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Category: Listen Up

Track Premiere: The Majorleans – “Dancing With The Darkside”

Posted on July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 by Vinyl Mag

The Majorleans are a  New York-based lo-fi rock project led by singer-songwriter Nick Francis DiFonzo and guitarist Chris Buckle, with Christian Bongers on bass and Colin Brooks on drums. Today, they’re debuting their titillating new single “Dancing With The Darkside.” “I had originally written this song for the band Mother Feather, or with them in mind at least,” said DiFonzo,…

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Track Premiere: Hidden Hospitals – “Smile And Wave”

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Emily McBride

Chicago pop rock trio Hidden Hospitals are dropping the newest single from their second full-length, LIARS, out later this year.  “Smile And Wave” hits you where you live, with a climactic-scene-of-a-movie, hope-for-the-future, montage-of-the-past impact. Or, as the band describes it, “Christmas meets summer crush and the facade of playing house.”  So there you go. Check out the premiere of “Smile…

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Playlist Project: 15 Songs Frontman Joseph King is Listening To Right Now

Posted on April 14, 2017February 22, 2021 by Vinyl Mag

Joseph King, former frontman of Canvas and Deadbeat Darling, is back and better than ever with his new project.  Joseph King and the Mad Crush is a Brooklyn-based pop rock quartet with a penchant for catchily heartbreaking lyrics and delicious, surfy reverb.  The band dropped their I Miss Everything EP earlier this year. We asked the Austin, TX native to create a…

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Premiere: Half the Animal – “Babylon” (Acoustic)

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Lexi Kelson

If you loved Half the Animal‘s single “Babylon,” get ready to fall in love with a whole new layer of it, thanks to the acoustic version. Chase Johnson, Nick Gross, Evan Smith and Dan Graham are the voices behind this not yet one-year-old project. We spent a few minutes with frontman Chase, and he filled us in on…

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50 Bands to See at SXSW 2017

Posted on March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 by Lexi Kelson

We’ll admit it—scrolling through the list of the year’s SXSW artists is intimidating. But, as we all know, preparation always pays off. You have seven days (March 13-19) to soak in as much music as humanly possible, with a smorgasbord of artists featured at showcases and parties all over downtown Austin. Enter us. We’ve compiled a Spotify playlist…

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Song Premiere: Jo Harman – “No One Left To Blame”

Posted on February 2, 2017February 2, 2017 by Lexi Kelson

Jo Harman is back with her signature bluesy style in her new single “No One Left To Blame.” The track marries her smooth vocal line with a rock-driven bite and leaves us even more excited to hear the rest of the album. People We Become will be Harman’s second studio album and drops on February 3rd….

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Broken Hands x Vinyl Mag

Posted on November 3, 2016December 6, 2016 by Camren Skelton

Imagine you’re standing on a jetway, planes soaring above and beside you, the sound of jet engines roaring on all sides–and you might just know what it feels like to be in the crowd at a live Broken Hands gig. Relatively new to the music scene, the British rockers have already received significant U.K. radio…

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Album Premiere: Billy The Kid & The Soulful Saints – ‘Pullin’ On My Heartstrings’

Posted on October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 by Vinyl Mag

  New York-based vocalist/songwriter/producer Billy The Kid (Billy Aukstik) is dropping his dreamy new 7-inch, Pullin’ On My Heartstrings, available now on vinyl and digital download. “I wrote and recorded the Heartstrings 7-inch after studying the early demos of Sly Stone and countless arrangements by Allen Toussaint and other soul legends,” says Aukstik of the track.  “Using the…

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SUSTO X Vinyl Mag

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Camren Skelton

Charleston is a city known for its rich history, beautiful architecture and tasty Southern delicacies—but recently, it is music that has taken the forefront and put the city on the map as a musician’s haven. As more and more local artists achieve nationwide notoriety, the city has become less of a tourist destination and more…

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Shaky Knees 2016: Polyenso X Vinyl Mag

Posted on May 21, 2016May 20, 2016 by Camren Skelton

St. Petersburg-based trio Polyenso create their sound through an eclectic fusion of indie rock, electronic, folk and hip-hop. Formerly known as Oceana, the band brings something new to the table with lighter, more uplifting music under their new name. We had the chance to chat with Polyenso’s own Alex Schultz prior to their set at Shaky…

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