Colaars
Colaars from Kiev in the Ukraine is a four piece indie-pop band that has just released a debut EP Wood Arsenal. Dmitry Tkach (Vocal / Guitar), Ivan Medelyan (Guitar / Backing Vocal), Chuk (bass) and Evgeniy Vinogradsky (Drums) are newly formed and setting out their stall. The newly emerged so called’ free states’ are hived with bands that are happy with life. So […]
Band of the week 13th to 19th May 2012 Top 5 chart
The band of the week chart on the indie bands blog for w/e 19th May 2012 is unusually made of bands from only two countries. 1. Hello Vegas (USA) 2. Mike Marlin (England) Nearly Man is available on * 3. Races (USA) Year of the Witch is available on * 4. The Pins (England) Just […]
Clockwork Radio EP review Ubuntu
Ubuntu is the new five track EP by the Manchester, England, based band Clockwork Radio, which was released digitally on 14th May and will be available as a CD on 24th May 2112. The four track EP Ubuntu, not to be confused with the operating system, opens with Free Now, which find the band in free flow […]
Sonic Hearts Foundation
Sonic Hearts Foundation is an industrial indie rock band from Glasgow in Scotland. Anthony Henderson (Vocal / Guitar / Keys), Brian Crawford (Guitar / Synth), Thomas Crawford (Drums) and Conor Dixon (Bass) got together in 2010 and after considerable nationwide success in live performance recently released their debut single The Storm. The sound could have been riven out […]
Giving In
Giving In is a three piece indie-pop band form Manitoba in Canada. I was introduced to Ryan Koltalo (Guitar / Vocal), Scott Miller (Bass / Vocal), Kail Landsborough(guitar) through a supporter. If you have a favourite band that is missing from the indie bands blog just drop me a note using our contact form. Giving […]
Mike Marlin
Mike Marlin is a new wave singer songwriter from London in England. Back in 1982 Mike left his world of playing in bands to pursue a paying career, but he kept his hand in tune and back in 2009 he made a new connection and in 2011 released his debut LP Nearly Man in early […]
Random Parade
Random Parade from Orange Country in the USA is the indie-goth trio of Gregory Christopher (vocals / guitar), Doug Cummings (bass) and James Ross (drums). Like wandering through the dark recesses in the cellar armed with a candle, Random Parade emerge out of the gloom in a flickering shadow. The bass slides like melting wax out of […]
Revl9n LP review Walking Down The Heat
Revl9n, the Swedish Alternative indie band has just released their new LP Walking Down The Heat. The ten track album opens with Night Vision a reverberation of guitar trampolines against the vocal which is so reminiscent of Feargal Sharkey as to be uncanny. I thought I was listening to Jimmy Boy, but I found myself moved away from Ulster to wide open fjords. When Mercury Hits […]
Emergence
Emergence is an acoustic indie rock band based in Auroville, Pondicherry in India. Krishna Mckenzie (Lead Vocals / Guitar), Karthick Iyer (Vocals / Violin), Mishko M’ Ba (Bass) and Suresh Bascara (Drums) make the line-up for the band. What happens when you combine an English guitarist, a French Bassist, a French Drummer and an Indian Violinist with Solitude Farm […]
Panic Dance
Panic Dance a hip-hop / ska / Drum ‘n’ Bass trio from Cheshunt in England, apart from lifting the day, comprise Adem (Guitar/ Vocals /Beats / recording), Ffion (Vocals) and Lemmi (Bass / Vocals) not to forget Microtron the laptop figuring out the loops. There is nothing to do other than dance when Panic Dance hit the play button, which […]
