Featuring tunes that seem to bring the retro days to you to tunes that feel like standing upon a misty serene mountain, this edition of LITM Rock Picks shows you what rock music can look like in all its shades. The list features artists Shake Some Action!, Splinter, Phil Zimmerman, and more!
Shake Some Action! - Spend Your Days in the Sunshine
With a shimmering sound that will remind you of the music scene of the 60s and 70s, ‘Spend Your Days in the Sunshine’ by Shake Some Action! masterfully brings to us the retro sound with a modern polish. Feel-good and rhythmically infectious, the song won’t fail to bring a smile to your face. The guitars, the vocals, all contribute to the fresh, summery feeling that the song evokes. You will be reminded of the early era of The Beatles and also of The Kinks when you listen to this one, thus guaranteeing the song to be added to your playlists. Vintage yet refreshing and modern, this track is an assured favourite.
Splinter - Click. Swipe. Buy
Punk-rock at its best, Splinter’s ‘Click. Swipe. Buy’ is an explosive track that will lend you all its energy and pull you out of whatever slumber you might be in. Featuring super energetic drums, urgent guitars, and roaring vocals, the song is gritty, powerful, and raw. The song directs your attention towards an urgent issue, one that’s plaguing our generation, and that is overconsumerism that’s been largely aided by the tireless swiping and scrolling on our phones. The soundscape is chaotic which keeps in line with the chaotic nature of the problem the song addresses. Put this song on, keep your device aside, and pay complete attention to what the song wants you to listen, because it definitely is worth listening to.
Phil Zimmerman - Lines In The Sky
A powerful song with a lot of importance to it, Phil Zimmerman's ‘Lines In The Sky’ is the apt example of combining art and activism to reach out to people. Leaning towards the punk-rock genre, the song features gritty vocals, bold guitar riffs and overall a raw energy to the song that complements the protest nature of the song. The song looks at the looming fear of being constantly watched by the technology all around us, urging people to know and understand what they're dealing with. In the current times, the song is an extremely important one as it addresses a very real problem that could one day turn into something dangerous that we can’t do anything about.
Matare - I Could Kill You But I Love You
With instrumentation as unique as the ideas in the song, ‘I Could Kill You But I Love You’ by Matare is a song that will have you absolutely hooked right from the first few seconds in. The song blends elements from the punk and the pop world to create an interesting sound texture. The most interesting texture in the soundscape is the use of the sitar, which lends a very distinct sound to the song. The song has a David Bowie-like sound, with its vocals and the punk-pop blend. Give this song a listen, and on doing so you’ll know that you’ll keep coming back to it many more times.
Great Horned Owl - Longyear
Starting off gently, with soft electric guitar riffs and softer vocals, ‘Longyear’ by Great Horned Owl will mesmerise you with its dynamic sound. If you were to blend folk with rock then this song would be the most beautiful result of that blending. Starting off soft and slow, the song then moves toward a rock sound while still maintaining its gentleness and serenity. The song is full of warmth and soul, with its emotive vocals, minimalistic production, which brings about a reflective atmosphere to the track. If softer rock is something that’s up your alley, then give this one a listen, for there is no chance that you will not love it.
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