I'm a little late on this. Time to make amends as these five guys from Dallas, Texas, delivered one of the best EPs of the year so far.

Sunsleep was formed on January 1st of 2017 and consists of five members: Devin Barrus (vocals), Miles Croney (guitar), Lance Nerio (guitar), Dylan Woods (bass), and Mason Croney (drums).

The band was originally formed as a studio writing project but after the release of their debut single, Fever, the band quickly turned into what we know of it today.

As musicians they're looking to push the boundaries between an aggressive rock sound fused with ambient pop melodies and catchy choruses. And they're reaching their goal, judging from their debut EP, I Hope To See Again With Brand New Eyes, released  last September 7 (Manifest Group) and produced and mixed by excellent producer Erik Ron (Dance Gavin Dance, Slaves, Godsmack).

I Hope To See Again With Brand New Eyes features 5 brilliant and emotional alternative pop rock songs crafted with the expertise of an established act.

And this is just the beginning: with a little luck and some wise management, I feel Sunsleep will be huge soon.

Watch the video for the single Dive here and buy/stream this little jewel via your favorite digital retailer (click on the image).

Seattle alternative rockers Awaken The Empire are releasing their debut full-length album Aurora today on Another Century, the hard rock-focused imprint of Century Media Records.

The Erik Ron (Panic! at The Disco, I The Mighty, Set It Off) produced record is a sure winner, featuring the already successful singles Cross My Heart, Rise + Fall and Insomniacs Unite.

I'm recommending Aurora to fans of modern, energetic and anthemic rock with catchy hooks and skillful and passionate playing.

Watch the recently released video for one of the best track of the album, Cross My Heart, clicking on the image above.

Californian indie/prog rockers I the Mighty released a new 3-song digital EP a couple of days ago; the EP features the new single "Love Your Sin" -produced by Erik Ron- along with 2 new studio-recorded full band acoustic renditions of fan favorites "Speak To Me" (from "Satori" LP) and "The Dreamer" (from "Karma Never Sleeps" EP).

""Love Your Sin" is about being in an ill-defined relationship that you know you should remove yourself from, but not being able to do so easily," shares vocalist Brent Walsh. "It's about making that tough call to end something that's not necessarily a bad relationship, but not necessarily everything you want from one. More specifically, how the factor of amazing sex or sexual attraction can complicate the situation."

Watch the video for "Love Your Sin" now clicking on the image above.

Progressive indie rock band from San Francisco I the Mighty released their debut full-length album last Tuesday on Equal Vision Records.

Titled "Satori", the album was produced by Erik Ron (Saosin, VersaEmerge, Panic! at the Disco) and features the new single "Failures".

"We put everything we had into this album and have never been more proud of anything in our lives. It’s truly a dream come true to be given a real “shot” at this. We cannot thank you all enough for your continual support and love" said the band to their fans on the release day.

Watch the video for "Failures" now clicking on the image above.

Three years after the release of "Stars", San Francisco rockers Beta State have unleashed this week their second full-length album titled "#Friendship (Deluxe Edition)".

The record, self-released by the band, is produced by Erik Ron (I the Mighty, New Years Day, Panic! at The Disco, Hedley) and features 19 tracks, including the entire #Friendship EP, the cover of Bjork's "Unravel" and #Friendship remixes by Indo, Young Science, High Society and On Being Human.

Click on the image above to watch the video for the new single "Start A Clean Slate", directed by Angelo Ibanez and inspired by the American television drama series Breaking Bad.