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Effie Zilch – “Lover Boy” (Video Premiere)

Effie Zilch
Adam Grundy

Today I’m so excited to bring everyone the latest single and music video from Effie Zilch called “Lover Boy.” This roots-rock band is Steve Wyreman & Evanne Barcenas, and their great musical chemistry together is immediately recognized on vibrant songs like this. The band shared:

Featuring a Benny Benjamin-inspired backbeat, a prominent bass riff, and Vandellas-style background vocals, ‘Lover Boy’ began as something of an inside joke. It quickly evolved into one of the album’s most infectious standouts. Sometimes songs don’t have to say anything deep or important.  Some of our favorite music is playful and lighthearted. What is serious about the track is it’s composition, arrangement and style. It’s a fresh take on an old, familiar sound. Sticky-sweet and swaggering, ‘Lover Boy’ brings classic soul revue energy into focus through Effie Zilch’s distinctly Bay Area lens. The accompanying video leans into the song’s vintage charm – shot at historic Sacramento sites once used as film locations for silent-era icons like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, it pays homage to California’s cinematic history.  “We knew we wanted to make a silent film, but how to capture the fun and whimsy of the song eluded us until we fully leaned into the ridiculous. Our video team, Station to Station Creative, didn’t bat an eye at our bizarre treatment.  Instead, they went out and found the dapper duck costume the following day. A Flapper, Amelia Earhart, and a proper damsel dame set their eyes a gaze on Mr. Gentleman Duck.  Cat and mouse chases, train track mishaps, and old-timey title cards tell the silent tale of this strange love story

If you’re enjoying the new video, please consider pre-saving the band’s new LP, Higher Calling, out everywhere on July 10th via Redtone Records.

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Unicorn Dogs – “Bogus Journey” (Song Premiere)

Unicorn Dogs
Adam Grundy

Today I’m so excited to introduced everyone to a pop-punk band called Unicorn Dogs who are releasing their newest single called “Bogus Journey.” The Baltimore-based Unicorn Dogs are comprised of father/son bass and drum duo Jon Moser and Oliver Moser and former Dead Mechanical guitarist Lucas Carscadden. Jon Moser shared about working with Grath Madden (House Bout, Steinways) by sharing, “Grath has a distinct voice and style that we love and find inspiring. Short songs that ​are catchy but without overly predictable repetition and relatable, self-deprecating ​lyrics. ​That’s the formula!” If you’re enjoying the single, keep an eye out for the band’s new LP Closer To Death that will release later on this year via Mom’s Basement Records / Jolly Ronnie Records.

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Candace Hastings – “Call Your Mama” (Song Premiere)

Candace Hastings
Adam Grundy

Today I’m so excited to bring everyone the latest single from songwriter Candace Hastings called “Call Your Mama.” The deeply personal song is sure to evoke some sort of emotions from anyone who takes the time to listen to it. When asked about the inspiration behind the new single, Candace Hastings shared:

This song was written by Mary Beth Schaefer, who is a talented songwriter and just happens to be my daughter. And the backstory behind the song is almost as good as the song. I can’t even remember why I had called my daughter, but she didn’t pick up and didn’t call me back for several days. At the time, I remember thinking, ‘I’m glad I wasn’t having a heart attack or anything,’ but honestly I know she’s busy and didn’t give it too much thought. She told me she had that reminder rolling around in her head—call your mom, call your mom—but when she sat down to write, it turned into something different. What she came up with was a song about those exes who like to circle back after everything is over—calling to check in, keep tabs, or ease their conscience, when really, they ought to call their mama instead. I released the song as a single because it’s an ex-song that has a take I’ve never heard before. There’s no revenge keying of the car, no yelling, just some good old-fashioned boundary setting by a strong woman who’s had enough.

If you’re enjoying this single, please consider pre-saving the track here.

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Crow and Gazelle – “The High Road” (Song Premiere)

Crow and Gazelle
Adam Grundy

Today I’m thrilled to bring everyone the latest single from Texas folk duo, Crow and Gazelle, called “The High Road.” The track comes from the band’s new album, Truth Be Told, that will be released on streaming services on May 15th. When speaking on the direction of the new single, the band shared:

We believe we have a soul contract together. As a couple, as friends or comrades, we have reincarnated together before, many times – millennia and centuries before and after, always seeking the higher road to find and feel real freedom. For us, that high road means we’re here to balance and harmonize the feminine and masculine for divine love. And we see the characters of Truth Be Told as the same. Remembering, when one is empowered, we both are. When one is oppressed, we all are. So we need to work together. In a place of balance, time itself is non linear, not a rigid straight line. Time, and life herself folds in and upon itself, giving us another chance (if we’re lucky) to take the high road to freedom. We set this as the first track to set the tone, that perhaps we’ve all been here before – our ancestors certainly have – in this place of being able to right the course and bring love and life back to the center. Into focus. This was the last song we wrote for the album; it came in a flurry to Mike, one night in our last days of recording the album.

If you’re enjoying the track, please consider pre-saving the album here.

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Princess Goes – “Stranger” (Song Premiere)

Princess Goes
Adam Grundy

Today is a great day to share the latest single from NYC-based rock band, Princess Goes, called “Stranger.” Princess Goes features Michael C. Hall (vocals), Matt Katz-Bohen (keys/synths/bass/guitar) and Peter Yanowitz (percussion/additional instruments). The band explains: “‘Stranger’ is song about meeting each other with kindness and curiosity. A seminal 90’s grunge bass intro lead us into 90’s Britpop dance blur. We finally meet each other in the massive, epiphanic, glorious, and soaring finale, no longer strangers, but as….friends.” If you’re enjoying the track, please consider following the band’s updates here.

