The Tins - Sun Dried Mind

 

1. Who? 

The Tins are an indie rock (60's psychedelic pop/new wave art rock) band from Buffalo, New York. Sun Dried Mind (May'18) is the second single from their second album The Shine (June'18). 

2. What kind of song is it? 

Sun Dried Mind opens with euphoric, effervescent pop and a singalong chorus. Fuzzy guitar adds contrast and gravitas. An instantly likeable song that oozes joy on a religious scale.

3. Who do The Tins sound like? 

The Shins, Bear Hands, and Spoon. 


4. What is the word in the press for Sun Dried Mind?

“Very poppy, filtered through 60’s psychedelia” – American Pancake.

“Soaring pop tendencies and guitar fuzz” – Obscure Sound.

“Sun-soaked vocal harmonies and a clean-cut polished sound” – We All Want Someone. 

5. Which bands influenced The Tins?

The Kinks, Badfinger, Animal Collective, ELO, and Spoon. 


6. Why should I give Sun Dried Mind a crack? 

Sun Dried Mind has captured a hallelujah moment in song. It feels so good it's a religious experience.


7. Do The Tins have any more great songs?

Let It Go and Love On Strike. 


8. Anything else?

The Shins was produced by Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls. 

Matthew Logan Vasquez is the singer/guitarist from indie rock band Delta Spirit. He is also in Middle Brother. As a solo artist he has released two albums. Matthew Logan Vasquez is influenced by artists like Gram Parsons, Iggy Pop and Nirvana. Night Forever is from the E.P. Texas Murder Ballads (May'18) and is a snappy rocker propelled along with an intense sense of urgency. 

Generationals - Keep It Low

1.    Who are Generationals? 

Generationals are an indie pop rock band from New Orleans, Louisiana. They started in 2008 and have recorded four albums. Generationals marry a fifties and sixties sound with 80's New Wave. Keep It Low (Feb'17) is a stand alone single. 

2. What kind of tune is Keep It Low?

Keep It Low is an atmospheric, mid-tempo, number. Sweet vocals and gruff strokes of guitar and synth in a low-key song that grows on you. 

3. Who do Generationals sound like? 

STRFKR, Ra Ra Riot and JR JR. 

4. What have the press said about Keep It Low? 

“Fuzzy, catchy” – Amawaster.

“Darker” – KCOU FM.

“Thick, fuzzy” – Spin.

5. Which bands influenced Generationals? 

Some of their main influences are The Kinks, Spoon, The Supremes, Phil Spector and Fleetwood Mac. 

6. Why should I listen to Keep It Low? 

Because it encapsulates melancholic and nostalgia with an ever so slight edge. 

7. What are Generationals best songs? 

I Never Know and Ten-Twenty-Ten are laid-back, quirky rock'n'roll songs. When They Fight They Fight is all early Motown. Fucking gems the lot of them. 

8. Any more words? 

Get on with ya. 

“I got tortured for what I done”

The Orwells are the greatest garage rock band to walk God's green earth. Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, they have been kicking arse and taking no names since 2009. The Orwells sound like Twin Peaks and The Stooges and are influenced by The Pixies and The White Stripes. Their third album Terrible Human Beings (Feb'17) is a mature effort. The third single Black Francis (Jan'17) brings a slice of 60's garage to the table and then lets the punk rip. Slant Magazine said the album has “an unhinged sense of mayhem” and Line Of Best Fit described Black Francis as “incendiary.”

“And where they from,

It ain’t that rough”

El Pino and The Volunteers - Hullabaloo

1.    Who owns the grin?

El Pino and The Volunteers are an indie pop rock band from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Hot to trot since 2001 they have three long players to talk of. Hullabaloo bounds off their third, the self-titled El Pino and The Volunteers (Feb’16).

2. What’s playing?

Hullabaloo is led by a low key grunting riff then pianos have a flutter; they build up in the coda. The phrasing of the bridge is exquisite and the chorus is solid. Sound as a pound.

3. Who are El Pino and The Volunteers like?

Kurt Vile, The National and Wilco. Maybe.

4. What have the press said about the new album?

“Dreamy guitar pop” – File Under.

“One of the best Dutch indie bands!” – Vera.

“Energetic indie unadorned” – Radar Agency.
 

5. Which bands are El Pino and The Volunteers under the influence of?

David Pino has said songs that inspire him are from Spoon, Kurt Vile, Mikal Cronin, Mac Demarco and Liam Finn.


