Dear Boy is an indie band from Los Angeles. It’s not hard to figure that one out. The big, sun-drenched melodies are pretty much a giveaway.

I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from a band called Dogbreth, but it wasn’t what I ended up listening to.

Following up on last year’s “Someone I’d Like To Know” EP, Chicago’s Earth Girls step it up on “Wanderlust”, the band’s first full-length.

Not sure what this Cambridge-based outfit has to mourn about. Definitely not their music.

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I haven't listened to much of Big Eyes' other work, but whether or not you're familiar with them, "Stake My Claim" is well worth your time.

“No Beer No Dad” opens with the sound of someone shotgunning a beer, before bursting out in opening combo that is the joyous and ba ba ba-enhanced “Cents Cents Money Money” and “Indiana”, a song ab

As a self-described Punk Rock Dad, finding things to listening to that fits the 'non-baby' baby music criteria without being a rehashed lullaby is difficult.

American circles are doughy and come with a hole in them. Russian Circles may be from the US, but there’s nothing about their songs.

Following up on last year’s “Hiding Games” EP is Canada’s Safe To Say.