Avery Martinez

Genre: #Rock, #Steampunk, #Punk The Mechanismswere a British folk, steampunk, and rock musical storytelling cabaret. A band of musicians playing the characters of immortal space pirates telling stories of war and tragedy across the infinite galaxies and universes. Spanning six albums, one single, and aplethora of original fiction based on their albums and characters, the crew of the Aurora retells stories within our world with a fantastic twist.

Genre: #Rock, #Indie, #Sports#ConceptAlbum Label: Merge Records Release Year: 2015 Favorite Tracks: Fire Editorial Werewolf Gimmick Foreign Object Admiration. Glory. Triumph. Bloodshed. Heartbreak. Violence. Freedom. John Darnielle and company’s 2015 album tells you, right off the back, what it is. “This is an album about professional wrestling.” Wrestling as an industry is shrouded in the extremes of both sports and entertainment.

Album: Ain’t It Nice Artist: Mal Blum Genre: #Alternate#Indie#Country Sub-Genres: #AntiFolk#Rock#FolkPunk#Americana Label: Terrorbird Ain’t It Nice is Blum’s blend of indie and Americana, taking on this air of instant nostalgia and warmth. I love how I could naturally feel any song on this album playing distantly in the background of a radio. This album in particular stands out, as knowing Blum’s voice has dropped lower since his last release, gives such a tender quality to the sound overall.