Stream Strong Killings' Self-Titled Release on Sound on the Sound

"These tunes are so good and catchy, how can they not be available for mass consumption in the near future? This is already the most “fun” album I’ve heard so far this year. I know most Seattle musicians haven’t seen that word since they learned how to spell and that’s fine. That just means less of a competitive playing field for Strong Killings." Read the full review and listen to Strong Killings' self-titled new release on Sound on the Sound.

The Huffington Post Reviews MAKE

"The poignancy of the brilliantly paced, nearly 70-minute Make comes from its unwavering focus on the individual creator's connection to his or her creation. The resulting implication is that the ultimate value of art has little to do with the completed object that others admire. Rather, the real beauty of art is in the process, and in the conception and development of visions." Read the complete review of MAKE on The Huffington Post.

Appetite's New Video “Little While” Premiered on The Bay Bridged

"Out in August, Appetite's Scattered Smothered Covered has a pretty broad range of emotions, as seen when comparing "Little While" against the first single, "Tussy." For one, the newest song is softer, self-reflecting, and pleading."

Watch the video for "Little While" and download Appetite's "Tussy" over at The Bay Bridged.

Tasseomancy on Brooklyn Vegan

"You may recognize the voices of Sari and Romy Lightman as the haunting backup singers for Toronto synth-poppers Austra. They are also the forces behind their own, equally dark but folkier group Tasseomancy." Watch the video for Tasseomany's "Heavy Sleep" and read the full article over at Brooklyn Vegan.

yvynyl highlights "Sirens"

"For the first few seconds of this song you think you’re listening to the opening of Black Sabbath. But, no. These Vancouver rockers might have borrowed the vibe, but they’re their own studded leather jacket and snarling upper lip, m’kay?" Read the rest and listen to The Pack a.d. "Sirens" over at yvynyl.

The Pack a.d. unveils the lead single off their upcoming album!

Mint Recording Artists from Vancouver, The Pack a.d. , are getting set to release their new album Unpersons and are celebrating by revealing the album cover and offering up the first single "Sirens" as a free download.

From the band: "Sirens" original name was Hoot as in literally what I am doing in the chorus. Then I wrote the lyrics and it became about an ancient undersea monster. But you needn't fear because Becky's back has wings.

Street Eaters "Rusty Eyes & Hydrocarbons" is out now!!

"Megan March and Johnny Geek reveal their Gilman St. roots with powerful, roughshod melodies and populist politics, but play songs that mutate, twist, and grow as well as rip. Some of them are Who-like in their epic construction. I'll be looking out for their vinyl and would pay to see them again in a second." Giant Robot

"Duel vocals and spirited bass drive a track that never loses steam, a sort of Shellshag/Liars hybrid that pulls you in with ease." RCRD LBL on "Nation Builder"

"Six songs by two Bay Area folks who resurrect the off-kilter punk aggression of Blatz and Flipper and drag it kicking and screaming through the well thought-out energy, simplicity, and harmony of This Bike Is A Pipebomb and Shellshag." Razorcake on the We See Monsters EP

"Street Eaters are a loose garage punk duo with a stripped-down musical approach that psych-out the current minimalist, post-something shoegaze trend to sound refreshingly spirited." Exclaim

"Founded in fuzz-laden, treble-cranked bass parts, dual vocal hooks, relentless rhythmical clamor, and classic East Bay punk undertones pressed through a garage n' noise filter, it's simultaneously infectious and abrasive." SF Weekly

"Like the rest of the album, “Nation Builder” is built out of a few pieces — drums, bass, and two sets of vocals — but the duo transforms those components into something angular and insistent." The Bay Bridged