The world of melodic heavy rock transcends continents, and Japanese band Crystal Lake prove that with their new video for “Black And Blue” from their upcoming album, “True North”. The clip for the song, directed by Kei Ikeda, was shot in both New York and Tokyo, featuring rooftops in both cities. Judging by their sound, Crystal Lake could make a name
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As a Milwaukee-based music website, it is our obligation to not only bring Milwaukee to the world, but bring the world to Milwaukee, as well. Five To Watch submissions are handled exclusively through ReverbNation. Every month, we keep getting blown away by the amount of talented artists that submit music to us. It’s never an easy decision, but we’ve selected five
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AJ Terell is one of the freshest faces in Milwaukee hip hop, but as his latest release, “Band$” shows, he’s much more than a rookie emcee. With a trap beat from producer Erik Giovani worthy of several flame emojis when discussing it, “Band$” gives Terell a chance to show that he can flow with the best of them, handling his
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Milwaukee’s own Dubb is back with a new EP, with his latest release, “Isolation”. The release is a lot to unpack, with twelve tracks (which might be more fitting to describe as an album rather than an EP, but I digress). The release is almost all Dubb proving he can hold his own, with only a feature from Jay Yung
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Tye Motive$ has been steadily releasing quality music, and his most recent drop, “Say Less” is more of the same. The track, produced by Maajei Vu, is a laid-back banger, keeping things extra soulful. At only 18 years old, Tye has already impressed, and we can only expect to see improvement on his releases in the coming years. He continues
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Ako may be one of the newest names on the Milwaukee music scene, but the band recently put out their debut album, “And You”, and they’re ready to make some noise around the city. With a mix of jangly, bright pop-rock, and some funkier elements spliced in, “And You” sounds far beyond a debut project. Frontwoman Gabby Powell can hold
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Brooklyn artist Lily Virginia recently fell onto our radar earlier this year, with a few impressive singles from her then soon-to-be released project. The wait is over, however, as Lily recently released her new album, “Play Me Twice”. As to be expected, the project is nine tracks of sophisticated indie pop, punctuated by Lily’s stellar vocal ability. From front to
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After a prelude to new music, Rob Hicks is back with the first complete track from his upcoming project, “Perception”. The track is already piling up plays, and deservingly so, as Hicks unleashes on every verse this time around. Produced by Seym, the beat goes hard, and the verses match that energy completely. It feels as though Rob Hicks is
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With a immense mix of genres, Milwaukee’s Will It Burn is an anomaly of sorts. The combination of hip hop samples and twangy guitar from Eightzero, combined with vocalist EmAliyah, creates something completely unique. That uniqueness is fully on display with the group’s most recent release, “Alcoholic Swear Monster”. From the opening of “Yes” forward, you discover that while there
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With a big, expansive sound that hits you like a whirlwind, Brooklyn’s Spirit Animal are making a name for themselves nationally. Their sophomore release, “World War IV” is turning heads with it’s genre blending style. The band hits Cactus Club on December 9th with Nico Yaryan as well as Bo Triplex and his Beautiful Band. Before that, we caught up
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