I’ll call the list this week a revisiting, because I’m just killin it to a bunch of artists who have made an appearance here before. I love listening to new music, and sometimes these albums stay fresh for a while, and you can just find yourself listening to them over the course of a month. Featuring artists from around the U.S., Europe, Asia, and more, I’m excited that the geography of the Hit List keeps expanding. Some of these artists I’ve seen play shows over the last few weeks and they rocked it ;D. As always, albums are in no particular order, so give them all a listen, and hit these great creators up for some more!

1. Yellow & Bliss – Single – Heel – 2016

2. Blue Room Revival – MooseKick – 2014

3. Blanks – Rock Eupora – 2016

4. Double A-Side – The Mis-Made – 2016

5. Millipedes – The Head – 2015

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

7. Do You Feel Electric? EP – Miss – 2015

8. The Black Album (EP) – AggronumpH – 2015

9. Colourblind – Videoman – 2015

10. Half Measures – Cross – 2015

11. Stages – Kopacetic – 2016

12. O – Mermaidens – 2014

13. Bear Essentials EP – One Trick Grizzly – 2015

14. Welcome to Vanillaville – Redbloom – 2015

15. E.P. – Neverhood – 2015

16. Cosmophonie EP – Cosmophone – 2016

17. MUTT – MUTT – 2015

18. Art Capital – Art Capital – 2015

19. Torn Up – Such Great Heights – 2015

20. Forgotten Battles – A Thousand Shades of Cold – 2015

I’m super excited for the new list this week because it’s such a great mix of material from newbies and Hit List veterans, underscoring just how massive the growing independent world is. I actually had a chance to go see 3 of these bands play on the same bill two nights ago (check my Twitter feed to see which ones!), and they just killed it on stage. It’s so easy to get sucked into the music that these artists create that sometimes it’s easy to forget just how much stage presence and presentation really add to the overall effect of an artist’s brand. It’s a wide, wide world of expansive music and showmanship, and the artists on this week’s like really highlight that fact! As always, albums are in no particular order, so have a sick Monday trying them all out. ;D It’s gonna be a good week!

1. Alchemy – Alchemy – 2013

2. Yellow & Bliss Single – Heel – 2016

3. Imminent for Your Interests – People Like Us. – 2015

4. Blue Room Revival – MooseKick – 2014

5. The Steppin Stones – The Steppin Stones – 2015

6. Hardly Loaded EP – PhantomHead – 2016

7.Otra Vez I – Sidewatcher – 2016

8. Shadowbox – Vivienne the Witch – 2016

9. Consequences – Dream State – 2015

10. Welcome to the Whist Coast (EP) – Whist – 2015

11. Gone to Perdition – Hype Lights – 2016

12. Trapped Inside EP – Faith in Casinos – 2016

13. Hear You Out EP – Different Pulse – 2015

14. Get Weird! – The Newports – 2016

15. Asleep/Repeat/Awake EP – Moira – 2015

16. Origin – Rille Ataka – 2016

17. The Best Is Yet to Come – Fader Hill – 2016

18. Get Fünke – Dr. Beardface and the Spaceman – 2015

19. Growing Pains EP – Going Nowhere – 2016

20. Marvelous Funkshun – Marvelous Funkshun – 2013

One of the things I’m most excited about with this week’s list is the release of new material from some artists whom I love and have been following for a while. It’s always great when you see an artist you love take the time to hunker down and write some new material that really shows an element of growth and evolution in their sound. In addition to triumphant returns for those artists, there are some people new to the Hit List who I’m super stoked to share! These albums really underscore what a wide world of music exists out there beyond the mainstream, and I love that it’s a never-ending journey of exploration. As always, albums are in no particular order, so you don’t wanna miss a moment of any of them!

1. Tied Down – Forever Still – 2016

2. The ReIntroduction – Almost Kings – 2016

3. Refuse to Shine – Single – Mr.Mountain – 2016

4. The Steppin Stones – The Steppin Stones – 2015

5. Alchemy – Alchemy – 2013

6. Please Welcome Imperial Jade – Imperial Jade – 2016

7. Imminent for Your Interests – People Like Us. – 2015

8. Hardly Loaded EP – PhantomHead – 2016

9. Baltimore – Single – Original Mindset – 2015

10. She-Devils EP – She-Devils – 2016

11. Otra Vez I – Sidewatcher – 2016

12. Calling for the Crazy – The Ballistics – 2016

 13. Ants – Ants – 2016

14. Shadowbox – Vivienne the Witch – 2016

15. Demo – OceanWaves – 2015

16. Swan Valley Heights – Swan Valley Heights – 2016

17. Tectonic Plates EP – Audioclub – 2015

18. Intacepta – Bandita – 2015

 19. The Black Crayon EP – Strut Vamoose – 2016

20. Heart Like a Home – Better Half – 2016

It’s been a kinda dreary day here in Atlanta, but everything is always better with amazing new music. A lot of these artists ar making their second, third, or even fourth appearance because I simply can’t stop listening to these albums. But they’re joined by some great fresh blood, and I’m more than confident that this list will help you get through the Monday, and cap off a great holiday weekend. Check these people out! As always, albums are in no particular order. ;D

