Ex Wife

New Brunswick’s Ex Wife is about as genuine as it gets when it comes to punk rock. Their driving songs are full of energized, catchy riffs that are the kind you catch yourself humming while walking down the street. Their vocals go from being clean and somewhat hidden to screams forcefully bleeding their way through, knocking over anything in their path. The subject matter in their lyrics commonly focuses on different views of life and death in their beauty as well as the struggles they cause. Currently the band has released both a demo and an EP titled “Everything Was Beautiful.” They are looking to have a new album released sometime in the near future. To check them out click herrrrrrr.

Mike Distasi

I can safely say that Mike Distasi is one of the best rock musicians to ever set foot in New Jersey. He is literally a one man band. Mike plays guitar, drums, bass, and sings on all of his songs, and when I say he plays these instruments; I mean he is a MASTER of all of these instruments. Imagine Dave Grohl times a thousand. He can be extremely harsh as in “Scapegoat Sucker Punch” and extremely melodic with songs like “Honeydew”, however, he is always intense. As the former bassist/singer of alternative punk outfit, Moment of Zen, Mike became well known for his wild stage antics. Mike is one of the most passionate people I’ve ever known and his love of music and raw talent shines through on every note of his songs. He is currently studying music at the famed Berklee School of Music while he continues to record all of his own music. The song we’re including for our compilation is “Fly Brigade” because of its great melody and unusual song structure. The one minute and 13 second song is verse, bridge, verse and is a great example of how his songs are always an interesting listen. To hear this song and more of his music, visit Mike Distasi on Myspace.