This edition of LITM Rock Picks brings to you achingly melancholic rock, Energetic Britpop, alternative rock, and more. The list features Nerisah, Alex Southey, Diemislade, and more.
Nerisah - East Ghost
Building an atmosphere from the very first note that will send chills down your spine, ‘East Ghost’ by Nerisah does not try to be subtle about the kind of sound it wants to achieve it. There is something darkly exciting about the instrumentation, with clockwork-like rhythms, pulsating percussion that feel both disorienting and so hypnotic. The guitar work in the song greatly contributes to the eerie, haunting atmosphere in the track, with its craftful play of restraint. The lyrics sound like a long-forgotten folk story that has returned to make its manifestation. The vocals perfectly capture the sonic essence of the track too, and feel like a haunting meditation.
Alex Southey - Donna's Restaurant Blues
Bringing to us a delightful blend of genres, ‘Donna's Restaurant Blues’ by Alex Southey is a track which is defined by brilliant guitar work. The instrumentation is an amalgamation of Southern rock, of psychedelic rock, alongside indie rock elements. The song has a touch of goth rock to it too, which brings about an unusually chirpy kind of darkness and enigma to the song. The dual vocals in the song give it wonderful textures that really go well with the craftily done guitar arrangements. This is a song where it is clear within the first few seconds that a lot of heart has gone into the musical choices, and you must absolutely not miss out on the sonic extravaganza that this one is.
Diemislade - The Dusty Mirror
Country leaning guitar strumming opening up the track, ‘The Dusty Mirror’ by Diemislade is an emotionally charged song that might just hit too close to home. The song soon after the start moves into a very 2000s influenced alt rock sound that is raw, rugged, and in that locates the brimming emotional quotient of the song. The vocals in the song, with its backings and harmonisations, make you want to sing out loud along with them, with the car windows down. The lyrics are extremely hard-hitting, as they capture the confusion, the hopelessness, that seem to plague our soul and the always subsequent ray of sunshine that shines on us.
Orshina - Graveyard Blues (Artist Version)
Drawn out guitars opening up the track, ‘Graveyard Blues - Artist Version’ by Orshina feels like a fall down soothing endlessness in slow motion. The instrumentation has stunning, hypnotic guitars at the heart of it, with electronic rhythms and synths giving it great dimensions. The light drum patterns give the song just the right amount of grounding and footing. What will strike you best about the song is the way it plays with pace in terms of its many layers. The way that the song begins might most probably remind you of Pink Floyd if they had a touch of the electronic in their sound design.
Grim Sailor - All These Walls
Bringing to you a unique blend of rock sub-genres, ‘All These Walls’ by Grim Sailor is the kind of track that you cannot turn away from the moment you hear the first note. The song’s instrumentation takes from synth-rock, from shoegaze sound elements, and alternative rock sounds, to create something that is sonically light and depth laden at the same time. The story woven through the song is something that is really vulnerable, as it lays bare the sorrows and pain that the heart carries, regarding a person that they cannot get themselves to reach out to. The themes in the song are really well grounded through the reverb drenched, echoey sound that the song adopts, to create an emotive, expansive soundscape.
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