These LITM Rock Picks are smooth and energetic, coming to you from Purple Grace, Aging Disgracefully, and Witty Tarbox!
1. Purple Grace – Narcissist
Five-piece indie rock band Purple Grace’s latest single, Narcissist, is energetic, sweeping you up and taking you along on the journey it’s embarking upon. The track is a great blend of the kind of sound you’d expect – and love to hear – from indie rock, and the high-energy polish and structure of classic rock – the kind you turn to when you want something reassuringly familiar. It opens with a punchy, rhythm-driven section that effectively and self-assuredly sets in motion the undercurrent of easy confidence that runs through the whole song. It’s well constructed and equally well produced, leading to an interesting, but more importantly, fun listen!
2. Aging Discragefully – Blues Get Better With Age
If the delightful juxtaposition of the artist’s name with the song’s title doesn’t draw you in immediately, the smooth drumming that opens Blues Get Better With Age certainly will. The kind of song you’d expect to hear being played live at a dimly-lit, cosy bar, Aging Disgracefully’s latest release is unapologetically authentic as it celebrates the learnings and experiences that only a well-lived life can give you. It’s a beautiful blues-rock reminder that growing older doesn’t have to be about losing touch with what makes you happy; on the contrary, it can very easily be about deepening your connection with it. Listen here!
3. Witty Tarbox – Whippoorwill
Opening Witty Tarbox’s newest album, Midnight Sun, is the bright and sunny yet contemplative Whippoorwill. It establishes a groovy country-esque rhythm and overall sound; with a rhythm driven forward by soothing claps and a voice that claims its own space unapologetically, the whole track feels like a warm, reassuring hug reminding you that no matter what’s going wrong, there’ll always come a time when life will feel just the way this song does – light, carefree, playful, and fully, wholly itself. Tying in beautifully with the album’s title, the song creates an atmosphere where it feels like the sun will never set, and everything will turn out okay. Check it out here!
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