The Hit List: 20 Demos, Albums and EP’s You Need to Hear Right Now — October 19, 2015

Posted on October 19, 2015 by adammarx13

I’m stoked for the list this week; there are some amazing new albums that dropped in just the past couple of weeks. This week it’s a healthy dose of alternative-rock spread over some more eclectic genres like jazz-pop, indie-folk, rockabilly punk, electro-rock. Some of these artists are so new they don’t even have more than a few hundred fans yet, but I expect that to change for sure ;D. Albums and EP’s like this are why I love living to the left of the dial, these people are sick! As always, albums are in no particular order so make it all the way through!

1. Burning Down EP – No Damn Good – 2015

2. Runaways EP – Permission to Panic – 2015

3. Stories EP – In Codes – 2015

4. 2 Song Demo – Diablogato – 2014

5. Perfect Little Princess – Single – Flying Kangaroo Alliance – 2015

6. The Way Back – The Merry Go Rounds – 2015

7. BRAINCOATS – BRAINCOATS – 2015

8. Summer Fits EP – Summer Fits – 2015

9. The Girl Who Stole My Boyfriend – Single – Minds Without Purpose – 2015

10. Centaurus – EP – Centaurus – 2015

11. Dreadful World – Dust Idols – 2015

12. U.N.I.O.N. – U.N.I.O.N. – 2015

13. Neverless – Neverless – 2015

14. Tottie & the Wanderers – Tottie & the Wanderers – 2015

15. Inside – Evenstate – 2015

16. Just Like July – Single – Pelicans and Their Allies – 2015

17. New Cardinals – EP – New Cardinals – 2015

18. Songs of Glass – Vitrea – 2014

19. Nothing EP – Heart-Shaped Scars – 2015

20. Embark EP – Dyadic – 2015

The Hit List: 20 Demos, Albums and EP’s You Need to Hear Right Now — October 12, 2015

Posted on October 12, 2015 by adammarx13

It’s an awesome week for the Hit List; a bunch of awesome new releases (this week and even today!) and some others that are fast becoming addictive to me. This time around, crunchy blues-rock mixes with snotty pop-punk, ambient electro, and feel-good ska. The independent universe keeps on expanding, so check these people out. As always, albums are in no particular order; make it to the bottom, or you’ll undoubtedly be missing out on something sick!

1. Relentless – The Nixon Rodeo – 2015

2. BRAINCOATS – BRAINCOATS – 2015

3. Bootlegger – Black Ally – 2015

4. The Demos – It’s Butter – 2015

5. At The Bricks – At The Bricks – 2015

6. Mirrors – A Light Divided – 2015

7. Get Free – The Freemen – 2015

8. Stop & Watch EP – Arora – 2015

9. Sick Like This – Beth Blade and the Beautiful Disasters – 2015

10. Darkstone Crows EP – Darkstone Crows – 2015

11. RTP EP – Ready The Prince – 2015

12. Triangulum Mechanism – Sunshine & Bullets – 2014

13. Bareknuckle Love – Freya Wilcox & The Howl – 2015

14. Xero EP – Xero – 2014

15. Stasis – Lucid Fly – 2015

16. The Fair-Weather Friend – Saint Savage – 2015

17. Commit The Act – Common Static – 2015

18. Sleeping With Ghosts – Taking October – 2015

19. Egoblaster – Egoblaster – 2015

20. EP – 5 Gallons – 2015

The Hit List: 20 Demos, Albums and EP’s You Need to Hear Right Now — October 5, 2015

Posted on October 5, 2015 by adammarx13

Another week, another great list of artists that need to be on your rotation for the coming days. It’s getting to the point where I need to start making lists weeks in advance because of the sheer number of artists who deserve a mention. Whereas last week we killed it heavily to ska and reggae, this time around I’m diggin hard on a bunch of electro and punk tunes that will turn your world upside down. Albums are in no particular order, so make it all the way to the bottom; I guarantee you don’t want to miss out on any of these people!

