Grayhunter, The Shining Hours, Smugly Ugly

Grayhunter​Grayhunter is a some-sort-of-rock band from NYC; each of their songs has its own genre and they let the lyrics call the shots. Vocalist Reisha Cadelina, lead guitarist David Cooper, rhythm guitarist Dave Gherard, bassist Allen Bogosian, and drummer Richard Gross come together in a Megazord-esque fashion to take unconventional talk pieces and throw them in your faces with powerful beats and ground-shaking guitar riffs. Their thoughts worm their way into your brain through catchy melodies that they dare you to ignore. No matter what your mood may be, their mission is to make you jump and dance while you question how you make life decisions.The Shining HoursThe Shining Hours are an Alt-Indie Rock band from the blaring streets of Brooklyn NY banging away since the start of 2018. Their music is a mix of reverb-drenched guitar riffs and a booming rhythm section, melded in a melodic swirl of raw energy, that The Blog That Celebrates Itself describes as something like if The Replacements joined the brats of the Arctic Monkeys and had a jam, with relatable lyrics of which Divide and Conquer wrote, Best of all I could make out the lyrics, and theyre good. Like, blew my mind good. The Shining Hours will be releasing their very first self titled EP in early summer of 2022Smugly Uglypunk band, jam band, fuck you band! Smugly Ugly is a trio of guys just trying to make music theyd wanna hear. With influences ranging from Black Sabbath to the Beastie Boys to Reel Big Fish, their music is loud, brash, and unapologetic. As struggling actors in NYC, it only made sense for these three to take the strongest backup route: being a punk band. With a debut album premiering at the end of Summer 2022, Smugly Ugly is making a splash in the local scene and showing everyone what the fuck theyre about.