Man"

I Am The Polish Army is a Brooklyn-based three-piece led by Emma DeCorsey on vocals and guitar, joined by Eric Kuby on drums, and Turner Stough on the bass. The trio’s debut LP My Old Man comes out tomorrow, and is available to stream today via yours truly. Their sound directly references some of...

Marianne White

VIDEO PREMIEREAstra Heights "You Got Heart"

L.A - based alt-rock quartet, Astra Heights is releasing their video for "You Got Heart" today, giving us a much needed end of the week morale boost. The track is bluesy and anthemic, with strong nods to the late-90s U2 era - momentum-building verses that propel the listener into a larger than...

Marianne White

TRACK REVIEWMleo "Ridiculous"

There's a new name in LA's alt rock scene, and it's a pretty one too. Mleo (muh-lee-oh) is made up of Audrey Reed ( vocals), Victor San Pedro (guitar), Nick De La O (bass), and Elias Vasquez (drums). Together they make progressive alt rock pop with crisp melodies and playful lyrics, all...

Ashley Prillaman

#NEWMUSICMONDAYThe By Gods “On The Radio”

It's Monday, and I don't feel good. I'm cranky. My birthday was the weekend and I feel a year older and none the wiser. Riffing on my angsty vibes, yet pulling me out of my I-don't-wanna-work lethargy, is Nashville's The By Gods with their first single "On the Radio." A trio made up of George...

Sophie Saint Thomas

ALBUM REVIEWBlank Realm "Illegals In Heaven"

Blank Realm possesses their own unique energy no matter what genre a song of theirs lands in. And on their new album, Illegals In Heaven, the Brisbane siblings go through a few right away: There’s the opener “No Views,” which captures the scrappy, organized chaos of punk, followed by the shinier,...

Emily Daly

VIDEO OF THE WEEKSmoke Season "Bees"

The music video for "Bees" by Smoke Season is as trippy as you can get. The figures of Jason Rosen (formerly of Honor Society) and vocalist Gabrielle Wortman (from TEMP3ST) stand in front of a wall of swirling light, their shadows bending and twisting, their bodies morphing and multiplying. It fits...

Emily Daly

ALBUM REVIEWPalehound "Dry Food"

Palehound is Ellen Kempner, a former Sarah Lawrence student. Former meaning she dropped out, presumably because even if the school did have a 90s-inspired indie rock class, there wouldn't have been much left for her to learn; the 21-year-old played everything but the drums on her new album, Dry...

Emily Daly

BAND OF THE MONTHThe Harrow

With a name inspired by a Kafka story, it makes sense The Harrow would be well-spoken. Yet even with the bar set high the mysterious Brooklyn coldwave/post-punk band impressed with their bewitchingly intelligent interview. The Harrow is Vanessa Irena (vocals, synth, programming), Frank Deserto...

Sophie Saint Thomas