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Twenty One Pilots are just a couple of weeks away from releasing their 6th album, Scaled and Icy.  Tyler Joseph & Josh Dun have been working on this one for 2+ years, so we'll see if it can match the success that their priors have achieved.  Check out the single Shy Away which gives us good reason to believe that more Grammy-level music is on the way. Read More...

Atlanta's Manchester Orchestra have released their 6th album The Million Masks of God.  We love the bold energy of Keel Timing.  The album provides some fast-paced tracks as well as some slower ones, all loosely connecting over the issues that we face as we grow older.  Check it out!     Read More...

The multi-talented Matt Berry has blessed us with a new track, Summer Sun!  If you're not familiar with this this English actor/comedian/musician/writer, then just look up his vast body of work.  We're excited for the rest of the The Blue Elephant album, and this song is perfect as we prepare to slide into Summer!   Read More...

Greta Van Fleet bring some massive soundscapes to the table on their new album The Battle at Garden's Gate.  The pandemic pushed them around a bit from recording in several spots throughout LA to eventually settling in the more fitting Nashville.  Veteran producer Greg Kurstin and the band's intent to make a record that was fit to be the score of a fantastic film are heard loud and clear, especially on Heat Above, the opening track of the album.  Enjoy!   Read More...

What do you get when you mix a banjo x hardcore...Amigo The Devil!  Austin-based Danny Kiranos has really created a unique sound based on his love of hard rock and metal melded with his folk approach.  I mean, we've heard about "acoustic pits" at some of his shows!  Check out this devilish tale about murder in the most unsuspecting of places!    Read More...

CAAMP recently dropped Square One, a Tom Petty cover, and that reminded us that we had missed their prior single release.  Officer of Love was an easy pick for our Music Monday playlist!  These guys will be playing Bonnaroo this September - we're so stoked that live music will be making its way back!      Read More...

¡MAYDAY! just released their 8th album, Minute to Midnight!  Percussion and production from NonMS coupled with crafty lyrics will rope you right into the 17-song journey.  If you don't know this Miami-based trio, then dive into their catalog which extends even deeper when including the solo Hip Hop careers of members Wrekonize and Bernz.  The group recently asked (on social media) which song they should make a video for next, and honestly, they could choose any one from this album.  Check out See you Smile!   Read More...

Sometimes you come across a band that just exudes FUN - enter Death By Unga Bunga.  Admittedly, we really wish that we discovered this Norwegian group earlier, but at least now we can dig through all six of their albums!  Their latest, Heavy Male Insecurity, is simply packed with head nodders.  Check out Egocentric for starters...!         Read More...

Space Girl by Frances Forever has gained a ton of momentum lately.  In 2019, the song launched via NPR's Tiny Desk Concert.  There is also another version of it out there featuring Chole Moriondo.  Whether it is old or new to you, the official video just dropped and we wanted to share the love! Read More...

Nobody can really argue with the 25+ year consistency of the Foo Fighters.  Here we're featuring the title track of their 10th studio album Medicine At Midnight.  Interestingly, this album was wrapped up before the pandemic.  We're digging the beat on this one which has been described as having a David Bowie disco influence.  Enjoy! Read More...

The Network just performed Threat Level Midnight on The Tonight Show with their first new album out in 17 years!  Is The Network really just a secret side project of Green Day?  We don't know, and we're sick of reading conflicting opinions, but we do love the music as well as the song title tribute to The Office!  Uncertainty is a fit for these times that we're living in, so just turn up the volume and let it go!    Read More...

It seems like yesterday when we checked out Dentist live at the House of Independents.  Damn, that was April of 2019, a glorious time before we were blindsided with a world deprived of events and live music.  This Jersey trio has been in the studio though and will be releasing an album this year!  Check out their new single Don't Let Me Catch You which is fun and upbeat, but with a bit of a warning too!   Read More...

With Hella Mega Tour postponed a year and the Van Weezer album on hold, Rivers Cuomo just surprised us with OK Human.  These 12 tracks are a big change of pace from the stadium rock, but they are just as awesome (and backed by a 38-piece orchestra)!  Check out All My Favorite Songs and dive into this pandemic appropriate release by Weezer.   Read More...

Memphis-based Lucero just dropped their 10th studio album, When You Found Me.  Back in Ohio is based on William Morgan who lived in Toledo (OH) and fought in the Cuban Revolution.  Ben Nichols was inspired to pen the song after seeing American Comandante, a 2015 PBS documentary on Morgan.  Check out the official lyric video below! Read More...

This March Kings of Leon will release their 8th studio album entitled When You See Yourself.  What is really cool about this band is that it is a family affair as brothers Caleb, Nathan & Jared are joined by their cousin Matthew.  The band even chose their name after their grandfather Leon.  We'll be looking forward to the entire album, but for now enjoy The Bandit! Read More...

Ahhh, another song about good ole Los Angeles!  This time courtesy of 30-year vets AFI, they leave it up to us to decipher all that lures us to LA and on the other hand what fuels our planned escape.  More than just the fans of A Fire Inside are excited to hear their first new music in a couple of years which serves as a precursor to their 11th studio album to be released sometime in 2021!   Read More...

Will Hoge released his 11th studio album this past June, Tiny Little Movies.  We sure are glad that Hoge made a full recovery from his 2008 motorcycle accident.  Tiny Little Movies has a little bit of slow and a little bit of fast, but we're featuring the latter in The Overthrow.  Decode the lyrics as you wish, but let's just all agree that we have to be good to one another (and the environment) as a permanent step toward making our world beautiful.    Read More...

We featured grandson back in June on the collaborative effort that was Zen.  After a few EP's, Jordan Benjamin's Death of an Optimist full-length came to us last month via Fueled By Ramen.  Benjamin's honest lyrics and straight forward approach to discussing current events is on point throughout.  To answer his question in Dirty, we're not afraid!  From design to screen printing to everyday business, we love getting our hands dirty - we have enough love in our hearts! Read More...

The Avalanches are technically only two members, but man there are some expansive sounds on their latest album We Will Always Love You.  Whether it is Robbie and Tony playing instruments, or digging in the crates for samples, or one of the many featured artists that they have pulled in, the space-oriented 25 song journey will help you escape!  We thought that The Divine Chord sounded pretty Christmas'y too, so the timing couldn't be better for this latest release - Happy Holidays! Read More...

We could have selected any song off of Long in the Tooth, the 6th release by The Budos Band, but we'll roll with the title track!  You'll hear plenty from all 8 members of this Staten Island-based instrumental band throughout the album.  Every sound from every instrument comes together seamlessly to paint a beautiful background for whatever you want to imagine.  Let this album (and really all of their albums) be the soundtrack to your life...enjoy!      Read More...