Distorted blues-rock to build up a love for nostalgic escapism once again – Canada’s Jonas & the Jaguar moon bring the perfect balance of melody, energy, vocal character and songwriting, for their infectious alternative anthem Believer.
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American hard-rock band Line So Thin recapture the essence of the genre, whilst offering a song of purpose and finely crafted contrast along the way.
I U ME is brilliantly captivating, an intriguing to rather epic modern single, with a fascinating long-form melody that’s both heartbroken and dreamy as it meanders through almost two minutes of expression towards the hook’s peak.
Soaring electric guitar kicks up a nostalgic rock edge from the outset, before contemporary programming injects a sense of theatre and poetry, for a progressive pop-rock arrangement with a fiercely snappy hook.
Also included in the double a-side release is a rather phenomenal track called Shapeshifting, a follow-up that takes a completely different approach, immediately highlighting the fast-fingers and masterful fretboard exploration of guitarist Joe Hodgson in a mesmerising fashion.
Uruguayan-British songwriter, drummer and singer Naty Giachino has contributed her talents to a multitude of projects in her years on the scene. The experienced performer and global collaborator began releasing her own solo works just last year, and the result is the uniquely eclectic yet vocally grounded and distinct album Just A Drummer.
Soulful musicianship, electric guitars soaked in reverb, a warming bassline for that old school groove – Ok Rose set the mood beautifully, for their nostalgic and recognisable new single You Are Part of Every Song.
Great songwriting, a hint of Papa Roach nostalgia, catchy and immensely alternative all at once. A Million Little Fires consistently bring originality and realness to the scene, alongside that essential talent and unity as a band. Absolutely an act worth tuning in for this year.
Nostalgic pop-punk vocals and cultural references fire up the old-school appeal and uplift of SOMETHING UR NOT’s latest surf-rock single.
Ten original songs, an impassioned vocal, organic rock set-up and delivery style – writing that seamlessly unites the poetic and the personal – Jordan Seven launches the brand new album 7, in celebration of years of heartfelt songwriting and musicianship.
Dreamy synth-pop unites with intimate acoustic guitar, for a song that passionately declares its love for a significant other. Jakob The Liar masters the process of dedicative songwriting, with the gentle to anthemic tones and intensity of A Song Like You.
Introducing a uniquely distinct vocal lead and supporting voices that inject an all-together-now sense of oneness, Brace is a refreshingly honest and personal new single, from a band whose sound subtly intertwines aspects of indie rock and Brit-pop across a modern and fairly limitless creative aura.