released November 15, 2017
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BlowUpRadio.com New Music Sampler - November 2017
Below is information on all 15 songs on this month's compilation. If you like the music, please go to these artists' websites, find out more about these acts, purchase their music, purchase their merchandise, and find out if and when they are coming to play in your neck of the woods. #SupportGoodMusic
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1. Six To Eight Mathematics - "Bother Me"
from the album "Shut Up"
Location: Bergen County, NJ
sixtoeightmathematics.bandcamp.com
Three chicks and a dude who rock hard. Punk rock for life.
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2. The Vice Rags - "One Heart"
from the album "The Vice Rags"
Location: Asbury Park, NJ
thevicerags.bandcamp.com
The Vice Rags are a breath of fresh New Jersey Turnpike air. A rock n roll band that’s willing to give you the unvarnished truth, complete with three chords and a deadly hook, just the way you like it.
Though they're new to the scene, this Asbury Park-based band of Garden State natives has been a long time coming. Paul Rosevear (vocals/guitar) and Joe Chyb (drums) grew up together in the suburb of North Brunswick. Ten miles west, Jack Roberts (guitar) and Gay Elvis (bass/vocals) grew up together in the suburb of Hillsborough. Twenty years later, the two halves came together and The Vice Rags were born.
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3. Rhonette Smith - "Poison [featuring Rebecca Emont]"
from the EP "On Letting Go"
Locaton: Sayreville. NJ
rhonettesmith.bandcamp.com
Rhonette Smith is an awkward twenty-something with a lot of feelings. She has been playing music since she was a child and started writing songs at the young age of 12. Today, Rhonette is the singer and guitarist of Central NJ indie rock band Centennials with whom she has release two EPs. She also released her solo debut EP in June 2017 and is gearing for a full band, full album solo release in 2018.
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4. Aquino - "City Stars"
from the album "City Stars"
Location: Bloomfield, NJ
www.michaelaquino.com
Aquino is a Cuba-Rican musician and performer born in the urbanlands of northern New Jersey. His debut, solo album, Giants Will Fall, was released in October 2015. His follow-up EP, City Stars, was released by Cocotazo Music in October 2017. Aquino has played at the Cape May Singer-Songwriter Festival, Madison Holiday Arts Festival, Hillside Cafe, Montclair State Centennial Celebration, Boro 6 Music Festival, and the Glen Ridge Arts Festival, among others. He has written over 100 original songs and was nominated for a 2013 Jersey Acoustic Music Award (Top Male Songwriter category). Aquino created and facilitated 14 Songs in 14 Days, an intensive online songwriting workshop. He was also the creator and host of Indie Music Circus, a showcase for independent musicians. In 2010 Aquino released The Black Friday Sessions with the band Sirs.
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5. Joker's Republic - "Ex-Communicated"
from the album "Anti-Social Media"
Location: North-NJ
jokersrepublic.bandcamp.com/releases
Joker’s Republic are an up-and-coming Ska-Punk power trio from North NJ influenced by the likes of Green Day, Reel Big Fish, and Streetlight Manifesto. Their debut EP “Anti-Social Media” is a record asks the tough, yet important questions in life like “Who are we?” “Why are we here?” and “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?” With drummer Pat Elwood, bassist Billy Smolen, and guitarist/front man Austen Gray (who we believe to be a robot with bad syntax), the band puts on insanely fun high-energy shows the likes of which you’ve never seen (unless you frequent your local 24-Hour Walmart between the hours of 1-4 AM EST).
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6. The Cheap Moves - "Gardens"
from the album "Gardens EP"
Location: Montclair, NJ
thecheapmoves.bandcamp.com
Tasty rock & power pop from Montclair, NJ. Like if R.E.M., Weezer, Stone Temple Pilots and The Replacements got trapped in Jeff Goldblum's telepod machine in The Fly.
