KAONASHI Philadelphia’s Kaonashi wants to create change. The quartet — Peter Rono (vocals), Ryan Paolilli (drums), Ryne Jones (bass), Alex Hallquist (guitar/vocals), — aspire to generate compassion, understanding, and empathy through art. They understand that music is and has always been a force for bringing people together. They’ve made it their mission to leverage the […]
A recklessly free-spirited collective, THE CALLOUS DAOBOYS is made of six members, featuring a violinist and multiple vocal contributions. Together they deliver a vibrant combination of mathcore, sasscore, and post-hardcore — a sound that is at once abrasive, chaotic, and classy. Reveling in high-strung extremity their music is dense, impenetrable, and chaotic yet confusingly inviting […]
AGRICULTURE Agriculture is een blackmetalband uit Los Angeles die het genre een flinke schop onder de kont geeft. Ze noemen hun stijl "ecstatic black metal"—denk aan blastbeats en tremolo's, maar dan met een spirituele knipoog en een flinke dosis euforie. Wat begon als jamsessies tussen Kern Haug en Dan Meyer in de underground noise-scene van […]
Michael Cera Palin Michael Cera Palin are an emotive indie-punk trio from Atlanta, GA. The band are noted for consciously vulnerable lyrics, a cathartically catchy sound, and an impassioned live show, all forged through a decade of cutting teeth in the genre-fluid arts landscape of their home. MCP released two EPs from 2015-2018 before a […]
THORNHILL On April 4th, Australian band Thornhill released their third studio album, titled BODIES, marking a substantial evolution in their musical style. In contrast to the more intricate sound of their previous album, Heroine, and their departure from the clinical metalcore sound of their debut album, The Dark Pool, BODIES has forged a distinctive sound […]
THE SUMMER SET Led by vocalist Brian Logan Dales, the Phoenix, AZ band has been silently building an enormous following of super fans since their formation in 2007. The quartet’s honest lyrics and signature brand of feel-good pop has led them to an incredible string of success throughout their career that includes multiple sold out […]
STRAY FROM THE PATH Stray From The Path have been bringing their charged-up hardcore fury and politically outspoken lyricism to the masses for the better part of two decades, aiming to be the kind of band that can be a gateway to both heavy music and radical ideas. ALPHA WOLF In the ever-evolving sonic landscape […]
KNIVES Bristol’s rawest noise collective KNIVES released a razor-sharp debut with in the form of GLITTER, one instantly made a name for itself. Released in May via Marshall Records, the album was rightly described by The Wire as “very necessary”. Think: an explosive mix of hardcore, post-punk and jazz, with chaos that comes together surprisingly […]
The Scratch The Scratch are a band that don’t seem to fit in anywhere, but have proven to fit in everywhere. Starting out with just acoustic guitars and a wooden box, the band created an immediate buzz in their hometown of Dublin, Ireland. Seemingly incapable of keeping themselves boxed in to one singular genre, they […]
SWIM SCHOOL When swim school stepped onto the stage at London’s 100 Club in January, the feeling of past meets future was palpable. Stepping onto the same stage, under that low ceiling and with the walls around them adorned by images of artists who really meant something, the band knew they had something to prove […]
