Here Come The Mummies are a funk rock band who dress themselves up in mummy bandages when they perform live. Their upcoming sixth album, Cryptic, is one to look out for. The title-track highlights the lighter side of the band, with their singer, Mummy Cass, singing about a woman…

Anything with Thurston Moore’s name on it will be good for something that is, at the least, sufficiently abnormal. For this, I am grateful; let me preface the rest of this review by saying that I’ve never been crazy for Sonic Youth, at least not over the bands who…

The name is not a ruse—Superhuman Happiness kick off second LP Hands with a carefree celebration that is quite literally packed with cheers, laughter, and chatter, before launching into 10 tracks’ worth of rollicking party-pop. The band’s seven members and laundry list of additional collaborators combine for large-ensemble maximalism,…

Bobby Long is a folk rock musician from England. Living in New York, he has begun to feel at home. Highly inspired by musicians like Neil Young with his ability to experiment and reinvent his sound, Long’s Wishbone reflects this Americana he has come to admire. “Devil Moon” is…

Heaven’s Basement are a rock band from the UK. Inspired by classic rock legends of the ‘60s and ‘70s, their hard rock sound is reminiscent of their idols. The band is composed of singer Aaron Buchanan, guitarist Sid Glover, bassist Rob Ellershaw, and drummer Chris Rivers. In addition to…

As a duo in life as well as within music, Noëlle Hampton and André Moran are a pair that click in their latest endeavor, The Belle Sounds. Noëlle is the primary vocalist and songwriter, with André as the lead guitarist. Their self-titled work begins with a country and pop-inspired…

Flat-picking is a guitar technique most commonly found in bluegrass music. Dillon Hodges is an American singer-songwriter who has had some experience with this style, winning 14 total flat-picking competitions in four years. Rumspringa, his latest album, is filled with songs that make use of his expertise, including the…

The Heligoats are an indie band hailing from Bellingham, Washington. They recently released their long-awaited second album, Back To The Ache, on March 19. Fronted by Chris Otepka of the Chicago-based band Troubled Hubble, this record highlights The Heligoats’ ability to mesh acoustic guitar into their songs along with…

All Sensory Void is the solo endeavor of Eric Goldberg, formerly of New Jersey’s The Nico Blues. The vocalist and guitarist took quite a leap with his debut EP, Relax Man…You’re Actually Just Energy Condensed To A Slow Vibration, as he played all the instruments on the release and…

Not that I’ve been there, but Sunnyvale, California sounds like the premiere habitat for a rock band such as The Orange Peels, whose fifth disc, Sun Moon, overflows with bright, healing alt pop salvos that sound primed for vacation playlists. Stylistically, the record won’t make you flip—the Peels never…