Little Known Tracks

This week we talked to Vocalist and guitarist Jake, of Road Island-based alt-pop band, Sporting. Having watched wrestling from a young age, he developed his showmanship and chokeslam, one of which is beneficial to his music career.  The band’s most recent release “#1 enemy” is a more personal song, touching on role models and how our perspective on them changes over time. The band plans to re...

This week we took a trip to outer space and visited Applehead for their showcasing interplanetary tour on the Caramel Comet. Just when their ready to play their first set of the journey though, something goes awry. Join us to discover what is happening on this ship and how they plan to fix it! We played a TTRPG to wrap up volume 2. We were joined by: August of Riverby who played Daria Rennaga, Cor...

This week we talked to Idaho-based singer-songwriter, Hannah Strumner. Inspired by her dad, she has been learning to cook for the past several years and soon hopes to dethrone his as the chef of the house In a chopped-style cookoff. When she started writing music it was so natural that she didn't even realize she was writing it, soon after she discovered her passion for music. Her debut album was...

This week we talked to Marine of french pop/punk band, Oakman. Before music, her passion was medicine and while she didn't take that path she still takes the time to read textbooks about the human body. The band’s first inspirations leaned into pop/punk and rock, but they have since expanded their listening tastes to include more pop, synth, and melancholy. Their recent EP SCP touches on more matu...

This week we talked to Brooklyn-based queer punk artist, Eevie echoes. While she is a fan of skating she prefers to casually stroll to her favorite crepe spots instead of doing kickflips and breaking her bones. Her music is a vessel to express her emotions through art in a healthy and therapeutic way. Her recent release ' self-care ', is a highly collaborative EP that sister her prior EP ' self-di...

This week we talked to Maggie of the pop rock band, glimmers. Her interest in musical theatre helped to push her to travel with her interests lying mostly in big cities choosing New York over Disney every time.  While her first love was theatre she soon found that fronting a band was more her speed and founded glimmers. The band’s music focuses on storytelling, going so far as to release a mu...

This week we talked to Quiet Commotion, an experimental post-rock artist based in Sweden.  He has recently discovered a love for pretentious, artsy movies that he gets to discuss with his grandfather, a very patient film professor. He has been writing his own music since he was very young, as covers just didn't speak to him the way making music did. He writes and releases his music as a way o...

This week we talked to Long Island-based band, Until October. The band’s interests vary, with Nick leaning into hockey, and despite believing he has no hobbies, Alex enjoys comic books and star wars. The two were always in the same space but never realized it until they attended the same music class and played together for the first time. The band's music is derived from their experiences and they...

This week we welcomed back singer-songwriter and Master of popular fiction, Demi Michelle. Since we last spoke she has finished writing two books and plans on writing the whole of her third during November. Her podcast 'Write on track' has helped her develop her own style and influenced how she thinks about relationships and the things we have control over. Her upcoming EP 'It is what it is' focus...

This week we talked to Jesse Lobell of Pheonix based MEGAFLOWER. His arm is adorned with subconsciously beloved characters from Donkey Kong and his shelves are covered with even more Nintendo memorabilia. He started making music videos across genres with the ultimate goal of making those videos for his own band. After a few years of writing and production, the band decided to release their music i...

This week we talked to the rock band based on both sides of the Atlantic, The Backfires. Nowadays the band lives together in New York, playing smash bros and Catan. However, they met in a London college and spent some time separated by the Atlantic before re-recording their EP. The band's new Single 'Reflections on My TV' comes out Nov. 7th. You can find more from them @ Website Spotify Find more...

This week we talked to LA-based indie-pop artist BECX.  Her creativity finds its way into her scrapbooks, building books for her favorite characters, memories, and live shows. She started in a choir and after a teacher gave her a little push decided to begin creating her own music. She's also interested in producing and has worked with other producers to develop her skills and practice her cr...

This week we talked to indie-rock artist and coffee connoisseur, CJ Sooy. His solo career started after he realized his passion for music in a band. The transition was a bit too quick for him, so he added the metaphorical rain dogs to his new artist's name. It didn't take long for him to find some bandmates that he could call his actual rain dogs. He'll be playing more live shows over the course o...

