A collection of self-described “jazz rock” instrumentals to help you breeze more easily through the summer heat. 

Another great track from V to Z in his monthly release series. This one features Ua lending some vocal talent.. there’s a Mike Patton-y vibe to the style but as a big fan of Mike Patton, that’s a giant compliment.

YES! A million times YES. Theatrical sea shanty pirate rock embraced and performed to the most fully embraced degree. Do yourself a favor and go check out their Photo Gallery before listening to this because it really sets the stage. Is Man Man still around because these guys are an obvious opening act.

Another dose of great pop now available from Brett Rosenberg, aka Quichenight. The Minor Sea continues his exploration of lo-fi, vintage tinged, beachy good times with a dose of sarcasm and snarkiness. There is definitely a cleverness to his work and that holds true for this quality collection of new songs.

I distinctly remember meeting Brandon Jazz and telling him that he was rock solid evidence that I was too old to understand what The Kids were into these days. I’m going to double back on that statement and claim that I still don’t fully grasp it but I get that this is just about having fun and creating an environment where others can do the same.

This may be the first official release from PANGS and I’m quite curious to hear more. Catchy, female fronted, pop rock with plenty of energy and danceability. Oh, and it’s backed by a classic Wreckless Eric track – a cover that puts them in good company.

Big congrats to Photo Ops on two fronts: 

1) the song “Maybe We’ll Change” is prominently featured in the trailer for the new Jemaine Clement movie People, Places, Things. 

2) Jemaine himself tweeted out a link to buy the track – featuring artwork by We Own This Town favorite, Elizabeth Williams.

It’s a solid song (and not a bad looking movie). Congrats to Photo Ops!

The easiest classification of The Alarms is Rock Music. Lots of soaring choruses, jangly guitars, driving drum beats and flourishes mixed in throughout. It isn’t rough around the edges, it’s polished and perfected.  This isn’t meant as a fault to describe the band, it’s actually what helps set it apart. Even moreso  for me, is the tinge of optimism that runs throughout the more energetic numbers – a feeling I’m not always accustomed to.

Very excited to see that Steelism has a series of new EP’s coming out. The first track, “The Serge”, is from The Drawing Room, Volume I and is available to pre-order on CD here.