LITM Rock Picks This Weekend featuring Transgalactica, Ben Konarov, BLOCK and More!

Tune into this weekend with tunes brought to you by Transgalactica, Ben Konarov, BLOCK, Love Ghost and BLUES CORNER!

1. Transgalactica – Liberal Anthem

Transgalactica's Liberal Anthem is your philosophy professor after crashing a rave and not remembering to turn off the sermon. This is not a song; it's a manifesto in hard-rock swagger and classical sea‐shanty momentum clothing. Hiding somewhere between inebriated Polish sailor cry and Velvet Underground landscape, Lukky Sparxx cries out against injustice, hymns reason, and challenges us to envision a Church of John Stewart Mill, whatever that would look like in LED form and power chords. Transitioning from rollicking anti‐populism to anthemic swell seems deliberate: call to arms, then call to reflection. Sonically, organ‐sounding pipes, dripping horns, cinematic electronics, you name them, they apply them to create a stage upon which ideas sound like rebellion. If you have a hankerin' for music served up with some intellectual elbow grease and a chorus that makes you jump up, Liberal Anthem has got it. Thoughtful, dramatic, a little theatrical, and damn fulfilling.

2. Ben Konarov – Road To Nowhere

Ben Konarov's Road To Nowhere creeps up on you like a sunrise you didn't anticipate. Open window, highway buzz, lyrics jotted in the margins of your brain, this is driving soundtrack material. The mood is relaxed, the atmosphere is "roll down the windows and yell your favorite line." There is warmth in the voice, gentle edges in the production, but an underlying tension that this highway may not go anywhere, but the trip is worth it anyway. It's ideal for the moments when coffee intersects with introspection. You don't have bombastic guitar solos or stadium drama; you have something less, something real. This is the sort of song you play when you want room to breathe, when your mind rambles and you just wish it could rambble with you rather than holding you back. Not all roads lead anywhere. Occasionally, the most rewarding ones just take you somewhere.

3. BLOCK – Rhinoceros

BLOCK's Rhinoceros is an audio trench coat of varied colours, muddy brown hues, touches of protest, and a splash of retro rock shake. Reliable sources classify it as indie/alt-rock; the atmosphere is raw but classy. Supported by a powerful instrumental arrangement, the song cruises on driving riffs and stable beats that refuse to allow tension to dip. The production is always crisp, nothing too polished, yet nothing rough enough to turn into anarchy. The standout is how it gets the balance of energy: just enough push to feel like you're alive, just enough holdback to allow people to soak in. It's the type of track you'd be nodding along to in a dark room, enjoying the musicianship without requiring all the bling. If you prefer your rock to be earthy, with a beat, Rhinoceros fills the spot.

4. Love Ghost – Worth It

Love Ghost & The Skinner Brothers' Worth It is like standing in front of your bathroom mirror and looking at yourself and asking: "Am I enough? " The guitars cut with desperation, melody bears the burden, and that screaming solo? It doesn't just howl, it thunders what you've been keeping inside. You get the emo soul, rough edges, a bit of grime, but also release. It bangs where it needs to, rests where your heart aches. There’s chemistry here, you can hear two creative forces locking in. And while themes of self‐worth and struggle aren’t new, Worth It makes them feel urgent, personal, and immediate. If you’ve ever doubted yourself, this song is a fist bump from your better self.

If you’re ready to shout along, this one delivers.

5. BLUES CORNER – Piggy Bank Blues
Piggy Bank Blues from BLUES CORNER is retro laid-back, blended with "hey, listen up." Phil Roman's guitar and vocals and Seb Oroval's keyboards create a groovy, dusty-road-at-sunset atmosphere, such as blues campfire songs filtered through open windows. Rustic texture, old-school warmth, and a hook that starts sneaking up slowly on you, this song gets under your skin. What begins as gentle enjoyment becomes a kind of comfort habit: you listen to it again, catch fresh guitar fills, and appreciate the way the vocals hang. It's got blues authenticity but is nice enough for a throwaway listen. For fans of subtlety, character, and emotional subtext without being bludgeoned, Piggy Bank Blues is just about perfect. Mood‐lifter with depth.

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LITM Rock Picks Tunes brought to you by Solamente, Love Ghost and Chloe Tsangaris

LITM Rock picks tunes Solamente, Love Ghost and Chloe Tsangaris!

1. Storm Corrosion – "Solamente"

Storm Corrosion's "Solamente" is more than a song; it's a gradual slide into a dream that refuses to end. Picture a twilight forest where the shadows stretch on forever and every noise sounds as though it's been yanked from another plane of existence; that's the atmosphere. This is an audacious experiment with space and stillness, with no percussion at all but textures so gentle you feel as if you are listening in on the wind. Acoustic guitars ripple under the deft fingers of Mikael Åkerfeldt like dark water, with Steven Wilson's arrangements lingering like a ghost in the room. The charm of "Solamente" is its inability to please in a hurry; it's brooding, patient, and asks you to give in to its world. It's not for everybody; metal fans looking for Opeth riffs or Porcupine Tree climaxes might be confused. But for the daring ear, it's a mesmerising experience that pays dividends on every listen with new secrets. You don't merely listen to "Solamente"; you disintegrate into it.

2. Love Ghost – "Car Crash"

Love Ghost's "Car Crash" is the aural equivalent of heartbreak colliding with poetry on a rain-slick street at 2 a.m. Ditch the screaming guitars of their grunge origin; this one goes for intimacy, a stripped-down affair where each note feels weighted, like a gentle confession shared in the shadows. Finnegan Bell's vocals are the focus here, rough and reassuring, walking you through a tale of love that struck and hurt more. The piano is minimalistic, on the verge of breakability, as if it has the same kind of regret. Lyrically, it's emo genius, "a love that felt sudden and violent, like a collision", translating devastation into haunting perfection. And while the track aches with melancholy, there’s warmth in the delivery, a promise that even in the wreckage, you’re not alone. “Car Crash” doesn’t just play in your ears; it parks itself in your chest and refuses to leave.

3. Chloe Tsangaris – “Elephant in The Room”

Chloe Tsangaris didn’t just write a pop song; she crafted a confrontation dressed in rhythm and melody. "Elephant in The Room" bursts in at 118 BPM with a beat that is deceptively light until you feel the bite in those words. This is emotional tension, masquerading as a dance number, the sort of thing that gets you moving even as it berates you. The hook? Highly contagious. The beat? Sleek and contemporary with the perfect amount of punch to sustain the energy. But the magic is actually in Chloe's vocals, smooth yet with an edginess of urgency, like a person who's had enough of playing nice. There's sass, there's truth, and most of all, there's that uncomfortable ugh, let's discuss what we're all not talking about kind of vibe. It's more than just a bop; it's therapy set to music. If Billie Eilish exploded into a Dua Lipa session with a side of truth bombs, this could be the outcome.

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