The first words you hear on Justin Townes Earle’s new album are ‘hear my father on the radio’.

First Aid Kit are two Swedish sisters that listen to the names Johanna and Klara Söderberg. I first read about them a little while ago and was immediately smitten.

Listening to “Wrecking Ball” it becomes obvious pretty quick that the spirit of Pete Seeger hasn’t left Bruce Springsteen just yet.

Death By Stereo was a pretty solid band back in the day with albums like “If Looks Could Kill, I’d Watch You Die” and “Into The Valley Of Death”.

The 2012 version of The Shins is slightly different from what we were used to. Except for James Mercer, it’s basically an entirely new band.

Mesa, Arizona’s Authority Zero originally released “Stories Of Survival” in 2010 on Suburban Noize Records but us Europeans had to wait up until now for it to be available over here.

If you haven’t heard of I Hate Our Freedom just yet, I strongly urge you to change that. Asap!

When Unsane lashes out with yet another album, you know what to expect by now. And that’s once again no different on “Wreck”, the band’s latest.

“Television Of Saints” marks the end of Rocky Votolato’s collaboration with Barsuk.

You might still remember NYC’s Skeleton Key from the Grammy-nominated album “Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon” which earned them tours with the Melvins, The Jesus Lizard and Primus among others.