1. Sexsmith – Sexsmith – 2015

2. White Knives – Modern Capitals – 2016

3.  I Want – The Buns – 2016

4. Theories of the Universe – Haunted Ghost Town – 2016

5. Metadonna – Metadonna – 2016

6. Bear Essentials EP – One Trick Grizzly – 2015

7. Bored Up! – Bumsy and The Moochers – 2015

8. Been Five Years EP – PaperWolf – 2015

9. Colourblind – Videoman – 2015

10. Dirty Lyxx – Dirty Lyxx – 2016

11. Volume 1 – Lilli & Chris – 2016

12. Revival – Lullwater – 2015

13. Cosmophonie EP – Cosmophone – 2016

14. Between the Roses – Sway – 2016

15. Neat Neat – Neat Neat – 2016

16. Vagabond – A Reluctant Arrow – 2015

17. Stages – Kopacetic – 2016

18. The Journey (EP) – Rusty Joe – 2016

19. Tagabouts – Tagabouts – 2016

20. Over Thousands of Miles EP – Souland – 2016

Another week, another great list, and we’re only halfway into January! Digging on some alternative/punk and folk-rock artists this week. It amazes me that a bunch of these releases have only just come out in the last 2 weeks; it’s going to be a good year. As always, albums are in no particular order. Check these people out for some great new Monday music! ;D

1. Volume 1 – Lilli & Chris – 2016

2. Leave Me Alone – Hinds – 2016

3. Cairos – Cairos – 2014

4. Sexsmith – Sexsmith – 2015

5. No Brainer – Single – Rising Down – 2015

6. Theories of the Universe – Haunted Ghost Town – 2016

7. Liquid Moments – Red Sun Project – 2016

8. Double A-Side – The Mis-Made – 2016

9. Taekare – Figures – 2016

10. Tell Lie Vision – Tell Lie Vision – 2015

11. Room EP – The Loveless – 2014

12. Colourblind – Videoman – 2015

13. Vinyl – -Backwarmer – 2015

14. Forget – Single – From This Fire – 2015

15. Refraction – Moonfall – 2015

16. Vulcan – Titans In Time – 2015

17. Tagabouts – Tagabouts – 2016

18. Dinosaw – The Drip Effect – 2014

19. Over Thousands of Miles EP – Souland – 2016

20. Insularity – Bird of Bones – 2015

Another week, another list of incredible music. A few of these releases are brand new, having just come out over this last weekend, so absolutely stuff you don’t wanna miss. I’m so excited to feature a bunch of new artists from around the world, particularly as their styles continue to get even more blended with numerous influences! Spanning reggae, garage rock, nu-metal, electronic, blues, and more, this week’s list is dripping with independent vigor and potential ;D As always, albums are in no particular order, so hit every one of these people up!

1. White Lotus – Single – It’s Butter – 2015

2. Them Dead Poets – Them Dead Poets – 2015

3. Stay The Hero Of Her Life – Bad Movie Hero – 2015

4. Red Calling – Red Calling – 2015

5. Solstice EP – Static City – 2015

6. Forgotten Battles – A Thousand Shades Of Cold – 2015

7. Hitherside – Hitherside – 2015

8. An Apology – Single – Heel – 2015

9. The Lost Album – Half Light – 2015

10. Where Fools Should Go – Pete Kosanovich & The Pale Blue Eyes – 2015

11. Out Utero – Lipstick Homicide – 2013

12. Welcome to Vanillaville – Redbloom – 2015

13. Tides EP – The Deadlips – 2015

14. Hear You Out EP – Different Pulse – 2015

15. Free Recovery EP – Free Recovery – 2015

16. Unvelievaballs – Unbelievaballs – 2014

17. Alive and Aware – Lucid Recess – 2015

18. Invisible Symmetry EP – Invisible Symmetry – 2015

19. Demo – OceanWaves – 2015

20. Mountain Estates Demo – Mountain Estates – 2015