Several members of Diesel Boy attended Sonoma State University in California's wine region, where the band was founded. After releasing four albums for the label and traveling tens of thousands of miles in their Ford Econoline van with a who's who of the era's famous punk groups, they gained enough local notoriety in 1996 to become the first band signed... read full bio
Euan Manning (vocals and guitar), Oskar Gudinovic (guitar and keys), Aaron Hurley (bass) and Darragh Manning (drums) make up the four-piece County Cork rock band Cardinals. With the recent addition of a third guitarist (Kieran Hurley), the band's shoegaze sound is amplified, resulting in dramatic, wall of sound live performances that contrast violent riffs with thought-provoking lyrics. Cardinals are a band to have... read full bio
Mitchell Ferguson is a Dallas based alternative rock musician. His music, influenced by Post Malone, Allen Stone and Nirvana, blends beautiful melodies with a rock edge. Mitchell's love of music was fostered in him from a young age, growing up in a family of church musicians. He has performed on stages around the country with country and rock acts, and his talent... read full bio
The Kendall Street Company from Virginia is no stranger to having a good time. The genre-defying, eclectic rock band has been compared to a variety of artists, including Pink Floyd, Ween, They Might Be Giants, Widespread Panic, Umphrey's McGee, John Prine, experimental psychedelia and Frank Zappa. Each Kendall Street Company performance is an experience unlike any other, with aspects of audience engagement,... read full bio
Houseplant, a band that was formed during the lockdown era, became fully developed after the epidemic as a team of seasoned players with the skills and vision to get things going. They have been releasing songs from their upcoming debut album, packing Louisville and Cincinnati venues and inspiring a devoted following to come out in their support. While they clearly fit the mold... read full bio
Heffner, a band from Athens, Georgia, performs with the pace and energy of a young band but the lyrical insight and musical depth of a much more seasoned outfit with all the ferocity and immediacy of post punk's traditional aggression, some '70s glam and 21st century power pop. With the help of their self-titled first album, they were given additional possibilities... read full bio
Jesse, John and Carl made up the founding lineup of Broken View. In the band Drisium, Jesse and Carl had been performing together for around two and a half years. After repeated fights with the band's lead vocalist and guitarist, Carl quit, and Jesse soon after. About the same time as Jesse and Carl departed Drisium, John quit his... read full bio
Meredith Lampe, Cody Edgerly and Kenny Monroe are three Brooklyn-based musicians who form the indie rock group Work Wife. Work Wife draws inspiration from artists like Faye Webster, Neil Young and American Football as well as folk rock instrumentals to create music that inspires their own brand of dark comedy. On Born Losers Records, Work Wife's debut EP was made available. It... read full bio
The Slaps' record Tomato Tree is fundamentally a test of patience that deftly illustrates the benefits of exploration. Rand Kelly on guitar and vocals, Ramsey Bell on bass and vocals and Josh Resing on drums make up the band. Their most recent album of songs is a success and a reflection of their growing relationship and individual and group artistic maturity.... read full bio
In their most recent album, Psymon Spine used a distinct approach to left-of-center indie, electronic and dance sounds to explore complex emotions and catharsis. The album received positive reviews from publications like Paste, FLOOD, Brooklyn Vegan, Under The Radar and NME. It was also featured on playlists from Spotify, Apple Music, KEXP, KCRW and the BBC, as well as NPR Music's "New Music... read full bio
The Lords of Altamont unleash unadulterated rock and roll rage that was born from the ultimate demise of the period of harmony and love. The infamous Altamont Free concert, which was touted as the "Woodstock of the West," was marked instead by heavy narcotics, motorbike chains and brass knuckles and subsequently punctuated by shoving battles and fist fights. Four births, four... read full bio
Joe Mulherin, a musician from Vermont who blends emotional emo-rap, trap and indie rock styles equally, is the man behind the mystery project nothing, nowhere. Reaper, his critically acclaimed second album and debut for Pete Wentz's DCD2 label, made an impact after he established his reputation with a few little indie albums. Travis Barker of Blink-182 and he collaborated on his... read full bio
American Alt-Punk band 408 draws inspiration from pop punk, emo, EDM and trap to create a sound that has been compared to the offspring of Marshmello and Blink-182. Members Mark Faroudi, Nick Hanus and Nick Roque all provide vocals to various tunes in addition to playing a mean bass and guitar, respectively. With the help of drummer virtuoso Jake Cerretani, 408 stands out... read full bio
Throughout four lauded studio albums, Touché Amoré has dug through anxiety, alienation, disease and death. Lament, the band's gloriously gruff fifth album, finds the light at the end of the tunnel after more than a decade of battling through the dark. Touché Amoré explores its past via 11 songs and uses its hard-won optimism to inspire its audience with hope and... read full bio
The basic objective of Humane the Moon's sonically intense, frequently nervous, yet viscerally enlivening music is that it should cause you to laugh out loud, dance about, or otherwise let go. Since he was a youngster, Max Hanley, the musician, has played in several bands in and around Leytonstone. Over time, he came to the conclusion that what kept him going... read full bio
It doesn't take long to fall in love with Utah-based 26fix (also known as Erica Goodwin), owing to her propensity for writing bass-forward, psychedelically infused songs like her most recent hit "Stone Killer." She was formerly a member of the band Brothers, but after the group disbanded due to the epidemic, she resorted back to performing music on her own... read full bio
Tilly Scantlebury is the creator of Lazy Day. The rising London band has received backing from Lauren Laverne at BBC 6Music, The Fader, Noisey and others throughout the course of a number of singles and EPs, thanks to what VICE has termed "inherently generous songwriting" and what DIY has named "more evidence of Tilly's growing ambitions." With their much-discussed and incredibly entertaining live... read full bio
The third album of a band is when things start to become serious, as seen by the careers of albums like OK Computer and Screamadelica. When, after an introductory debut and a second that tests new waters, the particular chemistry of an ensemble stamps its individuality in ways that no other configuration of individuals can do; when the outside voices have... read full bio
Founded in 2018, the Los Angeles-based quartet DEATHCHANT blends wild rock & roll, nwobhm and a strong reference to the glory days of guitar harmonies and Marshall full stacks. T.J. Lemieux (Psychedelic Speed Freaks, Child, Babylon) and Doug Stuckey (Banquet), who are both lead guitars, alternate between interwoven melodic passages and noise-soaked sonic attacks with an intensity that is renowned for... read full bio
Having a voice has never seemed more vital at a time of political unrest and cultural unrest. This occurs at a critical time for Habibi. The band's first EP in more than four years and crucially the first one with lyrics in Farsi, is "Cardamom Garden." For the band, who are keenly conscious of music as both a natural part of their... read full bio
