A dark, alternative music duo from Scotland goes by the name of Midnight Ambulance. They were nominated for BBC Introducing Scottish Act of the Year and formed between Paris and North Berwick. The pair performed a sold-out headline and launch event at Sneaky Pete's and The Caves (Edinburgh) to celebrate the release of their debut EP, "Smoke and Sweets," which... read full bio
Short Stack's Shaun Diviney (vocals), Andy Clemmensen (bass) and Bradie Webb (drums) first met in high school and started playing together before the band's explosive first album Stack Is The New Black came out when they were all just 20 years old. Short Stack reached amazing heights, debuting at the top of the ARIA Chart, being featured on the cover of... read full bio
The term "alternative emo inspired sounds born and bred in Jersey" is used to characterize Reece Young's music. Forget Don't Forgive, his third EP, only deepens the enigma surrounding the New Jersey musician. Nevertheless, his music is the stuff of scene fans' fantasies. His first track, "What You've Become," is alternative emo with a touch of electronica. It sets the... read full bio
"Boots," the critically acclaimed Montana singer/songwriter Madeline Hawthorne's solo debut, was co-produced by Brad Parsons and Tyler Thompson of Fruition. She enters the limelight with equal parts grit and charm. "Boots" is a work of profound introspection and self-discovery that confronts change and independence while overcoming the demands of modern women with unwavering honesty and unwavering tenacity. The songs on this... read full bio
Cayucas made their album Bigfoot in a way that belied their moniker, the tranquil beach hamlet of Cayucos, California. Zach Yudin witnessed his bedroom recording project become a band that toured the world practically overnight as fans fell in love with its glistening west coast vibes as his songs blasted over the airwaves. But as Ben, Zach's twin brother and bandmate,... read full bio
Before becoming a band from Florida, Bad Luck was a Long Island solo project. The next year, while still living in Florida, they put out Cold Bones and Noise in Your Head, two sharp pop-punk albums that combined nostalgia with neuroses. After such fears caused a busy touring schedule and the group's first exposure to the industrial ecology to fail,... read full bio
Kiki Frances and Cameron Breithaupt, two songwriters from Toronto, make up the band Babygirl. The buddies have been writing lovely blue-tinged pop tunes with guitars that express the extremes of their emotions. They either feel "overbored" with life because they feel so unimportant, or they feel so in love that "you would swear I lost my mind," like in the... read full bio
Citizen has never been easily defined. The three-piece from Ohio has been defying expectations with each new album and refusing to fit neatly into a box for more than 10 years while producing dynamic, diverse guitar music. Citizen's fourth full-length, Life In Your Glass World, is their most distinctive work to date and demonstrates that only the group alone can determine its identity. With each... read full bio
Instrumental group Covet immediately gained a loyal audience for their experimental math rock sounds thanks to their intricate song structures and guitarist Yvette Young's distinctive finger-tapping approach. Young, who has training in the piano and violin, originally honed her two-handed guitar-tapping approach as a solo performer before forming Covet with a rhythm section. Over the course of numerous EPs, the... read full bio
After two studio albums and over seven years as a group, Free Throw is changing who they are significantly. On What's Past is Prologue, their third full-length album, which is available on Triple Crown Records, the group—which has publicly sang about personal difficulties related to substance addiction and body image—bares all. What's Past is Prologue represents Free Throw at their most... read full bio
Jade Lilitri's angst-filled lyrics and melodic rock guitars as Oso Oso are influenced by Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Death Cab for Cutie and other emo-pop artists. He assembled a band for Oso Oso's second studio album, Basking in the Glow, which marked the project's entry onto the Billboard Heatseekers and independent album charts after releasing Real Stories of True People... read full bio
Just over halfway through the first song on the band's appropriately named debut full-length, This Place You Know, One Step Closer frontman Ryan Savitski yells out this assertion. Home may be a reassuring location, a solid foundation to which you can always return, but when you start to lose the tangible and symbolic elements that bind it together, the idea... read full bio
The Bites are a brand-new band that's ready to stun audiences with their monstrous blend of dazzling garage rock rhythms, massive choruses that stick in your head for days, an unapologetically throwback aesthetic and above all, their commitment to generating a party-starting atmosphere at their shows. Every performance for the Bites is an occasion to have fun! They released their debut album later,... read full bio
It all began with a few thrilling demos just before the virus swept the globe. The members of Reddstar worked arduously and enthusiastically on their new sound, driven by a desire to produce something novel and original. The band worked with producer Sahaj Ticotin (RA, Starset, Motley Crue) to record their first five singles when they were ready to capture this... read full bio
Repudiating Brutal Death act PeelingFlesh is from Oklahoma. Members of Strangled, Aberrant Construct and Loathing Existence present the essence of smashing savage death metal!... read full bio
In Lizzy Farrall, there is no holding back. Just one listen to her new EP, Barbados, makes that much clear. Its five tracks all appear to have an overtly pop sensibility on the surface, with upbeat beats, glistening synthesizers and incredibly catchy choruses at their core. That's a vast cry from the more somber, acoustic guitar-based tracks of Farrall's debut EP,... read full bio
Halocene, a native of Phoenix, has been an unstoppable force of dedication and enthusiasm. Halocene got their footing as YouTube influencers after traveling the country in a beat-up van, supporting acts like Blink 182, Fall Out Boy and rocking the Vans Warped Tour, and they now regularly publish videos with over 30 million views. One of the first bands to consistently... read full bio
With a friendly mix of gallows humor and deftly composed slacker punk that incorporates elements of power pop, emo, post-hardcore and indie rock, Prince Daddy & the Hyena made their debut. Before releasing I Thought You Didn't Even Like Leaving, their debut full-length album, they released two EPs. With their succeeding albums, Cosmic Thrill Seekers and Prince Daddy & the Hyena,... read full bio
With a punk mentality that cuts through, Kumo 99's brand of electronic dance music combines jungle and drum n' bass breaks with a mosh-pit ready look to produce something visceral and explosive. The song "Dow Bones," from Ami Komai and Nate Donmoyer's new album BODY N. WILL, is the ideal way to get acquainted with Kumo 99's universe since Komai... read full bio
Wisdom and War, a group that draws influences from 90s hardcore and nu metal to a refined, modern, high-energy sound, is made up of seasoned performers who cut their teeth in metal and hardcore bands for over a decade. They bring a level of professionalism and experience to their live shows that has earned them a devoted following. Since the release... read full bio
