Horse Party
From Bury St Edmunds in England comes Ellie Langley (guitar / vocals), Seymour Quigley (guitar / vocals) and Shannon Hope (drums / vocals) who form the indie band Horse Party. There is something easy to hook up with once Horse Party start playing as it resonates of much of the core of rock from the ’60s and ’70s […]
Guiguisuisui
Guiguisuisui is an alt rock band from Changchun in China. A regular rotation of players line-up revolving around Dann Gaymer. The baseness of the sounds emanates from a hybrid home constructed instrument which marks out the territory that is Guiguisuisui. Listening to the material you kind of get the feeling that you are listening to a travelling circus […]
Sonic Hearts Foundation – Into Forever – EP review
It was May 2012 that I first introduced Sonic Hearts Foundation and they have just released their first EP – the four track Into Forever. What I liked about Sonic Hearts Foundation then, I still like about them now – the industrial malaise that swathes their material in clouds of sparks and pollution. Opening with […]
Latka
Latka is an indie rock band from Winnipeg in Canada with the line-up of Milos Mitrovic (Bass / Vocal), Andrew Clark (Drums), Cole Vincent (Guitar /vocals) and Eric Ross (Violin / Vocals). With the addition of a violin Latka is able to throw out a whole new direction to indie rock as they combine a pop centred core to […]
LBK + 80 – Handle or Die – EP review
LBK + 80 is the electro-indie duo of Lil Brown Kid and Adrienne Weaver - better known as 80 from Los Angeles in the USA and they have a new five track release coming out imminently called Handle Or Die. The sixteen and a half minute long EP, Handle Or Die, opens with The Red Queen which has something of […]
Visceral Design
Visceral Design is the alternative indie duo of Donald Kaufman and Berkay Birecikli from Los Angeles in the USA. Having had the pleasure of getting to hear Visceral Designs music, track by track, over the recent past I have got to know their musical style which incorporates a range of influences from Eastern Raga to Western Pop […]
Having had a break for a while….
Having taken a couple of weeks to consider what if anything I wanted to do with the Indie Bands Blog. Well here it is again and I look forward to continuing to bring you the newest Independent musicians from around the world.
Mingmen
Mingmen a heavy metal band from Sion in Switzerland is Sway (Vocals / Guitar), J George (Guitar), Etienne (Bass) and D-Meo (Drums). Mingmen do a good job at making the genre more approachable as rather than jean jackets strewn in badges and grubby leather they concentrate on the construction of the songs, which although containing that distinctive high-pitch voluminous […]
Mechanimal
Mechanimal an alternative rock band from Athens in Greece is Giannis Papaioannou, Freddie F, Angelica Vrettou and Kostas Matiatos. Formed in the chaos that was Greece in 2011, though not much is better now, other than the irrationality has become the acceptable face of Socio-capitalism. Rather than falling in to the malaise Mechanimal seek to […]
The Dates
The Dates is Dan Cox (Vocals / Guitar), Joe Gannaway (Guitar), Moe Redish (Bass), Kipp Boucher (Drums) an indie rock band from Brighton in England. On a sunny Friday the dolly mixture shoegazy pop sits so well with the impending barbecue, as ska influences bounce around the garden. The Dates mix up a tasty cocktail of influences to generate […]
