independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
The death of rock icon David Bowie has affected the world in so many ways, and many artists have been inspired to pay tribute, reflect, and share insight through their work. Toronto-based band Born Ruffians have recently unleashed "Forget Me," their new video that stars frontperson Luke Lalonde, who wrote the song on the day Bowie died. “What... Continue Reading →
Y'ALL. Pop rock outfit OK Go has released a brand new video for "Obsession," a track from their latest record, Hungry Ghosts. In grand OK Go style, the video is wildly inventive, amazing, and totally unbelievable--and "Obsession" is what you will experience once you click "play." Believe it. Directed by OK Go frontman Damian Kulash, Jr.... Continue Reading →
Coopertheband is a “bramily”—band/friends/family— composed of five massive music nerds with minds to rhyme and ten hot feet. This year, they released Kingdoms, their third album, which encompasses themes of love, challenges to modern life, and rebellion. Today, the Tennessee pop rockers unleash the video for album track “Rebels”; the video features the group set... Continue Reading →
“There’s gonna be some pain in your life, that’s for sure,” begins “Pain,” a keyboard-heavy strut-tastic tune from TX Jelly, the glorious new album from Lonestar collective The Texas Gentleman. With their new album, released last week via New West Records, the perennial backing band has stepped squarely into center stage with TX Jelly, and we... Continue Reading →
Carverton, Nashville-based purveyors of effervescent, party-infused pop rock, released their self-titled headbanger of an EP in August. Today, the band is unleashing a tongue-in-cheek new video for EP track "Hollywood." "We wanted to shoot a porno for the music video, but our manager said that probably wasn't a good idea," jokes band bassist Sean Wykoski.... Continue Reading →
Dang y'all, JOHNNYSWIM knows how to make a music video. Their new offering, "First Try," a song from their highly-acclaimed album Georgica Pond, is partially set in Nashville's own landmark venue Exit/In--a glorious full-circle moment since the Music City is where their musical magic began. "First Try," which features their young son Joaquin and scenes from... Continue Reading →
Australia-based pop artist Ben Hazlewood has unleashed the much-anticipated music video for his single "Sail Away"; the hazy video illustrates the product of a rum-filled night mixed with intense emotion, caused by a great loss, and features Hazelwood's signature arena-sized vocals dripping with intensity and oozing emotion. 'Sail Away' is the second release from Hazlewood's 5-track EP EOS; "The video for 'Sail... Continue Reading →
THANK THE GOOD LORD for Canadian punk quartet The OBGMs, their ferocious single "Torpedo," and its accompanying mind-bending new video--a life-preserver thrown into the midst of the pop music ocean we're drowning in over here. We'll forever be grateful to The OBGMs for this heroic endeavor. "Torpedo" is the first single off of the band's debut album... Continue Reading →
Canadian "mustached merchants of death dance discord," Death From Above, have released a new video for their latest single, "Freeze Me." Shot in Los Angeles and directed by Canadian filmmaker Corey Adams, "Freeze Me" features bulge-tastic body builders in a Mt. Olympus-like mansion setting--a bizarre, yet fitting accompaniment to the song's muscle-bound and guitar-heavy riffs.... Continue Reading →
On Friday, June 9th, post punk/rock outfit Junior Astronomers return with Body Language (out via Refresh Records), the long-awaited follow up to their acclaimed 2013 album, Dead Nostalgia. Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina (and land of my birth), the band has toured across the country supporting artists like Manchester Orchestra, Modest Mouse, All Get Out, Piebald, and The Weeks. No big deal. Body... Continue Reading →
