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Wake Up - Forever Home
Wake Up
Forever Home
Sounds like: Dinosaur Jr, Pavement, Bad Suns
Wake Up is a four-piece band from Lake Worth, Florida with an alternative rock sound that would have been very popular in the 1990s -- fans of Dinosau...
Ume - Chase It Down
Ume
Chase It Down
Sounds like: The Joy Formidable, Sybris, Dinosaur Jr.
Bursting forth from Austin, Texas, Ume's music is not only scintillating, it is outright captivating. So much so that the trio's brand of axe-wielding...
Violent Soho - Covered in Chrome
Violent Soho
Covered in Chrome
Sounds like: Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Japandroids, Dinosaur Jr.
I, like many of my generation, used to listen to plenty of heavy rock growing up. Over the years, I've fallen away from the genre, but from time to ti...
Yuck - Middle Sea
Yuck
Middle Sea
Sounds like: Dinosaur Jr., My Bloody Valentine, Beach Fossils
Yuck is back with another single today, following up the release of "Rebirth" in July. The song is called "Middle Sea" and is full of crisp, crunchy g...
Built To Spill - Big Dipper
Built To Spill
Big Dipper
Sounds like: Modest Mouse, Guided By Voices, Pavement
What is it that leads to some bands flaming out, while others are able to continue on for decades?  I recently had the chance to see a band that falls...
Mudhoney - Chardonnay
Mudhoney
Chardonnay
Sounds like: Social Distortion, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.
When you think of the late 80s/early 90s Seattle grunge scene, your mind probably doesn't instantly jump to the likes of Mudhoney.  While they might n...
SNOWMINE - Silver Sieve
SNOWMINE
Silver Sieve
Sounds like: Sea and Cake, Pinback, Dinosaur Jr.
SNOWMINE is back! Are you as excited as I am? This time they've released a video for their single, "Silver Sieve," and it's a simplistic, vintage-esqu...
Yo La Tengo - Ohm
Yo La Tengo
Ohm
Sounds like: My Bloody Valentine, Built To Spill, Stereolab
Yo La Tengo are coming out with a strong contender for one of 2013's best indie rock albums with Fade. "Ohm" is the second single following last month...
Jamaican Queens - When You Sleep (My Bloody Valentine Cover)
Jamaican Queens
When You Sleep (My Bloody Valentine Cover)
Sounds like: Dinosaur Jr., Phantasmagoria, Chrome Sparks, Deastro, Coyote Clean Up
Jamaican Queens are neither Jamaican nor are they queens, but the name suits them just fine as the Detroit-based band are self-proclaimed "Detroit Tra...