French Chanteuse Seduces With Synthpop
A dark gothic atmosphere serves as the backdrop for the new single “Rabbit Hole” from Austin angst-punkers, Crooked Bangs. The immediate differentiator for Crooked Bangs amidst the sea of punk bands, is that lead singer, Leda Ginestra, oscillates between laissez-faire French murmurings and incisive English punctuations. The bilingual vocal stylings evoke francophile nostalgia for bands…
Flying under the radar and hailing from Waco, The Dimaggoios are pumping adrenaline through their amphetamined post-punk pop. Vocalist and guitarist, Brian, projects a unique falsetto vocal styling that is akin to Matt Bellamy of Muse. The ebb and flow of their music is theatrical and bombastic, with inspiring builds and euphoric choruses. Songs like…
While Jay Z and the Chili Peppers will grab the headliner time slots and majority of headlines at weekend 1 of ACL, there are a handful of Austin artists who were tapped to represent the local talent pool that are worth seeing as well. Most Austin festivals do a pretty good job of bringing in…
Trio Summer Salt was the winners of the overall chart, the one that combines the readers’ votes with the one cast by our “scene experts,” who picked the list of nominees we pasted at the bottom of this post. Summer Salt has been on tip of the tongue of anyone who had the chance to…
Ambient waves of electronic bliss gently wash up on the soft sands of Tocaio’s music. Formed in the Winter of 2015, Tocaio is the solo project of Carlos Ramirez who creates electronic instrumentals that tap into vivid tapestries of nostalgia in the listener’s mind. Ethereal progressions and airy grooves hint at Nujabes or Books as…
After a year of song writing and production, local indie act Genuine Leather is premiering their new single “Blossom Child of the Southern Sun.” This hot track’s off of Genuine Leather’s upcoming LP Brunch, due for release this summer, and we’re super excited to be the first to share it with y’all today. Formed in 2011…