Guards

You may recall that Guards is the band led by Richie Follin, who also plays in Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi's side project CRX and used…

"Memories" is the moody flip-side to the livelier "Roxy," Follin's debut single that was released a few weeks back. The duo -- made up of…

Follin is the new brother-sister duo made up of Madeline Follin (Cults) and Richie James Follin (Guards, Willowz). Both of their respective main projects kinda…

At the end of last year, we premiered "Nothing More," a buoyantly melodic synth-streaked single from the New York trio Guards. Now, that song is…

We haven't heard anything new from the New York-based band Guards for about a year following the release of 2013's In Guards We Trust. The…

Guards put out their debut album earlier this year and now have a video for "Coming True." It features the band playing under some dramatic…

Palma Violets played a short, raucous set last night at Portland's Holocene. After an opening set from NYC garage-popper Guards, the Brits took to the…

The Joy Formidable played The Vic in Chicago last night. After sets from openers Kitten and Guards, the band rocked songs from their recent album…

New York new waver trio Guards feature Richie Follin, brother of Cults singer Madeline, and they'll release their debut album In Guards We Trust next…

After making a name for themselves over the past couple years in NYC (including a terrific set at our 2012 CMJ party), Guards are set…

CMJ has effectively taken over Manhattan south of 14th St. and all of northwest Brooklyn. There are a billion parties and shows and bands in…

Hey guys, it's almost CMJ Music Marathon time! Once again, we've teamed with PopGun Booking, and this year's lineup is stacked with greatness. The event…

Indie rock duo Guards -- which features Cults singer Madelin Follin's brother Richie -- will put out ther debut LP early next year, and today…