The Test Drive (Early Album Previews)

    Album and EP premieres and same day releases from independent artists around the world. Jammerzine is a complete news service for the underground and independent music scene. Independent News for the Underground. Powered by Jammer Direct.

    Conscious Route & Scott Bathgate

    The Test Drive: Conscious Route & Scott Bathgate – Pyramid

    Conscious Route and producer Scott Bathgate are releasing their stunning new 6-track 'Pyramid EP' on April 2, 2022, featuring guest appearances by Sean Focus, Kryptik and Geoffrey Williams. Smooth with a side of suave, 'Pyramid'...
    Beauty In Chaos

    The Test Drive: Beauty In Chaos – Behind the Veil Album + Grasp The...

    The musical collective known as Beauty In Chaos are back tomorrow (2/22/22) with their new album titled 'Behind The Veil' via 33.3 Music Collective as well as the official premiere of their new video from said album featuring Betsy Martin (Caterwaul, Purr Machine) titled 'Grasp The Stars'.
    Howless

    The Test Drive: Howless – To Repel Ghosts

    Howless has today released their new album titled ‘To Repel Ghosts’. ‘Fade Out’ got me right away with that glorious start of the album.
    Oliver Beardmore

    The Test Drive: Oliver Beardmore – Not Sinking, Yet Floating

    Oliver Beardmore has today released his new EP titled 'Not Sinking, Yet Floating'. If you remember our two single reviews from this EP, you'll remember how we talked about those being a teaser of what was to come.
    The Merrier

    The Test Drive: The Merrier – Cyclical + Q&A

    The Merrier have released their new album titled 'Cyclical'. The way we make music is so often defined by the technology of our time.
    Mae Krell

    The Test Drive: Mae Krell – Imposter Syndrome

    Mae Krell has today released her new EP titled 'Imposter Syndrome'. All too short but genuinely sweet, Mae shows with 'Imposter Syndrome' that she is truly a brilliant songwriter that writes for her voice and style in such an earnest and endearing way that you can't help but wish that there was more.
    Microcosms - Flytrap

    The Test Drive: Microcosms – Flytrap

    Microcosms have today released their new album titled 'Flytrap'.
    Krooked Tongue

    The Test Drive: Krooked Tongue – No Vacancy Hotel

    Krooked Tongue have today released their new EP titled 'No Vacancy Hotel'. Krooked Tongue are a power trio with an equal balance of musical talent and songwriting originality. Take into account the length of...
    Dan Andriano & The Bygones

    The Test Drive: Dan Andriano & The Bygones – Dear Darkness

    Dan Andriano & The Bygones has today released their new album titled 'Dear Darkness' via Epitaph Records.
    William Ryan Key

    The Test Drive: William Ryan Key – Everything Except Desire

    William Ryan Key has today released his new EP titled 'Everything Except Desire' via Equal Vision. As a pure instrumentalist William is as interesting as he is atmospheric.
    Danny G & The Major & 7ths

    The Test Drive: Danny G & The Major 7ths – The Lookout

    Danny G & The Major 7ths are set to release their new album titled 'The Lookout' on February 18th.
    Catterina - Four Twenty One

    The Test Drive: Catterina – Four Twenty One

    Catterina has just premiered her new EP titled 'Four Twenty One', releasing tomorrow (January 28th, 2022).
    Frances Eliza - No Longer Mine

    The Test Drive: Frances Eliza – No Longer Mine + Q&A

    Asheville-based singer-songwriter Frances Eliza’s second EP, No Longer Mine is a deeply personal collection of songs that blends folk, jazz, and indie influences into something distinct and unique. With lyrics that are raw and...
    SOM - The Shape of Everything

    The Test Drive: SOM – The Shape of Everything

    SOM has released their new album titled 'The Shape of Everything'. Inspired by current events and executed via the current pandemic, 'The Shape of Everything' shows that weathered feeling and atmospheric tension found in different forms in each track.
    AUA - The Damaged Organ

    The Test Drive: AUA – The Damaged Organ

    AUA is set to drop their new album titled 'The Damaged Organ' this Friday (January 21st, 2022), via Crazy Sane Records.
    Kin Chi Kat - Seduction

    The Test Drive: Kin Chi Kat – Seduction

    Kin Chi Kat is set to release their new EP titled 'Seduction' on February 11, 2022 . The lockdown has one positive aspect; it has created some stellar music in such a short...
    Tall Heights - Juniors

    The Test Drive: Tall Heights – Juniors

    Tall Heights has today released their new album titled 'Juniors'. The album was produced and mixed by Mike Mogis (Phoebe Bridgers, Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit) at his studio in Omaha, Nebraska.
    Empty City Squares

    The Test Drive: Empty City Squares – The Disappearing Architect

    Empty City Squares has released their new album titled 'The Disappearing Architect'. Starting off with a solid track and continuing that rare feat of #indie quality, 'The Disappearing Architect' is a varied mix of hook and songwriting diversity with deep roots in rock and pop.
    Sis - Gnani

    The Test Drive: Sis – Gnani

    Sis (a.k.a. Jenny Gillespie Mason ) has today released her new album titled 'Gnani' via Native Cat Recordings. A solid mix of pop, electronic, world, and originality, 'Gnani' delves into the mind of a musician and comes out with beautiful and colorful tracks laced with brilliance, each telling their own stories in their own ways, almost as if from a set of different artists.
    Haley Harkin

    The Test Drive: Haley Harkin – To Heal Her

    Haley Harkin has today released her new album titled 'To Heal Her'. An almost old school style, or stylings, of golden era folk with the penchant for modern songwriting is what gives 'To Heal Her' that modern flair and appeal.
    PJ LaMariana

    The Test Drive: PJ LaMariana – For You

    PJ LaMariana has released his new album titled 'For Your'. That initial first listen gives me hope for the independent music scene.
    Jim Lindberg

    The Test Drive: Jim Lindberg – Songs From The Elkhorn Trail

    Jim Lindberg has released his new album titled 'Songs From The Elkhorn Trail', with a physical release coming May 6th on CD and vinyl.
    Spherical Agenda

    The Test Drive: Spherical Agenda – Arcane Wisdom + Interview

    Spherical Agenda has released their new album titled 'Arcane Wisdom', as well as given us an exclusive glimpse into the band via an interview.
    Palais Ideal

    The Test Drive: Palais Ideal – Negative Space

    Palais Ideal has just released their new album titled 'Negative Space' via Cold Transition Music. A hyper-super-sonic-psychedelic mix of grit and gaze held within a lucid dream, Palais Ideal makes an ideal record with...
    Jake & The Venom

    The Test Drive: Jake & The Venom – A Bell Unrung

    Jake & The Venom has released their new EP titled 'A Bell Unrung', as part of a trilogy including 'A Stone Unturned' and 'A Tape Unraveled'.