Category Fresh Music

Q: Hi! So walk me through it — where were you guys when “Blow My Mind” actually came together? Was it a late-night studio thing or did it start somewhere totally random? David: I was living in a tiny studio apartment in San Luis…

Toffee Nut Orion brings a touch of science fiction to synth-driven pop with “Terramartian Girl”, a 4-minute, 18-second track that tells a romantic story set far from Earth. The song follows a space traveler who falls for a Terramartian girl during his…

Rebekah Snyder takes a personal and heartfelt approach to country music with “Someday Lullaby”. Released on August 7, the song centers on a mother speaking to her children about a conversation she hopes they will have when they are older. It is…

Camille K’s new single “Something to Say” is out August 11th, and it’s such an easy, feel-good listen. The song is about that jittery in-between moment when a friendship starts turning into a crush, and instead of dragging that uncertainty out into…

Anyone who’s spent time on the UK country circuit over the last thirty years has probably crossed paths with Jeff Gallant. He’s been a fixture of the touring and line dance scene since forming Jeff Gallant & The Norfolk Cowboys back in…

Mark Newman’s new single “Ghosts” is one of those songs that catches you off guard in the best way. It’s built around warm, guitar-driven rock, and it’s about something we all deal with: the people, places, and moments that stick with us…

Jordan Seven‘s new album “Mercury” is out now, and “Connected” is the track to start with. It grabbed me on the first listen and it hasn’t let go since. The song centers on something a lot of us know too well: reaching…

Damien Musto has put in real time on stages across the East Coast, and “Cracks in the Pavement” is the moment all that experience finally gets to breathe on its own. He cut his teeth as a guitarist in New Jersey bands…

Kye Alfred Hillig has spent more than a decade earning his reputation as one of Tacoma’s most honest songwriters, and “Widowmaker Express” might be his most striking work yet. Out August 5, this record pulls from the fog and rust of the…

Some bands sound like they’ve been waiting their whole lives to make this record, and that’s exactly the vibe on “Rotten In The Brain”, the debut EP from Astoria, Oregon’s The Something Ain’t Rights. Out July 22 via Hovercraft Records, this nine-song…

Oakland’s The Goods are back with “Summer’s Almost Gone”, the first single off their upcoming record Goodbye Summertime, set to arrive September 16 on Dandy Boy Records. It’s been less than a year since the band’s debut LP, Don’t Spoil the Fun,…

If you are looking for an inspiring blend of storytelling and classic sound, check out the new project “Condo Florida”, released on South Tenth Records by the New York rock outfit Sullyman The Third. Led by singer, songwriter, and pianist John Sullivan,…

Aderyn just gave us “Please”, the third single from her upcoming EP “Hot Pink!”, and it might be her most gutting song to date. She wrote the whole thing in twelve minutes, capturing it on a voice memo before she could second-guess…

South Wales folk-rock band Rusty Shackle have a new single on the way, “Stand Up Tall”, out Friday 24th July. It’s the first look at their upcoming album “Mayfield”, due at the end of August, and it’s a really promising sign of…

Keith Z taps into a familiar relationship dilemma with “Just Friends”, a pop-punk single that combines catchy melodies with an honest story. Running just over two and a half minutes, the song wastes no time getting its point across, delivering energetic guitars,…