Sharp Pins: Radio DDR [Album Review]
Sharp PinsRadio DDRSelf-Released [2024] “Sharp Pins’ Radio DDR: where vintage vibes meet indie pop brilliance.” Album Overview: Sharp Pins is the solo project of Chicago-based … Read more
Shai Foxx- “(If I) Runaway” [Video]
Shai Foxx is a fresh new Seattle band that has an energy laden alternative-pop sound. With their beautifully written lyrics and ear-worm melodies they’ve been … Read more
Heart Of Pine – “Movin’ On” [Video]
Heart of Pine, formed in 2015 in Athens, GA by Steven Bagwell and Travis Richardson, is known for their “Southedelic” sound—a blend of classic rock, … Read more
Robber Robber: Wild Guess [Album Review]
Robber RobberWild GuessSelf-Released [2024] Album Overview: Formed in 2017 by multi-instrumentalists Nina Cates and Zack James, Robber Robber began as an exploratory collaboration. Emerging from … Read more
Honey Radar: Ribbon Factory [Album Review]
Honey RadarRibbon FactorySelf-Released [2024] Album Overview: Honey Radar, an enigmatic indie rock band helmed by Jason Henn, has been crafting lo-fi gems since the early … Read more
Album Stream: Stark Folk Band – Standing In The Kitchen EP
Stark Folk Band · Standing In The Kitchen EP Single Stark Folk Band, hailing from Dayton, Ohio, and featuring long-time member Ryan Shaffer, who also … Read more
Exit Angles: Iterate [Album Review]
Exit AnglesIterateSelf-Released [2024] Album Overview: Exit Angles, led by Jay Demko, formed in the early 2020s. Demko, previously known for his role in the influential … Read more
Cheekface: It’s Sorted [Album Review]
CheekfaceIt’s SortedSelf-Released [2024] Album Overview: It’s Sorted is Cheekface’s fourth album, following their excellent 2022 LP Too Much To Ask. It finds the band in … Read more
Fire Track: Handsome Jack – “It’s Understood”
Handsome Jack, the gritty rock trio hailing from Lockport, NY, will be releasing their latest studio album, “A Good Thing,” in early March. These 11 … Read more
Ken Kase: Ken Kase (EP) [Album Review]
Ken KaseKen Kase (EP)Self-Released [2023] This fast, fun power-pop 5-song EP from Ken Kase is a quick display of the kind of musical alchemy that … Read more
The Ascendents: The Fellowship Of The Broken [Album Review]
The AscendentsThe Fellowship Of The BrokenSelf-Released [2023] It’s a curious thing when musicians take a busman’s holiday and step away from their main gig to … Read more
Ceili Rain: Crash This Gate [Album Review]
Ceili RainCrash This GateSelf-Released [2023] The Celtic pop/rock band Ceili Rain, centered around lead singer Bob Halligan Jr., got its start in 1995 in Nashville, … Read more
Fire Track Premiere: The Chives – “Nine Volt Love”
TFN is thrilled today to premiere the newest track from Boston’s beloved musical collective of orphans, The Chives. The ten-piece group, consisting of Messy Nessy, … Read more
miniaturized: miniaturized [Album Review]
miniaturizedminiaturizedSelf-Released [2023] According to the bio for the release from the San Diego band’s self-titled debut, the band miniaturized formed to play a one-off charity … Read more
Cheekface: Too Much To Ask [Album Review]
CheekfaceToo Much To AskSelf-Released [2022] Los Angeles band Cheekface is back quickly with their third album Too Much To Ask and once again it is … Read more
Bill Mallonee: Here It Opens With A Prayer, But It Closes With A Song [Album Review]
Bill MalloneeHere It Opens With A Prayer, But It Closes With A SongSelf-Released [2022] Bill Mallonee may not be a household name, but he’s been … Read more
Thirsty Curses – “Nothing Really Matters” [VIDEO]
To the Ends of the Earth is the fourth studio album by the Raleigh-based band Thirsty Curses. The band recorded most of the album at … Read more
El Camino Acid: Sunset Motel [Album Review]
El Camino AcidSunset MotelSelf-Released [2022] When I hear the name Conor Stratton I think about a couple of things, Yellow Springs’ Spring Fest and Crooked … Read more
Three Merry Widows: Which Dreamed It? (30th Anniversary Reissue)
Three Merry WidowsWhich Dreamed It? (30th Anniversary Reissue)Self-Released [2021] At the risk of dating myself, Three Merry Widows was one of the St. Louis bands … Read more
Honey Radar: Play-Box Relay EP [Album Review]
Honey RadarPlay-Box Relay EPSelf-Released [2021] Lo-fi experts Honey Radar released this 8 song, 16 minute 12″ at the end of last year and it ranks … Read more
Dropper – “Ok Ok Ok” [Video]
Dropper is the brainchild of Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist Andrea Scanniello, a lifelong musician and veteran of the NYC indie rock scene. Having played in local favorites … Read more
Sungaze – “Storm Chaser” [Video]
Sungaze is an American Dreamgaze band from Cincinnati, Ohio. Their signature sound lends itself quite equally to the realms of shoegaze, psych rock and dream … Read more
Artists Of The Week: Discover, Support, Share
StuckChicago, Illinois With the release of Content That Makes You Feel Good, Chicago quartet Stuck wants to remind you of everything dismal, and they want … Read more
Vanishing Shores: Maps [Album Review]
Vanishing Shores MapsSelf-Released [2021] Cleveland, Ohio band Vanishing Shores delivers the kind of high energy, anthemic rock on their debut full-length release Maps, that aspires … Read more
Fire Track: Tod Lippy – “More In Common”
Tod Lippy · More In Common Tod Lippy is probably best-known as the creator of the award-winning arts journal, ESOPUS (called “a thing of lavish, … Read more