This week we talked to Pianist and Producer Jolynn J Chin. Her love of food rivals her love of music, hoping to one day open her own restaurant. She accidently started film scoring and happened to be nominated for an award on her first production. Her recent single lost showcases a new side of her original works, introducing her new signature sound. Currently working on an album to be released nex...

This week we talked to Singer-songwriter Lindsey Farrow. She finds herself drawn to the deep storytelling of many video games, mainly JRPGS, spending countless hours getting to know the characters and stories. Her story as a singer began with Disney when she suddenly began singing with an American accent. Her music is driven by emotion and inspired by the artists whom she relates those emotions to...

This week we talked to America Part two, a rock band based in New Jersey. They met as children when an old bandmate almost didn't let Freddy join, and they have been playing together since then. Their most recent EP released 'AP2-niverse' was made in a barn while eating greek food and watching The Blues Brothers. They're going on tour soon and expect to get a few new tunes in the works soon. You c...

This week we talked to Philly base Power-pop Band, Riverby. Most of the band plays D&D; soon enough, so will the rest when August forces them to playtest their first adventure. The band's musical influences range from classical, Primus, and universally My Chemical Romance. Each song on their recent album 'Absolution' went through plenty of changes, the album was more collaborative than their f...

This week we talked to Texas-based musical poet, Ethan Jewell. His incredible balance has kept him from injury on the colorful rocks he has recently been glued to. He found his passion for musical poetry with the help of other spoken poetry artists as well as his piano teacher of many years. His art is highly emotional and focuses on authenticity, he is currently working on two projects that explo...

This week we talked to Colorado-based EDM artist Jess Jessica. She thrives off of chaos, whether its in her kitchen or library of sounds, experimentation is the key to her success.  She started music with the drums and has since picked up the bass and given the piano a weird look. over the past year she has released 2 full albums with more music on the way! You can hear more from her @ Websit...

This week we talked to singer/songwriter Pictoria Vark. When finding herself in a new city she takes a walk to familiarize herself with the area as well as recalibrate her brain to realize she's not going 60 miles an hour. She was part of a few bands in high school before deciding to start her own project, releasing her debut EP in 2018. Inspired by the geography of where she's lived and the senti...

This week we talked to pop rock artist, Mistine. She developed a love for taking pictures during special moments and has since found her camera glued to her hip. While touring as a bassist she found she was able to connect with the audience which sparked her interest in writing her own music. Her relationships and the changes they went through inspired her debut EP 'Fade.' Her next record will kee...

This week we talked to Rubber, a Philly/LA-based writing/producing duo. They both have passions that lie in food, Andrew enjoys cooking, and John enjoys bread that has not been scooped. After being signed to Temple Univesity's record label, the two decided to further pursue their music. They are now headed to LA where they can become clowns and John can be an 11. Thier most recent single 'Fries &a...

This week we talked to Devəlmāˈker, an indie-emo artist based in South Carolina. His love of horror movies stemmed from being scarred as a child by a Micheal Myers cosplayer, leading to him eventually scoring horror films. He started music young and has since played in a creed cover band and traveled to Japan and South Africa to perform. The first of 3 parts to his solo project has been released a...

This week we talked to Florida-based Rock Band, Camp Trash. Each member brings a different ability to the band, be it writing, sweet riffs, or the top-ranked Hades speedrun. Their debut album 'The Long Way The Slow Way' builds on their skills as musicians and provokes thought and intent through a cohesive album. They plan on headlining a tour with Metallica pretty soon so keep an eye out for more...

This week we talked to Kenny Hada. of Kenny Hada and the others, a musical group from Texas. He tends to take walks, bike rides and anything else to get out to a nice scenic spot to reflect or meditate. As a child, he was not quite disciplined which led to his guitar being taken away. Nowadays he spends his time writing music inspired by his life. Including their debut album, 'love deluge' which f...