Tag: The Test Drive
The Test Drive: Palm Ghosts – Architecture
Tight in execution and filled with relevant ambiance, Nashville's own Palm Ghosts deliver a solidly retro-modern album in the form of 'Architecture'. designed with an electric style symphony of sound and a penchant for...
The Test Drive: John Andrews – Johnny Was
Shuffled and swayed in a classic folksy alt-country undertone, John Andrews delivers a future classic with acoustic reverence and lovely tempos that truly make this a traveling EP, designed to be that personal companion on...
The Test Drive: Flames At Sunrise – Born In Embers
If you're not a 'metal-head', then give Flames At Sunrise a listen. Because, if you are one of those people who think all metal sounds the same, you will be shocked beyond belief when...
The Test Drive: Nite Haus – Saturation
Immersed in a constant groove and saturated with consistent vocal bliss, Nite Haus' new album titled 'Saturation' is just that; a saturation of originality. Electronic music can be either really inspiring or really bland....
The Test Drive: The Mootekkis – Pucker Up
Some of you no doubt remember The Goood Things. They are still one of my favorite #indie acts. Whatever happens to that group, however, rest assured that there is a completely different band out there...
The Test Drive: Somehow – Hidden Memories
Looking for a set of tracks to pass the time on a long summer drive through the country, then look no farther than Somehow's new album titled 'Hidden Memories'. Track by Track, 'Hidden Memories'...
The Test Drive: Vendetta Red – Quinceañera
Vendetta Red give a cinematic take on the album with their triumphant 'Quinceañera'. A solid mix of crafty song work written and performed with a no-filler mentality with surprising hooks and a flow-work feel from...
The Test Drive: The Scrags – Anything
Welcome to the wonderful, twisted world of Stockholm based five-piece The Scrags who are just about to release their second album 'Anything' on Canadian Indie label The Grizzlar. The album is an energetic mix...
The Test Drive: Timothy Dark – Dark Day Afternoon
NYC based artist Timothy Dark has officially released his smooth as silk, tough as nails EP titled 'Dark Day Afternoon'. A perfect blend of electronic soul, city funk, and lyrical genious, 'Dark Day Afternoon' breaks...
The Test Drive: Lords Of Acid – Pretty In Kink
Lords of Acid are about to embark on a triumphant return in the form of 'Pretty In Kink', their first album in five years and done in true grassroots style in the form of...
The Test Drive: Middlemist Red – Ripple Soul + Tour Announcement
Hungary’s most evolving band are about to embark on a UK tour. If you're not aware of Middlemist Red just yet you really need to be, they produce atmospheric Psych-Rock that is absolutely second...
The Test Drive: The Room in The Wood – Magical Thinking
I am rapidly becoming a fan of that rare niche of artists that I like to call "The Phoenix Contingent". I coined this name in reference to those acts that lived long ago and...
The Test Drive: The Mouse Outfit – Jagged Tooth Crook
Formed by Chini and Defty in South Manchester, The Mouse Outfit cut their teeth as a live band for a Hip Hop open mic night called In The Loop. It was at these events...
The Test Drive: The Two Man Travelling Medicine Show – A Snake’s A Snake
From the darkest corner of rural Dorset, England comes The Two Man Travelling Medicine Show. Heartfelt, ramshackle, Country Punk. Formed in 2016 in the tiny village of Witchampton these 8 musicians put the words...
The Test Drive: Patrick McCallion – Keep Smiling
When I first heard the lead single of Patrick McCallion's EP titled "Keep Smiling" early last month, I knew I was in for something special. I interviewed a different Patrick last year. His music gave...
The Test Drive: Donegan – 1st XI
Donegan has resurrected an idea that most artists have either shunned because it's too focused of a concept or simply to difficult to achieve successfully and that is the concept album. Comprised of the...
The Test Drive: The Black Delta Movement – Preservation
Drenched in the sonic dirt of their forefathers, The Black Delta Movement preserve the grittiness and beauty of #indie with their new album 'Preservation'. Thick with wayward chord progressions that fit neatly under the...
The Test Drive: Luke Godfrey – Brainwashed
Drive for about an hour and a half in a north, northeasterly direction out of Soho in Central London and you'll find Nazeing. The home of Hillgrove Business Park, Bumbles Green Leisure Centre and...
The Test Drive: Matt Finucane – Ugly Scene
Brighton based musician Matt Finucane is happy to be "an explorer and purveyor of the wonderfully unconventional and confrontational", taking his influences from Rock and Krautrock from the 70s.
All of his heroes may be...
The Test Drive: Vinny Peculiar – Return Of The Native
UK based singer-songwriter Vinny Peculiar has been variously described as “an under-sung national treasure” (UNCUT Magazine) and “the missing link between Jarvis Cocker and Roger McGough” His various bands have included ex-members of...
The Test Drive: Ruins – Sample Size
Existing somewhere between dream and memory, the lyrically enchanting songs of Ruins present a melodic honesty, as joyous and melancholic as the human heart.
Recorded in Liverpool’s Crosstown Studios, the duo's intimate storytelling takes the...
The Test Drive: This Blinding Light – Mountain
A 'dirt-tastically' muddy ride through the thick and murky halls that is Seattle, This Blinding Light gives an aurally pleasing soundtrack to modern frustration with five tracks of solid beat and loud rhythm sprinkled...
The Test Drive: Maker – DEA
Maker is a band that is constantly going through a musical evolution. And that evolution, to say the least, is fast, rough, and focused. Most bands do not evolve, and that is a sad,...
The Test Drive: Love Hustler – Take the Stares
While many other bands and artists are trying to make it with rehashed beats and played out samples, it's really refreshing to listen to "Take the Stares" by Love Hustler. Love Hustler is on...
The Test Drive: Muffin – Muffin EP
Muffin is the answer to the question, ‘what happens if you put Grunge, Punk, Indie, and Rock in one big pot and mix it all together?’ It’s explosive, energetic, heavy music that you can...