This edition of LITM Rock Picks brings to you intense alternative indie-rock tracks, ethereal sounding soft rock, and more. The list features Dim Pinks, Dogviolet, Kurt Bray, and more.
Dim Pinks - I Don’t Want To
With a unique layering of sounds that blends a mysterious haunting sound with a smooth indie-rock riff, starting off the track, ‘I Don’t Want To’ by Dim Pinks is the kind of song that you add to your playlist within seconds of its playing. The songs builds very interestingly, distinct sounding riffs coming together in a way that gives the song an unforgettable quality. The tone of the instrumental section towards the end that is spearheaded by a guitar solo, gives the song an everlasting type of quality, a feeling of driving into the sunset. The lyrics in the song see a convergence of playful, quirky lyrics which are intimate and vulnerable at the same time. A great indie-rock track is come upon through sheer luck these days; consider coming across this one your luck.
Dogviolet - Daisy Crowns
A haunting, enigmatic opening introducing the track to us, ‘Daisy Crowns’ Dogviolet is an exploration of the heavy, intense and achingly bittersweet at the same time, through intricately carved musical arrangement. The instrumentation feels like drifting out into another world itself, a world entirely composed of memories. Stunningly layered guitars and drums, give the song a magnetic, consuming atmospheric quality. The music might make you think of The Cranberries, due to similar alternative rock styles and also because of the vocal style that is employed in the track, which mirrors Dolores’ vocals while maintaining its own flavour. Lyrically, the song captures the unattainable wish of wanting to return to one’s childhood once again, when the trials posed by the world at you get unbearable.
Jacob Chacko - I Will Follow (Till The Ends Of The World)
With bright riffs and brighter melodies, ‘I Will Follow (Till The Ends Of The World)’ by Jacob Chacko is here to take you on a bandwagon towards the sunshine-like feeling that embodies the realisation of love. Lush textures define the track, with layered, shimmering guitars, dynamic drum patterns that result in an intoxicating groove. There is a musical quality to the song, making it perfect for a stage production, because of the dual vocals in conversation with each other, alongside the larger than life instrumentation. Designed to bring a smile to your face and pull out the gloom from your heart, this song could be your new favourite.
Kurt Bray - Only Time Will Tell
2000s rock sound reigning strong in the track, ‘Only Time Will Tell’ by Kurt Bray is the musical catharsis that you might have been waiting for.The instrumentation is raw, it is real, and it does not try to be super polished. Instead a kind of restless, unrelenting, pent-up energy flows through in the instrumentation in the way the guitars are played and the drums are hit.Bray’s vocals do complete justice and perfectly complement the cathartic nature that the song’s musicality employs. There is hopefulness, and optimism embedded deeply within the song’s lyricism, as it captures the promise of time, that in the end all will be okay.
Darwin's Cat - Mystical Tales
Keeping true to its title by starting off with a mystical, magical sounding guitar playing, ‘Mystical Tales’ by Darwin's Cat might just be the call you needed all along to face life and all that it entails, head on. The instrumentation is not overpowering, but maintains an impactful power through its delicately layered and executed instrumentation. The guitar riffs in the song are the star of the show, with their soaring nature which adds to that transcendental, mystical quality. Even though the talks about the cosmic and the beyond, these ideas can very well be applied to our lived realities, where we, in some ways, face the unknown and the vastness and uncertainty of time and fate.
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