Contemporary Instrumental Rock has always been on the outside looking in, indifferent to trends, deferential to personal connection and probably, by its own admission, a little bit nerdy (in the best possible way.)
Home Video
posted by steve
New EP from Brooklyn's Home Video just dropped and while I will readily admit the Radhiohead comparisons are warranted, I still think the band is one of NYC's most underrated.
Chandeliers
posted by steve
The Thrush sounds like a mixtape made by the dude down the hall with the ill Krautrock collection who's dating a dancer into Afrobeat and old UK downtempo.
Hatchback
posted by steve
Today's post is from California's Samuel Milton Grawe aka Hatchback. But don't let the literary name throw you off.
Torche
posted by steve
Like SK favorites Jesu, these dudes ply their trade with a potent formula of sound-drenched melody, but unlike them, they have no problem shifting speeds and alternating degrees of accessibility.
Koushik
posted by steve
Stone's Throw often relishes in mixing the new with the old but few of the venerable label's artists sum it up as well as Koushik, the eponymous moniker of Koushik Ghosh.
