This edition of LITM Rock Picks brings to you 80s influenced hard rock, instrospcetive, emotional rock, atmospheric rock, and more. The list features Point Pleasant, Christ and The Machines, DELTASTRAY, and more.
Point Pleasant - The Fall
Starting off in a manner that has your senses separate from reality to live in the song’s soundscape, ‘The Fall’ by Point Pleasant is a truly transcendental rock track. The song builds in a calculated, craftful manner, where every layer addition, every riff, every drum pattern, every shift has been mindfully added. Despite what sounds like such careful instrumentation the song paradoxically sounds like a free-flowing river. If you listen keenly, you will no doubt pick up the similarities the song has with the earlier music of Coldplay. A beautiful musical craftsmanship, this song should definitely be on your playlists.
Christ and The Machines - To Live Unaffected
A deeply introspective and revealing song, ‘To Live Unaffected’ by Christ and The Machines, in its sound and themes, captures the human experience in current times and times bygone. The sound of the song leans on the atmospheric side, as it blends rock and electronic music in a balanced manner – both genres bring out the best in the other through their careful layering. The vocals are genuine, and relay emotions in a raw manner without trying to sound embellished. Lyrically, the song explores philosophical ideas about love and life which have remained true, are true, and will remain so, for as long as life exists on this planet.
DELTASTRAY - One eye on the exit
Thundering, roaring and attempting no subtlety about the same, ‘One eye on the exit’ by DELTASTRAY will have your blood pumping in a way it hasn’t done for a while. The song leans towards a 80s hard rock energy, with chaotic, electrifying guitar playing clubbed with pounding drum patterns, which inevitably will have the doors and windows in your home vibrating out of its powerful sound waves. The guitar solos in the song are an absolute showstopper – pure brilliance, in brief. Give it a listen if you find yourself hungry for old-school rock in the contemporary times – it will be totally worthwhile.
The Mess:Age - LIGHT OF BLUE “sugar ocean girl”
Taking you, in your mind, to glittering seas and oceans, with birds flying in patterns in a brightly coloured sky, and endless salt air caressing your skin, ‘LIGHT OF BLUE “sugar ocean girl”’ by The Mess:Age is the kind of song to listen to when you want to escape the bleakness of routine. The instrumentation is created in a manner that will have anyone’s spirits rise – bright, vibrant, hopeful, and utterly joy-inducing. The guitar layers in the track carry emotion and fun in equal amounts, making you want to dance along and also stare out and dream about the vast waters.
Jocy’s Pipe - Modernos Prisioneros
Showing us that the spirit of rock n roll transcends all language barriers, ‘Modernos Prisioneros’ by Jocy’s Pipe will have your heart beating in renewed energy. The song is captivating, to say the least, through its vibrant arrangement of energetic guitars, powerful drum patterns, and more. The fast-paced nature of the song does not result in chaos, and instead allows the listener to point out every element of the layers. This Latin rock anthem comments on something that plagues all of us in modern society – it points out how we are all just “modern prisoners” stuck in systems that suck us in and keep us there.
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