The Scrags - Sick Of Divine

Read full review & listen on Grotesqualizer.

Swedish band The Scrags released their debut album in 2008. At a time when new rave sets were interspersed with gritty garage rock, their The Stooges/Oasis-ish thriller “Death Of A Rock N Roll Band” was a perfect discovery. Now The Scrags present a new discovery.

Hell Nancy - Burden

Read full review & listen on Grotesqualizer.

Portland, OR, trio Hell Nancy released a very pervasive EP called “IZ.” Try to get through the worries of the song “Burden.”

MBG - What You've Done To Me

Read full review & listen on Grotesqualizer.

“What You've Done to Me” is bedroom grunge pop from the debut EP “Have a Alright Day” by Canadian one-woman band MBG, namely Leena Rodriguez.

PREMIERE: Erin Anne - Gaslighter

Read full review & listen on Grotesqualizer.

Erin Anne is here to capture all your attention with the killer single “Gaslighter,” emotionally piercing and incredibly catchy.

Ophelia - Summer Haze

Read full review & listen on Grotesqualizer.

Minneapolis band Ophylia shared the sunny atmosphere of “Summer Haze,” a song from their debut EP, “Witch.”

Weddings - Labyrinth

Read full review & listen on Grotesqualizer.

The Austrian-based trio debuts with the single “Labyrinth”, where the fuzz energy dries up the ocean of lurking fears.

PREMIERE: BWQ - Animals

Read full review & listen on Grotesqualizer.

The band BWQ, formerly Project BWQ, shared a lovely summery song called “Animals” from the upcoming EP “Crack Up.”

Husmo HAV - East In North

Read full review & listen on Grotesqualizer.

“East In North” is a shining signal-single from Norwegian space expedition Husmo HAV.

Tuff Turf - Closed Up

Read full review & listen on Grotesqualizer.

The introspective new wave/post-punk track “Closed Up” is a single from the upcoming album “Night Finds You” by Tuff Turf, out on May 25.

Atlantic Francis - City Vs Country

Read full review & listen on Grotesqualizer.

Swedish quartet Atlantic Francis built a time machine, there’s no other explanation of the sound and energy of their new single “City Vs Country.”

Ayumi Ishito - Not Today

Read full review & listen on Grotesqualizer.

Almost two and a half years ago, Brooklyn-based composer and saxophonist Ayumi Ishito, being a part of a quintet, debuted with the strong jazz fusion album, “View From A Little Cave.” “Midnite Cinema” is the next step from diverting interpretations of warm traditionalism in “View From A Little Cave” towards an exploration of the fantastic theater-maze with ornate prog-turns.