Deeply unhappy thrash-metal with atonal screaming, and also, not unsurprisingly, some goth emo parts with pretty singing.

If Sonic Youth did hardcore punk with Kim Gordon doing most of the singing. Good energy and screaming. Check out "Maybe Blue."

Serious toned heavy-ish rock, strong vocals, reminds of Living Color but with heavier guitar sound.

Tough girl pop with a very 1980's sound.

Thrash punk with unintelligible growling

Relatively spare, classic country sound from a duo with amazing vocals. Just a few EPs out.

Catchy synth pop. Smooth pleasant voice.

NYC siblings front an uptempo soul-pop band with horn section. Vocals are a bit overdone.

Groovy guitar based bossa nova en espanol. Great for any summertime mix. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Listenable, longer length indie folk-rock that reminds us of Pavement. Funny, interesting lyrics. One album out. Click here for Apple...

Country music that suffers from weak writing and the mistake of thinking anyone would care about the boring love scenarios presented....

If you like your country on the traditional, more serious side, Cris Jacobs may be for you. He has a soulful, well trained voice, like a...

We would pay money to not have to listen to this. Grating vocals dominate solo performer pop-rock that features piano prominently, and...

Hummable power pop similar to Weezer, but with more distortion, and heavy focus on chorus rather than verse. Solo project from a guy...

Irritating compositions that sound like failed outtakes from a cabaret show. The manic jittery ones are the worst. Terrible use of horn...

Overly emo alternative rock. Vocal performances are sketchy at best. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Spare, powerful indie folk with amazing lyrics and vocals from singer/songwriter Genevieve DeGroot. Excellent flavor added by the rest of...

Terribly produced indie rock. Vocals and drums are buried in the mix in favor of angular dual guitar noodling. Both vocalists are out of...

A very unique combination of classical and jazz guitar with etherial Japanese vocals. Peaceful, evocative. Click here for Apple Music...

Finally somone with something to say. Compelling African-flavored rap-trance music with strong storytelling and an amazingly fresh point...