1. Where Has the Music Gone? – General Tso’s Fury – 2015

2. Flux – Brighter Than a Thousand Suns – 2014

3. These Creatures We Fear – Pink Noise Party – 2015

4. Life Is Great?!? – Thought Transfer – 2015

5. Stories EP – In Codes – 2015

6. Gloomy Tunes – Weakend Friends – 2015

7. Runaways EP – Permission to Panic – 2015

8. Summer Suicide EP – It’s The Lipstick On Your Teeth – 2015

9. Static – Static – 2015

10. A Mortal’s Tear – Infy -2015

11. Ginger and the Snaps – Ginger and the Snaps – 2015

12. Nuclear Minds EP – Nuclear Minds – 2015

13. Art Capital – Art Capital – 2015

14. Revery EP – Revery – 2015

15. Burning Down EP – No Damn Good – 2015

16. The Whole World Has No Clothes – Low Swans – 2014

17. Late Night in the Lab – The Blindfolds – 2015

18. Pressure EP – Hawklion – 2015

19. Adhesive – Lizard Depression – 2015

20. Astray EP – Fogscape – 2014

The Hit List: 20 Demos, Albums and EP’s You Need to Hear Right Now — September 28, 2015

Posted on September 28, 2015 by adammarx13

I’m stoked to put out an amazing list today. Encapsulating the feel-good feelings of the late-summer/early-autumn transition, this week’s list is heavy on ska, reggae, psychedelic, and punk. Yet I’ve also thrown in a few indie-folk and electropop artists too for good measure, just to show how many incredible creators there are out there. Filled with a slew of new releases, if this week’s list is any indication, independent music is not only alive and well, but growing at an incredible rate. As always, albums are in no particular order, so keep killin it all the way through; you won’t be disappointed. \m/

1. The Demos – It’s Butter – 2015

2. Where Has the Music Gone? – General Tso’s Fury – 2015

3. Relentless – The Nixon Rodeo – 2015

4. The Devil Never Comes – Molly Rhythm – 2014

5. Ginger and the Snaps – Ginger and the Snaps – 2015

6. Jesus – Single – The Head – 2015

7. Freakout Hell Bus – Bumpin Uglies – 2015

8. 2 Song Demo – Diablogato – 2014

9. The Tide – Wildlight – 2015

10. Fortune’s Folly EP – Fortune’s Folly – 2015

11. Let Loose – Them Damn Dogs – 2015

12. Bring the A Game – Beneath the Reef – 2015

13. Give Give Give – Nick and the Adversaries – 2013

14. Down with the Ship – The Waxies – 2015

15. shapes in rapid – Apartment Kids – 2015

16. Double A Side – Sink Alaska – 2015

17. Speak – The Introverts – 2015

18. Dead Man Walking – Jesse Ray and the Carolina Catfish – 2015

19. Take Me Away EP – Ian Sounds – 2015

20. Ghosts – -Bakemi- – 2015

The Hit List: 20 Demos, Albums and EP’s You Need to Hear Right Now — September 21, 2015

Posted on September 21, 2015 by adammarx13

With all the stuff I have to do during the day, some might wonder when I find the time to search out all of these incredible artists. The truth is that I happen to run across a lot of them through other artists; that’s one of the things I love most about this job. The “six-degrees-of-separation” dynamic is one of the coolest aspects of being in the music business; everyone seems to know everyone. Sick new releases on here, as well as some ones I’ve been listening to all summer. As always, albums are in no particular order, so keep rockin all the way through! ;D

1. Perceptions – All Comes Down – 2015

2. The Nightingale: A Gothic Fairytale – Valentine Wolfe – 2015

3. Gloomy Tunes – Weakened Friends – 2015

4. The Art of Fading Out – Truth Laced Lie – 2015

5. Try Try Try EP – Try Try Try – 2015

6. Misunderstood People Society – The Jungles – 2015

7. Shadows – In Hours – 2015

8. March in the Dark: Chapter Two – Anyone’s Guess – 2015

9. Survive the Night – Single – 50/50 – 2015

10. Dais EP – Dais – 2015

11. Anomaly – Auditory Armory – 2012

12. Look to the Sun – Rival Island – 2015

13. Electric Symphony – Adam Singer – 2015

14. Feels – Single – Kiiara – 2015

15. MUTT – MUTT – 2015

16. Demo – Third Season – 2015

17. Lack of Hate EP – Limb to Limb – 2014

18. My Cruel Goro EP – My Cruel Goro – 2015

19. Vaati & Veselekov – Tanooki Suit – 2015

20. Rathole EP – Rathole – 2015

The Hit List: 20 Demos, Albums and EP’s You Need to Hear Right Now — September 14, 2015