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Pluralone – “Ranting and Raving” (Song Premiere)

Pluralone
Adam Grundy

Today I’m so excited to bring everyone the latest single from songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer, known as Pluralone, for ”Ranting and Raving.” The track comes from the project’s new forthcoming LP, A Drop in the Ocean, out everywhere you stream your music on June 12th via Org Music. If you’re enjoying the new single, please consider pre-ordering the new album from this talented artist here.

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Overton – “At The Seams” (Song Premiere)

Overton
Adam Grundy

Today I’m thrilled to bring everyone the latest single from North Carolina “dark punk” band, Overton, called “At The Seams.” The song is the second single from the band’s upcoming self-titled EP that will be released later on this year. With a unique approach to their brand of punk rock, Overton are embracing the darkness in more ways than one here. If you’re enjoying the single, please consider supporting the band here.

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Fashn – “Continuation” (Video Premiere)

Fashn
Adam Grundy

Today I’m so excited to bring everyone the video premiere of the latest single from Fashn, the NYC-based post-punk project of duo Thomas Peters and Julius Dolls. Blending gothic post-punk, modern indie rock, electronica, shoegaze, and darkwave pop, ”Continuation” carries a cinematic, coming-of-age intensity. If you’re enjoying the music video, please consider supporting this band here.

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Thirsty Curses – “Starting To Remember How Much I Forgot” (Song Premiere)

Thirsty Curses
Adam Grundy

Today is a great day to share the news that Thirsty Curses are gearing up to release a new album called Frank-N-Stein. On top of that news, the band is sharing the lead single of “Starting To Remember How Much I Forgot.” The band shared, “‘Starting to Remember How Much I Forgot'” is the lead single from our forthcoming album, Frank-N-Stein. The track pulls from classic alternative rock influences such as The Replacements and Elvis Costello and blends humor and existential unease around themes of disorientation, fragmented memory, and the search for meaning. There’s also a banging horn section over the choruses.” If you’re enjoying the track, please consider supporting the band by pre-ordering the new album here.

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Gooseberry – “Durak” (Video Premiere)

Gooseberry
Adam Grundy

Today I’m so excited to bring everyone the video premiere of the new single from Alt-Rock trio, Gooseberry, called ”Durak.” On this song that is drawing comparisons to bands like Arctic Monkeys and The White Stripes, the Brooklyn-based band have made another song worthy of any playlist. The single comes from the band’s recently announced new LP, Simple Sucker, that will be released everywhere you stream your music on September 25th. I was also able to connect with Gooseberry for a brief interview below.

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Goldstate – “Blessing In Disguise” (Song Premiere)

Adam Grundy

Today is a great day to share the latest single from British pop-punk band, Goldstate, for their song called “Blessing In Disguise.” Having signed to Manic Kat Records along with the release of “Deep End” in February, this track is an introspective helping of melancholy, emboldened by the band’s vibrant hooks and sonic potency. On the new output, lead vocalist Ben Pritchard shares: “’Blessing In Disguise’ is a track about lost love, but not in the way you expect it to be. It’s about the breakdown of a relationship that initially makes you grieve that loss, but with time and clarity you realize that the door closing was actually the healthiest thing that could have happened to you – a blessing, in disguise.” If you’re enjoying the premiere, please consider streaming more of this band’s music here.

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Gently Tender – “Wild In The Uplands” (Video Premiere)

Gently Tender
Adam Grundy

Today I’m thrilled to bring everyone the latest single and music video from South London indie folk band, Gently Tender, called “Wild In The Uplands.” The band explains, “‘Wild in the Uplands’ is a song about escape from city to country. It’s about not having respect for fences and private land, roaming free and getting into mischief. Out of all the illegal activities a person can partake in, trespassing is one of the most exhilarating!” The second single from Gently Tender’s new EP called This Was Once Fields, “Wild In The Uplands” captures the free spirit of the band perfectly. If you’re enjoying the video, please consider supporting the band here.

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Fea – “Careful” (Video Premiere)

Fea
Adam Grundy

Today is a great day to share the new music video from San Antonio-based punk rock band, Fea, called ”Careful.” The band shares, “‘Careful’ is my personal anthem—a reminder to speak up and not walk on eggshells for anyone. Abuse comes in many forms, and conditioning a person is one of them. I was lucky to have a strong support system, but not everyone has that. Writing this song was cathartic, and I hope it helps anyone who’s been through a similar situation.” The track is especially timely amid broader conversations around sexual assault, abuse of power, and the pressures on women to stay small and quiet—issues that resonate deeply within punk and music communities. With “Careful,” Fea aim to speak directly to younger women and LGBTQ+ listeners, offering guidance from lived experience: be unapologetic, speak up, and don’t shrink yourself for anyone. If you’re enjoying the new music video, please consider supporting the band here.

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Host Bodies – “Impossible Goodbyes” (Song Premiere)

Host Bodies
Adam Grundy

Today is a great day to share the newest single from San Francisco-based electronic duo, Host Bodies, for their track called “Impossible Goodbyes.” The band is quickly making waves in the Bay Area and are poised and ready for their breakout moment. Host Bodies shared, “Something that will never get old is the feeling of driving back into San Francisco, whether that’s crossing the Golden Gate Bridge to the north or the Bay Bridge to the east. This song encapsulates that for me.” If you’re enjoying the new single, you can stream it on your favorite platform here.

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