ROCK

Tokyo-Brit punk band STRAIGHT BACK FORWARD crash onto the global scene with their explosive debut double single “Don’t Back Down” / “Haunted Home,” released via JPU Records. Formed in Tokyo in 2020, the band fuses East and West with thrilling chemistry—fronted by London-born vocalist Joshua (NEATZ) and powered by Japanese…

Ava Renn is a sonic storm—raw, unfiltered, and impossible to contain. Writing songs since she was eleven, she grew up with language in her blood and chaos at her back, turning music into the only place she’s ever felt truly alive. Both fierce and vulnerable, her sound fuses dirty rock…

Kailie Simpson roars into her power with her fierce new single “Woman,” released October 10th. This is a blazing, no-apologies rock anthem that struts, snarls, and celebrates feminine confidence. Recorded at Big and Tall Recording Studio in New Jersey and produced alongside Gabe Valle and Tommy McCormick, the track closes…

British multi-genre artist Zachary Mason rockets back onto the scene with his latest EP, 5…4…3…2…1…, released on October 3, 2025. Following his 2023 debut album Songs, this three-track collection marks a bold and imaginative leap in his career, merging space rock, psychedelic, and experimental elements into one quirky, cohesive odyssey.…

HamHead makes a thunderous comeback with their new instrumental single “Sling,” a sprawling and shape-shifting jam that fuses the brainy twists of ’70s prog rock with a razor-sharp modern edge. The project, driven by bassist, guitarist, and synth wizard Tim Coletti, alongside legendary drummer Jeff Plate (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Savatage, Metal…

Chicago’s noir-rock quartet wht.rbbt.obj closes out their ambitious NATO Call Sign Trilogy with the fierce and cinematic “Oscar Bravo Juliett,” released on October 17, 2025. Following Whiskey Hotel Tango and Romeo Bravo Bravo Tango, this final chapter detonates with spice, sass and seduction. The husband-and-wife duo River and Frank Rabbitte…

Dead Feather’s latest single, “Red Poem,” from his forthcoming audio sculpture project Cate Heleswv (Red Medicine) Vol. 1, is an awakening. Hailing from Edmond, United States, Dead Feather is a deaf artist who uses poetry, painting, and music to challenge assimilation and reclaim Mvskoke-Creek identity. Released on July 22, 2025,…

“Blast Off” by The Party After propels listeners straight into orbit musically and emotionally. Released on July 29, 2025, the explosive single from the Omaha-based trio serves as the high-voltage opener to their debut album Dopamine Machine. After fifteen years of friendship and musical experimentation, the band, made up of…

London-based psych-rock band Close To The Sun returns with a stirring new single, “The Song of Nothing,” released on September 29, 2025. As the first glimpse into their upcoming album, London Life, the track dives deep into the emotional rollercoaster of moving to a big city, where ambition and loneliness…

Canadian indie artist AliveTeen strikes a fiery chord with her latest single “STOP TELLING,” a blistering and unapologetic anthem that reveals the moment trust shatters for good. It revs to life with gritty, distorted guitars and AliveTeen’s unmistakable sonic stamp coming intense, raw, and unfiltered. With her Russian background and…