“The band name represents that sense of calm and sometimes peaceful melancholy that a rainy day brings.” — Rainy Days   Congratulations on the release of the music video for "Sunspot Ghosts". Tell us about the band's creative process for the song's development. Writing the song was super quick for us. Two of us sat down with a ukulele and were like “let’s make a Joji song” essentially. Added some bass synth, keys and guitar and it’s banging. I think we didn’t go too far off the mark! Your Trystan Cruise directed music video is incredible. What inspired the clip's treatment? We had ..read more

    Brand new to DCWS is Orey Eyed, a music project of 18-year-old producer and singer-songwriter Jaehyun Kim, who is currently based in Yongin-si, South Korea. Influenced by artists such as Chairlift, The 1975, Perfume Genius, and more, fuzzy synths and mellow vocals characterize his sound. With Orey Eyed, Jaehyun aims to capture the beauty of various eerie and ethereal soundscapes, conveying emotions through the medium of music. Also invested in exploring different perspectives of romantic relationships and emotional struggles, his lyrics often assume a fictional point of view, pr ..read more

    “I know I’m provocative in how I look, and how I write. That’s on purpose. At the end of the day, I want people to have the same experience I had/have with music.” — Lucy Mayhem Congratulations on the release of your new single/lyric video "Into Hell"; tell us about your and Jamie King's creative process for its development. "Into Hell' came about fairly similar to any other song I've written. It was really me just personifying my depression, and my relationship with it after dealing with it for 8+ years now. At this point in time, I've accepted that it's a thing I have. I'm pro ..read more

    Toronto's leading purveyors of Trash Pop and Garage Rock, Mad Ones, have just dropped their highly anticipated new vinyl LP "What it Takes" on Fortune Stellar Records. This marks Mad Ones' fifth studio album, through a joint effort between Fortune Stellar Records, The Orchard, and F.A.B. Distribution. The album boasts 10 infectious, high-energy tracks, brimming with catchy hooks and straight-to-the-chorus melodies. Recorded with the band performing and singing live in the studio, often with no separation, "What it Takes" captures the raw essence of Mad Ones' electrifying perform ..read more

    Super American has announced their third full length album, “Gangster of Love”, to be released May 31 via Wax Bodega. They’ve also released the first single and music video for “Hopefully Pitchfork Doesn’t Hear This”, a tongue in cheek track that rides palm-muted guitar chunks into a soaring, anxiety-fueled chorus. Produced by Sam Guaiana (Neck Deep, Bayside), “Gangster of Love” follows 2021’s SUP and 2018’s Tequila Sunrise and found the duo fleeing Buffalo for Los Angeles, where the push and pull between the two songwriters – the real magic at the heart of Super American – was ..read more

    “Ritual musick recognizes music as a type of magick, something that is willed into existence from places deep inside our minds or souls (or maybe even beyond) that we would otherwise not have access to.” — REPTIEL Congratulations to the band on the completion and release of your fifth album "Down Below World"; describe for us your creative process for the development of its 14 tracks, and whether there were songs that were recorded that did not make the final tracklist. Thanks. It was a long time coming and it’s very satisfying to have it finally finished and out in the world. T ..read more

    Oakland, California’s premiere synth-punks Fog Lamp have released their sophomore LP “Anxious Stargazing” on The Bucket Records with their latest video-single “You Prove Yourself Wrong.” With their refusal to conform to traditional norms, exemplified by their choice to incorporate a drum machine instead of a drummer, Fog Lamp continues to push boundaries and challenge expectations. Their music has garnered praise from both seasoned goth enthusiasts and newcomers alike. In 2022, Willow House Records introduced Fog Lamp to the world with their debut album, Conversation?, showcasin ..read more

    San Francisco’s REPTIEL use a mind-melting blend of styles, textures, and timbres in their otherworldly “Down Below World” album. Sunburnt psychedelic rock with a neat twist of progressive rock dilates time, slowing it down and speeding it up at a moment’s notice. By keeping things so strange, they keep the listener guessing, refusing to clarify anything. This mysterious tenor defines the entire journey through the album. There’s a gleefulness they take in being so willfully obscure. Acid alliteration is akin to that of Van Dyke Parks' levels of abstraction and poetic, given the ..read more

    “I get excited about things and have a really hard time being patient and taking my time with the creative process, but I’ve forced myself to do that with this album.” — bleed moxie Congratulations on the release of your new track "out on my own", which features fellow Denver based musicians Kate Fern and Sarah Hubbard. How did you connect with them initially and what made them the right fit for your song? I've been working on my new album, "women's society", at CCM Studios in Denver with Engineer/Producer Hayden Hallatt. As we were crafting "out on my own", Hayden had the idea ..read more

    San Francisco based REPTIEL was formed in 2009 by members of Bay Area underground indie rock bands The Cubby Creatures, Thee More Shallows and The Druggles. The REPTIELians claim to practice “ritual musick” in order to summon their stories and sounds, and only rarely do they perform live due to the various members’ agoraphobia, superstitiousness and excessive stage fright. The band has just released their fifth album “Down Below World” and third in their SciFi/Fantasy, Psychedelic Prog Rock series that began with 2015’s “Hobbitozz … A Land That Never Was”, and proceeded with 201 ..read more