Big Sur Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Continuing the tradition of the Mid-West underground, Big Sur blends infectious hooks with old time punk bravado and Iggy style acrobatics. Their whiplash performances are "blink and you'll miss it" explosions of temper tantrum pop songs, spitting out stun gun guitar riffs backed by pulsating rhythms that evoke an urgent sincerity that is sorely lacked in a scene dominated by hipster elitism. ... more
Big Sur recommends:
THE WANTON LOOKS
by The Wanton Looks
Awesome ChiRock That Doesn't Fuck Around .
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Vestigial Masks
by Fleeting Image
Not Even Going To Attempt To Explain It, Just Listen To It.
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YOU'RE NOT THERE
by Pretty Matty
A new track from Pretty Matty finds the band in top form, delivering clean yet crunchy hook-laden power pop with trademark high energy.
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Melbourne-based Slush's debut EP is filled with feminist, punky-pop tunes that make for an exciting introduction to their music.
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The new album from Italian psych-rock outfit Bee Bee Sea has heavy punk and power pop notes.
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Please Don't Take Me Back
by Martha
The UK punks' capacity for merging the personal, political, and parochial is so well-developed that it borders on the alchemical.
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