Bill Mallonee has returned with a new full on studio release for this year! I think this is actually maybe his 3rd release over all this year, but this is the full studio/backing band and fan funded project. Bill continues to improve and surprise with every release from my point of view. Not one to sit…
Not sure what I was expecting from a young band that contains the son of The Altar Boys Mike Stand. The obvious U2 influences on the first track were quite a pleasant surprise. These kids have a great grounding in music that makes them sound like a mature band. Maybe Stand is guiding them? But…
Soul-Junk will probably win the award for most authentic stylistic changes by any band: always experimental, but swinging fully into all forms of indie, electronic, alternative, hip-hop, and rock. 1961 is labeled as a “return to core-band archaeopteryx rock form.” So the hip-hop and electronic are gone and the guitars are back in front? Seems…
The Lonely Revolts release Remnant is one of the best releases by Thumper Punk records so far. Labeled as working man’s punk rock, this is high energy, graveled throat vocals, pounding drums, booming bass lines and riffs a plenty! When I first popped it in I immediately thought Spike Nard from Crashdog had formed another…
In the 1990s, there was a glut of Christian neo-grunge rock bands that seemed to clutter up the samplers. Each of the bands got a bit hard to remember. But I do remember that forevertree had one of the more memorable sampler songs back in the day. Grunge with a bit more energy or maybe…
Seaside Holiday is a brother/sister outfit that mixes indie rock with electronica music. Their debut album was mixed and mastered by Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric fame. Those are probably the facts that most of our readers need to know in order to go check out the music. But for those that are still not…
If you know who Lenny Smith is, chances are you have great taste in music. He is probably best known as the author of the hymn “Our God Reigns,” but he has recorded many other great songs. Lenny is also the father of Daniel, aka Danielson, aka Danielson Famile, etc. In many ways, his influence…
3 Car Pile Up was a “blink and you miss it” band back in the 1990’s that released one full length out on Narrowpath Records (that no one recalls seeing in any stores). Such was the state of distribution in the mid to late 90s when the big labels started taking over. Their self-titled 1997…
Thumper Punk brings you the EP debut of spirit-filled blue collar punk rock band A Common Goal. The EP is called For God and Country, and that pretty much describes the lyrical content of the EP. There is no doubt that these guys are Christian, but more on the side of “I’m not gonna judge,…
We did a full on interview with Adam Pederson quite a while back, but for your listening pleasure he has returned with the single “The Line” from the forthcoming album Human. This is really good music. It reminds me of the ‘dreamier’ aspects of Pink Floyd – definitely not the same genre, but with headphones…