Awhile back I posted about an EP from Fuzz Ghost, a bombastic bit of garage rock that I was quite smitten with. Since that short time, the outfit has changed names to Goth Babe but continues to make some crunchy, thick, face-melting rock. 

Nineteen tracks of, mostly, instrumental hip-hop with a perfectly creepy electro undertone. There’s definitely some recognizable sample usage here and there (see “Indestructible”) but it has a unique flavor all its own. 

The second full-length from The By Gods fast approaches and “The Stairs” continues the trend of 90′s Rock vibes from the outfit. Get On Feelings will be available Jan 22nd.

I won’t lie, when I heard that there was a band named Butthole in town I was eager to hear it just for the awesome trainwreck that it had to be.  It seems that naming your band something so sophomorically silly would equate to putting in the least amount of effort possible. Turns out, for Nashville’s BUTTHOLE, that’s simply not true. There’s a lot of potential puns to be made here but I’ll take the high ground and point out that their Secret EP is actually a great mix of unbridled energy, some spasmatic outcries and delightful pop music. 

Start your 2016 off right with some upbeat, feel-good pop music cut with just the right amount of melancholy longing. The full album, Ashford Castle, will be released early this year and if this is any indication, it’s going to be great.

It’s been a fruitful year for Joshua Moore, aka V to Z. Every month for the entirety of 2015 he released a new song for free. Thematically, they all sound related and part of a bigger, cohesive vision but they also explore a lot of versatile styles and instrumentation. It’s not officially an album but it sure feels like one.

I look forward to whatever is on the docket for 2016. Certainly seems promising.