Happy New Year, Motif readers! Here are five tasty local cuts to kick-off 2025 with style. Sure Thing – “Kidding Myself” Opening with banjo and gentle acoustic guitar, Sure Thing’s debut single harkens back to the folky indie music that peppered the indie scenes of the 2010’s. The production is crisp, and when the vocal […]
Though the weather outside may be frightful, Stop, Rock and Roll is here to make sure your playlist isn’t! Here are five great local releases to warm you up this winter: Mason Wasserman – “elderberry” Local guitarist Mason Wasserman returns with a stunning new track. “Elderberry” features a beautiful chord progression that is a perfect […]
Stop, Rock n Roll is back! While we’re still a few days away from Thanksgiving, it doesn’t mean we can’t be thankful for five new tunes from local Rhode Island bands! Marou – “Love Her Like You Do” The second of two beautiful songs Marou has released recently, “Love Her Like You Do” features the […]
Welcome to another edition of Stop, Rock n Roll! While Fall’s chill might be setting in, local music is staying hot. Here are five local releases to spice up your Autumn. THE MORNING IMAGE “THE THINGS WITHOUT NAMES” Within the first few seconds of The Morning Image’s second single, the listener is greeted by an […]
Welcome to Autumn – and – welcome to another edition of Stop, Rock n Roll! Here are five local releases to carry some summer into your fall: GEORGE RICHTER – “INFINITE TEXAS” George Richter, a Rhode Island musician and member of bands Smug Honey and Liminal Space, recently released a new solo EP, Tributary. The […]
Say hello to a new edition of Stop, Rock n Roll! Here are five fire tunes to match the late summer weather: THE BITTER JOY – “WALLOWS” Joyously crunchy guitars kick off the newest single from The Bitter Joy. The verses strut while the choruses burst open like a sunbeam through the clouds. No matter […]
Welcome to the first Stop, Rock, & Roll of the summer! While it’s been a fairly slow month for local music, there were some winners. Here are five of them! JIMSOBBINS – Want More JIMSOBBINS, the new project from Balloon Thief singer/guitarist Adam Howe, recently released a split with another new project, Cindy7. Lead track […]
Say hello to a brand new edition of Stop, Rock, & Roll! Like May flowers, plenty of new tunes have bloomed in Rhode Island. Here are five of them! ST. JOE & THE DORMS – “TWO-TIMING SON OF A GUN” The Dorms released their third EP in six months, Grow Up. Despite the quick turnaround, […]
Whatever happened to dream pop? Around a decade or so ago, dream pop was almost inescapable. Bands such as Beach House, DIIV, and Alvvays were weaving beautiful textures of reverberation guitars, soft vocals that bordered on incomprehensible at times, and mellow synths that painted entire pictures with a single hazy chord. Even further back in […]
Spring has sprung, as has a new edition of Stop, Rock, & Roll! There was a shower of new tunes in April and March; here are five you should give a listen! The Keegan Turner Band – “Out of Luck”The newest single from indie rock combo The Keegan Turner Band finds the group at their […]