[Editor’s note – this past fall we searched for two active drummers to test out and report back on...
Benjamin Ricci
MIC LOCKER CHALLENGE: Testing Sterling Microphones in The Studio
Let me start this whole thing off by saying: I never win anything on the internet. Sure, I apply...
MACKIE HOME STUDIO MAKEOVER: Final Report
[Editor’s Note: before the New Year, we challenged our readers to enter the Mackie Home Studio...
Sea Wolf
Old World Romance Los Angeles, CA (Dangerbird Records) “Self-exploration driven by haunting melodies and provocative chords” Sea Wolf, led by Alex Brown Church, is back with a new album, Old World...
Radiolucent
Turn Me On & Turn Me Loose Athens, GA (Old South Records) “Southern rock at its finest” Athens, GA is often thought of for its quirky indie-pop, fueling hipster house parties across the little...
Radio Fallout
Vox E Tenebris Austin, TX (Defeat the Squares) “Like a missing track from the Empire Records soundtrack” Radio Fallout is a three-piece rock band from Austin Texas who sounds much like most 3-piece...
Ponderosa
Pool Party Athens, GA (New West Records) “Athens band switches styles and comes up the better for it” For a few weeks I thought there were two separate bands named after a shitty restaurant chain,...
Pegasus Dream
In Absentia Portland, OR (SoHiTek Records) “Psychedelic pop with an electronic twist” In Absentia has earned the right to a presence on your stereo. Portland-based band Pegasus Dream oozes...
Mary C
Right on Time New York, NY (Chantress Music) “Strong voice delivering an upbeat blend of soul, funk and pop” As a white girl with a big voice recording soul-driven pop in 2012, it is inevitable for...
The Helio Sequence
Negotiations Portland, OR (Sub Pop) “Rich, free-form alternative musings and instrumental compositions resulting from a flood” The Helio Sequence is preparing to release their fifth full-length...
Dum Dum Girls
End of Daze Los Angeles, CA (Sub Pop) “Hazy, emotionally charged indie-rock about life” Riddled with opaque harmonies, distorted guitar chords and dark musings on love and relationships comes the...
Conveyor
Conveyor Brooklyn, NY (Paper Garden Records) “Shoegazing indie pop sparkles with harmonic vocal bliss” With the opening sounds in “Woolgatherer” of strings and synths, Conveyor delivers its...
Chris McFarland
Beauty and Undertow Brooklyn, NY (End Up Records) “Haunting, powerful melodies. Emotions spill with indie acoustic rock” “Time for Us” begins with the beauty of sultry acoustic guitars, blending in...