ROCK

“A Little Sun” by Drop It For Luck is a love letter written in the shadow of a ticking clock. The Madison, WI indie/alt-rock band — Simon on vocals, Ryan on guitar, Colin on bass, and Jake on drums — pulls threads from pop, grunge, punk, metal, and more, but…

“Come Out Lazarus I – Life Is Over” by Andrea Pizzo and The Purple Mice arrives as a bold first step into People Zero, a concept album built from human episodes rather than a straight-line story. Here, the band dives into a real, shattering event: a man dying in a…

“The Crow” finds Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends circling back to the dusky Americana feel they explored on No Sweets for E, while hinting at the more folky, experimental paths promised for their upcoming 2026 album. The Stockholm project has long juggled power pop, folk, and indie rock with…

“Ruin Your Bliss” finds South West England’s The Boy Blue staring straight into the modern nightmare and refusing to look away. Written in the shadow of past and recent attacks on innocent people, the song wrestles with how terror seeps into everyday life, how it stains public spaces, memories, and…

“The Wolves” finds Max Norton stepping out from behind the drumkit and fully into his own skin. Tampa-born and Nashville-bred, he’s spent years powering other artists on some of the world’s biggest stages, from Coachella and Bonnaroo to late-night TV. After a spell living and writing in London and now…

Born out of the gritty, beating heart of Burton On Trent, England, “Born2graft” is the newest original single from Mukka & the Wizard Sleeves. This fiercely independent collective is made up of Mukka, dingle, Joe, Tamu, Riley, and Huw. Released last Dec 5 and recorded locally at Electric Fields with…

PepeTheMenace steps back into the emotional firing line with “Taylor,” a confessional, story-driven single that feels ripped straight from a late-night voice memo you weren’t meant to hear. Turning vulnerability into momentum, the rising artist, with raw indie-rock honesty, unpacks fleeting intimacy, regret, and obsession with zero filter. Between narrator…

UK-based project The Creaking Floorboards return with Falling Out Of Your World, a blues-rock album. Built from decades of observation, frustration, and reflection, the record carries the weight of long-held stories finally allowed to breathe. For Jeff, the lyricist at the heart of the project, this album brings a moment…

The Transits, the powerhouse New Zealand–South African trio, return swinging bigger, bolder, and more emotionally charged than anything in their catalogue so far, with Bleed Hope, a 15-track album. Released as their most ambitious statement yet, the record captures a band fully in their stride, balancing widescreen indie drama with…

Cavan’s alt-rock underground gets a serious jolt of electricity with Little White Hair, the debut album from Muddshovel, released on November 28, 2025. The record arrives as a full-throated introduction to a band that thrives on grit, volume, and lived-in storytelling. Built from snarling guitars, bruising rhythms, and lyrics that…