Miles Away

This band An Honest Year followed me on Twitter so I had to check them out.  They are a pop-rock band from Philadelphia, PA and has five members:  Matthew McKay on vocals, Stephen Morrell on lead guitar, Jon Pfingsten on rhythm guitar, Jordan Mitchell on bass, and Greg Pinney on drums.

So far, they have released two albums (both unsigned) that you can purchase here on their website or on iTunes.  I am really into pop-rock at the moment, so I think their songs are great and have no idea as to why they are not signed to a record label.

Moments has a total of seven songs:

1. Liar & a Thief
2. Your Forgiveness
3. Moments
4. Don't Leave Me
5. For Fake's Sake
6. Miles Away
7. Live Your Life

while An Honest Year (which is just a single) has only three:

1. You And All Your Friends
2. Starting Over
3. Second Guessing

To find out more about this band, visit http://anhonestyear.com/ or visit their YouTube page http://www.youtube.com/anhonestyear.

Here's their lyric video for "Don't Leave Me" from their EP Moments:

[Source:  YouTube]

Streetfight Silence

I first heard of this band when they followed my Twitter account for my blog.  I looked them up on YouTube and first listened to We Must All Learn and they're a very talented bunch.

Originating from Berkshire, England, the lads are just "trying to enjoy life" (as they described themselves on their Facebook page).  Now, you all know I love British bands but I am telling you, that is not the reason why I like them.  It's just an added bonus!  Their genre is pop rock/alternative, so think of them as the British version of Fall Out Boy or All Time Low.  I think that's a good comparison...right?

The members are Russ Merry (@streetfightruss), Chrissy Cooley (@cooleysfs), and Sam Belcher (@sambelcher62).  The boys have toured throughout the UK and France and released their debut album Cutting Strings in 2012 through independent label Angry Badger Records.  Their most recent song "Blame" was released as a free download on streetfightsilence.bandcamp.com.

Even though the band consists of only three guys, they really sound incredible.  They make me think of The Police because of how incredible they sound despite the fact they are a group of three.  Streetfight Silence performs the same way.  A lot of bands today have five guitars, two sets of drums, and a keyboard alongside a piano.  A band that is able to present music well with only three instruments is simply an example of talent and talent is something that this band clearly possesses.

You can purchase their 12 track album Cutting Strings on iTunes.  I had a chance this morning to listen to a preview of a handful of the songs and what I listened to was quite good - no complaints, very good!

I wish the lads would travel here to the US because I would love to see them perform live.  I think it would be amazing to collaborate with them or interview them - this band really interests me!

Follow the band on Twitter - @bandsfs
Subscribe to them on YouTube, too - streetfightsilence

Source:
https://www.facebook.com/streetfightsilence/info