Pekoe Cat caught our attention with their new single Vulture Symphony. There’s a frantic tension to the main progression. The hazy vocal adds some curious melodic contrast. Every instrument takes its turn becoming untethered from the songs core, all to come back again to regroup and gather. In that way it’s beautifully complicated and exciting.
Stylistically they find the balance between post punk, psych pop and art rock. Radiohead, Television, and King Gizzard all have a stake in this influence. We can dig it.
Hear Vulture Symphony now on our Best New Indie Playlist.
They call themselves Housewife and their new song is called Divorce. It wouldn’t be unfair to see a branding angle here. Twenty year old Canadien songwriter Brighid Fry isn’t afraid to tear down the institution. It’s at the root of her mission as an artist.
Fry is an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive freedom, environmentalism, and is a founding member of the Canadian chapter of Music Declares Emergency, an organization that fights for immediate government response to protect ecological catastrophes. On her new single she recites “I’m not the enemy” above the churn of an ever evolving composition. It’s the exhilarating climax to a brilliant work, a triumph which will only validate her overall dynamic. There’s nothing schtick about this, Housewife is the real deal.
Hear Divorce now on our All New Rock Playlist.
Dead Rituals is a DIY champion. The underground buzz artist enjoys an admiring cult audience. They’re hooked on the Dead Rituals classic indie rock aesthetic. He honors that legacy with a video for his classic single Broken Memories.
The whole project a convincing classic indie rock revival. Right when you thought this influence had dried up, Broken Memories shows there’s still room to run. Stylistically we think it connects with bands like TV On the Radio and Editors. It slaps.
Hear Broken Memories now on our All New Rock Playlist.
We adore the progressive explosions that illuminate Pretend To Be a Dog (Gamelle). The new single from Stuffed Foxes embraces the philosophy of moderation. It personifies in song the quiet outburst you often keep to yourself. Like all of us, it’s ready to explode at a moments notice. Within this work it gives into the madness a little more each time, while bearing new complexities within its polar framework.
It’s beautiful contrast. The brightest of light and the brutalist dark. It culminates in a muzzled noise that invades and pulls at the oasis of the songs final art rock groove. Alas, like every good soldier the uniform relents. Otherwise, this would be chaos. A sure thing for fans of Idles and the Osees.
Stuffed Foxes are featured on our All New Rock Playlist.
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