Be Happy cries out loud for you, its chorus resounding and looping in the mind, and it’s the perfect antidote to the trivial fakeness of forced joy and overproduction from much of the recent music realm.
Pop Punk
UK pop-punk is refreshing in itself, but here we get a fast-paced and catchy guitar riff at the forefront, vocals born to perform in this way, and a hugely anthemic earworm of a hook. Say Less blend nostalgia and character quite seamlessly, for the simple and infectious single Go To Hell.
Another new album to the brand and a familiar style now elevated by a deeply provocative conceptual core. Alternative rock powerhouse Sybilanta launched the biblically inspired album Still Naked last month, and here we dig into the creative inspiration, production, storytelling, and intentions of the project. * * * Hello again – great to catch … Continued
Explosive new music from the creative force of Syblianta brings further clear development of structure, sound, and substance. The debut was impressive in itself, and this project seems to all the more boldly balance intensity and melody, story and sentiment, across a series of tracks inspired by Bible stories and events.
Indie rock guitarist and songwriter Jake Vera brings uniquely moving vocals and sentiments to the scene, with the intimate to explosive, all-consuming new album Lost.
Lifelong songwriter and creative Raging Depths has written a multitude of projects over the years, from journals and songs to stories, books, and even DnD campaigns. The style is always honest but eclectic, covering topics close to the heart, with mental health and emotional depth often acting as the beating heart of each new piece.
Great tune, classic pop-punk with a fresh hook that lingers beautifully in the mind. My Side Of Paradise join forces with Bowling For Soup legend Jaret Reddick, for a tongue-in-cheek twist of laid-back fun that is All My Exes.
Creative dynamic blending lifelong influences and the crucial contrast of delicacy and intense depth. Scribe Shift has crafted a cinematic, all-consuming original project, uniting modern production tools with limitless theatrical power and distortion. We’re somewhere between the likes of metal and dream-pop, and this opposites attack aura resounds throughout the opening track Abandonment. An elusive … Continued
From the artist whose modern production journey brought us the fiercely impressive album Falling to You, the elusive Sybilanta returns this season, with a second full-length project that’s equally evocative, distinct, and in keeping with the fearless style set by the debut. Featuring eight original songs, Uncanny Valley bursts into view with the electronic pop-punk … Continued
Slick and stylish original indie rock, great riffs and an ambient undertone, with snappy and sharp yet evocative vocals, gentle and poignant all at once. Tizane blend the vulnerability of singer-songwriter reflections, with a rhythmic and addictive edge of anthemic outcry, for the naturally striking Change For You.
Noting fragments of speech from the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. and JFK, Told You So is a bold and beautiful remedy for disconnection. It cries out with gritty realism and passion, on behalf of any and all who’ve felt disconnected or left behind during these trying modern times. It’s a song for the activists, the truth seekers, those who fight for justice, and it speaks volumes for those who are tired of being silenced.
A superb playlist of thoughtful, meaningful pop-punk and rock tracks. Merit Maker bring something clearly original, creative and purposeful to the scene, and the tracks are not only a pleasure to escape into at volume, but help shine light on a sense of warmth and belief in better, particularly during such trying and conflicted times as these.