If It's Too Loud...

According to their Bandcamp profile, Boston's Lockette "... has a common love of the occult, fuzz pedals, and catchy hooks." I, for one, am in! Their latest single, "The Mess," shows off the second and third things in that list. It's a song filled with fuzzy guitars and is almost impossibly catchy. The guitars hold down this intense groove, and with the fuzz it's almost like a slightly more pop version of Sleater-Kinney. It's a big indie rock song that is going to suck you in to the point of nearly being mesmerized. It's going to live in that world between indie rock and larger more mainstream rock in the way that Veruca Salt did in the late 90's. You can listen to "The Mess" below. The song is currently available as a single via Bandcamp . For more on Lockette, check out the band's Facebook . The Mess by Lockette

In a rare event, we have a second free release to bring you this week! Gainesville, FL's Sunshine State are somewhat of a local supergroup with its members having spent time in Against Me!, Whiskey & Co, J. Page, and The Scaries. They've released their second album, The Mess , for free on their Bandcamp. At times, The Mess  comes almost too close to pop punk or emo, but it never quite crosses that line. Sure, this is a pop punk album, but it's undeniably charming and catchy, so even the biggest music snob of us can still get sucked in and end up loving this album.  The band says of the new album: "Finally, 3 or so years later...after a self-imploding record label, getting jerked around(for 2+ years) by a separate garbage fire of a record label, and lots of beers / late nights... we're releasing our 2nd album, The Mess. Given the current circumstances in the world, we've decided to just give it away for free with the hope that maybe it will brighte...