The Kellows – I’ll Make It Right
The Kellows is an indie rock band with a sound that talks to you. Emerging from incredible layers, they have depth and details that capture your attention. Their latest release is ‘I’ll Make It Right’, a rock song that flows with well-formed grooves and rolling rhythms. All the layers, the chords, riffs and basslines are directed towards the same point. So you’ll feel a fullness in the soundscape at any given point. A rich and cohesive sound. It’s like a wind swirling around the moody vocal journey. There are curves and there are straight lines that wind around but also drift into a land unknown. Hypnotic chords that open up deep, inner worlds with the basslines and riffs. As you go through the song, the world froths and flowers like a dense secret garden. There’s mystery but also a familiarity that keeps drawing you in.
_Shoe – Circuital Melancholy
_SHOE has long since been known for their experimental and novel soundscapes. Ideas that are drawn from an otherworld and laid out systematically for us to explore. Their latest release is ‘Circuital Melancholy’, an electro rock song that comes alive when you really immerse yourself in the ambience. The intro is arguably one of the most compelling parts of the song. With its hypnotic motifs and slow, repetitive rhythms, the listening experience is dilated. The basslines are solemn and unchanging, rotating on an axis of melancholy. And around that glazed textures and electronic notes float, forming cerebral dimensions. And as the vocals flare out, the riffs come out, fusing with the electronic lifts and synthetic beats. It’s a whirlwind. All layered and underpinned with the circuiting lament. It’s the cohesive foundation that keeps looping you back to the theme.
Tom Minor – Bureau of Change
Tom Minor creates a performative production with latest release, ‘Bureau of Change’. A track that explores the makings of a revolution with playfulness and a theatrical atmosphere. If you enjoy the classic rock style and ambience of artists like Queen and David Bowie, you’re sure to love this one. You can even grasp a little bit of Daft Punk, especially in how they explore whimsical tangents. The song is made with so many elements. A fluid groove, accordions, pausing basslines, peppering riffs and soft moments of reggae rhythms. It’s like a rock orchestra that you can just vibe and groove with. Fun and creative but with a deeper ethos that makes you think and feel. Connect with the world around you intentionally.
Kinsley – Memories
Kinsley is Adam Stanley and Christopher Jones. A two man powerhouse and rock evocation. Their style blends thoughtful softness with electric and energetic instrumentals to create their own brand of alt rock. Their latest release is ‘Memories’, a track that explores nostalgia alongside the anthemic celebration of the good old times. That feeling of surging joy that you get when you think of all the fun and youthful moments that make up your memories. The people, the atmosphere and the memories themselves. It’s such an incredible lift. Portraying these frames with full force of riffs, basslines and beats while also tapping into the melancholy and contemplation of nostalgia. Two vastly different but connected experiences of memories. It’s a very unique, immersive and conceptual track.
Theo Black – Follow The Money
Theo Black is an indie rock artist with a whole lot of post rock possibilities. ‘Follow The Money’ is the artist’s latest single. A composition that really sets up the core stylings of the artist. His style is fluid and free as he lets the rhythm command its own flow and direction. It is a drift, like a cloth in the wind. Going where it takes you. His vocals are low and baritonal, the bass catching in his voice to make it glassy and dazing. He creates a unique plane and atmosphere for the instrumentals and the vocals. As the track progresses, each one winds into another, like two roads intersecting and separating. There is a little bit of a hypnotic feeling that snowballs through the soundscape. Becoming an addictive lens to view the theme through. View the landscape with. Like a Russian doll, following the money through this soundscape feels like an endless mystery, a journey that keeps taking you deeper. In a great way, of course.
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