A brand new SEVEN IN THE MIX for a brand new week!
Seven stirring strokes I played on repeat these past days
Seven top-notch tracks to feed body & soul all week long
Turn up the volume! Music is the dope! Here’s the stuff!
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1/ ‘Sloane Ranger’ by THE ESSEX GREEN (US)
This amplified pop injection will put a really wide smile on your face. Its organ colored
flow affects the speed of your adrenalin’s stream instantly. Gorgeous harmonies, catchy arrangements and an addictive chorus. New LP ‘Hardly Electronic’ out 29 June. All info here.
THE ESSEX GREEN: Website – Facebook – Twitter
2/ ‘Feels’ by DEEPER (Chicago, US)
An irresistible 2-minute jingle jangle guitar drone with a feverish drive fueled by cutting riffs. No-nonsense electricity bringing Texan rockers Parquet Courts to mind. This is a glowing score from the band’s self-titled debut full length – out on 25 May via Firetalk.
DEEPER: Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
3/ ‘Statuesque’ by YOUTH MAN (Birmingham, UK)
This destructive Brummie sex punk duo comes right at your earsystem with a rowdy mid-tempo smack. What a scorching intensity, what a badass bass, what an impressive vox.
YOUTH MAN: Facebook – Bandcamp – Twitter
4/ ‘Extreme Handshakes’ by TERRA PINES (Brisbane, Australia)
Overwhelming wall-of-towering-guitar-dynamite by this self-declared grungegaze and sludgepop trio from down under. High-powered, in-your-face stuff you’ll have on repeat!
From the band’s new self-titled album. Stream/purchase the steamy LP on Bandcamp.
TERRA PINES: Facebook – Bandcamp
5/ ‘Magic Planet’ by CUP (New York City, NY, US)
Multi-layered guitar tsunami thundering all over you, mercilessly in 1.13 minute. WOW!
CUP: Website – Facebook – Twitter
6/ ‘Reach’ by ONLY TAKES A DAY (London, UK)
“Conscious and dynamic display of lyricism that sidesteps the braggadocio of commercial hip hop”. Oh, yeah, this tremendous catchy groove will activate your hips ‘swaying movements.
ONLY TAKES A DAY: Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
7/ ‘One Day With You’ by SONNY ELLIOT (UK)
This brotherly duo designs a magical sonic rainbow, a bewitching musing. A chill out beauty that energizes your mind’s phantasy. Romantic, meditative and poetic. Top!
SONNY ELLIOT: Website – Facebook – Twitter
See, hear you next week, music junkies…