Round Up

Here’s a round up of what’s come across my desk recently but still haven’t had a chance to write full reviews about yet:

Just heard an interesting jazzy vocal/piano collaboration with touches of the blues by Gregory Generet & Richard Johnson on their 2 Of A Kind collection. The Get Up Kids/Kicker teaser EP of new material from these infectious pop/punkers. From NYC The Hungry March Band/Running Through With The Sadness pitch some funky instrumental marching band sounds mashed up with R&B/Soul sensibilities. Fascinator/Water Sign is a dance floor ready one-man show who fiddles around with electro-psych ideas. Got me some diverse romps with ska, punk, and reggae sounds on Haters Dozen by the Hub City Stompers. River Whyless/Kindness, A Rebel is what you get when thisAshville, NC quartet mixes high-energy indie rock with neo-folk sensibility. If you like bands like Sonic Youth or A Place To Bury Strangers then you’ll really like the engaging explorations in the art rock/post-punk realm from Nikola Tesla’s Missing Weapon from Astral.