Good morning from Denver, where we are for this year’s Durango Songwriters Expo at The Omni Interlocken. We kick things off tonight with a showcase before starting in the morning with listen sessions with industry professionals and seminars. Tonight is also game one of the National League Division Series between our Milwaukee Brewers and the Colorado Rockies. In the meantime, here are five new artists to check out.
Artist Name: Old Faith
Album Name: Old Faith
Label: Refresh Records
Genre: Indie Rock Instrumental
Track Listing: 1. Landing; 2. Reunion; 3. Cherish; 4. Switchbacks; 5. Take Cover; 6. Vacancy; 7. Primrose
Publicist: Noisy Ghost PR
Review: When you say the words “rock instrumental composers, most people think of Danny Elfman and Trent Reznor, but we would like to put forth another name – Old Faith. This amazing four-piece band has created a masterful debut album, full of brilliant images and lush landscapes which are perfect for placement in commercials, videos, television and film. They paint such lovely pictures with their instruments that would be the perfect soundtrack for a myriad of uses, and we can’t get enough of their incredible work. Put this one on repeat and just sit back and relax.
Recommendation: This one is a no-brainer, if you need a musical soundtrack for your daily living. Get it today!
Artist Name: The Mutineers
Album Name: Threshold
Label: Mutiny Studios
Genre: Americana/Alt-Country/Rock
Track Listing: 1. Hard Sell; 2. Couldn’t get Over You; 3. Afterthoughts; 4. I’ve got the Bottle; 5. Hourglass
Publicist: Shameless Promotion
Review: Portland gives us another great indie band in the form of Americana/Alt Country powerhouse duo The Mutineers, composed of Merry Young on drums and vocals and Brian Mathusek on guitars and vocals. These guys are not afraid to hit you hard with their music while providing intriguing stories in the form of their lyrics. Hey Chris Funk – these guys need to be part of next year’s Traveler’s Rest Festival. You cant go wrong with these five tracks, and we can’t wait to see where they go from here.
Recommendation: This band rocks and we highly recommend you go Get this EP.
Artist Name: Colonel Petrov’s Good Judgement
Album Name: Among Servants
Label: Moral Machine
Genre: Dark Rock
Track Listing: 1. Burning Straw; 2. Ashes; 3. Fire and Fury (The Poetry of War); 4. Resistor; 5. Providers; 6. Ascension; 7. Among Servants; 8. Bad Shepherd; 9. Death of a Guardian Angel
Publicist: Viral Propaganda PR
Review: If you like your rock dark and moody, then this is the band for you. The music is hard and razor-sharp, with a cacophony of sounds that include jazz sax, heavy metal drums and guitar riffs and the overall dark imagery, including screaming vocals. The band tends to let the music speak for itself, but has included a few vocals, including those on “Fire and Fury,” which consist of actual quotes from President Trump and Kim Jong Un. This album is not pretty, but in this political climate, it may be just what the doctor ordered.
Recommendation: While the overall vibe is dark and heavy, this band is very talented and worthy of your attention.
Artist Name: He Arrived by Helicopter
Album Name: The Shiny Hostel
Label: Eastern Spurs (vinyl)/Very Special Recordings (cassette)
Genre: Indie Folk/Rock
Track Listing: 1. The Decline in U.S. Civics; 2. Cold Damn Truth; 3. Big Tree Big House; 4. Hemoglobin; 5. Alas the Cults; 6. Lullaby #1; 7. He Arrived by Helicopter; 8. Fake Trees; 9. Wulu; 10. Death Wing Bird Trap; 11. Day Kicks Night; 12. Hot and Lonely
Publicist: WolfieVibes Publicity
Review: C. (Christian) Gibbs has been a very successful member of several bands, including Foetus, Modern English and Morning Glories. He has assumed a new name (He Arrived by Helicopter) for this venture, and truly delivers an incredible album with equally powerful lyrics and vocals. He is also quite the impressive guitarist as demonstrated on the beautiful instrumentals “Big Tree Big House,” “Lullaby #1” and “Fake Trees.” In addition, he uses Middle Eastern and electronic sounds on the instrumental “Alas the Cults.” Please listen carefully to the words of “Cold Damn Truth” and “He Arrived by Helicopter.” This one is a definite keeper.
Recommendation: The simple fact is that you need this one in your library, so go Get it!
Artist Name: PublicART
Album Name: Modernika
Label: Self-released
Genre: Electro-folk
Track Listing: 1. Montreaux; 2. Forever Keep Me; 3. Light Years
Publicist: Perpetual Media Relations
Review: PublicART calls the artist friendly community of Silverlake in Los Angeles their home, but their music has a world-wide appeal, no doubt the result of their individual efforts. Composed of Stevvi Alexander and Jan Ozveren, they are taking the world by storm with this all-too-short three-song EP, featuring the monster future hit, “Montreaux.” Stevvi is currently working as the featured vocalist on the touring production of Ramin Djawadi‘s score from Game of Thrones, while Jan is the principal guitarist for Charlie Puth. We truly love the sound of Stevvi’s vocals on both “Montreaux” and “Light Years,” both of which are extremely radio friendly,
Recommendation: Run, don’t walk, and grab this one TODAY!