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    First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ This coverage was created via Musosoup  #Sustainablecurator Click here  and run your own campaign on MusoSoup Picture Credit: Alex Tchoukhrova Doll Riot - Get a Life Release Date: September 02, 2022 Duration: 02:17 Genre: Grunge / Punk Rock Origin; Oceanside , CA , USA Oceanside's quartet Doll Riot are a very new band that has already made their first efforts in stirring up the Grunge and Punk Rock scene. Founded in 2020 by four Californian High School students, Doll Riot quickly moved from a garage band that played cover songs by their idols to succesfully releasing their selftitled EP in May 2022. The three tracks of "Doll Riot" can be found on the band's bandcamp page , one of them was also featured on Mango Moday Mixtape #054 . Instead of resting their vertical take off's laurels...

First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ This coverage was created via Musosoup  #Sustainablecurator Click here  and run your own campaign on MusoSoup Picture Credit: Raebae Madison Deaver – Denim Release Date: August 05, 2022 Duration: 03:13 Genre: Indie Rock / Punk Rock Origin: Los Angeles , CA , USA   On her latest single, Madison Deaver from Los Angeles shows her audience several analogies between jeans and the way we treat other people, ourselves, our memories, and more. Jeans, once invented by Bavarian Jewish immigrant Levi Strauß stand for resilience, sustainability, ruggedness, persistence, and of course for style and taste. We wear our denim in all sizes and lengths, in all shapes and colours, stone-washed, used-looking, and what-not. Denim can outlive relationships, episodes, and even lives. A pair of jeans can b...

Picture Credit: Daniel Watkins   Chestnut - The Winter We Were Vampires meets The Original Wolf Man Release Date: October 22, 2021 Label: Land Turtle Records Format: Digital Length: 08:25 Genre: Post Punk / Noise Origin: Los Angeles , CA , USA Here is a real tidbit for the cineasts among you. If you happen to be a lover of films, and also understand German, you might also be interested in this podcast . Nevertheless, here is the latest single by Californian duo Chestnut which includes the two eponymous songs 'The Winter We Were Vampires' and 'The Original Wolf Man'. And if you are acquainted with the early horror film genre, you might have already watched at least one of these pioneer works. (By the way, it might be possible that those films don't even exist - my research hasn't led to any proof. There are samples on the songs, but still I cannot tell for sure.) The Winter We Were Vampires meets The Original Wolf Man by Chestnut Christina Santa Cruz  (bass, voc...

Picture Credit: Whitney Vertucci   Madison Deaver - C U in Hell Release Date: October 29, 2021 Genre:  Indie Pop  / Alternative Pop Origin:  Los Angeles ,  CA ,  USA Around mid-2021, LA's Madison Deaver  has released her first EP "Tongue Tied". The single 'Entertained' was featured on MangoWave, so click here if you are interested . After quarantine, the Californian artist went on writing and producing new music, and the single on hand is great proof that she has clearly made some serious artistic progress since the release of "Tongue Tied". The Pop Punk impact on Madison Deaver 's sound can still be spotted. But on 'C U in Hell', the artist is showing off some strong approach towards Alternative Pop and Art Pop. Between rock guitars, FX-laden soundscapes, and sophisticated song structures, Madison Deaver 's powerful Soul voice creates a wholesome sonic experience that contains diabolic laughter as well as a great sense of humour. Music f...

Picture Credit: Christian Zamora   Everything but the Everything - Blue Sun Release Date: May 21, 2021 Length: 03:08 Genre: Garage Rock / Surf Rock Origin: Oakland , CA , USA Everything but the Everything's song 'Blue Sun' was born at the studio of producer Rex Shelverton  in San Francisco. At this very place, Izzy the Gent  wrote the lines for bass and guitar but then felt that something was missing. One phone call later, guitar player Jimmy Chen  added his lines for the verses. Further, San Francisco music legend Olivia Barchard  happily agreed to be the vocalist for this project, and finally, drummer Landon Cisneros  added the final spice to it. The result is a timeless rock anthem, a colourful cocktail of dynamic and moving sound. Denails featuring Tobias Hawkins by Everything But The Everything 'Blue Sun' starts in medias res with its magical chorus that makes the listeners dream of blue skies, gentle sun shine, and a soft coastal breeze. In the verse...

Picture Credit: Alex Raunjack   Fox Fagan - Gotta get out Release Date: October 01, 2021 Length: 04:40 Genre: Indie Rock / Prog Rock Origin: Los Angeles , CA , USA Atthough the single 'Gotta get out' is Fox Fagan 's first release as a solo artist, the musician from LA might not completely be unknown to people who enjoy independent, soulful and melancholic rock music. Fagan  is the bass player and vocalist for Los Angeles-based Indie / Alternative and Shoegaze band Teleskopes  - their sound is really worth checking out. Nevertheless, the main focus here is on Fox Fagan  and his solo debut single 'Gotta get out'. The title speaks for itself. Fox Fagan  addresses the ever ongoing sadness of routine. As the wheel keeps turning, he realizes has to get out. The hypnotizing piano sound pairs with the marching drum sound and sets the listeners into a deep trance. These sounds ae almost paralyzing, but then guitar and vocals kick in. The piano theme stays present in the...

