NYC band Ice Balloons are consistently dubbed as a super group. To an extent that may be true but the group are first and foremost friends who have come together to create art with absolute freedom and room to explore. Consisting of Sean Kennerly of Samiam, TV On The Radio’s Kyp Malone, Sean Powell of Fuckemos, Midnight Masses’ Giselle Reiber, B.A. Miale, Rob Bryn of Wild Yaks and Dan Scinta, their music is a collage of riotous punk, New York no wave, garage rock and noise all rolled up into one event of a listen. To call it energetic would be an understatement and in terms of their stage show, well let’s just say that it is probably one of the liveliest performances one could see…ever! Wilder than wild, the ‘common fly’ charges about on stage singing vocals and at some point in the show there may even be sparks popping and flying about on his body.
Brooklyn band Fruit & Flowers have built a name for themselves grinding it out in the NYC circuit. Making their debut with the track 'Turquoise' a couple years back, they went on to drop the hazy 'Way Out' followed by the rocking post-punk song 'Out of Touch'. Lacing slick instrumentation and lush melodies over core punk, Fruit & Flowers are now ready to unleash their new EP 'Drug Tax' on June 30th. A soundtrack to the new BK, the record soars with racing punk guitar riffs, surf bass lines and firing drums. Factor in lush vocals and you an EP standing firm as the Great Wall of China.
Brooklyn-based band Caretaker make their debut with a monster of a single titled ‘Swallow’. Pumped …
Brooklyn-based duo Early Riser have unveiled their latest tune 'Find Me For the Waltz'. Taken from their forthcoming LP 'Currents', the song is a comforting slice of indie folk that dances (no pun intended) in an organic manner, provoking nothing but a feel-good impression. Below is a stream of 'Find Me For the Waltz'. Check it out.
With her new EP 'Heavy Heart' landing May 25th, Brooklyn-based artist McKenize Ellis aka Mothica has shared her latest song entitled 'Self-Destructive'. A refined serving of pop, the content revolves around the hurt of being the second person in a relationship and the difficulty of trying to leave it but not being able to.
Brooklyn band Grim Streaker is a group who have diligently been putting in loads of work in the NYC scene all within quite a short time period. Sharing their debut track 'Guts' earlier this year, Grim Streaker now unleash their fast and utterly rocking song 'Miami Girl'. With singer Amelia Bushel leading the charge with no-nonsense vocals equipped with screams and the whole nine yards, 'Miami Girl' is an electric mixture of 70s - 80s punk and garage that jumps right out of the speaker with energy.
When it comes to music on the heavier sound of punk, drone and more, NYC punk duo Sharkmuffin have no problem delivering it to the fullest. With their new album 'Tsuki' landing May 5th via Little Dickman Records, the Brooklyn band have shared a new song entitled 'Scully Is A Sharkmuffin'. A powering blast of sludge-thundering rock, streaking guitars and echoing screams help drive this haunting bit that hits you like a blow to the chest. Below is a stream of 'Scully Is A Sharkmuffin'. Have a listen.
Brooklyn-based duo Little Person have dropped another easing single entitled 'Perfect Girls'. The track follows their recent tune 'Solemn Is The Only Word', which are both taken from the group's forthcoming EP 'I Feel Fine', scheduled to land April 3rd. Like their past breezy work, 'Perfect Girls' is a drenched in sunny melodies, perfect for a warming climate that is sure to come with the new season. Have a listen.
On the New York side of things, Brooklyn band Sharkmuffin have been dropping a load of excellent punk, noise and garage rock tracks for a number of years. Their 2013 debut EP 'She-Gods of Champagne Valley' was an energetic marathon of raw and in your face garage that was jumping with force and attitude. That same year they also dropped the '1097' EP. 2015 saw the release of Sharkmuffin's debut LP 'Chartreuse', further imprinting their core sound which featured a modern day punk fury mixed with classic elements of the genre.
Two years back, Brooklyn duo Saint Marilyn released their ‘Shoshone’ EP that was a wonderland …
