This Time Next Year are out to bring back the old days where pop-punk had meaning and bands like New Found Glory and Blink-182 were kings. With each track on Drop Out Of Life, the band’s first full-length, the listener can feel the honesty and connection within the lyrics…

There was something familiar about the sound of Girl On Fire’s new EP, Revenge, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. Quite possibly it is the familiarity of this rising Seattle band that keeps you listening. With Revenge only being five tracks long, it’s hard not to keep…

Following up from their 2008 debut, And You Were A Crow, New Jersey natives The Parlor Mob release their sophomore album, Dogs. The band has grown after being on the road and now brings a heavier experimental sound mixed with their already infamous indie rock.

Coming out of the…

Since their formation in 2008, Guilty As Sin has been keeping busy by banging out disc after disc. After releasing three CDs in consecutive years, the band decided to keep the tradition alive and introduce their latest full-length album, Psychotronic.

The brief, first listing, “Start Transmission,” gets the album…

Kerretta is busting out experimental instrumental music like no other. With heavy leads and grooves, “A Way To Uprise” prepares the listener for the dark vibe of the album. “Bloodlines,” the up-tempo third song off of Saansilo, has the most commercial sound off of the release. Once the piece…

The Trophy Fire is an indie/power-pop band that was formed back in 2007 by lead singer and guitarist Ben Flanagan. In 2008, Flanagan worked with Jamie McGoldrick to release their first record, A Lifetime In The Middle Of The Ocean. Their debut won over listeners with its upbeat sound.…

The Veda Rays’ first full-length album, Gamma Galaxy Veda Rays Rays Rays, blends together indie pop, post-rock, art rock and retro pop with interesting tones, effects and moods to bring a unique sound to the forefront. The nine-track disc begins with “All Your Pretty Fates.”

The dreamy first track…

Southern Culture On The Skids is a rock trio from Chapel Hill, NC, made up of Rick Miller, Dave Hartman and Mary Huff. In 1998 the band released the original, Zombified record in Australia as an eight-song EP via Monkey-Dog records. Now they’re back to re-release the album in…

Agitations, the latest release from Cobra Skulls, is the band’s first full-length release on Fat Wreck Chords and their third full-length album. The disc contains short, topical and energetic tunes to get the listener thinking and moving. The album opens up with “Six Degrees,” which shows off the contrasting…

Halloween, Alaska’s 10-track album, All Night The Calls Came In, starts off on a relaxed note with “You Are Not Well.” “Analogue” features a fun beat for most of the song until it mellows and turns into noise. A romantic guitar riff, melodious vocals and hand claps lead the…