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Boston's Miracle Blood have a new song and video out for a track recorded during the sessions for Hello Hell. "Wasteland" simply shows how great of a band Miracle Blood is, considering a track as great as this didn't make the cut for their album. It's a behemoth of a song, residing somewhere in between punk and metal. The song is loud, it's heavy, it's thrashy... it's everything we love about Miracle Blood. Somehow, even after all their accolades, Miracle Blood remains one of the most underrated bands in the Boston music scene. "Wasteland" is a beast of a song that demands to be played as loudly as possible. You can watch the video for "Wasteland" below. The song is available via Bandcamp . For more on Miracle Blood, check out the band's website . Upcoming tour dates are below the video. 6/19 Getties – Providence, RI 6/27 THCC – Easthampton, MA 6/28 THCC – Cambridge, MA 7/16 1st Republic Brewing – Burlington, VT 7/17 Turbo Haus ...

Photo by Rian Archer I hate repeating what a press release says about a band or song, but the one for the latest from Wishy nails it. "Lovesick" is compared to The Cure and The Sundays, and that pretty much explains it. The song is covered in a dreamy hazy throughout, mixing shoegaze and dream pop along with some bubblegrunge. This is kind of exactly what we'd want a song called "Lovesick" by a band named Wishy to sound like. It's an updated version of our favorite college/indie rock from the late 80's and early 90's. This is a killer track that modernizes some of our favorite musical styles. You can watch the video for "Lovesick" below. Nature's Pill is due out October 2 on Winspear, and is available for pre-order here . For more on Wishy, check out the band on Instagram . Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include October 14 at Brighton Music Hall in Boston. 07/25 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues * 07/26 – Indianapolis, IN @ ...

Photo by Daisy & Tomos Ayscough For their latest single (and the closing track on their upcoming album), mary in the junkyard have released an epic indie rock power ballad. "Mouse" is a gorgeous and powerful track. It starts off as quiet as it could possibly be, feeling deeply personal. Even as the volume and tempo speeds up, the song continues feeling intimate. Even at its most quiet, "Mouse" is a great song and would be one of our favorites of the year. However, when more instruments and volume kick in, mary in the junkyard suck you in even deeper. This is one of our favorite tracks of the year, and makes us more desperate to hear the full album, which is due out next month. Clari Freeman-Taylor (vocals, guitar, violin, viola) says of the band's latest single: “I went to Iceland and became obsessed with the ocean. I remembered I was a fisherman in a former life with a mouse in my pocket, lost in a storm. It is about me reconnecting with the mouse when they...

Just a few weeks ago we brought you a list of upcoming summer music festivals to check out since Boston Calling, The Capitol Groove, Back Cove Music and Arts Festival, New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, and FreshGrass aren't taking place this year. It was a list of seven diverse festivals, and now we have more to share! Prescott Park Arts Festival, Portsmouth, NH, June 22 through September 6 Not a traditional music festival, but the Prescott Park Arts Festival has been one of my New England summer highlights for over ten years now. The festival is mainly a family friendly play (this year is Cinderella), but for our purposes they bring in some fantastic musical artists throughout the summer. Plus, it's only a $20 suggested donation (we implore you to donate so they keep putting these on) to see artists that would cost far more at any other venue. The artists tend to be more along the lines of folk and Americana, and this year brings a bunch of our favorites to seacost New ...

Regulator Watts formed back in 1994 when Hoover disbanded and guitarist and singer Alex Dunham formed the new band with Cret Wilson and Areif Sless-Kitain. We haven't heard from the trio in thirty years, but last week they returned with "It's Gonna Happen." If Dischord Records or D.C. post-hardcore mean anything to you, you're going to love this new song. It sounds like it could have been lifted from anytime in the 90's, and it shows that the past three decades haven't slowed down Regulator Watts the slightest bit. It's loud, it's discordant, and it has just enough melody to keep it from devolving into pure noise. Dunham has one of the best yells out there today, and "It's Gonna Happen" is guaranteed to hit you right in the primal part of your brain. You can listen to "It's Gonna Happen" below. kWh is due out August 14 on Solid Brass, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on Regulator Watts, check ou...

