ROCK

Jon Brændsgaard Toft’s musical career started as soon as he was old enough to fumble around on his dad’s MIDI keyboard in the mid 90’s. While attending the Rudolf Steiner school in Aarhus, he had a brief run-in with the recorder and the violin before settling on the clarinet, while…

USA-based Gothic Rock project The Awakening returns with a haunting new single, “Mirror Midnight,” ahead of their 12th studio, self-titled album. Led by the enigmatic multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Ashton Nyte, the project blends gothic rock, darkwave, and post-punk into a deep, brooding track that critiques the way media alters how…

London-based rock band Carousel released their latest single, “5 Beers,” on September 18th, 2024. The track, which blends raw energy with a relatable story of weekday drinking regret, offers a gritty and engaging experience for listeners. Featuring Charlie Hood on bass, Samuel Slater on guitar, Liam Burtenshaw on drums, and…

Australian alt-rock grunge-rap artist LAB RAT (aka Dylan James) released his first UK single “Exit Path” on September 6th, 2024, via Mushroom Pillow Music. This breakthrough release blends grunge, rap, and rock to create something straight out of the artist’s identity. Getting behind familial trauma, depression, and addiction, LAB RAT…

Gamma Rage, the self-titled album from the Rhode Island-based heavy rock band, helmed by Chris Devona and Dwayne Voelker, grinds viscerally, pouring aggression and vulnerability through vehement rock. Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side, the album is driven by Malyssa BellaRosa’s haunting vocals. Gamma Rage opens with “Gloom,”…

Mark Wink’s latest release, “Welding Metal,” is a fierce rock song that fuses heavy metal with steampunk and FX elements to create a fresh and powerful sound. Released on September 18, 2024, and produced entirely in collaboration with machines, this track symbolizes Wink’s unique artistic process, merging human creativity with…

Boston-based bassist Mike Goodspeed returns with Family Truckster, his third album, released in September 2024, featuring collaborations from an array of talented guest musicians. The album opens with “Oort Cloud Prelude,” a piece marked by enchanting, steely guitar chords plucking and strumming in their own language, telling their own story…

James Haro In Storage is a music project that began underground in a literal storage room. Haro crafts emotive lyrics and creates powerful, exhilarating music. Haro has Mexican roots and was born and raised in Los Angeles now based in Philly. Check out the exclusive Interview below: 1. Can you…

New York-based “pulp-punk” band Dalton Deschain & the Traveling Show returns with their spine-tingling new dance-punk single, “Hell Breaks Loose,” since their 2021 debut album Demons & Dogmen. This comes as a fiery and rebellious anthem bound to get you fist-bumping through any challenge that comes to you. “Hell Breaks…

Monrad, the solo project of once soft punk band member Matthew Ramon, speaks for the rest of us “Caught Up” in the rat race in his latest single. The song opens with an infectious groove, blending playful, upbeat beats with a brooding, reflective melody. Monrad enters like butter melting into…