This edition of LITM Rock Picks features riveting soundscapes from artists Cybophonia, Antoine Guigan, Essie, Paul Cafcae, and The Mess:Age.
Cybophonia - Resurrected Love
From Locarno, Switzerland comes the magical sounds of Cybophonia, the sonic project of musician and producer Eros Minichiello. Hovering somewhere between the realms of dream-pop, folk-rock, and electronica the latest release, Resurrected Love, from the album Nothing More, is an absolute sonic adventure. There is the shimmer and iridescence of synth melodies and lush harmonies that creates a celestial ambiance, backed by the shuffling and thumping of metallic beats the music grows into a shape-shifting and pulsing soundscape. The vocals, enigmatic and alluring, draws you deeper into the sound. As the song unravels, impassioned tones emerge with roaring distortions, pounding drums, and fervent vocals. This song is other-wordly, impeccably executed and deeply engrossing. Listen here!
Antoine Guigan - Sailors
Antoine Guigan crafts a powerful and poignant narrative in the latest release, Sailors. Written from a place of disillusionment, detachment, and despair with the state of modern society and the decaying values of the world at large, this song is a stark reminder of how one can feel removed from this increasingly complicated world. Delivered with an unpretentious, mature, and sincere tone, the singer’s deep and seemingly weary vocals echo an yearning to rather venture into the serenity and solitude offered by the sea. The gentle, breezy drumming coupled with the soft piano chords provides a wistful, and reflective musical backdrop. Despite the stripped-back sparseness of the music, it holds a vastness that completely absorbs you. Listen here!
Essie - Big Cities
Essie aka Essie Laugharne revives the tender and raw emotionality of alt rock in her soundscape Big Cities. The guitarist and vocalist channels a melancholic, passionate, and emotive spirit in the latest release, crafting an experience that is deeply affecting. Laden with her characteristic, deft blues guitar riffs soaked in reverb and the smooth cadence of gentle percussion, the musical backdrop opens up your heart to a sense of soft feeling. Her arresting, punchy vocal melodies assert themselves through quivering vibratos, soaring notes and bold declarations with a vocal prowess and grace that is impressive. Big Cities is yet another spectacular release from rising rock artist Essie. Listen here!
Paul Cafcae - You Cannot Get to Heaven
Paul Cafcae’s enthralling, rambunctious, and raw soundscape in You Cannot Get to Heaven is truly a one-of-a-kind sonic roller coaster experience, taking you through a musical route full of soaring fervent highs, tumbling stoopy lows, twisting, squeezing interludes, and excitingly eruptive energy and emotion. The sound is a bubbling, roiling concoction of Americana, folk, blues, roadhouse, rockabilly, old-country house, and more, getting your heart racing in no time. The instrumentation is frenzied but slick, intricate but invigorating, and mainly performed with an infectious and audacious authenticity that goes to show the level of ingenuity, talent, and evolution of the artist. You Cannot Get to Heaven is wickedly good, witty and full of thrill. Listen here!
The Mess:Age - FAMOUS FRIEND
Experience the glitzy, gritty, and glamorous rock aesthetics of The Mess:Age aka Glen Brandon " Ziggy ", who has worked alongside Bowie, Duran Duran, Iggy Pop Producer Colin Thurston and some of the best Rock musicians and producers in the world. The latest release FAMOUS FRIEND takes you through a vivid, luminous soundscape beaming with slashing sharp, suave riffs, punchy flamboyant vocals, and thumping drums. Searing hot solos race across the sound atop a foot-stomping, infectious rhythm while the exaggerated, emphatic, and addictive vocal performance of the singer etches itself into your mind. FAMOUS FRIEND takes you back in time, igniting a spark of zeal and vibrancy in your soul. Listen here!
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