independent thoughts on alternative music
Hailing from a small town just outside of New York City, DAWNS bends genre and style, creating a brand of indie pop that is entirely its own. Growing up in a rural town, vocalist Joshua Perna taught himself to record and produce music out of necessity, mixing and matching the various sounds he spent his youth listening to. Pena and his … Read more “COOL” – NEW VIDEO from DAWNS
“Hey child, stay wild,” sings pop duo Korbee in their anthemic foot-stomping new single “Hey Child”. Comprised of Tom Korbee and Jenn Korbee, the band came together in 2013 after writing and performing as the trio Korbee Jones with Daniel Jones of Savage Garden. In 2014, Korbee released their first EP, Great Escape, which quickly soared to over 1 million streams. They … Read more “HEY CHILD”– NEW VIDEO from KORBEE
Well friends, today marks the end of our “official” Ron Pope Week, but I think after his highly anticipated and sold-out show tonight in Nashville, every week might be Ron Pope Week in our hearts! To brighten your day, check out the video for his song, one of my favorites from Ron Pope & The Nighthawks, “Bad Intentions”. … Read more “BAD INTENTIONS” – NEW VIDEO from RON POPE & THE NIGHTHAWKS
Singer/songwriter Connor Leimer, an old soul and a tall drink of water from the Kansas suburbs, has traveled the world, written countless songs, released several EPs, has a publishing company called Like It’s June, has packed up and moved to Nashville, and recently debuted his first full length record. Oh, and he’s only 19 years … Read more VIDEO PREMIERE and EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with CONNOR LEIMER
The Elwins have used their latest video “Show Me How To Move” to answer the future classic Tim & Eric question “What’s your dad like?” Directors Zach Rose and Adrien Vieni employ a classic “dad” in the video, boogying around his upper-middle class house, after a long day at the office, pouring himself a short cola, all … Read more “SHOW ME HOW TO MOVE” – NEW VIDEO from THE ELWINS
We got to spend some time recently with New York-based singer/songwriter Keenan O’Meara and his beautiful voice, who performed his wonderfully ethereal song “Dogma” for us. The video was shot in the loft of a barn here in Nashville; if you listen carefully, you can hear a nest full of baby birds singing along in the … Read more AN EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE FROM KEENAN O’MEARA
Nashville-based group Kopecky (formerly known as the Kopecky Family Band) is releasing their brand new album, Drug for the Modern Age, on May 19th via ATO Records. In advance of the record, the band has just debuted a groovy new official music video for their lead single “Quarterback,” and it’s hilarious….you really should watch it. Really.
Hey y’all! I just watched this brand-spanking-new video from folk-rock duo Johnnyswim. I just watched it and was totally overcome with the feels. All of them. You’ve GOT to watch this. Ryan Booth, you are a genius. JOHNNYSWIM – Diamonds from Ryan Booth on Vimeo.
What’s up beloved readers?!? This one’s for all of of the krautrockin’ shoegazers out there…Wray, one of our favorite bands from Birmingham, has released a new video for “Bad Heart” from their self-titled debut on label Communicating Vessels: “Recording their debut in their hometown at Ol Elgante Studio alongside mastermind engineer, Daniel Farris (Man Or … Read more WRAY RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “BAD HEART”