Pittsburgh, PA indie rock band Standard Broadcast has released their newest single, “I Meant What I Said”. The indie rock track blurs the lines between classic rock, indie alternative like Cursive mainstream pop rock like The Fray. We had a chance to chat with Nate Jay of the band as part of our Refrain Interview Series. Refrain Music Blog: Thanks for taking the time to do this interview. … Continue reading The Refrain Interview: Standard Broadcast
Johannesburg, South African alternative rock artist Chenél No.1 has released her latest single, “Save Me”. The track is an alternative rock song with driving guitars and emotive riffs that give it an edge of pain merged with a fierce vulnerability. We had a chance to Chat with Chenél No.1 as part of our Refrain Interview Series. Refrain Music Blog: Thanks for taking the time to do this interview. … Continue reading The Refrain Interview: Chenél No. 1
Sri Lankan-born Londen singer Gilska weaves a moody and mysterious vibe led by layers of electronic instrumentation and her husky vocal quality on her brand new melancholic house track “Up Till 5” With catchy, dance-worthy rhythms, the production is minimal yet effective having begun as a simple arrangement of verses and chorus written on the piano. With subtle synths framing the textured vocals, the track … Continue reading Gilska Drops “Up Till 5”
Austin-based, Korean-American talent Kize Bae has released “1000 Paper Cranes,” an uplifting and inspirational ode to the bravery of young children battling terminal cancer. Brimming with hope, love, and joy, a slow-burn beat blends seamlessly into Kize’s soaring vocals in a luscious indie-pop soundscape, tinged with anthemic hip-hop feels. Drawing inspiration from a Make A Wish Foundation documentary video and fascinated by the concept of … Continue reading KIZE BAE Releases “1000 Cranes” In Conjunction with MAKE A WISH
While we do love summer and all the jolly music that comes with it, there’s nothing quite like a sad piano ballad to exemplify our state of mind coming into autumn and winter. Leyla Diamondi has created the track we are craving after a hot season of exuberant love songs and party tunes. “Broken Pieces” is a dramatically poignant offering illustrating emotional frailty and self-empowering … Continue reading “Broken Pieces” by Leyla Diamondi is a poignant heartbreak song
Fargo rock band Dearly Departed has announced its new album, Heartless, to be released in October of this year. The band has previously released the singles “Hindsight” and “Quiet Echoes” as part of the album rollout. We had a chance to chat with Deven Jason of Dearly Departed about their release as part of our Refrain Interview Series. Refrain Music Blog: Thanks for taking the time to do this interview. You have … Continue reading The Refrain Interview: Dearly Departed
San Diego, CA rock band Paper Forest has announced their newest album, Trick Photographer, out Sept 22nd on It’s Okay, I’m Crying. Along with the album announcement, the band has dropped their latest single “House In Your Head”. We had a chance to talk to multi-hyphenate Sean Burdeaux about the project as part of our Refrain Music Series. Refrain Music Blog: Thanks for taking the time to do this interview. … Continue reading The Refrain Interview: Paper Forest
Birmingham, Al rock band Salvo has just released their new album, The Traveler, on Asbestos Records. The 14-track album features the singles “Anything Can Happen Day“ and “Crime of the Century“ Many of the band members of Salvo used to be in Pain, who released four albums and toured heavily in the ’90’s, earning a nationwide fan base that remains gleefully loyal. Pain produced videos, recorded for Cartoon Network, had their … Continue reading The Refrain Interview: Salvo
To Kill A Monster was born in 2008. Since the beginning, they have set out to produce a sound that is nearly indescribable and a live show that is totally unforgettable. To Kill A Monster maintains that music is better as an inspiration to be happy than a tool to promote negativity, this is why their songs are almost always upbeat, dancey, or at least about nerdy subjects. Not … Continue reading The Refrain Interview: To Kill A Monster
Rising talent Belle Vex drops uplifting pop number “Us,” driven by acoustic guitars and his airy vocal lines touched by hazy beats to round it off. With an empowering message that encourages us to be our own biggest cheerleader in good times and bad, the track has been six years in the making. A gentle yet catchy number that comes straight from Belle’s heart and … Continue reading Pop Artist Belle Vex Releases Uplifting “Us”
North Carolina-based singer-songwriter Brady Keith Gearheart, better known by his stage name Keith Heart, has just dropped the upbeat yet eerie dance-pop number “Serial Heartbreaker.” The track is led by his soulful vocals, founded on a smooth fusion of genres, twinkling synths, and heavy bass, and creates a contradictory atmosphere that feels carefree and joyous but with something sinister lurking at its corners. Lyrically, “Serial … Continue reading Keith Heart Drops “Serial Heartbreaker”
Cutting through with yet another marvel of a song, The Horn have us in the palm of their hands to play on the tragically common mis-use of authority. ‘Power Show’ is the band’s brand new statement manifesting exhaustion towards egotistical power fights. You know a song is packed in passion and frustration when things get political! The Horn have devised a brilliant formula to showcase … Continue reading Things get political in The Horn’s ‘Power Show’
