The Test Drive (Early Album Previews)

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    Go For Gold

    The Test Drive: Go For Gold – Cope

    Go For Gold has released their new album titled 'Cope'. Beautiful guitar rock with massive hooks and killer harmonies mesh and mold together with seamless attitude by a band with a signature soul and...
    Joe Symes and the Loving Kind

    The Test Drive: Joe Symes and the Loving Kind – A Place To Call...

    Joe Symes and the Loving Kind have released their new EP titled 'A Place To Call Our Own'. Joe and the boys have always been consummate songwriters to my ears but, with this latest...
    Mono - Scarlet Holliday

    The Test Drive: Mono – Scarlet Holliday + Tour Info

    Mono have released their new 3 track EP titled 'Scarlet Holliday' via Temporary Residence Ltd, Pelagic Records, and New Noise. Originally released as a Bandcamp exclusive 2 track 'Scarlet Holliday'/'First Winter', this is an expanded version featuring 'Epilogue'.
    Heidi Serwer

    The Test Drive: Heidi Serwer – Palm Tree On The Drywall

    Heidi Serwer has released her new album titled 'Palm Tree On The Drywall'. One thing that I've learned in reviewing music is that each album, every song, and every video has a personality about it. Sometimes it's the artist. Sometimes it's a collaboration.
    Brother Leo

    The Test Drive: Brother Leo – PoP Poetry (pt. 1)

    Brother Leo has released the first part of his album titled 'PoP Poetry'. With a diverse track list that showcases, in different ways, the diverse sides of both Brother Leo's songwriting and production skills, which are both massive and intriguing to say the least.
    Arliston

    The Test Drive: Arliston – The Ground Might Disappear

    Arliston has released their new album titled 'The Ground Might Disappear'. The album begins in an almost atmospheric and even cinematic state. Signature from that first note. A slow burn of an album to say the least. But what gives you that instant moment of interest is the style behind the music. All original and surrounding, 'The Ground May Disappear' takes its time to let you get to know the music, and the band.
    Joshua Roberts

    The Test Drive: Joshua Roberts – Lost & Found

    Joshua Roberts has released his new album titled 'Lost & Found'. A sweet combination of virtuosity, volume, and variance, 'Lost & Found' showcases Joshua's talent as a guitarist and musician and adds songwriter and vocalist to form a signature sound that is as genre hopping as it is earnest and true to his form.
    Filligar

    The Test Drive: Filligar – Future Self

    Filligar has today released their new and eighth studio album titled 'Future Self'. Already known as an original sounding band that spans the genres as it does the world, Filligar show today what they...
    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.