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EXCLUSIVE: Escape Route – Transitions EP Stream & Track-By-Track

If there is a better way to kick off your weekend than by discovering a great new band, I haven’t found it.

Last week, New York’s Escape Route contacted UTG in hopes of gaining some exposure for their upcoming EP. The group included the single “A Place For You” as a teaser of their sound and to be honest, we could not reply fast enough. Taking cues from the basement-spun honesty and vibrant energy other New York acts like Pentimento and I Can See Mountains deliver, Escape Route infuses a strong dose of 100% pure rock and roll into their …

STREAM: Easy Does It – Feelin Like Ooh

Atlantic City’s Easy Does It recently reached out to us via email and quickly became a must on our office Summer soundtrack. Why bands like this aren’t everywhere right now is beyond us, but at least it means we can say you heard it hear first. Click below and enjoy, “Feelin Like Ooh.”

Two Door Cinema Club update

Two Door Cinema Club wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a little video from the whole year. Check it out after the jump!

UTG STREAM: Treaty of Paris – Currents EP


This week UTG is proud to be streaming the simply amazing Currents EP from Chicago rockers Treaty of Paris. By taking average pop rock listeners on a much more depth driven ride, Treaty of Paris uses this EP to really make a name for themselves in the scene. Simply click “Play” and enjoy this brilliant release via the player on the right side of the site and please support the group when they come to your area.

Bonus information: “Colleen” will be appearing on the upcoming UTG sampler.

You Need To Know: Over Stars and Gutters

****You Need To Know is a recurring feature on UTG in which we share an up and coming UNSIGNED/INDIE LABEL artists that we feel you need to be made aware of. If you, or someone you know has a band you think the UTG should mention, email: info@underthegunreview.net TODAY!****

overstarsandguttersWho: Over Stars and Gutters
Origin:
Norman, Oklahoma
Genre:
Rock with Punk roots
For Fans of:
Dear Landlord, Cobra Skulls, Teenage Bottlerocket
Currently Playing: Consider This Your Curse
LISTEN: “I’d Rather Be Dead”

Having just signed with Black Numbers, Oklahoma’s Over Stars and Gutters seem destined to be “the little

Lights Resolve to play Boston Warped!

lightsresolveOur good friends in Lights Resolve, an up and coming pop rock act from New York City, won the Alternative Press AP&R contest to play the Ernie Ball Stage at Boston Warped this summer. Congratulations guys!

La Dispute Goes DOWN UNDER!

nsr012_07646dLa Dispute will be hitting Australia for the first time EVER this July with AUS native’s To The North! Dates below!

Jul 9, 2009 – Fortitude Valley, QLD (AU) @ Jubilee Hotel w/ To The North & Marathon & The King Of Red Lions
Jul 10, 2009 – Brisbane, QLD (AU) @ Top Floor w/ To The North & Arrows & Quiet Steps
Jul 11, 2009 – Darlinghurst, NSW (AU) @ Spectrum w/ To The North & Hira Hira & Schrodingers Cat
Jul 12, 2009 – Marrickville, NSW (AU) @ Dirty Shirlow’s w/ To The North & Quiet Steps & …

Fireworks – All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion

Artist: Fireworksallihavetoofferismyownconfusion
Album: All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion
Genre: Pop Punk
Label: Triple Crown

Tracks:
1. Geography, Vonnegut, and Me
2. Come Around
3. Closet Weather
4. 2923 Monroe St.
5. Holiday
6. I Support Same Sex Marriage
7. Show Me Your Vanishing One More Time
8. You’ve Lost Your Charm
9. Again and Again
10. Detroit
11.  When We Stand on Each Others We Block Out The Sun

Now, it may seem unfair for us to proclaim a bit of love for Michigan based bands, but anyone whose heard Fireworks, whether from the mitten or …