This edition of LITM Rock Picks brings to you pots-punk rock, reverb drenched pop-rock tracks, and more. The list features Lewca, 800cc, Aspesti, and more.
Lewca - Like Liam Gallagher
Putting a tune to the eccentric, life-loving personality that Liam Gallagher is, ‘Like Liam Gallagher’ by Lewca is the perfect embodiment of the Oasis lead singer. The song brings in Oasis-like guitar riffs that are made for the stadium energy, and also gives it a twist with modern synths and audio textures. The song, at its heart, is about the lifestyle that Liam Gallagher seemingly leads or used to lead, which is one centered around enjoying life to its fullest with an unapologetic attitude, confidence and endless swag. If you are one who has admired Liam’ ways of being, you will understand the message in the song.
800cc - hands so cold
Bringing to you atmospheric, expansive textures, ‘hands so cold’ by 800cc will make you feel like you are floating on clouds across the night sky. The production is drenched in reverb and leans towards a bedroom pop-rock sound, which infuses the track with a lightweight feel, and helps the listener relax. Despite its softness, the song actually has multiple layers, all of them distinct, coming together. Despite the blending of so many layers the song manages to bring to you a sound laced with the feels of a late night thought session.The guitar solo section in the end ties the song up in a beautiful manner, and moves the song towards a slow, gradual end, like drifting into sleep.
Aspesti - Blank
Without any attempt at subtlety, ‘Blank’ by Aspesti makes it perfectly clear from the very first second the kind of sound it is trying to achieve. The guitars in the song are gritty and unapologetic, and maintain those tones from the start to the very end. The drums give the song its rhythm and grounding, and help the guitars do their work by giving its gritty sound a backing. The vocals are feral and fiery, and embody the grunge sound impressively. The backing vocals, which have a radio like texture, give the vocal range in the song a nice touch. The song will no doubt take you back to the 90s grunge scene, and will remind you of bands like Alice in Chains, Rage Against the Machine and more.
The Radio Addicts - Let's Party Like It's The 90s
Bringing back the energetic punk sound that defined the rock scene in the mid 2000s, ‘Let's Party Like It's The 90s’ by The Radio Addicts will have you playing it on speakers and dancing around in your house. The instrumentation is fast-paced keeping in line with the punk sound, and embodies a restless, exhilarating energy. Guitars, drums, bass, all of them work together to bring in that young, high-energy tones that defines the youth of the 90s. Lyrically, the song has the sharing of the sentiment that the current world has everyone so engrossed with their own little bubble-like lives which they live through their phones, and the expression of the wish to go back to the 90s and party in a manner that allowed us to live in the moment.
Dolours - Blunt
Giving you a sound of what post-punk music can sound like, ‘Blunt’ by Dolours is gritty, raw, and a song exuding a kind of energy that is hard to find. The song has an apocalyptic kind of sound to it, with its distressed synths, and dark sounding guitars, and urgent drum patterns. The soundscape will remind of dark, grey days and crumbling remnants of mankind and all it has created. Chaos and restraint both govern the sound of the track, as it brilliantly brings in industrial instrumentation and delicately crafted melodies and harmonies. A truly unique and one of a kind track, you won’t be able to get the song out of your head post the first listen.
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