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Photo: Ursula Bahr Southern Appalachia doomhaze outfit Angelica & The Crooked Path recently released two debut singles, “Lily” and “Creatures of Spring.” Both songs were mastered by Ryan Williams and produced, engineered, and mixed by…

Photo: Mark Maryanovich Melodic rap/nu-pop duo ET Boys, who hail from South Florida, reveal their latest single/lyric video, “Hell of a Night,” on the Wake Up! Music label. Comprised of two Latino brothers, Tacboy and…

Photo: Becca Heup Nashville and Memphis-based alt-pop/rock trio Strange Company releases their new single, “Lois Lane,” a track from the band’s forthcoming debut album, Eyes Wide Open. Made up of Chris Burris, Aaron “Crash” Robinette,…

Texas-based Nu-rock band ColdWards releases their new single/music video, “Flatline,” a track presaging their upcoming EP via Wake Up! Music Rocks. The track was produced by ColdWards, and mixed and mastered by Jonathan Dolese, Made…

Texas-based nu-rock band ColdWards introduces their new single/music video, “Bad News,” a track lifted from their forthcoming EP via Wake Up! Music Rocks. Produced, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Dolese, “Bad News” was engineered by…

Indiana-based garage rock outfit Brother O’ Brother releases their new album, Skin Walker, via Romanus Records. Talking about the album, Brother O’ Brother says, “‘Skin Walker’ refers to the Native American legend of shapeshifting humanoids.…

New Orleans, Louisiana-based heavy rock/nu-metal outfit Transient unleashes their new single/music video, “Sow.” Formed in 2020 by Jody Linnell of Smile Empty Soul and 12 Stones fame, Transient began life as a solo project, but…

Punk-rock, thrash outfit Cycotic Youth introduces their music video, “Cyco Up,” following on the heels of “Cycofied,” the band’s first single in more than three decades. Founder/frontman and owner of the legendary shop S.T. Tattoo…

Nashville-based heavy rock outfit Lydia’s Castle recently released their new single, “Search For You,” a song about overcoming loss. And it’s a brawny gem of a song. Vocalist Tonya LeeAnne explains, “Search For You is…

Synth-pop artist Local Nomad, aka Michael Desmond, introduces the music video for “Snakechild,” his new single following on the heels of his self-titled debut EP, which dropped in July this year. Explaining his stage name…