This edition of LITM Rock Picks brings to you hip-hop leaning acoustic tracks, German pop-rock, and more. The list features Robert Romeo, Cable Street Riot, Danny Django, and more.
Robert Romeo - Nie Vergessen
Bringing the pop-rock sound to the German music scene, ‘Nie Vergessen’ by Robert Romeo will have you understand that genres are not held back by language, and each and every language has a flavour to add to a genre. The song follows conventional pop-rock sound – bright, energetic – and will take you back to the early 2010s UK and American pop rock scenes. Romeo’s vocals also showcase great power, but this power is one that emerges from vulnerability – it is soft and loudly expressive at the same time. Capturing the human desire, a need almost, to leave behind some sort of legacy, this song addresses that delicate idea with great attention and care.
Cable Street Riot - AGAINST THE WAVES
Capturing a certain defiance, a certain kind of power, ‘AGAINST THE WAVES’ by Cable Street Riot is gritty, and unafraid to embrace tension and power. The band’s name comes from the historic event in London, where the common people blocked a fascist march. The instrumentation, keeping true to the band’s name, embodies a spirit of revolution, of resilience, a call to reality. The song leans towards an electro-pop, dystopic sound to convey its ideas. The lyrics will have you question and really observe the state of the world around you and will make you want to stand up for yourself and your people, against treacherous waves.
ReetoxA - REETOXA
Capturing the wildness, the fun, and the intoxicating energy of 80s rock, ‘REETOXA’ by ReetoxA will have you hooked to its every riff, every hit of the drum; in short, you simply won't be able to forget this track. In today’s overdone, overpolished rock, this song keeps alive the grit that draws one toward rock in the first place. Defining guitar riffs, thunderous drums patterns, groovy basslines characterise the track. The vocals are full of that unrelenting energy that rock music embodies, and in that they perfectly complement the essence of the song’s musicality. You might think of bands like Def Leppard, or Aerosmith when you listen to this track – it is simply so good.
Danny Django - Oh Me Oh My
Weighty in lyricism and paradoxically lighter in its instrumentation, ‘Oh Me Oh My’ Danny Django sees the questioning of life’s peculiar ways and circumstances that simply don’t make sense and that we are simply asked to accept. The instrumentation is characterised by steady guitar playing layered with drum patterns that don’t try to overdo anything, and this allows you to focus on the lyrics and the vocals, which are embedded with pain. There is also a swirling soaring guitar solos that really grounds the emotionality of the track towards the track, giving you the feel of someone driving off into the sunset.
Terminal Fear - Vacant (Acoustic)
Characterised by an intricate, emotive acoustic guitar playing, ‘Vacant - Acoustic’ by Terminal Fear will plunge you into introspection and reflection. Lyrically, the song is about getting out from the depths of your negative self-regard, and owning your life and bringing about changes that will help you shape your life into one that you will love waking upto.There is a hip-hop leaning that the song embodies through its vocal style. The vocals also see a unique balance of broody and light-heartedness in their tone. The singing will remind you of Anthony Kiedis’ vocals from RHCP. A thought-provoking track, this one will warrant many more listens after the first.
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