[on repeat] BUSY LIZZY by Warm Soda

It' no secret that Bay Area stalwart Matthew Melton has a severe penchant for crafting some of the most sugary sweet, 70's inspired power pop songs that you'll ever hear, and the former Bare Wires front man proves it exponentially with the release of the debut LP, Someone For You, from his new band Warm Soda. Matthew's critics may blow it off as

[on repeat] SHAPES OF A MANNEQUIN by Useless Eaters

Seth Hutton is the brainchild behind Nashville's Useless Eaters and while touring with Jay Reatard he clearly picked up his work ethic of putting out as much music as possible. After last year's flurry of four releases, which included C'est Bon LP, a couple singles, and the excellent EP, Black Night Ultraviolet, I've been looking forward to the release of the new

SHE IS GONE by Bad Indians

After a few 7" releases the past couple years, the Michigan twang rockers Bad Indians have released their debut full-length, Bad Indians Are On The Other Side this past December from Austin label CQ Records. If you enjoyed the bouncy country influenced jangle and boy/girl vocals of the 7" then you will be abundantly pleased with this promising debut.  Two tracks off the LP are available to stream above, which

DAMAGE by Potty Mouth

Last year this Massachusetts quartet released its debut EP, Sun Damage, via three different small Northeast labels.  The EP rightfully caught the ears of many in its fuzzed out 90's leanings, some subtle surf rock tendencies, and high-energy filled rock with plenty of yelps and inherent darker leanings. You've probably already heard most of the EP if you spend

REBEL SPIRITS by Drinking Flowers

Drinking Flowers are a 5-piece psych rock outfit out of Los Angeles that have recently been terrorizing and melting my ears with their reverb soaked, psychedelia, fuzz, and all out blasts of guitars that sludge along effortlessly.  The band's self-titled debut EP came out last year and they are finishing the follow-up EP to be released on the local label Lolipop

[on repeat] PINK RUFF by Bleeding Rainbow

Bleeding Rainbow have taken a cue from their labelmates and recent tourmates Eternal Summers and have added some new band members and kick it up a notch with an infusion of high energy pop-rock for their latest LP release, Yeah Right, out on January 29 from Kanine Records.  After releasing two LPs, an EP, and changing their name from Reading Rainbow, the newly established quartet have maintained the ransom

[on repeat] SAN FRANCISCO by Foxygen

Foxygen are a psych duo of L.A. transplants (Olympia and NY) that manage to wield together some of the best retro guitar rock with modern electro synth effects to create quite the visceral experience for the listener. Their form takes a bit from Ariel Pink in that it's not outwardly conventional, but it's still highly melodic and addicting to a point of exuberance with

FROZEN TOUCH by LENZ

(previously on CWR)

The Bay Area's LENZ have premiered another new track, 'Frozen Touch,' off their upcoming debut LP, Ways To End A Day, from 1-2-3-4 Go! Records later this month. The band boasts a host of talents that I've talked about before obviously because it includes Andy Human, previously of Time Cuts, The Flys and his current solo material released on my own CWR Records.  The band also includes Ray Seraphin

[on repeat] SHE WON'T EVER CALM DOWN by Pale Lights

Every end of year I manage to find something special on someone's year-end list that is completely new to me.  The Seattle based music blog, The Finest Kiss, is a consistent source for my year-end finds and this year I was enlightened to Brooklyn's Pale Lights. The band formed in Fall 2011, and it came about after some core members of The Soft City moved

WROTE YOU A MELODY by Wildcat General Strike

Wildcat General Strike are an unsigned four piece out of Melbourne’s northside. Their music shines with melody evoking comparisons to indie pop icons such as The Cure and The Stone Roses with a   flare of pop rock elements and rawness more reminiscent of contemporary acts such as The Vaccines  and Libertines. The band released its debut EP

BLACK NIGHT ULTRAVIOLET by Useless Eaters

Nashville's Useless Eaters released Malfunction EP in July of last year from Manimal Vinyl and it was the third release of 2012.  Seth Hutton is the brainchild behind the project and you can notice with the consistent  maturation in each release that there is something special waiting to happen. That's not to