Picture Credit: TruckerBomb   TruckerBomb - Cannibal Release Date: September 24, 2021 Length: 03:49 Genre: Heavy Rock / Americana Origin: Los Angeles , CA , USA TruckerBomb's latest single "Cannibal" is a bit like an impressionist painting. By listening to the vocals you can clearly understand what the Californian band ist telling us about. But by digging deeper, the recipients become part of the artwork themselves and create their own meaning. Thus, I don't wanna go into detail too much when analyzing this town. The only this I can tell is that I actually grew up in Rotenburg an der Fulda. Cannibal by TruckerBomb Music-wise, TruckerBomb present a sound that is as great and as wide as the Mongolian steppes. Americana, Alternative Rock, Heavy Rock, and Alt Country come together in a single glass, get stirred, shaken, and mixed, and then make an amazingly tasty drink. Dust, sunburn, and cigarettes might be among the taste notes, too. Music from every post will stay in ...

Picture Credit: Linda Brancato   Arson Whales - Scene Four Release Date: September 24, 2021 Length: 03:03 Genre: Post Punk / Indie Rock Origin: Sacramento , CA , USA 'Scene Four' is the second single by Sacramento's newformed band Arson Whales. In February 2021, the band debuted with the lockdown- and COVID-single ' New Isolation '. About half a year later, the sophomore release 'Scene Four' deals with structural and institutional misogyny in our society. The band is currently working on an EP that can be expected around the first quarter of the year 2022, and in the third quarter of 2022, an album shall follow. The inconvenient reality about exploitation and degradation of non-male people is wrapped up in gloomy but energetic Post Punk with a dynamic Indie note.  Ben Jackson  on drums provides a gentle but energy-loaded movement together with Brad Penner  on bass who adds a warm and sonorous impact to this sonic scaffolding. The guitars played by  Joe Kimb...

Picture Credit: Justin Hulsey   Justin Hulsey - A Play at Voices Release Date: October 29, 2021 Label: Jazzmouth Music Format: Digital Length: 36:11 Genre: Alternative Rock / Indie Rock Origin: Los Angeles , CA , USA "A Play at Voices" is the latest album by LA's Justin Hulsey . The nine tracks are full of passion, reflection, soothing energies, and warmth. It is indeed an album for the dreamers, for the hopeful, and for the lovers. Also, "A Play at Voices" is an album for lovers of short stories or volumes containing several short narratives. Nine songs tell nine little tales, each of them defined by emotional states such as new-found freedom, hope, decampment, and wanderlust. With his heart-warming and soothing vocals, Justin Hulsey  tells these tales. All instruments on "A Play at Voices" were recorded by Justin Hulsey  and Justin Glasco . The result is a sonic reverie that combines the bittersweet melancholia of post-90s Alternative Rock with the ...

Picture Credit: Lucky Shot Photos   Shiragirl - Antisocial Media Release Date: September 03, 2021 Length: 02:57 Genre: Pop Punk / Alternative Rock Origin: Los Angeles , CA , USA A debate on whether social media is more of a curse than a blessing or the other way around could fill whole seminars or series of publications. Regarding the problematic sides of this phenomenon alone opens a wide field of examples, aspects, and structures that make it easy that justify titles like 'Antisocial Media'. People absenting themselves from the real world is just one part of this. In their latest single, LA's Shiragirl take on this very part and its problematic traits. Being connected to a global sphere without truely participating in human contact is one of the major aspects of this. The potential of creeps and sexists who are taking advantage of this is another, or as vocalist Shira Yevin  sings 'You don't have to like me to like my picture'. Together with drummer Rainey P ...

Picture Credit: EchoVox   EchoVox - Get up! Release Date: July 06, 2021 Length: 02:26 Genre: Hard Rock / Blues Rock Origin: California , USA 'Get up!' (or: 'Get up, get out there' as it is called on Bandcamp) is the key track to the second longplayer by Southern California's Hard Rock band EchoVox. The message that vocalist Jen Howard  shouts out here is an empowering call to get out of your comfort zone, get out there and make your dreams come true. The future is yours! Get Up, Get Out There by Echovox EchoVox do not hesitate and directly get into action instead. This powerful Hard Rock and Blues anthem starts rocking and rolling from the very beginning. Soulful passages provide extra variety and thereby intesify the sheer force of th chorus which speaks volumes. EchoVox use heart, mind, and strength to empower their audience. Music from every post will stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist  for 14 days. This coverage was created via Musosoup  #Sustainable...

Picture Credit: Taylor Lamb   Love Ghost - Wolfsbane Release Date: July 16, 2021 Length: 02:59 Genre: Alternative Metal / Industrial Metal Origin:  Los Angeles ,  CA ,  USA LA's Love Ghost are a quintet that  masterfully reinterprets soulful and harsh sounds. Predominantly, you can categorize their music under labels such as Alternative Rock, or Alternative Metal, but also terms such as Nu Metal, or Industrial can apply to the reflected, emotional, and powerful sounds created by the Californian band. In their song 'Wolfsbane', Love Ghost provide us with an empowering message to never stop being ourselves. No matter who is trying to take you down, you shall nor forget that you are beautiful, and you are awesome! What begins with a gloomy Alternative Rock intro, quickly becomes a raging and self-empowering Nu Metal and Industrial passage that says 'Here I am, you can't bring me down!'. In thesecond verse, Love Ghost receive support by skilled rapper Rico Nasty wh...