Night Riots

When we last saw NIGHT RIOTS, the Los Angeles-based quintet was touring in support of Howl, their critically acclaimed EP featuring the hit single “Contagious,” which shot to No. 1 on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation while amassing over 4.5 million streams. The EP drew comparisons to The Cure (MTV) and The Killers (Earmilk), was described as “new…

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Silent Rival

The title of Silent Rival’s debut album, The Kindness of Strangers, can be interpreted quite literally. Several years ago, vocalist Sara Coda responded to a compliment about her coat by immediately taking it off and giving it to the admirer. Then she turned the experience into music—a torch-song-cinematic-show-stopper “Take It From Me,” which deals with…