“A Buddhist monk from Japan sets out on a seemingly endless search for perfect stillness and peace. He eventually encounters an old hermit in a dark and cramped cave, an extraordinary being, and requests the secret to the permanent silence of his mental faculties. The hermit laughs, and replies that he has never had a silent mind, not in over 100 years.”
Alt Rock
Having built a strong foundation as an indie artist over recent years, singer and songwriter Zoey Tess now turns her attention towards the culture and topical issues of our time, directly addressing the dark state of modern politics and leadership, with the powerful folk rock single Knocking at Your Front Door. The song is the … Continued
Hazy indie ambiance to gritty alternative rock – a personal outpouring of scornful regret and reflection, blending singer-songwriter honesty with the full force of an anthemic alternative hit. Songwriter and BMI awardee angelina mack captures the essence of heavy hindsight, with the brilliant lyrical explosion the lonely fool.
Emotional conviction and creative originality, a performative charm and euphoria that’s immediate – from an impressive UK band with a clear sense of identity, freedom, and depth to their music.
An essential twist of authenticity and original charm, a modern take on alternative rock and grunge, from a band with a clear style and sound of their own right now. Dead Heroes actively counter the rise of regurgitated fake music, with an intense and impressively original debut, for Witch Doctor.
The unmistakable voice of Award-wining Portugal artist and songwriter Mary Ann, boldly distinct in both topic and tone, reaches an unmissable peak this season, with the launch of her immense new EP Fragments.
Featuring moments of funk, punk, trip hop, new wave, rock, dance, Latin and even reggae, New Loser resounds as a slick and often lick-driven alternative rock album. We get instrumental gems and smart references, relatable vocals, the likes of Scars presenting warmth and good vibes contrasted by an intriguing subject matter.
Unconfined by genre is the songwriter who writes because there is no real alternative. The songs are the answers to our inner conflicts and concerns – they provide solace, an outlet, and some kind of clarity, and you can feel that as an observer of Paper Crown. The authenticity is impossible to fake, and the emotion woven into each performance, each original song, reinforces that throughout.
Superb tone, heavy rock smoothly captured – a new metal take with a twist of grunge, indie, post-punk. Jessica (Fucking) James gifts iconic vocals, to the infectious and timeless alt-metal anthem No Such Thing.
Stylistically, Friendship Commanders have their own thing going on entirely here. The songwriting, for me, tips its hat to the likes of Pearl Jam, for its depth and reflection, its meandering melodies – that meeting of the unpredictable and the satisfying. Again though, there’s something clearly their own about these lyrics, and the way they’re performed.
A song for the people, World War Infinity reacts to the authoritarianism that threatens our freedom, and reflects upon the ongoing destruction of progress – the ruling class’s greed and thirst for power. It’s a song of despair, but it’s rooted in hope, and that positive angle is ultimately what resounds, as we roll through these hugely impassioned moments of all-together-now chorus.
It’s an exciting, dark and engaging listen, and every time those quiet moments take hold, the wait for the drop is immense, and the hook ultimately pierces through with a perfectly captured vibrancy and passion.