The Newds are currently finishing of their latest offering of a new EP which will hopefully be with us here in about 6 weeks for review and then the band will be working on their next full length LP for release sometime next year.
For now, please enjoy the video for the single "Go Getter" which I think you will agree is very good and the video is very amusing too!
Contact, befriend, follow, like and love The Newds here: Facebook
Find The Newds first album The First Strike here: itunes
I can't tell you an awful lot about these guys other than that they hail from San Diego and they play pretty fine power pop in a similar vein to FoW, Brendon Benson MIchael Carpenter etc. This is a really cool album and the video for Super Laura is pretty cool too, certainly makes me want to head out to San Diego and hit the beach!
The Honeymoon Stallions "Monlighting" is the latest offering from ex The Sun Kings and The Goldbergs main man Andy Goldberg.
"Moonlighting" takes me back to a time of classic Power Pop tunes and bands, a time when music was created within a band not manufactured by fat, obnoxious label bosses who create a band, write some dirge of a song and then chuck out some good looking young lads in front of a bunch of 13 year old screaming girls and sell millions for five minutes!
Andy Goldberg has written a timeless classic here, whilst incorporating all that is good in music from the 60's, 70's and beyond. The songs are lyrically very strong, well crafted and held together by by all the riffs, hooks, melodies and harmonies that you could possibly desire.
This "Italian job" will do more than blow the bloody doors off, they will bring the house down with their infectious blend of Power Pop/Punk.
"The Sensibles" a four piece outfit hailing from Milan, Italy consisting of Stella - Vocals, Giacomo - bass, Fili - Guitar and Ga - drums.
The band have a sound that is reminiscent of The Exploding Hearts, The Muffs and The Rezillos, full of classic, chopping guitar riffs, all driven along at a hundred miles an hour for the ultimate audible assault!
The Sensibles have been playing together since 2009 and have just pressed a D.I.Y 7" single in a limited edition run of just 300, there is, of course a digital download, but for the music puritans who like to hear their music in the purest form (that is on vinyl by the way!) then drop the band an e mail to the following address now to avoid disappointment: thesensibles@gmail.com
On the bands Bandcamp page, you can also download their 4 song demo, which is also a rather excellent, high octane piece of pop punk and also, like the latest release, not one of the song goes up to the 3 minute mark, that is proper punk!
Download, stream and buy the latest sing and the free demo here: Bandcamp
Contact, befriend, like and love The Sensibles here: Facebook
It has been a long time since I was excited about an instrumental album and this is the first one that I have featured on the blog and for a very good reason, it is bloody brilliant!
Hailing from North Hollywood CA, these guys serve up a high energy album with traces of ska, rockabilly, punk and lots of wonderful surf guitar sounds.
The more I play this album, the more I think how these songs would make a great movie soundtrack and in my minds eye I have already finished the script, it is a kind of secret service film, yeah ok, James Bond, but a really cool one, a retro one, he is tougher and suaver than the Bonds we know and he surfs too!
Anyway, my musings apart, go check this album out, it is brilliant, I have found myself hitting the replay button several times after each track, the last time I remember doing that was many years ago, I am absolutely bowled over by this album, my only regret with this album is that I didn't discover it when it was released in 2009 and I have spent all this time without it!
Currently being repeated at least 4 times in a row, The Duke.
What do The Reigning Monarchs say about themselves? Well, just this: "Monogram your sweater vests your new favorite lifestyle has arrived! If
you like the taste of cold beer, the feel of cashmere, and skanky surf
nior jams then we are a modern American today! Lets get started!" Obviously, no need to say too much when your music speaks volumes about you anyway!
Should you get through playing the album several times and start despairing that there is no more, then satisfy your cravings with the recently released 3 track single "All Summer Single."
The Reigning Monarch also have a great range of T shirts, this band really aren't putting a foot wrong, posters, even a rag, yep a rag, with the bands logo printed on it, housework has never been so much fun, although I recommend that you use it for something more interesting instead!
Did I say that I really rate this band? I hope that you will love them too!
Stream and download the album at a Name Your Price cost here: Bandcamp
(You can also find the "All Summer Single" here too.)
Sunday Guts have released their first EP and a scout around the web and their facebook page doesn't really offer up very much info on this band, all I know is that it is a 2 man team, Billy and Victor from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, they like XTC, GBV and CCR and their focus is heavy on vocal hooks embellished by guitar phrases and "riffs."
Billy and Victor are making this rather splendid EP FREE until November, so if you like it, go and download it whilst it is free, or make a small donation to help the guys.
The Successful Failures release their 4th full length album, another jewel in the bands already sparkling crown! Quite why this band has not been elevated to the dizzy heights afforded to bands like Fountains Of Wayne, Weezer, Wilco et al, evades me somewhat. I guess it must be a sign of the times in the music industry because these guys have the songs, the well crafted tunes, in fact they have 3 previous albums of this quality behind them already, I guess they are the wrong side of 20 years old to be deemed worthy by the superficial industry, even though everything this band have behind them in terms of music (maybe even looks if we get superficial too) would run circles around what is deemed to be popular music in the mainstream, this is pop, this is Power Pop, pure, raw and exciting, go take a listen!
With a name borrowed from a Jack London short story, an indie rock work ethic, and a penchant for melody, harmony, and heart-
in-your-mouth-foot-on-your-sleeve
lyrics The Successful Failures burst onto the scene out of the NJ
pinelands in 2006. The band have released 4 full length CDs.
The NJ Americana/indie-rock band, The Successful Failures, have released
their 4th full length album, "Here I Am" – a 12 song barrage of
roaring, kicking, indie rock fun. The 12 new songs penned by
singer/guitarist Mick Chorba (formerly of well-loved NJ garage rock
band, Dipsomaniacs) are about fallen Civil War heroes, shark attacks,
Vikings, the rise of new world leaders, and surviving the NJ Turnpike:
the typical off-kilter subject matter the band has become know for. This
album is all about the rock - blanketed with sweet harmonies and
hook-laden melodies and guitar riffs. The Successful Failures will play a
series of shows and live performances in support of "Here I Am".
