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Marty Brass: "My Last Name Could Have Been Brazauskas, but There Was a Language Barrier and Some Other Misunderstandings That the Drunk Bloke at Ellis Island Chopped It Down to Brass."
If 2022's Painted Glass was about prioritizing the rawness of pop classicism in the world of 4-track recording then J unk Room Melodies...
Joe Massaro
Jan 13, 2025
Sun Cousto: "I Think It Is Still Important for Us That Even Though We Are Only Two Instruments, We Don't Sound Like a Rock Duo"
Earlier in the year, Sun Cousto, the Swiss duo made up of Isumi Grichting and Julie Bugnard, crafted the truly promising and memorable album Imaginary Girls (Chrüsimüsi Records), which builds from gloriously harmonic pop ballads to scrappy punk immediacy engulfed in a pastoral freshness. Compared to 2019's debut LP, Satan And I Walk Under A Rainbow , it's a substantial improvement in production and songwriting, helping the duo identify their long-term trajectory and the unden
Joe Massaro
Dec 20, 2024
Untangling The Nots: "It Feels Like Puzzle Pieces That Got Scattered and Then Put Back Together. Almost Dreamlike in a Sense"
Memphis rock institute Nots are returning as a four-piece tonight at B-Side to celebrate the ten year anniversary of their terrific debut...
Joe Massaro
Dec 14, 2024
Jenny Toomey of Tsunami: "I Learned Everything I Know From Punk"
Self-sufficient and quick-witted, Tsunami were among the most pioneering and resourceful bands to emerge from the American underground of...
Joe Massaro
Dec 12, 2024
Jacob King of T.T.T.T.: "Putting Songs Out in Small Chunks Seemed To Happen Gradually as Time Passed, but I Totally Feel Ambitious for Even Bigger Things"
Here at Hot Sounds, we're always trying to turn readers onto what we're currently digging or what pretentious listeners and the men in suits like to call, "the next big thing." While I'm not sure if we've accomplished that, emerging from the industrial, "Rust Belt" city of Buffalo, New York, there's a garage rocker by the name of Jacob King, who pens crackling, razor-sharp rock 'n' roll tunes with anarchic lyrics and blistering guitar attacks in his band T.T.T.T., who recentl
Joe Massaro
Dec 9, 2024
Naked Roommate: "Motherhood Has Loosened Me Up. I Don't Take the Time I Can Find To Create and Perform for Granted"
Oakland musik collective Naked Roommate's latest album Pass The Loofah retains the wild energy of their 2020 debut, but leans into the...
Joe Massaro
Nov 18, 2024
Track by Track: Brower on the Stompin' Bubblegum Nuggets That Cook up 'Flour'
Following up several singles and a totally authentic live album to help sustain the anticipation over the years, New York City rocker Nat...
Joe Massaro
Nov 4, 2024
Feeling Figures: "I Think This Album Is More Expansive in Terms of Thematic Ideas and Song Content, Yet More Cohesive and Contained in a World of Its Own"
What else is there to say that hasn't been said already about Feeling Figures? Montreal's fully-formed, over-educated rockers approach...
Joe Massaro
Oct 24, 2024
G2G: "People Say Our Band and Music Often Feels Like a Series of In-Jokes or Some Display of Memories of Funny Times We Have Had Together and I Really Think It's True"
G2G unleash gloriously ragged, pep-charged post-punk tunes with a playful pop ingenuity and ramshackle charisma on their long-awaited...
Joe Massaro
Oct 21, 2024
The Prize: "It Sometimes Feels Like We Haven't Done That Much but Then When You Step Back and Have a Look at the Opportunities We've Had and the Things We've Got to Experience, I Feel Really Lucky!"
Since forming in 2021, The Prize has established itself as one of Melbourne's premiere rock 'n' roll bands through their arsenal of...
Joe Massaro
Oct 16, 2024
Shadow Show: "Despite Both New Songs Having Different Sonic Influences, They Share the Same Spirit and Revolve Around Themes of Obsession, Hysteria, and the Allure and Mysticism of The Unknown"
Following the release of their sophomore album, Fantasy Now! , Detroit's garage-psych trio Shadow Show returns today with a new double...
Joe Massaro
Oct 10, 2024
Jed Dmochowski of The V.I.P.'s: "None of Us Were Trained Musicians, but We Knew How a Good Song Should Be Shaped and Sound Like"
The V.I.P .'s were formed by Jed Dmochowski (guitar, vocals), Guy Morley (guitar), Andrew Price (bass), and Paul Shurey (drums) while...
Joe Massaro
Oct 8, 2024
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