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New release: A little surprise by Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Friends!

Wanting to prepare something special to go along with the release of Taxidermy: Brought Back To Life, Mr. & Mrs. Smith got a few friends involved in the creation of a bonus album. Trophies is a gem of a release that features a great selection of new songs, an alternate… Read more

New release: "Dark Country Road" the new single by Mr. & Mrs. Smith!

It’s great to be able to share with you, Dark Country Road, the second single from the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith album, Taxidermy: Brought Back To Life. As is the blocSonic usual, this single is packed with terrific non-album exclusives; remixes, alternate versions and even a great rock cover… Read more

New release: The new album by Mr. & Mrs. Smith is here!

I first heard the unique country-soaked folk sounds of Hollis Smith aka Mr. & Mrs Smith back in 2013 via WFMU’s Free Music Archive. Immediately I was drawn to the directness and integrity of the music. While I’m not usually a country fan, there are artists who exude an honesty… Read more

New release: Mr. & Mrs. Smith arrives at blocSonic!

About a year ago we introduced you to the contemporary folk sounds of Hollis Smith aka Mr. & Mrs. Smith via our INTRO compilation series. Today, I’m happy to say that we’ve got new music for you! “Taxidermy” is the first single from Mr. & Mrs. Smith’s debut blocSonic album… Read more

fortyFive Friday: New music by Marco Mestichella!

Things have been rather quiet here at blocSonic over the past couple months. I decided to hunker down and get on with trying to wrap up work on the new website. However, to tide you over, here’s a new fortyFive by by Marco Mestichella, for you to enjoy! Thanks to… Read more

fortyFive Friday: We kick off 2015 with another one by Marco Mestichella!

I want to start off by wishing a very Happy New Year to each and every one of you! 2014 was a hell of a year here at blocSonic, packed with great music… and we’ve got more where that came from. A new website is on the way, hopefully within… Read more

New release: Dr. Mindflip closes out his 2014 EP trilogy!

Today I’m very happy to be able to present to you, In a Garden of Fools, the third and final EP of Dr. Mindflip’s 2014 EP series! Dr. Mindflip, along with the help of Aidan Guilfoyle, Séan Kenny, Tommy Wiseau & Stephen Spies, has once again put together a memorable… Read more

fortyFive Friday: Today we introduce you to Marco Mestichella!

Today we’re very happy to present to you the music of Marco Mestichella! Originally from Italy and now based out of London, Marco brings you his ‘Ill-Pop’ sound along with co-producer, Bristolian arranger/composer Joe Rodwell. Ill-Pop can best be described as a blend of trip-hop, soft-rock, retro-pop and cinematic soundtracks.… Read more

New release: Action Will Be Taken brings the hardcore!

Back in 1995, Orie Weeks, Alex Remlinger, Dez Burke & Shawn Franklin (who you may know from The Scallions) formed Action Will Be Taken in response to the subdivisions and cliques that were then forming in the hardcore punk scene. They exploded onto their local scene, not caring about photos… Read more

New release: M.J S.K M.M J.D kicks off our new improvBloc series

Back in August, James Dangle contacted blocSonic via Twitter to check out something he, ScoopKid, Mighty Monde, as M.J S.K M.M J.D, had worked on. They had been inspired by the antics of James’ 2 year old son Miles J to record a complete 1-take driven improvisational/organic hip-hop session in… Read more