Posts Tagged ‘ self released ’
The Reveling – “3D Radio”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Melodic Punk
Band Link: www.myspace.com/thereveling
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Busy-sounding Social D-style punk with a little Hot Water Music in there.
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Chaser – “The Big Picture”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Emo
Band Link: www.myspace.com/chaser
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Emo pop from Orange County.
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Shaky DeVille – “Shaky DeVille EP”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Rock
Band Link: www.myspace.com/shakydeville
High-octane, roadhouse rock n’ roll from Nashville. There’s enough punk energy and good twang to make up for their guitar soloing, southern rock wankitude.
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Audio-OK – “Good Man EP”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Alternative
Band Link: www.myspace.com/audiook
Sounding exactly like a German Talking Heads, Audio-OK play simple, midtempo proto-post-punk.
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Subculture Stereo – “Subculture Stereo”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Alternative
Band Link: www.myspace.com/subculturestereo
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Loose and eclectic in a “hey, let’s do a bunch of stuff and record it” kind of way, Subculture Stereo put more emphasis on being zany than on being good.
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Black Metal Box – “Black Metal Box”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Metal
Band Link: www.blackmetalboxmusic.com
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Cheesy 90s-style metal. At their most “brutal,” they have a beefy Pantera thrash sound without the groove.
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The Treats – “Sir Unicorn”
Record Label: S/R
Band Link: www.thetreats.net
The Treats have an eclectic, off-kilter quality that reminds me of Starlight Mints. Building on the Mints’ mix of midtempo bubblegum and weirdness, The Treats add a kind of storytelling alt-folk, like Tom Waits with banjo.
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Nite Nite – “How To Touch The Moon”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Goth
Band Link: www.myspace.com/niteniteband
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* COOZER PICK *
I’m a sucker for good soft-goth. Not the scary industrial stuff or corny Evanescence nu-metal, but the broody-but-bouncy, upbeat-though-downcast 80s sound. If you think about it, this genre is all but gone. I can’t think of anything in the past 15 years that has come close to this classic sound, outside of the occasional new Cure or Morrissey release that I haven’t bothered with.
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Katie Locke & Bullet Proof Tiger – “S/T EP”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Alternative
Band Link: www.katielocke.com
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Although put through an indie rock filter, at the end of the day this is low-key alternative rock bordering on adult contemporary.
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PJ Bond – “You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Band Link: www.myspace.com/pjbondmusic
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Pleasant enough acoustic stuff and alt-country fare.
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