Mind The Journey EP

Mind The Journey is Spencer Sabo of Madison CT. He makes super weird synthy psychedelic pop music. On his eponymous EP he explores some pretty thick territory and the results are both confounding and joyous.

Parlay Droner - Mother Brother Live Sessions

Sonic wizard Parlay Droner is neck deep in projects and releases right now, and the fruits of these labors are sure to break your ears hearts as well as your ears drums! Big ups to Quantum Wampum for putting this little gem out.

Mercy Choir - 2 Machines In The Garden

Paul Belbusti's need to create art and experiment knows no bounds. Easily the most prolific artist in the CT area, Paul's main musical act Mercy Choir starts out the new year strong with the first of what I am sure will be many releases this year.

dave GO and the Guy from Beastmaster - Bed-Sitter Girl

Dave Go and the Guy from Beastmaster aren't slowing down any time soon, and neither should you. Producing music at a steady pace, this outfit culls from a massive archive of tape samples and produced music and act as an audio collage artist. Splicing and rearranging pieces into new/weird/wonderful work is something that comes easy to Dave Go and the Guy, and the results are amazing.

SPLNSHNTS - BlownCaseLoad

Ready for something new? Something you can't really describe easily? Filthybroke MJC and Parlay Droner team up to become the indomitable SPLNSHNTS and deliver delicious thunder to your ears!

Shirese

Even in these colder months there's no shortage of CT music. Shirese is a new band made of people you should already know from other amazing and innovative projects. People like Matt DP of Tick Hive and Florida=Death, Mike from Heavy Breath and Dave Go from Florida=Death.

Robert James Nuzzello Jr - Table & Chair

Fake Baby Robert James Nuzzello Jr. has a new album out called "Table & Chair" where he retains his sensibilities while exploring new sonic terrain.

Tick Hive - Oracle Of Love

Tick Hive is the moniker of Matt DP who is the newest member of CT's finest Florida=Death. Tick Hive has been releasing material for some time now, and Matt has already shown himself to be an amazing innovator of sound. His newest releases is called "Oracle of Love" and is released on Quantum Wampum. 

Lake Kwan Do - Recordings

The few who know me know that I tend toward music that has no real categorization, and sometimes even less information. On occasion we get submissions of this kind and I instantly take to them. One such submission is by Lake Kwan Do, in the form the their EP "Recordings".

Straight To VHS - “Weekend, Weekend, Weekend”

They released one of the best records last year and now it seems New London Garage rockers Straight To VHS have struck again. With the release of “Weekend, Weekend, Weekend” the Wailing City three piece have solidified themselves as a band not to mess with.

Chris Modeen - Dinosaurio

Chris Modeen makes odd folk music with a real pop edge. His home recorded "Dinosaurio" is mainly acoustic guitar and various takes of his vocals. He has a Kev MF King, or Modest Mouse vibe, but with a darker vocal sense.

Ledges - EP_1

Ledges kick into their EP_1 with "Somebody's Number", a super poppy and fuzzy summer tune. Massive fuzz tone in this with great vocals and killer drums. Reminiscent of High Pop or Ovlov.

"Another Day" is a bass led song with really pretty guitar chiming in intermittently. A more urgent, perhaps emo vibe to this song, without falling too heavily into that or any specific genre. "Death Ray Run" closes out this brief EP with more upbeat pop vibes. Serious grooves in the breakdown of this song. These guys definitely have a knack for composing parts and putting them together. This is a very strong intro to this band, who we hope is currently making some more tunes for our ears!

Dave Go and The Guy From Beastmaster - Reel (sic) / Dear Darwin, Kill Jesus

 

dave Go and the Guy from Beastmaster is a project led by Dave from Florida=Death. He released 2 very different but still brilliant albums in September, a pair of themed musical collages called "reel (sic)" and "dear darwin, kill jesus"

GRIZZLOR Record Release for WHEN YOU DIE EP Oct 4 @ Three Sheets

GRIZZLOR is releasing a 4 song 7 inch on Saturday, and playing a release show @ Three Sheets New Haven!

The Danbury Lie - Fourth Time's A Charm

The Danbury Lie are still going strong and weird. On their newest release "Fourth Time's a Charm" they continue down the awkward and creepy path they began paving early 2012.

Peaer - The Eyes Sink Into The Skull

Peaer is the artist name of Peter, formerly of Fugue and Poverty Hollow. He has a new deep dark moody album of weirdo prog songs that is well worth your time. He also couldn't have possibly chosen a better album cover for the sound of this album.

Melt - Stay for a While

Here's a fun/cool/weird 3 track EP by Torrington/Litchfield's Melt. "Funny You Should Mention" is like a fuzzy old song from the glory days of underground rock. At once sounding both classic and new this song sounds brooding and dark but heartfelt, with uneasy guitars and sweet effected croons. This song also plays in 3 different tempos in a mere 3 and a half minutes.

"Let's Go For A Ride" is a little less dark and a little more sweet. Extremely cool bass guitar work in this song alongside those same lovely effected vocals. This song also slips in and out of different tempos, which is an interesting choice. "Sleep Until It's Dark"  returns to the uneasy but pretty guitar sound of the first track, feeling like a weird lo-fi combo of Elison Jackson and Werewolf Police. "Sleep.." is definitely more on the experimental side than any of the other tracks, and with the big picture we can see this band clearly has a lot they intend to explore in sound.

Big ups to this band and their late june release. Get your ears into it!

Dr. Martino's Big Day EP

Dr. Martino are a band in Willimantic that moved there from Florida earlier this year. They have been playing shows and have released their new EP "Big Day" which is brimming with good time tunes to brighten your parties and fill up your ears!

Loner Chic - Pretty Void EP

Loner Chic have debuted their first release, an EP called Pretty Void. It is chocked full of pop punk and garage rock goodness!

The Guru "Pretty Things"

After 2 super successful EPs The Guru have returned with their new full length "Pretty Things", and its a solid and wonderful step forward for a group of best friends who make awesome music!