The Test Drive: Hook Turns – Night Shift
Eclectic at the core and creative all the way to the top, Hook Turns new LP "Night Shifts" accomplish a complex yet serene journey musically with each and every song. Each track captures a...
The Test Drive: Death Valley Rally – Northern Lights
The new album from Virginia-based Death Valley Rally titled "Northern Lights" is a well-crafted journey via four musicians who can sonically communicate with each other thru laid back alt-rhythms and melodies worthy of any...
The Test Drive: COPE – Challenge Oppression // Pursue Equality
Thrash is renewed with the upcoming release of COPE's new EP "Challenge Oppression // Pursue Equality". The songs are solid and the tempo never lets up, which are the two best ingredients for any...
The Test Drive: Jasmine Rodgers – Blood Red Sun
Thinking back to our interview with Jasmine Rodgers back in May, I can't help but remember thinking how excited I got by listening to what she had to say about music about how her...
The Test Drive: Art Of Dying – Nevermore
Conceived of fury and born by fire is the best way to describe "Nevermore", the new EP from Art Of Dying. Man, these tracks simply don't let up. They pin you down and shout...
The Test Drive: Tyler Hilton – Winter Tour
From his performance as Elvis in 'Walk The Line', Chris Keller in the hugely popular American drama 'One Tree Hill' and Charlie in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi TV drama 'Extant', Tyler Hilton has established himself...
The Test Drive: The Blet Project – Now Live
Scotland’s fourpiece electro-pop outfit The Blet Project proudly introduce their debut album 'Now Live'. Written in early January 2015 by Stephen Dennis, 'Now Live' is a concept album based on Stephen’s experiences grappling with...
The Test Drive: Dalton Deschain and the Traveling Show – Roberta
Dalton Deschain & the Traveling Show have delivered a new and original genre of music that I am calling "Circus Rock". As we stated in our review of their lead single, they are true...
The Test Drive: Fervency – Lowering Entropy
Fervency began in mid-2010 with Danish songwriter Thomas Blæsbjerg on analogues/synths, guitars and bass and UK/Luxembourgian co-collaborator Calvin Batley on vocals, lyrics, guitars and bass.
With a sound and vibe reminiscent of acts such as...
The Test Drive: Bauer – Impossible is Nothing
Manchester favorites Bauer have fan-funded their new album 'Impossible is Nothing' via a worldwide campaign through PledgeMusic. The band, who have played shows with Snow Patrol, I Am Kloot and Turin Brakes amongst others,...
The Test Drive: Kenny Dubman – Reckless Abandon
I think it's safe to say that at this point in time popular music has gone through a lot of transformations. Some good and some bad. But it's also safe to say that there...
The Test Drive: Zach Ashton – People and Places
Zach Ashton was raised near the seaside town of Indian Rocks Beach on the Gulf of Mexico. A self-taught musician, Ashton gravitated towards the guitar and began composing original works at the age of eighteen....
The Test Drive: Sky Between Leaves – Klein Blues
Sky Between Leaves is an East London based Brazilian post-punk/krautrock act made up of Tito Cordeiro (guitar/vocals), Brenno Balbino (Bass/ synthesizers) and Juliana Favero (Drums/ Percussion).
The band, who take their name from Jarvis Cocker's...
The Test Drive: William Gray – Seine
William Gray was a founding member of The Smokestacks, who, despite national tours, BBC live sessions, radio airplay, two single releases and major label interest, disbanded in 2008 having never officially released an album.
A...
The Test Drive: Gabriel Collins – Count the Seconds
Born in London in 1983, Gabriel Collins had a habit of tapping on any available surface, this continued until his parents bought him a drum kit and he taught himself to play it, as...
The Test Drive: Jaguanera – Head To Tail
With their new American tour starting tomorrow, Jaguanera is about to support what is, in my opinion, one of the contenders of our "Best Indie Albums of 2016" with "Head To Tail". Jaguanera has the uncanny...
The Test Drive: Hologram Teen – Marsangst
A few months ago, we reviewed Hologram Teen's (a.k.a Morgane Lhote) double single Marsangst/Hex These Rules. And, if you go back even further, Tracksuit Minotaur/Post- Apocalyptic Teacakes. Well, now we get the whole story with "Marangst". Four...
The Test Drive: Nick Waterhouse – Never Twice
Never Twice by Nick Waterhouse
On September 30th, California rhythm and blues revivalist Nick Waterhouse will return with his third full-length studio album, Never Twice. The first track off of the album was unveiled today...
The Test Drive: Introflirt – Temporary Heaven
We got tastes of what was to be with our reviews for "Frozen Lace" and "Orange Light", and now we get the whole meal in the for of "Temporary Heaven", which comes out August...
The Test Drive: Alteras – Grief
Consistency is a trait that is sometimes and, regretfully, often lacking in that hard rock and metal genres these days. Everyone seems to be taking the best bits and pieces from one another without...
The Test Drive: The Vellas – Sweethearts And Counterparts
The Vellas are one of the most exciting bands to have emerged from the Sheffield scene in recent years, two of the band's members call the city home with two more coming from neighbouring...
The Test Drive: Calling Apollo – The Great Depression Act 1
Calling Apollo have always been one of my favorite indie acts in the new music scene. Just check out our write-up for their last effort "HUNTER | GATHERER". Now they're back with the all...
The Test Drive: The Pottos – Your Room
The Pottos are Colin Clegg and Misto Viscuso, a duo that works with a range of other musicians. School friends since the age of fifteen, Colin and Misto have played together under a number...
The Test Drive: The Crosiers – Wheat to Wire
Birmingham, Alabama-based band The Crosiers are Ben McClellan on vocals, his brother Frank McClellan on vocals, guitars and keys, and Shane Jewell on guitars, keys, bass, and drum programming. Frank and Ben have been...
The Test Drive: Magnifico – Charlatan de Balkan
A major star in Solvenia with a succession of huge hits across mainland Europe, Magnifico, is the Balkan’s answer to both Harry Belafonte and Dean Martin.
It's a bold claim, but Magnifico's status as chansonnier,...