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NITCH: ATWA EP

ATWA by Nitch is an album that will surely blow your mind. With their heart-pumping tracks in the album, you are in for a grunge music experience. Listen as each beat of the drum, each groove of the the bass and electric guitars, and each kick of textured vocals enthrall your ears. Released last April 10, 2014, this album will surely elicit some solid head bangs.

Great White Buffalo: Great White Buffalo EP

If you haven’t been introduced to the Great White Buffalo by now, here is the perfect chance. The L.A. quartet is poised to make the grade with their recently-released self-titled debut, Great White Buffalo, which boasts big hooks and a polished production, all thanks to Grammy award-winning producer Philip Allen (Adele, Aerosmith).

Tearjerker: Rare

ATTENTION: We’ve just uncovered a “rare” gem, and it’s Tearjerker’s acclaimed 2011 EP, Rare. The boys do what they do best – dream pop – and the results are just astounding. As it turns out, the collection became an experimental ground on every possible route ‘shoegaze’ can take; a mixtape of sorts, if you will.
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Singleton: Uncovered

Amid the political instability happening at Ukraine’s capital, Kiev might have produced one of the year’s most promising bands: Singleton. The quintet’s formation goes back a decade earlier, where they started building a name in the forefront of Ukraine’s indie scene via their raw sound. This has allowed them to tour across the country, the neighboring Russia and Belarus, and even Germany.

gorgeous bully: The Young Obese

If, and only if, you ever get to encounter a ‘gorgeous bully’, you should know that fighting back isn’t an option. This clever title is the moniker of Thomas Crang, a Manchester-based musician who has helped transition the act from a solo project to a band effort.

Oddepoxy: Oddepoxy

When’s the last time you heard a great rock record? If the answer is “light years ago,” then now would be the time. Fortunately, Oddepoxy has got us covered with its impressive full-length, the self-titled Oddepoxy.

Avenue: Garage Days

Aptly titled Garage Days, Avenue’s EP is a your average pop punk fare, but with a twist: the usual bass and electric guitar are replaced with a rawer-sounding acoustic guitar (strummed to its core) and basic drums. Though this sounds amateur-ish, it’s part of the EP’s charm.