Melbourne rockers Covers impressed last year with the track “The Automation“, which touted an infectious mixture of fuzzy synths, punchy guitars, and whirring keys. A proper comparison then was as if Blonde Redhead’s laid-back

“Playground Dreams” is a very infectious track from Paper Days, an indie-rock group out of sunny California with touches of garage-rock and post-punk. The latter two stylistic influences are particularly present in the

Chemists is the atmospheric electronic project of Virginia-based songwriter/producer Danny Bozella. On the gorgeous “Heirloom Luna”, his tranquil vocals sway over a psychedelic assortment of twinkling chimes, warm synth-pads, and obscured instrumental samples.

Nebulae by Heylel Fresh off the featured dark alt-rock of The Lost Poets, Portugal-based rockers Heylel produce a similar edge, but with an added emphasis of gothic metal and female-fronted vocals. The group formed in

TV Girl have impressed several times already with their sample-laden pop, its approach ranging from the nostalgic bite of 2011 release Benny and the Jetts to the infectious key-forward pop of 2013’s Lonely Women EP.

Swedish rockers The Lost Poets deliver a dark mold of alternative-rock that reminds of acts like A Perfect Circle, Queens of the Stone Age, and Nick Cave. Compared to other dark alt-rockers, The

A few years ago, I lived in Hoboken, NJ. Despite the high rents (which was the main reason I moved), it was a nice place to live. It’s pretty quiet, as far