You’ve probably never heard of us. We’d still like to hear you.

B-Side Guys has covered independent artists since 2017. Every submission comes through SubmitHub, where we take premium submissions only. That means a real person hears every song, usually for 90 seconds or more, and you get a reply either way.

What happens after you submit

1. We listen and reply on SubmitHub. Even when a song isn’t for us, we try to tell you what’s working.
2. Songs we approve get a write-up on the blog, and the ones we keep coming back to land in Weekly Favorites.
3. We review albums and EPs too. Once other outlets review the same record, it shows up on B-Side Breakdowns, with our take next to the critics’ score.

What we’re listening for

We like most genres and stay away from “commercial” tracks. If a song sounds built for pop radio, it probably isn’t for us, unless it does something unusual with the genre. Some autotune is fine. Aggressive autotune usually isn’t, unless it’s being used in a way we haven’t heard before. If there are lyrics, we want them to matter.

The genres we hear most: indie rock, indie pop, dream pop, shoegaze, emo, post-hardcore, psych rock, folk, folk punk, Americana, singer-songwriter, alternative hip-hop, trip-hop, indie R&B, neo-soul, funk and blues.

We don’t post anything with racial slurs, or sexist or derogatory language toward people.

Denver artists

From the Denver area? Say so in your pitch. We’re building out our coverage of the local scene alongside everything else we hear. Here’s what we’ve covered in Denver so far.

What artists say

“They gave me more confidence than I had in myself before. Tbh I dreaded submitting songs until I started working w them, because they actively helped me grow as an artist w their feedback, posts, artist write ups, etc.”

Joe P. The MC

“These guys are a lot of fun, and they seem more honest and less hyperbolic than a lot of folks out there.”

The Ruralists