PHANTOM WAVE IMPRESSES ON ‘WILDS’ New York City-based rock outfit Phantom Wave just dropped their debut LP, Wilds, a 12-track collection of music informed by ‘90s alt-rock, shoegaze, and metal elements. #PhantomWave #shoegaze #Wilds rawckus.com/phantom-wave-i…

QUEEN BONOBO RELEASES OPULENT ‘THROW ME IN’ Queen Bonobo, aka Maya Goldblum, just released “Throw Me In,” the first single from her new EP, Sail From This Life. Originally from Sandpoint, Idaho, she moved to Ireland in 2016 to immerse herself in the rawckus.com/queen-bonobo-r…

DEPARTURE LOUNGE RELEASES SUPERB 'TRANSMERIDIAN' UK alt-rock outfit Departure Lounge introduces their new album, Transmeridian, via Violette Records – the band’s first album in 19 years. rawckus.com/departure-loun…

THE DEATH RAY DAVIES - 'TIME WELL WASTED' After a protracted break, Dallas-based indie outfit The Death Ray Davies returns with their new album, Time Well Wasted. The Death Ray Davies never disbanded, instead, they simply went on hiatus, allowing the rawckus.com/the-death-ray-…

ATRIA RELEASES COOL AND TASTY ‘MOONBRAIN’ Travis Atria, who makes music under the name Atria, introduces his debut LP, Moonbrain. rawckus.com/atria-releases…

PREMIERE: JOSEPHINE JOHNSON RELEASES DELECTABLE ‘DOUBLE HIGH FIVE’ Savannah, Georgia-based indie Americana singer-songwriter Josephine Johnson releases her brand-new EP, Double High Five. Speaking to the EP, Josephine shares, “Without sounding too rawckus.com/premiere-josep…

WRYT RELEASES POWERFUL SELF-TITLED EP D.C.-based pop-rock artist WRYT, aka Mychael Wright, recently released a brand-new, self-titled EP, made up of two tracks – “Ivory Tower” and “Milk & Honey.” A few years back, Wright was deeply involved in #poproc rawckus.com/wryt-releases-…

PREMIERE: CORY WILLIAMS UNVEILS ‘I HOPE YOU DO’ Austin, Texas-based artist Cory Williams introduces the lyric video “I Hope You Do,” lifted from his forthcoming album, Bird Mouth, slated for release on May 14. #CoryWilliams #IHopeYouDo #lyricvideo rawckus.com/premiere-cory-…

SHARKK HEARTT RELEASES SUPERLATIVE ‘WARS OUR MOTHERS FOUGHT’ Singer-songwriter Sharkk Heartt, aka Lara Ruggles, recently released her debut album, Wars Our Mothers Fought. The album, which took three years to record, mix, and master, had its genesis rawckus.com/sharkk-heartt-…

ARROWLEAF RELEASES LUSH, SHIMMERING ‘GETTING BY’ Missoula, Montana-based indie-rock outfit Arrowleaf recently released Getting By, a 12-track collection of yummy songs about surrendering the illusion of control. #albumreview #Arrowleaf #coolindierock rawckus.com/arrowleaf-rele…

AVANT-GARDE GUITARIST BRENDAN BYRNES RELEASES '2227' Guitarist Brendan Byrnes dropped his brand-new album, 2227, a few days ago. And it’s unlike anything you’ve ever heard before – a dazzling example of microtonal music. #2227 #albumreview rawckus.com/avant-garde-gu…

PUBLIC FIGURES RELEASE PRIMORDIAL ‘YEAR OF THE GARUDA’ A few days ago, angular post-punk outfit Public Figures released their debut album, Year of the Garuda. Talking about the ‘being there’ qualityof their sound, they both share, “When I’m playing rawckus.com/public-figures…

WEEKNITES DEBUTS ‘FATE IS A BIG TIGER’ LP Seattle, Washington-based indie rock outfit Weeknites releases their debut album, Fate Is A Big Tiger, blending washes of dream-pop with post-punk emo savors. Talking about the album, guitarist Dave Stine rawckus.com/weeknites-debu…

BRADY GREY RELEASES POIGNANT ‘THREE CROWS’ Indie-folk singer-songwriter Brady Grey recently released his LP, Three Crows, an album flanked by love and pain. Written during his wife’s diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder rawckus.com/brady-grey-rel…

TORREY DROPS PLUSH, SHIMMERING ‘SOMETHING HAPPY’ LP San Francisco-based dream-pop outfit Torrey recently released their debut album, entitled Something Happy. Recorded at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco, the album was engineered, produced, and mixed by rawckus.com/torrey-drops-p…

BURN THE BALLROOM DROPS SUPERB ‘DARK STARS & VELVET SKIES’ Rock outfit Burn The Ballroom recently released their EP, Dark Stars & Velvet Skies, which will be followed by the band touring Central Asia during the fall/spring of 2021-2022. #BurnTheBallroo rawckus.com/burn-the-ballr…

THE OTHER EACH OTHER RELEASES DARK ‘GLASS CASE’ Seattle post-punk/art-rock artist The Other Each Other releases debut album, Glass Case, via Paper Dice Recordings. rawckus.com/the-other-each…

TRICK SHOOTER SOCIAL CLUB RELEASES “DON’T SETTLE ME DOWN” Chicago-based roots-rock outfit Trick Shooter Social Club recently released their new single, “Don’t Settle Me Down,” a track lifted from their EP, Monte Carlo, via The Animal Farm label. rawckus.com/trick-shooter-…

MAGNUM DOPUS RELEASES NEW WAVE ‘SUBURBANOVA’ Memphis, Tennessee-based post-punk, indie-rock outfit Magnum Dopus released their sophomore album, Suburbanova, not long ago. Magnum Dopus’ genesis occurred in 2017, when Andrew McCarthy (vocals), and rawckus.com/magnum-dopus-r…

MARK ROGERS RELEASES POLISHED ‘RHYTHM OF THE ROADS’ Folk-rock/pop singer-songwriter Mark Rogers releases his brand-new album, Rhythm of the Roads. Produced by Mark Rogers and Rob Ulsh, the album was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Rob Ulsh at Master rawckus.com/mark-rogers-re…