Photo by Cooper Smith Nashville's Taylor Bickett has a brand new song out that is good enough to defy genres. "Driving in the Dark" shows off the pop rock side of the singer-songwriter while just the slightest country twang. The song is intensely emotional, and about "... the reckless intensity of loving someone even when you know it's headed for disaster." This is a depiction of a wildly unhealthy relationship. It has that pop meets indie rock sound we can't get enough of these days, with a heavy lean towards the pop side of things. Taylor Bickett is showing incredible promise with "Driving in the Dark," and you'll be just as excited about her upcoming debut album once this you hear her latest single. Taylor Bickett says of her latest single: “'Driving In The Dark' tells the story of a couple so intertwined they leave claw marks on each other when it’s over. They’d rather hurt each other than be apart. It’s like driving with your h...

Montreal's Taxi Girls have a new single out that adds some power pop to their garage punk sound. "Secret Handshake" is undeniably catchy and totally upbeat. Listen once and try not to get the chorus or the "Ooooh ooooh"s out of your head. As sugary sweet and poppy as the song is, Taxi Girls still keep a punk edge in the song. I'm personally a sucker for garage rock and power pop, so I'm the target audience for "Secret Handshake." Aside from that, you're going to love this one. It's a great song that is quite simply irresistible.  You can listen to "Secret Handshake" below. Static is due out June 26 on Stomp Records, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on Taxi Girls, check out the band on Instagram and Facebook .

Photo by Alina Andreea Grigorescu Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio have returned with their first new music in four years with a new single, "Chicken Leg." The new song and its B-side were recorded during the I Told You So sessions and feature Jimmy James (Parlor Greens) on guitar and Grant Schroff (Polyrhythmics, Champagne Bubblebath) on drums. The song is perfectly funky, and is the kind of instrumental that doesn't need any vocals. The organ is front and center on "Chicken Leg," which is kind of obvious given the band's name. James' guitar sets down a perfect groove, and if you aren't moved to groove even the slightest, you may need to check to make sure you have a soul. You can listen to "Chicken Leg" below. The single is out now on Colemine Records. For more on Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, check out the band's website . Upcoming tour dates are below the song. Mon, JUN 8 - Garcia's- Chicago, IL Tue, JUN 9- Thunderbird Café & Music Hall...

The Pines of Rome formed in 1999, released an album in 2003, and then disbanded. The Providence slowcore band reformed in 2023 and released The Unstruck Bell , and are now back with a new album due this month. They have a new single out that feels more early 90's college rock than what I typically consider to be slowcore. "Brass Knuckles" is a little more jangle pop, and kind of sounds like if Toad the Wet Sprocket were on Dischord. The song is shockingly epic, with layers of fuzz coating some terrific harmonies. If you're just discovering The Pines of Rome for the first time like we are, you're going to wonder how they've existed for almost three decades without you knowing. Luckily, they have some already released music to tide us over while we wait for the new album. You can listen to "Brass Knuckles" below. When You are as Full as the Moon is due out June 16 on Solid Brass, and is available for pre-order via Bandcamp . For more on The Pines of Ro...

Photo via Facebook Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light have a new song out that borders traditional folk and folk pop. Musically, "Yodelay" is pure traditional folk. It's made with traditional instruments, with vocal harmonies being the main focus. But, it also sounds so smooth and poppy that we can't help but get some folk pop vibes. This is a simple song that is fully mesmerizing, and fans of any form of folk or Americana is going to find a lot to love with "Yodelay." Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light are one of the most underrated artists in Boston, and songs like this latest single show exactly why.  You can watch the video for "Yodelay" below. Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light's new EP is due out June 19. For more on the artist, check out their website . Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include July 11 at Westport River Vineyards in Westport, MA opening for Lucy Kaplansky, September 19 at Scenic Songs Hiking Concert in Peter...

Photo by Sorcha Frances Ryder Dundalk, Ireland's finest folk punk band, The Mary Wallopers, are back with a new single. "Crowns of England" is everything we've always loved from the band. It mixes traditional Celtic folk with a punk edge, but the song also sees them moving their sound forward. It's more palatable for a mainstream audience, but without losing the edge and everything that makes them great. This new sound is kind of like a Trojan horse to trick your co-workers into enjoying it. Audibly, "Crowns of England" might be less rough around the edges than we're used to from The Mary Wallopers, but the message and bite certainly isn't. Charles Hendy says of his band's latest single: “The song is about being in England and feeling like an outsider in all that colonialism.  And it’s about Irish people who move to London and then assimilate by trying to get away from being Irish. That outsider status could apply to immigrants generally, or ...