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".
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 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!
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!
Big ass show this weekend deep in New Preston. If you haven't been to New Preston it's really quite something, and this is a perfect opportunity as there are awesome bands playing, and it will also be Hubbell Mountain's last show for the foreseeable future!
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!
Pop but never cloying, melancholy but always groovy, Spectral Fangs “Memory Girl EP” (released April 2014) plays right in the sweet spot where the songs will get stuck in your head and you actually enjoy it.
Ladyhips return with their new EP Live at Farmtone. These guys have taken their immense skill and decided to explore some of the fringes of genre and songwriting, and they pull it off with ease!
The Gentle Police? Werewolf Stunts? No, it's Comets! Tynan Cooney and Cal McNamara make for a perfect duo on Comets debut LP "Fire The Wake Up Call"
Smooth, smoky Violent Mae is playing a free show at BAR on Wednesday, Black Taxi is headlining!
We are back from a short holiday break here at CTIndie.com, and today's subject is the band Sleepy Teens and their EP "shutupjake".
Laser Week is a new mysterious band featuring members of the now-defunct (and totally amazing) Jake Ryder.
Buck McGrane is back with a new single from his forthcoming album "A Prima Vista", which should be ready in the spring.
It’s not every day that we folk here at CTindie write about an out of State band. But when we do it must be special. Sure there are amazing bands outside of our 5,543 square miles, but there are also some phenomenal ones inside the Nutmeg State. However today lets us introduce you to The LittleRichards who hail from Salem, MA.
This past spring a band called Violent Mae sent us a track to premier called "Hole In My Heart". It was and still is a stellar track that covers so many bases musically and stylistically that it's kind of intimidating. Sometimes a band will come out with a song and tease that they could be the best band you have ever heard. Sometimes a band will make that level of promise to you. Only through hard work, determination, a discerning ear and a little luck could a band like Violent Mae make an album that lives up to the potential promised in their first single "Hole In My Heart". Luckily all of those things have clearly come to pass.
Palehound is a band getting some serious buzz. They are on Exploding In Sound Records (label home of Ovlov, Fat History Month, Pile, Speedy Ortiz, and most of the other ground breaking music happening in New England) and rumor has it they were a "Band to look out for" at this years CMJ. While they hail from several locations, one of those locations is CT. I had the chance to do an email interview with the band and review their debut EP "Bent Nail". Check it out below!
William Tyler is rocking at BAR on 10/23, and they will be joined by a rare performance by The Inclined Plane!
Snake Oil are back with a new single/video for "Do You Drip for Synthetics" off their soon to be released "The Train Is White & The Moon Is Strong" album! Take a peek below!
