Just like two incompatible elements being brought together to turn into gold, A Kind of Alchemy is a treasure for alternative rock listeners. The album boasts two dominating elements: the madness and the zen.
Let up and coming band Bordeen fill your daily dose of energy with its fresh alternative rock tunes. The Ontario-based group satisfies both rock and pop aficionados with its eclectic mix of new pop, southern rock, and old school harmonies.
Creating gorgeous alt-country melodies with its own style and pace, Killing Days by American Thread is like a good old friend ready to pour you a drink.
Killing Days is the debut album of the Boston-based band. Released last March 2013, the four-piece band presents us with 11 alternative americana with a kick of rock. The album was recorded with multi-instrumentalist/producer Steve Mayone.
Think punk rock and Christmas music don’t mix? Boy Meets World are set to prove you skeptics wrong.
Not to be mistaken for the similarly-named 90′s sitcom, the five-piece band’s offerings are meant to push the dwindling alt genre back to relevance. This is a difficult feat, yes, but it may happen!
Stop whatever you’re doing and listen to The Wyld‘s Abstract EP released last October.
The Wyld creates a new wave of sound by fusing opposing genres of hip-hop, ambient, and rock. This produces a body-shifting, almost spiritual music experience. With six tracks ready for download, this sampler is a great treat for those seeking a new kind of high.
Movie and TV soundtracks are a true audiophile's friends, mostly because are a goldmine for good music and new acts to look out for.
This is precisely the path of Cary Brothers, author of multiple heart-wrenching anthems you might have heard on productions such as "Garden State"and "Easy A". If you want to know him better outside the silver screen, you'll have no regrets listening to his Noisetrade Sampler.
Backed by a three-piece band, Shannon Wardrop delivers fresh, punchy melodies in her latest EP Medicine.
The 20-year-old singer/songwriter from the outskirts of London takes her inspiration from The Rolling Stones, Small Faces, Jefferson Aeroplane, and The Kinks. Released last June 2, 2013, Wardrop’s sounds enters a new dimension of alternative music with soft vocals and sharp arrangement.
Lightning-quick sledgehammer banjo stylings and flame-throwing guitar mayhem form the backdrop of Live Laugh Love. Me and the City is an indie folk group that started as a one man project and eventually grown into four members. Band influences range from The Decemberist, Young the Giant, Rolling Stones, Adele, Mumford & Sons, and Dave Matthews Band.
Want to go on a permanent haze? Try giving Moon/Ruin‘s lone EP a spin.
Fronted by songwriter Kale Ogle, who’s incidentally the only member of the band, the collection Ocean is a formidable bag of tunes that’s set to keep you going on those hot, lazy nights.
