"his style pulls in elements from all segments of his background, from punk and rock to country and blues"
We’re not going to pretend that our method for describing singer/songwriter Bug Martin’s music is the best way – his style…
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"His wonderful Hank and Woody style dustbowl tunes evoke existential and confessional themes, often with tongue planted firmly in cheek." - Mad Mackerel
Philadelphia based roots man Bug Martin is a storyteller.
Born in the basement of New Jersey, he is a singer-songwriter who creates moody, twangy alt-Country Americana. His wonderful Hank and Woody style dustbowl tunes evoke existential and confessional themes, often…
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"If you dig songs straight from the heart then you’ll wanna check out Bug Martin." - Dagger Zine
Wha? You’ve never heard of Bug Martin?! Get on the ball, man! Seriously though Martin a Philly-via-Baltimore singer/songwriter who’s been on the scene for several years but this is the first I’d heard of him. For a guy playing bluesy/folky/country…
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"Martin sings in a haunting twang, an afterthought of a voice from another time." - Post To Wire
Bug Martin is a Philadelphia-based songwriter who has just released his new album Gutterballvia Pyrrhic Recordings. Here’s one of the tracks, ‘Bartender’, an ode to many a person’s saviour and/or downfall. Over sparse acoustic guitar, banjo and pedal steel Martin…
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"Good thing this CD doesn't come with razor blades" - Blood Makes Noise
Okay, I’m calling it. “Best Record of the Year” thus far. There, I said it. You can probably imagine, we here at BMN, receive a lot of requests for reviews, and the truth is, my team and I, are a…
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"unsettling and raw anti-folk, rich with socio-political humor and the confrontational spirit of punk and hardcore" - Mad Mackerel
Scary Hours create unsettling and raw anti-folk, rich with socio-political humor and the confrontational spirit of punk and hardcore.
Band spearhead Ryan Struck is officially from Jersey, but his songwriting is chock full of references to work life in…
Scary Hours Interview at Indie Music Discovery
In this interview spotlight, I chat with Scary Hours about their latest release, challenges, technology and more:
How has the dichotomy between NJ and NYC influenced your music?
Commuting to and from NYC gave me a lot of time to…
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"superbly wrought, full of droll humor" - Tattoo.com
Northern New Jersey acoustic pop/punk outfit Scary Hours recently dropped Live to Serve, the band’s debut album on Pyrrhic Victory Recordings.
Scary Hours is the musical project of Ryan Struck, who got his start in music playing with punk and…
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Song Premiere: The 65's cover "Personality Crisis" to help New York Dolls' Sylvain Sylvain
New Jersey indie-rock labels Dromedary Records and Pyrrhic Victory Recordings have teamed up with punk veterans The 65’s to release a cover of the New York Dolls classic “Personality Crisis.” All proceeds will be contributed to the GoFundMe campaign of…
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Vinyl District features Scary Hours
NJ-based acoustic punk outfit Scary Hours, who coined their name from an old Wu-Tang song, imbue their jangly tunes with a biting satirical edge. The band’s acoustic pop punk and filtered lens radiates the confrontational ethos of hardcore—a bit like…
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Video Premiere: Scary Hours, “Live To Serve/Serve To Live”
Singer-songwriter Ryan Struck, who flies under the moniker of Scary Hours, creates witty and unsettling anti-folk, informed by his past in hardcore punk bands. The confrontational ethos of punk is hard to shake, especially when you live the daily grind…
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Alpha du Centaure "Le Déséquilibre Originel" Album Premier
Hailing from Avignon, France, post-rock/shoegaze band Alpha du Centaure transports listeners into a sonorous, ethereal, and ever-shifting space filled with a chilling crystalline light and dusky, contemplative shadows.
The Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere of Alpha du…
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Alpha du Centaure - Le déséquilibre originel "A rare intensity" - IndieMusic
Le duo lyonnais revient cette année avec un nouvel EP qui, dans son cheminement instrumental, passe par autant d’états que de questionnements. C’est un disque à remous, jamais à remords, qui frappe par sa tension complexe, imprenable, imperturbable, inattendue entre…
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Scary Hours "Live To Serve/Serve To Live" makes Jack Rabid's Best of 2018 List on Big Takeover!
Hi folks!
Since I have now completed my two countdown radio shows for the top 50 albums of 2018—see The Big Takeover Show button above to hear one song from each—here is my complete list of the 160 best albums…
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Scary Hours "Live To Serve/Serve To Live" Song Premier
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Struck grew up in Northern New Jersey, cutting his teeth in various punk and hardcore bands through his teen years and early ’20s. Over time, varied musical interests influenced him to write songs deemed unfit for…
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Strange Monsters "II" Album Premier
Pittsburgh-based indie rock band Strange Monsters return with their second full-length album, Strange Monsters II or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Strange Monsters, due out on November 30th via Pyrrhic Victory Recordings.
The LP title makes…
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"atmospheres inspired by distant territories with vast expanses" - Totoromoon
They love post-rock, shoegaze, but also metal, jazz and pop. They listen to Slowdive as well as Deafheaven, Russian Circles and This Will Destroy You. Since 2015, Alpha du Centaure, project started solo by Cédric Tessonneau, quickly joined by the…
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"buries itself into your conscious"
Ethereal edgy harmonizing vocals buried behind the carefully arranged guitar slice and the monochromatic drum brush, Leo and Cassandre are creating psychedelic, indie folk music that is generously compared to Brian Jones Massacre. Their about section states that are a…
Read moreNorth Jersey indie Pyrrhic Victory are keeping busy producing bands and their shows. The label has three new releases out. Scary Hours, the one-man project name of singer-songwriter Ryan Struck, recently released a PVR single, “Live to Serve/Serve to Live.” Scary Hours will play with label mates The 65’s on August 18 at Harp N Bard, Clifton. The Components and Summer Husbands will share the bill.
In support of their self-titled debut LP, Philly synthwave band Retroglyphs will play August 3 at Mill Hill Basement, Trenton, with Bar/None recording act Overlake and goodnight/goodluck. PVR recently reissued the 1987 single, “Faith Is Torn,” of Voice of Doom, featuring members of Samhain and Dag Nasty. Voice of Doom will reunite to play a show PVR is presenting with fellow North Jersey indie labels Mint 400 Records and Sniffling Indie Kids on September 18 at Pet Shop Bar, Jersey City, also with The Components and John Cozz.
The aforementioned 65’s have a tasty show coming up Aug. 30 at John and Peters, New Hope, Pa., with Mr. Payday and Secretary Legs. Due in the fall from PVR will be the latest record by the rootsy two-piece Hidden Cabins.
Galanos Deceiver Receiver Review - Chronogram Magazine - 5.14.18
"Half punk, half surf, all despair." Without digging too deep into the expanse of darkness and the lust for shadows their crushing pieces yield, this is how Kingston-based foursome Galanos describe themselves. Lead singers Gregory Jaw (who also plays guitar) and Netochka Nezvanova alternate between solo voices on some tunes and a gloomy interwoven mist on others. The opener, "Loneliest of Men," is despairingly savage and reminiscent of the Cramps' punk/gothabilly sound, which in an interview the band bleakly described as thus: "We rotate in a frozen, violent, self-defeating space. The altar is full of self-sacrifice and we destroy ourselves for nothing." "Flashbomb" is shockingly evocative of early Nick Cave, both vocally and musically, and heavily bass-and-drum-driven with a bit of Pixies guitar thrown in. Stay on the lookout for this album, if desolation is your draw.
Galanos Deceiver Receiver Review - NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY
"Let’s cut to the chase: this is one of the best albums of the year."
