A Genuine Freakshow – Where The River Bends (EP) [BUY NOW] After playing over 150 headline and festival shows since the release of debut album “Oftentimes” in late 2010 (later released by OK! Good Records in early 2012), April 2012 saw the A Genuine Freakshow take a step away from the road and head to the studio with long-term collaborator [...]

UK roots-pop four piece, The Musgraves, sing of love and heartbreak like many of their folk-influenced contemporaries, but do so without the frequently prevailing melancholy. This brighter, more cheerful quality clearly reflects the band’s influences of early rock and roll from the Phil Spector era to Motown, producing a sound that could be described as something like The Beach Boys [...]

1,2,3,8 is a taste of new music from chromatic BLaCK following their 2010 self-titled debut. 1,2,3,8 finds the band experimenting with new sounds that fuse together post-punk and garage bands stylings akin to that of The Stokes and other garage rock acts. Track Listing 01. 1,2,3,8 Download MP3 ($0.99) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] 02. Extreme Download MP3 [...]

Donots are Ingo Donot, Guido Donot, J.D. Donot, Eike Donot and Alex Donot. Founded in 1993, the band has made a name for themselves as one of the top punk bands not only in Germany, but throughout Europe. Well respected in the international punk community, Donots were invited by Green Day to play with them on all German dates of [...]

Hen Ree is the solo project of Richard Olsen, lead singer of the Swedish alternative rock band The Windupdeads. Fans of Olsen s previous previous work should expect the same quality of music in a completely different style, as he takes on the realm of electronic pop rock with his new release, and when everybody is watching. Hen Ree says [...]

A Genuine Freakshow are seven individuals brought together in the Reading area from a desire to blend their love of the experimental with the melody and traditional songwriting prowess of the likes of band favorites Elbow, Mew and The National. The seven-piece have found their sweet spot, creating music that is intricate but unafraid of big melodies, as witnessed throughout [...]

British troubadour Jon Allen found success early on when his song “Going Home” was featured in a 2008 UK advertisement for Land Rover. With the song a commercial success via tens of thousands of downloads, Allen’s critical acclaim continued to grow in England with rave reviews, an appearance on Later With Jools Holland, and five singles playlisted on BBC Radio [...]

“My name is Christopher von Deylen – and I am Schiller.” At some point during every Schiller concert, von Deylen speaks these ten words and the crowd goes wild. With over 650,000 albums sold since 1998 (and counting) and multiple sold out live tours, Schiller’s worldwide acclaim continues to grow. Schiller’s ethereal “global pop”, as his fans and the press [...]

What happens when you add 1 part Canadian and 1 part Australian? Nobody knows, but this little experiment will go on. After spending lots of time down in Australia, The Trip have decided to make North America our home. Spending time in between their beloved Canada and Los Angeles, The Trip aim to travel the road as far as it [...]

The Great Impression is the 12 track USA debut album from Australian indie pop-rockers Sparkadia. Front man and founding member Alex Burnett shows great skill in his songwriting, seamlessly melding 80s style synth lines and sprawling, anthemic choruses with evocative lyrics to form a record that is heartbreaking and uplifting all at once. Sparkadia originally formed in 2005. Their debut [...]