These LITM Rock Picks come to you from artists like Moretrue, Craig Small Music, Zoo Books, and more!
1. Moretrue – Haters
From its very first beats, Moretrue’s Haters is mature, confident, and moves forward with an easy swagger. As the title suggests, the song does a deep dive into haters – the feelings of negativity, resentment, hostility that they project – but does so in a refreshing way. Using empathy and understanding, it strips the act of hating down into what it is at its core: fear, insecurity, loneliness. With lyrics like “I’m so sorry that you think that everybody hates you / I’m so sorry that you think everyone is against you… This is a song for all the haters”, Moretrue creates an atmosphere of emotion and vulnerability, while delivering it with polish and sheen. Listen here!
2. Craig Small Music – The Wolf
A collaboration between Craig Small and Peter Shilling, The Wolf is meditative while being urgent, balancing the two perfectly. It reimagines the archetype of the wolf as a vengeful woman of almost mythical character, giving the song life that goes beyond the typical understanding of the wolf’s character. The song draws you in with rolling drums and a hum that blooms open at opportune moments throughout, giving the song’s tension a sense of push-and-pull that keeps you thoroughly engaged. It jumps with precision between instrumentals, vocals, and the message, letting each have its own moment, and overall, this makes it worth listening to!
3. Zoo Books – Slappers Only
From its title alone, you can tell that Slappers Only is going to be an interesting listen, and the song does not let you down. Created with restraint, it takes its time to add in layers, one on top of the other, giving rise to a sound that embodies math rock in its unique rhythmic arrangement. It’s a song that’s complex – unabashedly so – and takes delight in its raw, spirited sound. It feels more like a jam session and less like a studio recording, letting analogue win over digital, carefreeness and spontaneity dripping through at every second. Give it a listen here!
4. Euplasia – You Wonder
At its core, Euplasia’s You Wonder sounds like a bittersweet memory that you look back upon with fondness. “I see the spark in you / the way you see things through / I learn from you each day / in your unique way,” it opens, immediately setting the tone for the gentle questioning of the path a child will take as they grow up, making choices of their own in “a world that isn’t fair,” as Euplasia puts it. Forward on the strings, the song creates a sense of optimism that feels resilient – like it exists despite all the things that can go wrong in the world. Listen here!
5. Bosco – One Goodbye
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
This quote by Rumi sets the stage for Bosco’s One Goodbye. The track strips back everything that comes in the way of its message and its delivery, and this calculated move makes it hit that much harder. Life doesn’t always say goodbye, as he puts it, and this song acknowledges that without letting you wallow in the heavy implications of this fact: it’s more like a reminder to enjoy everything that you have with you and the ones you love. Drenched in shimmering acoustics and rich instrumentals, it’ll stay with you for a while.
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