I never know what to expect from Brett Rosenberg’s undertaking, Quichenight. It’s got a 70′s influence with a little tongue-in-cheek humor and a, seemingly sincere, floaty chorus. Which is the real Quichenight? The melancholy choral narrator or the gruff “on the hunt” sexpot voice in the verse? The world may never know but we may find out on the forthcoming Quichenight VII.

Metal band Inferi formed in 2006 and has released three intense metal albums, with a fourth on the horizon for 2017. The Path of Apotheosis was released in 2014 and has everything you’d hope for with an album cover depicting a bladed angel fighting a trident-wielding demon – double bass drum as far as the eye can see, growling vocals, lighting fast guitar shreds and big, chunky, riffs. It also contains a great deal of melody, angelic interludes and tasteful solos. 

It’s a completely unearthed part of the Nashville music scene for me – well formed metal that draws influence from the earliest days of the genre while still adding its own unique contributions. 

Come for the band name PISSCOFFIN, stay for the lo-fi big riff rock songs. 

Gotta love a band that tags themselves “intolerable”, “putrid” and “sickening” while still keeping some melody and catchiness gurgling under the surface.

You’re forgiven if you’ve never heard of the Nashville band Orchid. They released one EP in 2014 with a somewhat 90′s / Letter To Cleo vibe and haven’t done much since.

They’ve just released a new single for a track called “Wilder” that serves as a curious peek at what may be coming next from the band. It’s much further down the shoegaze rabbit hole than their previous efforts and far more interesting for it. Let’s hope it’s not another three years until we hear from them again.

Whatever circumstances led to weirdo collective Nuclear Bubble Wrap recording two They Might Be Giant covers is unknown to me but they are, clearly, huge fans as they selected two deep b-sides to pay homage to. Even if you’re no TMBG fan, it’s a nice introduction to the bands vibe. That doesn’t do it for you? Give this Ween cover a whirl instead.

Thanks to the ease of sharing online, it’s become less rare these days to get a glimpse into an artists creative output but it’s still uncommon that the quality markedly improves over time. Such is not the case with the small doses of bedroom pop released by Bravemaker over the past few months. His songwriting, production and overall craft has clearly gotten better with every release. Hopefully the upward trend will continue.