Rockers Joyous Wolf from Southern California have a hard-driving style that incorporates elements of heavy metal, post-grunge and blues-rock. When the band was first formed, it consisted of vocalist Nick Reese, guitarist Blake Allard, bassist Greg Braccio and drummer Robert Sodaro. The band spent its early years perfecting their modern rock sound locally until being noticed by Roadrunner Records, who signed the group.... read full bio
Maude Audet is a singer-songwriter with a delicate, somewhat gruff voice who writes songs that express her everyday yearning to dream big. Her third studio album, Tu ne mourras pas, with lyrics that are always spot-on and a folk and vintage pop background with psychedelic elements. Her earlier album, Comme une odeur de déclin, was nominated for the Alternative Album... read full bio
The band CVC, or Church Village Collective in full, took their name from the small Welsh hamlet where they were born. If they get their way, CVC will soon bring that town international notoriety. The six-piece band, which includes singer Francesco Orsi, bassist Ben Thorne, drummer Tom Fry, keyboardist Daniel 'Nanial' Jones, and singing guitarists David Bassey and Elliot Bradfield, is... read full bio
Scottish band NORTH ATLAS, who are from the Solway Firth's lowlands, incorporates elements of their rural environment into both their music and images. Their immersive sound bridges the gap between well-known favorites like Biffy Clyro, Bring Me the Horizon and Nine Inch Nails by fusing cryptic electronica with strong, anthemic lyricism. The band celebrated their partnership with award-winning producer Dan Weller (Enter... read full bio
Led By Lanterns, a band from Birmingham, is on a quest to transform alt-rock into something darker by enhancing the greatest elements of pop songs with metal and electronic influences. The consequence is that the band has perfected a contagious combination of "boyband vocals" crossed with massive chords. Shaun Hill (vocals), Chris Lanterns (guitar), Rob Hawkins (bass) and Snake (drums) make up... read full bio
The rock-blues guitar/drums duet known as THE INSPECTOR CLUZO was founded in Mont-de-Marsan by Laurent (guitars, vocals) and Mathieu (drums). They began playing music at the age of 7, have been performing together for almost 30 years, and Mathieu and Laurent both play multiple instruments (tenor sax and trumpet, respectively). In a wholly self-produced manner, TIC has performed more than 1200 times... read full bio
A diverse, energetic and well-hydrated progressive rock band from New Jersey is called Thank You Scientist. Terraformer, the boy-like septet's forthcoming album, finds them at their most ambitious and unexpected. By presenting an incredibly ambitious and continually engaging 84 minutes of experimental rock and roll music, the band has advanced its experimental, genre-defying sound. The group was started by guitarist and... read full bio
The guitarist and band Covet's writer is Yvette Young. She has a solo project where she performs on piano, acoustic guitar and violin in addition to her band. Yvette studied the piano and violin classically as a child before picking up the guitar in the hospital. She worked as an art teacher for a while after earning a degree in fine... read full bio
On breathing, Tiny Moving Parts has consistently served as a platform for catharsis. The Minnesota trio's sixth full-length addresses topics like mental health, anxiety and death while also extending their sound. Vocalist/guitarist Dylan Mattheisen and his cousins, brothers Matt (bass) and Billy (drums) Chevalier, both play bass and drums. Breathe is a valuable reminder that we're all in this together, channeled through the band's... read full bio
Gustaf's live act is quick on its feet, always in change and compulsively dedicated to the people in the room, resulting in a sound that is passionate, androgynous and contagiously danceable. It is inspired by the rhythmic rhythms of ESG, the dopey drawl of Jonathan Richman and the frenzied energy of The Fall. Gustaf, a band made up of Tine Hill on bass, Vram... read full bio
One of the most important new voices in alternative music is Porridge Radio, who rose from the DIY underground to become one of the most exciting bands in the UK. Their album Every Bad made the coveted Mercury Prize shortlist because to its biting humor, piercing passion and strong combination of art-rock, indie-pop and post-punk. If Dana's lemon-sharp, heart-on-sleeve honesty was established by Every... read full bio
The Lazy Eyes' debut album SongBook is a universe unto itself and like any good fantasy world, it follows its own logic. The band is a four-piece from Sydney. When you enter, the colors are a little brighter and the pace is a little slower, but it's possible for it to suddenly pick up speed. Before a hook unexpectedly emerges like... read full bio
When Justin Foley, the drummer for Killswitch Engage, realized he wouldn't be seeing his regular guys for a long, he had the idea for Lybica. He had been working on some demos and had finally chosen to share them with a few close pals in south Florida. Quarantine days still needed to be used wisely. After meeting fellow musicians Joey... read full bio
Teen Mortgage, a grunge band from Washington, DC, has released a new grunge-rock album titled "Tuning In." The song exhorts listeners to start depending on their own thinking rather than the propaganda of powerful businesses. JEFF The Brotherhood, Mike Krol, The Coathangers, Alex Lahey, Ron Gallo, Surf Curse, Big Business, Bass Drum of Death, The Chats and the pair opened for... read full bio
Marley Bleu, a wonderkid from Santa Clarita, was born Marley Bleu Elise Berry. The talented singer, who is descended from Chuck Berry of rock and roll fame, seemed destined for a future in music. Bleu's entry into the field is only made more inevitable by the fact that both her father and brother are musicians. Marley was first discovered on... read full bio
Robocobra four's basic values include experimentation, whether it be in their dynamic lineup or in the distinctive self-produced recordings they create in their native Belfast. These contrasts are just the start of the intricate universe of the Robocobra Quartet, a group that is both serious and humorous in their approach to music and that includes musicians with and without formal musical... read full bio
The gritty force known as TEETH was born out of a musician's desire to re-envelop their life in the heaviness that is metal and to reacquaint themselves with a channel that may be considered detrimental in today's terrible culture. The band's co-founders Chris LeMasters and Blake Louis Prince have been working together on the road for more than 20 years,... read full bio
A two-piece band called Raue is bringing back the alternative rock grunge sound from the 1990s while performing with the intensity of a punk band. Paige Kalenian and Jax Huckle are members of the band, which is based in Santa Cruz, California. The songs' melodies are written and performed by Paige, while Jax fills in on drums, giving them a... read full bio
When Margaret Hermant and Neil Leiter worked on Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O'Halloran's A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Echo Collective was born. Leiter and Belgian violinist and harpist Hermant have since gone on to perform as Echo Collective in places like Royal Albert Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam and L'Auditori Barcelona, as well as at festivals like Latitude, Big Ears, ATP, La... read full bio
Texas King was established and soon after, they started to become known for their exhilarating rock performances. After supporting a first EP with tours around Ontario's and Canada's east coast, they witnessed the release of Circles, their long-awaited full-length album. During their Canadian release tour, the band's first hit "Boomerang" attracted notice on Canadian radio, particularly at Toronto's 102.1 The Edge and... read full bio