Posted on September 14, 2015 by adammarx13

Back in Atlanta for the new Hit List this week, and damn I’ve got some awesome new artists for you! This time around, some great electronic EP’s, some cool acoustic tracks, and some good old-fashioned alternative hard-rock to rock out to! As always, albums are in no particular order, so make it all the way to the bottom, because every one of these artists is slammin 😉 The independent music universe continues to be the place to be, so check it out!

1. Mirrors – A Light Divided – 2015

2. DEKADES – DEKADES – 2015

3. Love Songs for the Love-Impaired – Vices I Admire – 2014

4. En L’air – Dark Furs – 2014

5. Flux – Brighter Than a Thousand Suns – 2014

6. Sick Like This – Beth Blade and the Beautiful Disasters – 2015

7. The Black Swan Theory – Imber – 2015

8. The Devil Never Comes – Molly Rhythm – 2014

9. We’re All Meat and We’re Gonna Get Eat – The Tommyhawks – 2015

10. I Was Born EP – Ghost Lit Kingdom – 2015

11. The Beautiful Machine – Hailey Magee – 2015

12. EP – Octazooka – 2015

13. Fortune’s Folly EP – Fortune’s Folly – 2015

14. His Vengeful Hand – The Bad Beats – 2015

15. We Are Infinite – Paper Ocean – 2015

16. Shadowglass – Left in the Dark – 2015

17. Color Gravity – Color Gravity – 2015

18. Demo Tape – Generation Wasteland – 2015

19. The Strugglin EP – Stoop Kid – 2015

20. Moving Parts EP – King Ruhtra – 2015

The Hit List: 20 Demos, Albums and EP’s You Need to Hear Right Now — August 31, 2015

Posted on August 31, 2015 by adammarx13

Another week, another Hit List with a slew of amazing artists you probably never knew existed. This time, artists from some new corners of the world, from the U.S. to Norway to the Philippines, and everywhere in between. This is one list you’re not going to want to miss out on, check these people out, they’re gonna just blow your mind! There’s even some amazing music in languages other than English, which is always a great thing to experience in the music universe. Same disclaimer as always: albums are in no particular order, so give all these people some major love. Things in the music world are slammin this week, so check it out!

1. Destination – Novembervägen – 2015

2. Free Recovery EP – Free Recovery – 2015

3. Wolfstooth – Single – Bitch Falcon – 2015

4. Everything Is Fine – Fourth Line – 2015

5. Freakout Hell Bus – Bumpin Uglies – 2015

6. No Way Out – Single – Fever Pitch – 2015

7. Stasis – Lucid Fly – 2015

8. The Block – Fir Drive – 2015

9. Warranted Queen – Arum Rae – 2014

10. Love Moves On – Single – The Swear – 2014

11. Pretty Ugly EP – The Sex Tape Scandal – 2014

12. Make/Believe E.P. – TUSK – 2015

13. Summer Fits EP – Summer Fits – 2015

14. Give Give Give – Nick and the Adversaries – 2013

15. Basement Famous – A Hero Falls – 2015

16. Savn – Savn – 2014

17. Old News – The Lately – 2015

18. Rock Is Dead and I Know Where the Bodies Are Buried – Marion Crane – 2014

19. Progress of Elimination – The Infinity Process – 2015

20. Soundtrip – Kinetic Daze – 2015

The Hit List: 20 Demos, Albums and EP’s You Need to Hear Right Now — August 24, 2015

Posted on August 24, 2015 by adammarx13

One of the things that I love most about the music business is the sheer number of amazing artists that populate the musical landscape. Whatever your taste, there’s always someone new ready to make an impression, and every day is like winning the lottery if your desired prize is awesome new material (which mine always is, of course). This week’s Hit List bounces all over the place, from ska punk to post-grunge, and from indie-rock to some awesome alternative rap-rock. Albums are in no particular order. These people are killin it in the best way, check it out!

