In this edition of LITM Rock Picks, we bring a vast spectrum of rock subgenres from artists Angst Party, Magua, The House Flies, WaleM, and Kwolek.
Angst Party - Yellow to Red
Durban-based four-piece rock band Angst Party meld influences from their rich and diverse backgrounds, to form riveting, high-octane soundscapes. Following the success of their previous release, Angst Party are back with another single titled ‘Yellow to Red.’ You know you’re in for a sonic treat when you hear the opening bassline- warm, catchy, and smooth. From there, the music only gets better and spirited, with addictive guitar hooks, gritty riffs, galloping drum beats, and stylishly emphatic vocals. The indie/alt rock atmosphere is pure thrill, with electrifying, impassioned interludes and soft, nonchalant segments, giving you a highly dynamic and entertaining sound. Angst Party continue to craft soundscapes that bring out the beauty and spirit of rock music. Listen to Yellow to Red by Angst Party here!
Magua - Silence Sirens Storm
One-man band from Kyiv, Ukraine, Magua creates music that is distinctive, avant-garde, and immersive. Elements of breakbeat, punk, electronica, grunge, folk and funk are splashed all over the soundscape. Silence Sirens Storm is Magua’s latest release and it is one that will stay with you for a long time. An intoxicating, stirring blend of sound opens the song and continues to shape-shift into daring, majestic shapes throughout the almost 10 minute-long soundscape. Looping vocal chops, harmonica tunes, and a pulsing beat transforms into soaring gritty riffs, thunderous drumming, and harsh, distorting melodic backdrops as the music progresses. The vocals are doused in melancholy and echoey layers, impassioned at times, emotional during others, making it a deeply moving performance. The music moves between raw, loud, entropic passages, and also soft, emotive, somber moments. Listen to Silence Sirens Storm by Magua here!
The House Flies - She Hums Mozart
The House Flies transport you to unique, atmospheric, enigmatic realms with their brand of rock music. In She Hums Mozart, the journey is slow and undulating in a hypnotic and captivating way, blending shoegaze, grunge, alternative, and ambient sounds to create an expansive and immersive feel to their music. The guitar riffs are soaked in a soft fuzzy texture, radiating a melody that is reflective and mesmeric. Basslines anchor the music to warm, earthy notes that add depth to the music. The rhythmic thumping of the drums sets a comforting heartbeat to the music, a groove that will take the sound forward with commanding presence. As we travel further into the sound, riffs soar with sharp tones, distortion expands further over the music, and the vocals are covered in a hazy veil of melodies. The music is just spell-binding. Listen to She Hums Mozart by The House Flies here!
WaleM - Turbo Tonnerre
Experience a blend of genres like no other in WaleM’s exquisite soundscapes. Pioneering a style called ‘Turbo Rock Prog,’ WaleM craft masterful and artful compositions decorated with sounds from rock, modern prog, funk, soul, electro and Afro-Caribbean. Turbo Tonnerre, the second song from WaleM, is mosaical, atmospheric and theatrical featuring intricate instrumental design and emotive melodies. Flowing from a soft start into a dramatic crescendo, the music resorts to this movement, soaring and falling in tonality and textures creating waves of feeling and sonic intensity. Each section has a unique, sophisticated character, keeping you glued to the sound. Dark, majestic riffs full of distortion electrify, and prominent bass tunes define the sound, the saxophone interludes captivate, and the vocal performance is arresting. Such a glorious and formidable fusion of versatile melodies is rare to come by. Listen to Turbo Tonnerre by WaleM here!
Kwolek - Some Evenings
Kwolek’s homespun rock soundscapes are what you need to amp up your spirit on a gloomy day. Blending a variety of rock styles, indie, alt, grunge, 90s, shoegaze to name a few, Kwolek crafts rich, hyped, and spirited music on his own terms. Some Evenings has a nostalgic, warm, and euphoric sound with lush distortion-driven riffs, reverb-soaked melodies, and thunderous drums. The vocals, hazy and layered, deliver the lyrics with a soft passion and lightness that it simultaneously feels stirring and soothing. Kwolek packs the music with different states of feeling, some passages are full of dreamy, ethereal and gentle quotients while others are full of elated, revelrous, and raucous elements. A song for all moods, this track will definitely make you come back for more. Listen to Some Evenings by Kwolek here!
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