These LITM Rock Picks come to you from every corner of the rock world, featuring Agam, ESTRADA, Purple Stone, and more!
1. ESTRADA Music Project – You’ll see all the things I say
ESTRADA’s You’ll see all the things I say is hopeful, upbeat, and charming. It approaches music from a myriad of angles, all complementing each other, coming together to create something truly pleasant on the ear. I couldn’t put it any better than ESTRADA itself: “Simplicity, humility, respect, and sincerity are the main ingredients of the greatest of all recipes: love.” Lyrically, the song explores the same: how love opens doors you didn’t even know were closed, makes your life a little warmer, and helps you see the world with fresh eyes. You’ll see all the things I say will put a smile on your face; listen here!
2. Social Memory – No Turning Back
No Turning Back is best described as a rush of energy in the form of music. From the song’s very first second, electrifying guitars, pounding drums, and free, soaring vocals take over your environment, demanding your attention – and it’s definitely well warranted. On the track, Social Memory fuses rock adrenaline with an unembellished nature, and it results in a track that’s honest and, even with (and despite!) all the seeming chaos, somehow simplistic. It’s the kind of song that makes headbanging feel only natural – in fact, it’s almost like it’s challenging you to resist it. Give it a listen here!
3. Transgalactica – The Great Escape: Famine
Transgalactica has a reputation for being ones that don’t sing of emotion and experience; rather, they focus on storytelling, historical influences, and cultural happenings of importance. The Great Escape: Famine is no different. The way the song is delivered is unique – it’s not a mere melody, but its lilting makes it obvious that they’re telling you a story that demands your full attention. Produced to let the vocals and story shine, it features guitars and drums that serve the purpose of giving the song a ballad-like feel. Transgalactica’s penchant for prosaic lyrics continues throughout this track, featuring a complexity that’ll keep you thinking about it long after it ends.
4. Purple Stone – Come On Come On Come On
Purple Stone’s Come On Come On Come On’s energy is reflected from the get-go – from the title to the upbeat guitar introduction, the track brims with an energy that makes it hard to look away. Embodying alternative psychedelia with enviable freedom, it’s what you’d get if you distilled adrenaline into a song. It’s the kind of song that pushes both itself and you out of comfort zones relentlessly. Cinematic in scope, it serves as the perfect first track to the rest of Purple Stone’s album, Spacetime. It flows naturally, inviting you to sway with it, immerse yourself completely – listen here!
5. Agam – Walk of the Bride – Sita Kalyana Vaibhogame
Agam is a band that’s synonymous with Carnatic-rock fusion, and their take on the classic Tyagaraja Kriti, Sita Kalyana Vaibhogame, is surprising in all the best ways. From the sounds of temple bells and giggling, to the shlokas chanted in the background and the nadaswaram section, the song’s every detail is meticulously crafted to immerse you in the sound of a traditional South Indian wedding. Its seven-and-a-half-minute runtime slips by with no fuss, leaving you with a sound that’s effortlessly global while remaining intentionally rooted in the local. Fusing bright prog-rock elements with perhaps the most traditional raagam of them all, even while incorporating layers of operatic harmonies, the identity is unmistakably Agam at its finest and freest. After all, it’s what they do best: taking the familiar and reshaping it into something that inspires, elevates, and leaves behind large shoes to fill.
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