Best New Rock – Sugar For The Pill, CAMBRE, Claire Morales, Scarlet Street

We got lost in the dreamy appeal of Cherry Blossom, the new single from Sugar For the Pill. Like a sweet respite the name embodies the spiritual sentiment of their sound. Formed in Athens, this Greek export has the catchy appeal and hypnotic nature fit to win them an international following. Fans of nostalgic gems like Lush and Cocteua twins will relish in their effective contrast.

Sugar For The Pill offers a serene female vocal beneath the backdrop of melodic noise. A dreamy shoegaze treat for the modern indie rock fan.

Sugar for the Pill are featured on our Best New Rock Playlist.

We dig the noisy power pop blend of You Shake Me, the new single from CAMBRE. Dressed in a different manner this could be a modern pop rock single, but dressed in this noisy manner its so much more effective and poignant.

The violent distortion seeps under your skin and as the vocals seething cool approach bears disdain and dissonance. Its a reflection of natural punk influence clashing with notes with of modern shoegaze and indie rock. We adore it. This hometown gem is based right outside Philly. Show them love!

CAMBRE are featured on our Best New Rock Playlist.

Claire Morales negotiates the bottom on her new single Low. A heartfelt moody anthem, Low pulls you in with cinematic tension. It’s a biproduct of the effective vocal performance as Morales conjures the emotions and trials that inspired this narrative. Stylistically we think it connects with fans of Florence and the Machine and the epic songstress canon. Like them Morales has an undeniable magnetism, it pulls you into her world and finds you fixated on the trembling quivering vibrato of her voice. Get Low and Get Lost. Sink your teeth into Low.

Claire Morales is featured on our Best New Rock Playlist.

We love the energy that erupts at the onset of VICTORY SPEECH, the new single from Scarlet Street. The fury erupts and then relents dramatically as the verse welcomes a batch of progressive shifts that keep the composition consistently moving. The band brings a unique progressive spirit into the world of emo, while flirting with modes of alternative rock and classic indie.

Hailing from Cincinatti, Scarlet Street embraces the community aspect that their pop punk roots offer. “With songs that fearlessly confront the universal failings of being human, the overall effect of listening to Scarlet Street is not unlike a friendly, genuine smile offered through a black eye and a busted lip.” Get in the pit, but don’t leave anyone behind.

Scarlet Street are featured on our Best New Rock Playlist.

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