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American Idol winner and rocker David Cook will be performing this Thursday at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge at 8 PM. The singer is out to promote his new EP Chromance featuring the single “Gimme Heartbreak”. Alt rock band The New Tarot are opening. A bit about the Brooklyn sister duo: The Walker sisters and back up band are carving a unique niche in this day and age of pretty dull music with their guitar/keyboard driven alt pop rock music. Check out their latest tune below for “Mistake to Choose” via soundcloud.  Photo Cred:  Liselotte Bjorck Posson

When first hearing Sydney Wayser, aka CLARA-NOVA, you’ll hear her breathy vocals and husky voice that remind you of Florence Welch but with an Ellie Goulding electro vibe. Her music project is a revolutionary french sound that breaks the rules in today’s contemporary electronica scene. “Echo” will be released on February 2 from her new EP Iron Age, which is out March 2 on Kobalt Recordings. Take a listen to CLARA-NOVA  and watch her video for “The Illusionist” below which can be found on Iron Age as well.

Indie pop band Dark Honey, based out of upstate New York, is comprised of brothers Jimi, Ben, and Joe Woodul and mutual friend and colleague Dan DeKalb. After a brief stint living down South, the band reconvened in NYC recently. Their colorful indie pop/rock blend will see them to the Rockwood Music Hall stage on November 7. Their song “Stinging Nettle” is a staple of the band’s and it depicts falling down and the pride of getting up again when troubles hit. The song was featured on Spotify and the Weekly Buzz. Check out the video below.

Matt Friedman and Scott Mellis aka The Brinks are turning over a new leaf. The duo, who has been together for a few years now, have been catching the attention of rappers Pharell and Pusha T. Now the band is slightly switching up their tune to a more alt/pop sound. Check their new tune out for “Honey” below off their next upcoming project. They promise more new music coming out later this year.

Upcoming Interscope artist, Saint Mesa, aesthetically pleases our ear buds here at Modern Frequency. His art comes across strong in his videos and is reminiscent of a young Gotye. His newest single, “Lion” commences with a haunting repetitive hum and then leans toward a consistent transcendent drum beat. Check out the song and let us know what you think.

80s resurgent band Nation of Language is garnering the attention of many critics lately. Hailing form Jersey, the band put on a quite the show as they were down one player for the evening. Check out the picture gallery for more.

Okay I think we can forgive the Foo Fighters for not telling us they were back in the studio creating some really good tunes to rock out to. Hence, “Run”. This track embodies what rock music sounds like in 2017. Check out the video for “Run” below as the band goofs around in a senior citizens home.

Imagine Dragons feel like they crossed over to the pop nether lands with their new song called “Thunder”. This is the second single from their upcoming brand new album. Dan Reynolds is taking a front seat with this video and song stealing the rest of the band’s thunder, no pun intended. Check out the black and white motif new video, which was filmed in Dubai, below. “Thunder” was directed by Joseph Kahn.

Lynn Gunn, Alex Babinski, and Brian MacDonald are collectively known as PVRIS. Their dark undertones of their last album, White Noise, are seeping back up on their upcoming highly anticipated new record, which will be released sometime this year. Their new single “Heaven” was just released on BBC Radio 1’s Rock Show. Front woman of the band Lynn Gunn, though, says that the new album has “a few new elements added to it.” Check out “Heaven” below.

Once in a while there is a band that Modern Frequency gets really fond of. This week in our New Artist Spotlight, Australian based rock group the Middle Kids are catching our attention. Elton John has raved about this band and the trio’s single “Edge of Town” is a heaping side of Fleetwood Mac meets modern day alt-pop. Check out the video below for “Edge of Town” and let Modern Frequency know your thoughts.