Always or (ALVVAYS), out of Toronto, impress Team B3 with the warm 90’s-esque lo-fi pop of “Archie, Marry Me”.
Always 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Always or (ALVVAYS), out of Toronto, impress Team B3 with the warm 90’s-esque lo-fi pop of “Archie, Marry Me”.
Always (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Yes, Darlia (a newish band out of Blackpool UK) sound like Nirvana so lets get that out of the way at the start. Darlia are also very very good, “Napalm” (the standout track from the band’s upcoming “Knock Knock” EP) is bolstered with the energy, attitude and realness that lesser bands (many and most of the band’s genre peers) can only pretend to possess.
Darlia 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
ILLLS, a band from Mississippi 2013 who’s sound suggests they’re actually from Manchester 1992, release the awesome “Coma” from their forthcoming Hideout from the Feeders LP, due Nov 12.
ILLLS 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
New Melbourne band COVERS release debut single “The Automation”. Musically somewhere between the blissed-out disto guitar textures of Blonde Redhead and the rhythm-driven melodic quality of a Caribou, COVERS win on their A+ tuneful sensibilities, wherein the quality of the band’s writing sets them apart from others in their crowded bliss rock w/ melodies genre. Get with “The Automation” below.
COVERS 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
The gloomy skillfully-fashioned minor tones of “Children of the Sun” is the debut release from London band Gentlemen. The psych pop of “Children of the Sun” is nicely galvanized by a neat set of hooks that buoy each of the song’s major sections (incl. an intensely catchy refrain that’s next to impossible not to get caught in your head “We are not the dreamers, we are not the dream that turns you on.., etc etc”. “Children of the Sun” is included on Gentlemen’s upcoming debut EP “Night Reels I” due Nov. 11 on Week of Wonders.
Gentlemen 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Reviewed By Brian Litwin
A friend of mine told me to check this Austin, TX band called Future Death. I took some time to dig into their just released self-titled 7 track EP. I must say I was blown away. The pure energy and raw power of this EP really separated itself from other releases that have came out recently and it was a nice breath of fresh air. The distorted vocals and sporadic drumming work well to create a great first record and would love to see these guys live. Scope “Trickin” below.
Future Death 
(Bandcamp)
Rating 8.5
We’re really into the surf rock w/ melodies of Toronto band Invasions and their track for “Rosy”. We hope, though, that our Torontonian friends take their beachside rock and roll south for the winter as we’ve been to Toronto in February and that ish is icy; plus we’d love to see these dudes play L.A. Invasions have an LP out October 25th.
Invasions (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Jimmy Tait (not one dude, but five Aussies out of Melbourne) remind a bit of PJ Harvey on the visceral minor-keyed stomper “Eyes”. Sampled from Jimmy Tait’s Golden LP, “Eyes” ticks all the right impactful you need to listen to this right now rock and roll boxes (to start: a terrific, gets you in the gut vocal; tuneful, memorable but still challenging melodies; and an instrumental suited up w/ all manner of interesting extra textures – tinny organ, great harmonic guitar leads, etc). Listen now.
Jimmy Tait (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
