Citizen

Since first meeting as midwestern high-schoolers in 2009, Citizen have emerged as one of the most promising young bands in the alternative underground today. The band signed to Run For Cover Records in early 2012. Their fuzzy, guitar-driven rock songs bleed emotion. Citizen have called on the ghosts of Brand New and early Nirvana, creating a sound that is familiar but immediately all its own.

Southern Californian melodic rock outfit, Modern Color, sonically reflects the rich and ever-growing hardcore and indie scenes surrounding them, taking influences and creating a sound all their own that borders on the heavier side of shoegaze.

Northampton's brightest hope, thistle., emerged from the ashes of the popular local punk band Tragic. Influenced by the sounds of American shoegaze and indie-punk, their high-energy, sold-out shows seamlessly transition from brash fuzz and noise to emotive melodic passages.