First Listen (Single Premieres)

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    First Listen: Neil Taylor – Just Another Wednesday

    Steeped in musical history and creative originality, Neil Taylor adds to his repertoire with his new track titled 'Just Another Wednesday'. Having already honed his chops with bands like Tears for Fears and artists...

    First Listen: Cally Rhodes – Summer of My Life

    Feel-good hits of the summer often feel forced or fluffy, or both. In the case of Cally Rhode's new single 'Summer of My Life', that is not the case. The song feels like a...

    First Listen: Nature of Wires – Madame Serena

    Nature of Wires debuts their new single titled 'Madame Serena'. The track is a solid piece of electronic rock with an amazing hook and vocals galore in the vein of all of those delicious...

    First Listen: The Standby – Constant Nausea

    The Standby has released today an epic guitar-driven magnum musical opus in the form of their new single titled 'Constant Nausea'. The track is a rich blend of guitar bliss and musical brilliance and...

    First Listen: Bloodywood – Machi Bhasad (Expect a Riot)

    With a worldly percussive flair amid a sonic assault of guitar and vocal raspy annihilation comes the new single from New Delhi's 'Nu-Metal' militia Bloodywood titled 'Machi Bhasad (Expect a Riot)'. I must start with...

    First Listen: Sluka – Ready to Connect

    With a wonderfully syncopated style of vocal overlays over a brilliantly erratic backbeat, Sluka delivers a dose of originality with their new single titled 'Ready to Connect'. The single is a seamless melding of...

    First Listen: TC&I – Wonderland (Live)

    People often think that the measure of a band or artist's talents lay within the albums they release. Not true, in my opinion. It is within their live performance. That is where you can...

    First Listen: The Cazales – She Wants You Dead

    The Cazales formed in 2015 and are a vibrant Indie Pop 5 piece band based in Wrexham, North Wales. They’ve just released their 'A Certain Quackery' EP. This is their second e.p. which was once...

    First Listen: The Goa Express – The Day

    The Goa Express deliver a raucously good time with their new single titled 'The Day', released today. This song is pure fun pushing out of the speakers with that perfect blend of guitar and...

    First Listen: Where We Sleep – Control

    Beth Rettig a.k.a Where We Sleep is one of those musicians who has found her creative space. We found that out in our Jammerzine exclusive interview with her. And now we have the new...

    First Listen: Cloud 9+ – Facepalm

    Finely crafted, excellently mixed, and aggressively produced, Hungary's own Cloud 9+ kick you straight in the face with their new single titled 'Facepalm'. This delectable combination of dance, EDM, rock, and pop hit the...

    First Listen: Sweet Crisis – Black Magic

    Harking back to the days when rock was 'blues-tinged' and 'redraw', the UK's own Sweet Crisis capture that 'black magic' with, well, their song titled 'Black Magic'. This song is brilliant with soaring vocals...

    First Listen: The Pull of Autumn – Not Coming Down

    The supergroup known as The Pull of Autumn is set to release their new album titled 'Afterglow' on July 25th via RBM Records. Here, we get a sneak peek via their single 'Not Coming...

    First Listen: K Michelle DuBois – Waves Break

    Starting with a sonic mixture reminiscent of both Duran Duran and vintage The Police with a blissfully decedent assault of guitars and bass, K Michelle DuBois delivers an energetic juggernaut in the form of...

    First Listen: The Lows – Love Xtinction

    The Lows are an exciting new hard rock band from Detroit, who has set out to bring pure, thoughtful, heartfelt rock & roll back to the mainstream with their new single, 'Love Xtinction', being...

    First Listen: Drew Davies – Living The Dream

    The #indie scene is alive and well in the form of Drew Davies' new single titled 'Living The Dream'. First off, this song has some brilliant guitar work. A slick combination of that gritty...

    First Listen: Christopher Esse – I’ll Save the World

    Christopher Esse's new single titled 'I'll Save the World' is one of those songs that throws you for a loop, in a good way. It starts off with this beautiful chord progression on an...

    First Listen: Pacific – Bottle This Love

    In my opinion, Pacific has long ago solidified an absolute reputation as a truly global act without comprising anything in regards to style or reputation. Just listen to their new single titled 'Bottle This...

    First Listen: Marquis Drive – Shine On / Unite

    Marquis Drive really packs in the hooks with their new Double-A sided singles titled 'Shine On' and 'Unite'. Each song has it's own signature sound while retaining that certain something that Marquis Drive has...

    First Listen: Reptile Room – Design

    Atlanta, GA's own Reptile Room give a dreamlike state of audio bliss with their new single titled 'Design' (video below). Fronted by the beautifully captivating vocals of Sami Michelsen and surrounded by an almost...

    First Listen: Femi Taiwo – Space for My Guitar

    Femi Taiwo really melds multiple genres with his multiple talents with his new single titled 'Space for My Guitar'. Obviously, an accomplished guitarist in the style of the old school blues greats such as...

    First Listen: Figure Walking – Blue World Remix

    What we have here is a Tulipomania/Hartline remix of Figure Walking's own 'Blue World' single. Remixes can be a bit of a gamble due to the fact that there is already an original track...

    First Listen: Emerald Sunday – What Becomes of You

    Emerald Sunday drop their new single titled 'What Becomes of You'. The track is a welcome surprise to me because it's just so well crafted and produced. This track sounds like a million bucks...

    First Listen: AV Super Sunshine – Are You Happy

    AV Super Sunshine has dropped his new single titled 'Are You Happy' from his latest release of remixes titled 'Candyland'. When I first interviewed AV last September, I really enjoyed his outlook on the...

    First Listen: Craig Irving – Heart

    Craig Irving finally steps out into his own in earnest with his new single titled 'Heart'. If this track is but a preview of what Craig is capable of then he has a fan...