Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Active Bird Community (ABC) creates a garage-pop/indie sound not too far off from well-known bands such as Ra Ra Riot or LVL UP. Consisting of four band members, Andrew Wolfson (lead guitar/vocals), Tom D'Agustino (guitar/vocals), Zach Slater (bass) and Quinn McGovern (drums), of which three of them (Andrew, Tom, and Zach) have been playing together for 10 years, ABC has made their mark on DIY music well across the nation. Stick Around coming

San Francisco based artist Max Gardener recently released his latest EP Stirrings, which is the follow up response to Gardener's two previous albums Memory Lounge and Fear of Mirrors. I had all intentions of first listening to this EP within the sanctity of my four bedroom walls as this was, as Max Gardener describes it, “bedroom theme music.” So why not take it in an ironically literal sense for the listening experience as well? I hit play and closed my eyes, feeling the wal

Photo by Briley Caton. The Pressure Kids are a five-piece indie rock band based out of Nashville who just released their newest single, “You Missed Your Chance,” an in-your-face anthem replicating the characteristic energy that permeates their live sets. This newest single is a follow up from their late summer single “Catherine in Moonlight." The song begins strong with a mix of electric guitars and a simple yet rhythmic drum beat. Around the 15 second mark, a pleasant guitar

"Psycho (i love you)", a catchy song with a menagerie of different musical elements, is the final track on Spritzer's latest EP Get Away. The versatility of this song made it an easy choice for Song of the Week. This is a song you can dance to until the early hours of the morning and also a song you can casually melt into the couch to after a long day. This track is a fusion of surf rock and pop, but even expands beyond those genres with subtle hints of jazz, post-rock, and t