It’s a brutalist slab of heavily effected droning guitar and bass,
corrosive blasts of feedback and gut-wrenching vocals centred
around the persistence of grief over time.
Deafening sledgehammer.
Screamo disorder.
NIN on acid.
The blues-rock duo still looks like accountants but with this terrifically
infectious and surprising chant they come up with one of their best
singles ever.
GDLV: âNorthern Lightsâ is a song that plays with emotions, touching peaks in every direction, transforming for example the concept of solitude, presenting it not as a negative element, but as a companion on the journey toward awareness of one’s condition within the complex design of life. A moment of redemption that explodes in the serenity that comes through a deep and necessary catharsis in the human experience.â
Following the powerfully groovin’ lead-single Off My Chest this 2nd piece
off the album is more laid-back, meditative and emotive until the electrical finale.
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This Italian punk-rock songwriter is gearing up for his
4th album, ‘Life Burns‘ set for release on 1 March 2024.
Ahead of it, you can go bonkers to his new single Off My Chest
De La Vega: “The way interactions shape the way we are, especially in the formative years, is often under-looked. It took me a while to understand that some features of my personality exist and to face them openly, to be outspoken and verbal about them felt immediately redemptive and even liberating during the writing of the lyrics.”
Holy smoke! Off My Chest is a hurly-burly glam stormer. Wham bloody wham bam it goes while De La Vega exorcizes his demons. Riffs fly all over the place and make you want to start a one-man moshpit.
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Long-running San Diego/Temecula gunslingers return
with a new head-over-heels steamroller It’s Not A Phase.
“We joke around that when people like our wives first met us, they thought the band was a temporary phase. Now, decades later, weâre still going strong. While being in a band has great potential to be disruptive to the rest our lives, it is in fact the glue that holds us together.”
This easily could be a bonus track on Blink-182‘s new LP One More Time. This haymaker’s head-spinning velocity has a similar rapid-fire and breakneck dash. Dive in, go nuts.
These young swirling wolves have all punk burners and rock cylinders on. Fast-forward all the way. No breaks, no brakes, no mistakes. Ablaze drum/bass, manic riffs, agitated vocals and a blistering chorus combine for a fiery flamethrower that tests your stereo’s flexibility.
Petroleum is the 2nd single. A lazy funky-bass and hip-shaking sucker-punch.
James Smith (frontman) âI lost it with the crowd in Bognor Regis and told them I was bored and I didnât want to be there,â frontman James Smith said in a statement about the song. Me and Ryan [Needham] had a row after, and Ryan rightly dressed me down for the way I acted. It got me pondering the idea that, now this is a job, what are the requirements of it? People think they want honesty but they donât, they want me to portray the version of honesty that theyâve paid to see and thatâs part of the illusion.â
Tunnel Lights is the 3rd piece from the forthcoming LP, Wolfe offers us.
Wolfe: ââTunnel Lightsâ is about actually living instead of just âgetting by.
Itâs about waking up to the fact that youâve been languishing in the dark
and itâs time to start taking steps towards the lights thatâll guide you out
of the tunnel-cave.â
6. ‘Heart-Shaped Jacuzzi’ by LOGAN’S CLOSE (Scotland)
It’s the title track of the quality-crafted debut album by this Scottish baroque pop duo.
It evolves slowly from a sepia-colored Beirut vibe with heartfelt organ fragments
to a highly emotive post-break-up cry out that stirs heart and soul. Stellar achievement.
This fresh captivating Liverpool act shines with chilling verve and impassioned flair
on this electrifying power ballad with its stupendous vocals and its mighty imposing
chorus. Better than before is an astonishing stonker of a song.
Having lost her eldest brother in May of 2021 NYC-based songstress Kiirstin Marilyn
has written an extremely personal yet universal 6-track EP, titled Kristoffer that will
take listeners on a heartfelt journey through a spectrum of emotions. With soulful lyrics, unforgettable melodies, and a raw, emotive delivery, this EP is a testament to the power
of storytelling through music. Stream it here.
Real Life is one of the breathtaking highlights. A sky-scraping vocal tour de force. Combined with the mind-blowing guitar play the emotionality runs high. Music can be a healing force. I hope it works for Marilyn.
Singer-songwriter Campbell displayed her moving vocal warmth before and she does one again on Too Late. A magnificent musing with both subtle and charming acoustic guitar sparks, tender piano touches, and angelic backing vocals near the end. High-quality songwriting. Don’t miss this tender little pearl.