1. Let’s Get Dangerous – Backyard Superheroes – 2015

2. When You Fall – Single – BrokenRail – 2013

3. The Demos – It’s Butter – 2015

4. Bootlegger – Black Ally – 2015

5. Carpe Noctem EP – tattermask – 2015

6. Kimonono I – Kimonono – 2015

7. Undefeated – Undefeated – 2015

8. This is Your Life – Long Knives – 2015

9. Darkstone Crows EP – Darkstone Crows – 2015

10. 129 – Cherry White – 2013

11. In Quicksand – Ancient Lasers – 2015

12. MUTT EP – MUTT – 2015

13. Midsummer Sensation – Paper Spook – 2015

14. Supermoon – Tessellations – 2015

15. Hot Wires – The Whoas! – 2015

16. Psillos – War of Senses – 2015

17. Going South – Broad Run – 2015

18. Safe House – Better Friend – 2015

19. I Ain’t Done – Shorty the Giant – 2015

20. 3 Styles EP – Red Sky – 2015

The Hit List: 20 Demos, Albums and EP’s You Need to Hear Right Now — July 27, 2015

Posted on July 27, 2015 by adammarx13

One month down and still killing it with some amazing artists here on the Hit List. This week, a sick new bunch of artists tearing is up. You gotta check these people out, you won’t be able to stop hitting repeat, ha! As always, albums are in the no particular order. Check these people out, they’re brilliant!

1. Ghost – Between California and Summer – 2014

2. Don’t Care – Belly Up – 2015

3. Run and Gun – Single – Fake Planes – 2015

4. Survive the Night – Single – 50/50 – 2015

5. Last Known Surroundings – Carousel Scene – 2015

6. Inside – Evenstate – 2015

7. Generation Dreams – Teenage Buzz – 2015

8. Own Your Ocean – Direct Divide – 2015

9. Saturday Night Loud – The Forty Whacks – 2014

10. Sweet Disillusion – Single – Elie & the Engine – 2015

11. Spirit of Freedom – Perseids – 2014

12. The Lost [EP] – The Beautiful Monument – 2015

13. Turkana Boy – Thousand Days – 2015

14. the Ocean – Of the Sonic Sea – 2015

15. Unify – Isometric – 2015

16. In My Head – Hillary Hand – 2015

17. Lov/ners – The Nories – 2015

18. For Machines EP – Limb to Limb – 2015

19. Stranger Just the Same – Heel – 2014

20. Fourstory EP – A Black Eye Affair – 2015

The Hit List: 20 Demos, Albums and EP’s You Need to Hear Right Now — July 20, 2015

Posted on July 20, 2015 by adammarx13

Week three into the resurrected Hit List and there’s no sign of slowing down. A new slew of amazing artists you need to hear, as well as new releases from some of my favorite independent artists from around the world! Albums are in the no particular order. Check these people out, they’re sick!

1. For Machines EP – Limb to Limb – 2015

2. The Black Swan Theory – Imber – 2015

3. Worth the Weight – Guidelines – 2015

4. Take Control EP – Free Sergio – 2015

5. Kissing Boys – Single – The Swear – 2013

6. Skin and Bones – Single – Bloody Diamonds – 2015

7. In My Head – Hillary Hand – 2015

8. Paint the Sky – Tigerface – 2015

9. One Step At a Time – Hour 24 – 2013

10. Change EP – Derange – 2014

11. 1974 & the Death of the Herald – 1974 – 2013

12. Rise to Fall EP – Altermind – 2015

13. Bareknuckle Love – Freya Wilcox & The Howl – 2015

14. My Heroin – Single – Nussy – 2015

15. Foxhollow – Foxhollow – 2015

16. Invisible Tonight – The Nearly Deads – 2014

17. For the Dearly Departed – The Funeral Portrait – 2014

18. SUBSPACE – GASH – 2013

19. HOME – On Call Heroes – 2015

20. Demo – Third Season – 2015

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