6. Why should I give Hullabaloo a lash?

Hullabaloo has a sexy groove, a piano assist and David Pino's phrasing is, pound-for-pound, the best in indie.


7. Do El Pino and The Volunteers have any more crackers?

Waiting, Honey has got more of the same going on.


8. Any more words?

Nah.

“I am exposing you in black and white”

Spoon are an indie rock band from Austin, Texas. Rent I Pay came banging off their eighth album They Want My Soul (2014) and is a tune Rolling Stone called “a thumping garage rock cut.” Rent I Pay has a ripping riff a'la The Stones or The Kinks. Top dollar.

“Out among the stars and the stones”

 

 

 

 

 

The Tins - Love On Strike

1.    Who are the chaps?

The Tins are an indie rock band from Buffalo, New York. Playing together since 2010 they have one long player to their name. Love On Strike is from The Tin’s third short player Love On Strike (Nov’15).


 2. What’s the vibe?

Love On Strike strides out tall, handsome and proud with classic rock riffs and rides that horse for what it's worth. It's worth a lot. The chorus is a lot more English indie rock. Sound as a pound.


3. Who do The Tins sound like?

Love On Strike minds of The Family Rain.


4. What have the good people in the press said?

“Straight forward indie pop and indie rock” – Pure Volume.

“Great harmonies, squiggly synth and razor sharp hooks” – Buffa Blog.

“Destined for greatness” – Tell All Your Friends.

 

 

5. Which bands have put the magic in The Tin’s music?

The Tins are influenced by The Kinks, Spoon, ELO, Badfinger, Black Sabbath and Animal Collective.

6. Why should I give Love On Strike a lash?

Love On Strike has all kinds of classic rock riffs and a stomping rhythm. What's not to love?


7. Do The Tins have any more bangers?

Let It Go is so fine. Innovative, sublime, indie rock brilliance.


8. Any more words?

The E.P. Love On Strike was mixed by Ted Young who has worked in the mines for Cymbals Eat Guitars and Kurt Vile and produced by The Goo Goo Dolls’ bass player Robby Takac.

“You haven’t acted your age in ages”

 

 

 

 

The Little Ones are an indie pop band from Los Angeles, California. Getting the love flowing since 2006 they have two long players to fly on their flag. The Little Ones have been compared to The Shins and The Magic Numbers. Argonauts (2012) was the lead single to bubble off their second album The Dawn Sang Along (2013) and is a tune Indie Shuffle said, “the bouncy rhythm and chopped up vocals had me hooked.”

“For every fallen dream there is a hard knock on the door”

  

 

 

 

 

Jon Patrick Walker - Oh, Rosie

1.    Who is this tripper?

Jon Patrick Walker is a roots rock musician from Brooklyn, New York, making music since 2011. Oh, Rosie (Feb’16) is one of two singles from his second album People Going Somewhere (March’16).


2. What kind of tune is he pushing?

Oh, Rosie is a sixties style pop rocker with a light stomp and an entreating tone.


3. Who does Mr Walker sound similar to?

Austin Town Hall compared Oh, Rosie to Bruce Springsteen while others were feeling The Beatles and Mott The Hoople.


4. What have the music press said about Oh, Rosie?


“A wonderful piece of piano rock” – Magnet Magazine.

“A short classic stomp” – Austin Town Hall.

“Piano driven pop-rocker” – The Big Takeover.

5. Who is does Jon Patrick Walker get his vibe from?

Jon Patrick Walker's influences are The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, The Faces, Pink Floyd and Joni Mitchell.

·       The man also has some love for Spoon, Fiona Apple, Heartless Bastards, Radiohead, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Deer Hunter and Grizzly Bear.

 

6. Why should I give Oh, Rosie a spin?

Oh, Rosie is evocative of the end of innocence and is a bouncy pop rocker that the world is better for.


7. Does Mr Walker have any more good un’s?

Don't miss Hopie Song. Paino led old school rock that pops.

 
8. Any more words?

Jon Patrick Walker is an actor who has played Bruce Springsteen and John Lennon in musicals.

“Rosie don’t know, what makes the great world spin”

The Submarines are an indie pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. The Submarines kicked off in 2006 and have three long players on their roll of honor. Birds bounces off their third album Love Notes/Letter Bombs (2011) and is an infectious, bubbly, piano assisted pop rocker that oozes charm.

“Hey, what if everythings alright?”