The Minimalistic Music Blog

  • Straitjacket Union [unedited]

    Straightjacket Union on YouTube  Straightjacket Union  (Facebook) Interview & Review           “I (Michael, the guitarist) think that our wide range of influences can make our songwriting unique. I listen to, and play, just about everything- pop, rock, jazz, metal and hip hop. The list goes on. To me the trick is to…

  • Curved

    Curved on Spotify Curved  (Facebook) Interview & Review                        French Kiss has this beautiful voice mixed with a fun riff that captures your attention throughout the whole song. On top of that, Janne Kaarto, DJ for Curved, is just an overall nice person. He loves what…

  • BlitZ [unedited[

    Blitz on SoundCloudBlitz           BlitZ sound like the modern versions of Queen, AC/DC, and many other classic rock bands like Kiss. I love the drums  in Rock Me (Through The Night) so much that I’m almost willing to compare to Avenged Sevenfold’s, but A7 is just a lot faster. They got a…

  • Pixel Box [unedited]

    Pixel Box on Spotify Pixel Box  Although the interview was so far my shortest interview I have had so far in my blogging career, I enjoyed talking to Pixel Box. As a band they seem to be taking this by stride, and sort of taking it easy and not rushing themselves to do anything they…

  • Five Mile Smile [unedited]

    Five Mile Smile on SoundCloud Five Mile Smile        Forming in 2000, Five Mile Smile is a rock band hailing from Northern Ireland. They took a 11 year break, 2003-2014, but got back together to find their “American rock sound”. They have recorded many songs throughout the time they’ve been together, but the…

  • Partyshuffle [unedited]

    Partyshuffle on SoundCloud (Facebook) Partyshuffle     Niklas Liggo Snall from Sweden definitely has one of the coolest hobbies, he drives cool old cars and pull parts of remixes together. To be honest, I would hang out with him! He doesn’t have enough followers, so go follow him and listen to the craziness this dude…

  • Crybaby Special [unedited]

    Crybaby Special on Spotify (Facebook) Crybaby Special      Crybaby Special’s newest song, Let The Boy Down, is a piano driven rock song that has a flow to it that makes you want to sing “let the boy down” along with the band. In fact all the songs are like this, and in that way…

  • Beatastic [unedited]

    Beatastic on SoundCloud (Main Page)Beatastic     With a significant sound that definitely distinguishes them from the other bands in Brighton, it is a pleasure to do a review for Nico. His music seems to be all over the place with political, social, and personal messages in the songs. But all of his work comes down…

  • Luna Rosa [unedited]

    Luna Rosa on Spotify Luna Rosa     Rockin’ out since 2014, Luna Rosa have played basically everywhere in the UK. With songs that range from sounding like Oasis to the Libertines.        Luna Rosa consider themselves as an “Alternative/Psych/Indie” genre, and they are from Corby, Northamptonshire, UK.        Their free…

  • Joe Symes and the Loving Kind [unedited]

    Joe Symes & the Loving Kind on SoundCloudJoe Symes & the Loving Kind  Interview & Review         These guys are nothing but interesting, he had the honor to play at the after-party for Noel Gallagher‘s tour. He didn’t only play for Noel once, but twice. “I think that was our favorite gig,…