Apparently this is a 35 year old song yet the political content contained in the words of “Allarme Rosso Nel Golfo Persico” (Red Alert in the Persian Gulf) remains relevant to today with Fiori del Male successfully seasoning their social commentary with guitars.
Csalogány’s song “F3160” certainly doesn’t lack artistic direction with the heavily looped construction supporting the vocal interjections as the music turns what could have been artificial into something effectively atmospheric.
I can’t say that I am a fan of black metal yet even I noticed that, with “Chains of Slavery”, YHWH have taken all the genre tropes and mutated them into something that does actually sound like it may have been the result of mystical intervention.
Despite the passing of the years, I still find it kind of endearing how The Rezillos can kick their song “Cranium” about the park for over three minutes and still have enough energy to put it right in the back of the net.
“Cue The Timeslip” steps assuredly through the meadow of indie folk tropes with Arbor Green making all the right noises to be classed a festival friendly. Just the sort of lively song that will make summer pass by most amiably.
The guitars dominate “Habit” and, combined with some suitably impassioned female vocals, The Marches move themselves ever closer to the chapel of seventies rock excess. This is a band that is worthy of some worship.
Although, as songs go, there isn’t really much to “Human”, Bad With Phones manages to make decent lyrics and a laconic delivery gel together into something that stays with you for much longer than its running time. Not bad at all.
Tina Dico brings the benefits of maturity to her song “Surfing” with melody and lyrical intent being clearly and eloquently assembled for the pleasure of your ears. It’s a song that, in all likelihood, will give you that warm fuzzy feeling.
If you like your music full on then Topdown might well be your kind of band with “Dissonance” hiding the melody and vocals behind a veritable onslaught of guitars and drums. This is, after all, post hardcore so what else did you expect?
Dedicated as always to the downbeat, Finnish synth-pop duo Sin Cos Tan take another walk down melancholy street with their song “Not My Circus Not My Clowns“ adding enough in the way of frustration to become relatable.
The loops and the sequenced synthesiser suggest that “Tell Me Something Good” might be a song from yesteryear and, with retro being fashionable these days, Emma Dunlop successfully emotes introspection as if FM radio had never died.
Determinedly downbeat whilst still retaining a sort of bleak poetic sensibility, Porcelain Tongue take their song for walk through the shadows into the land of introspection. Indie boys and girls who have grown up will love this one.