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7. Trio Of Madness - "Mutant Song"
from the album "Lost Time"
Location: Somerville, NJ
trioofmadness.bandcamp.com
Known for their unique grooving time signatures and visual stage effects, Trio of Madness has been enlightening, sometimes confusing, the minds of music lovers everywhere with their strange blend of psychedelic/surf/progressive/space rock.
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8. Reddmond & Joey - "Out Of Time"
from the album "Out Of Time"
Location: New Brunswick, NJ
josephgara.bandcamp.com
Reddmond & Joey is an acoustic duo made up of singer-songwriters Reddmond Perrone and Joseph Gara.
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9. Hello Whirled - "Forest nightwalk"
from the album "Mirror Universe"
Location: Ewing, NJ
hellowhirled.bandcamp.com
Prolific indie kid who can play lots of instruments and has too much free time. What do you mean "10 albums a year is too much?"
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10. Sailor Boyfriend - "True Romantics"
from the album "True Romantics"
Location: Jersey City, NJ
sailorboyfriend.bandcamp.com
Sailor Boyfriend is a new wave duo, consisting of Alex Mercuri (guitar, bass, vocals) and Andy Waldron (synths, programming, vocals). They hope to find where New Jersey Rock lives and go in on a timeshare with you.
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11. Wynward - "Give Up"
from the album "Tides"
Location: Brick, NJ
wynwardnj.com
Wynward is a band with a raw, energetic and personal attitude. Their sound blurs the lines between different genres, including alternative rock and grunge, revealing a rather eclectic approach to songwriting and insane musicianship across the board. Hailing from Ocean County, New Jersey, The band members share a long-lasting musical bond that has been going on for over 15 years. Their personal friendships are intertwined with their artistic growth. The band has been busy making new music as of late, and they recently finished up their brand new studio effort, Tides. The full-length album will be released on December 1st, 2017;of which is a collection of rock songs that highlight the band’s fondness for great melodies, direct lyrics, and edgy energy. The band’s massive rhythm sections and thick walls of guitar echo the work of artists as diverse as Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and Pearl Jam—just to mention but a few.
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12. Keith Beck's Zigman Bird - "Fishing Line"
from the album "Hypomania"
Location: Highland Park, NJ
www.zigmanbird.com
Central New Jersey singer/songwriter Keith Beck (Zigman Bird) is back with Hypomania, a new collection of original, classic-rock inspired songs that easily weave from autobiographical power pop ballads to full-out garage rock anthems.
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13. City Line - "2"
from the EP "Long Road Home"
Location: Washington Township, NJ
citylineband.bandcamp.com
City Line is a rock band from South Jersey formed in 2015. Their debut EP, "Bright Lights and Flying Colors" was released in September of that year, receiving radio airplay and a 3.2/4 rating from the music critic site No More Division. The band followed up with their first full length album, "North By North Market," in August 2016. City Line returned in 2017 with another EP, "Long Road Home," featuring the singles "2" and "This Is Home." Despite rarely playing live in recent months, the band continues to turn out new music every year and hopes to be back in 2018 with another full album release.
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14. Paper Machetes - "Ghosts"
from the EP "Ghosts"
Location: Greensboro, NC
papermachetesgso.bandcamp.com
Four typically atypical transplanted Greensboro-ians making noise with nods to 90s alternative right through to modern day indie rock. Established 2017."
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15. The Fisherman & The Sea - "Beggar Princess"
from the EP "Beggar Princess"
Location: Helsinki, Finland
www.thefishermanandthesea.com
Hospitalized in late 2016 for pneumonia and forced to abandon all lofty plans of recording his debut album in a studio, The Fisherman went into guerrilla mode and decided to do it all on his own. He started to record his songs at home and formed his band The Sea – a raggedy band of likeminded sisters and brothers – in the process.
On their debut EP 'Beggar Princess' the band's melodic scandinavian melancholy meets a boisterous universal hopefulness, exploring the light and the dark in us, utilizing a variety of musical emotion from grunge to folk and pop to ambience. It’s the first of 4 EPs surrounding the release of their debut album ’The Hurt & The Humour’ in May 2018.
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