The Test Drive (Early Album Previews)

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    Watch Clark

    The Test Drive: Watch Clark – Backscatter Effect

    Watch Clark delivers a solid set of tracks in the form of his new EP titled 'Backscatter Effect'. While this may be something to tide the masses over until the next full-length album, 'Backscatter...
    Search and Seizure

    The Test Drive: Search and Seizure – Outer Space

    Search and Seizure drops their new album titled 'Outer Space' right here on Jammerzine. The Kansas City natives go global in sound with a sound that defines the band as well as it gains an audience. Perfect resonance in each track that sonically grabs your attention not just with the content but with the mix. 'Outer Space' is an album designed for those big stereos so please don't do it an injustice by settling for earbuds. Each song cranks and stands on its own so good luck guessing the next single. There is no filler here.
    Jonny Polonsky

    The Test Drive: Jonny Polonsky – Kingdom of Sleep

    Tomorrow (March 6), Jonny Polonsky will release his latest album titled 'Kingdom of Sleep'. The album is as diverse as it is inspiring, in so many ways. From the first note of the intro...
    Didit Saad (guitar), Elda Suryani (vocal). Photo by Robby Suharlim

    The Test Drive: Stars and Rabbit – Rainbow Aisle

    Stars and Rabbit have just released their new album titled 'Rainbow Aisle'. Already in contention for one of our 'albums of the year' mention at the end of this year, Stars and Rabbit are...
    Earthset

    The Test Drive: Earthset – L’Uomo Meccanico

    Earthset announces their triumphant return to form with their newest project titled 'L’Uomo Meccanico'. This project is unique in that it is a soundtrack written for 'L’Uomo Meccanico' (translated as 'The Mechanical Man'), a...
    Dar.Ra

    The Test Drive: Dar.Ra – Whiskey & Honey

    Dar.Ra continues his hot streak with a new EP titled 'Whiskey & Honey'. What I love about Dar.Ra, as an artist, is his pure consistency. He never comes out with anything that you could...
    Pilotcan

    The Test Drive: Pilotcan – No More Shan Goodbyes

    On Monday 13th April 2020 Pilotcan release their new album 'No More Shan Goodbyes'. A collection of twelve new songs recorded in Leith, Scotland, with Idlewild's Rod Jones on production duties, during 2019. This...
    Tessie

    The Test Drive: Tessie – Feel Trip II

    Tessie has released her new album titled 'Feel Trip II'. A varied range of pop, soul, and beat-driven R&B filtered through the dance machine, Tessie shows her dynamic and unique vocal blend that shows...
    Loveblind

    The Test Drive: Loveblind – War Planets + New Video + Exclusive Interview

    Loveblind has just dropped their new EP titled 'War Planets' as well as their new video for the title song. Loveblind is a band that, while not being together physically, share that spiritual and...
    Peel Dream Magazine

    The Test Drive: Peel Dream Magazine – Agitprop Alterna

    Peel Dream Magazine drops their new album titled 'Agitprop Alterna' today (January 28, 2020). Being such a new project (only two years old) its remarkable that Peel Dream Magazine has already found somewhat of...
    of Montreal

    The Test Drive: of Montreal – UR FUN

    of Montreal drops their new album titled 'UR FUN' as of today (January 17th, 2020). This is a good album to ring in the roaring (hopefully not raging) 20s in with. A solid set...
    Gerry Gareau

    The Test Drive: Gerry Gareau – Feet Off The Brakes

    No fear shooting into life as a Modern Americana artist, after success as a promoter in Montreal Canada, Gerry Gareau is choosing to build a music career with something to say, after gathering sincere...
    (leave) nelson b

    The Test Drive: (leave) nelson b – 2.0: Phantom

    (leave) nelson b is set to drop his new album titled '2.0: Phantom' on January 24th via Lonely Ghost Records. To say that this album is ethereal, visceral, and harmonically beautiful would be an...

    The Test Drive: Rosewood – Dying Kiss Of Goodbyes

    Rosewood was founded in 2017 in Espoo Finland as Antti-Jussi Valkama's purpose to create a full-length album. He had a force necessary to write quite easier music by his own rules and ideas after...
    ØZWALD

    The Test Drive: ØZWALD – Born In A State

    ØZWALD officially drops their new album titled 'Born In A State'. Musical collaborations can go one of two ways: inherently good or brilliantly bad. I think it is safe to say that 'Born In...
    Dead Horse One

    The Test Drive: Dead Horse One – The West is Best

    French Shoegaze band Dead Horse One return with the release of their new album titled 'The West is the Best. Once again teaming up with RIDE's Mark Gardener and John Loring (Fleeting Joys),  the...
    Morning Bells

    The Test Drive: Morning Bells – Fall From The Velvet Sky

    Morning Bells officially drop their new EP titled 'Fall From The Velvet Sky' today. Solid tracks and diverse dueling guitars overlayed atop a solid rhythm with a folksy crooning set of vocals are what...
    Beatific

    The Test Drive: Beatific – Sunshine

    Beatific finally drop their long-awaited EP titled 'Sunshine'. We originally reviewed their single 'She Loves Him' and that was the moment the anticipation began. With the full EP 'Sunshine', we get a more complete...
    Membranes

    The Test Drive: The Membranes – Nocturnal (Kitty Lectro Remixes)

    Post-punk legends The Membranes team up with Goth DJ Kitty Lectro in the form of a new set of remixes named 'Nocturnal'. What makes this an epic set of interpretations is the simple fact...
    Rikshaw

    The Test Drive: Rikshaw – Gem.In.I

    NYC artist Rikshaw drops his new album titled 'Gem.In.I'. Rikshaw is an absolute powerhouse. A rhyme-slinger who spits lead and breathes fire. The marriage of beat, rhythm, and lyric clearly shows that the adrenaline...
    Drew Davies - Beautiful World

    The Test Drive: Drew Davies – We Need to Talk

    Drew Davies has dropped his new EP titled 'We Need to Talk'. The culmination of those wonderful singles and videos has come to fruition with this rock-solid EP of songs that are as diverse...
    Inkräktare

    The Test Drive: Inkräktare – We Are Not Really Here

    Inkräktare has just dropped their new collaboration in the form of these eleven tracks under the guise of the title 'We Are Not Really Here'. They often say that great minds think alike and...
    Keys

    The Test Drive: Keys – Bring Me the Head of Jerry Garcia

      With such a gloriously iconic title, Keys' new album ‘Bring Me the Head of Jerry Garcia’ is not only a collection of road-tested songs but also a bold new start for the band. It’s...
    Ollie Trevers

    The Test Drive: Ollie Trevers – Cordelia

    Ollie Trevers officially drops his new EP titled 'Cordelia'. The first thing that strikes me is the almost breathtaking combination of bell toned guitar and powerful and crooning vocal work by Ollie himself. The...
    Elizabeth The Second

    The Test Drive: Elizabeth The Second – Two Margaritas at the Fifty Five

    Elizabeth The Second has officially dropped their new EP titled 'Two Margaritas at the Fifty Five'. This set of songs is a modern guitarist's dream to listen to. The riffs are varied and ethereal,...