Perfect press kit says it all: “Debut single of red hot punk for three shitbags from Melbourne.” Best new punk music by far.
Danny & The Darleans – Bug Out
This is a rock record, which definitely doesn’t sound like anything from 2016. It has all the festival jump around rock and roll shake it shake it vibe of all the past ten years and even some of the Beatles in its veins.
Beach Slang – A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings
Another good ol’ punk rock record, nothing more and nothing less.
Coves – Peel
This one has been sitting in my “play later” list for quite some time. I like it a lot, listened to it several times, but couldn’t put it in a specific drawer in my mind. Now I read a review of the album where it was said to be similar to Garbage and that is a fair point. Although this is how Garbage could sound in 2016, so that’s good, too. I so rarely listen to music nowadays, which could be labelled as classic and simple alternative rock. This is one of those.
Cursive – The Ugly Organ
Good rock music and the strings, sometimes with a hint of theatrical edge to it. Like the young little brother of Dog Fashion Disco. Old music, new find.
Pondering in the Pit: 17 Essential Post-Hardcore LPs
You can create a great playlist from this selection. Although I feel there is more grunge feeling and sounds in there than hardcore per se, but still good assembly of bands and album suggestions.
Silversun Pickups – Neck Of The Woods
Red Handed Denial – Wanderer
Post-hardcore and prog rock. Music to shout with.
Everybody Wants to Rule the World covers
After watching Mr. Robot’s S02E08 and heard Portia Doubleday sing Everybody Wants to Rule the World in a karaoke bar I got totally hooked on the tune and just couldn’t let it go from my head. And since the whole thing started with someone else singing the song and it was not the original Tears For Fears version, I started searching for even more renditions of this track.
This is how I came across the 2014 Spotify Landmark recording of the song with the original band just 30 years after and it’s an awesome video to watch, also the guys just totally kill it even 30 years later. This video is right here below, and then there are some more covers after it that I found interesting.
Spotify Landmark: Tears For Fears plays “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” (in 2014)
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The best pop album I hear this year so far. And it is such a treat that music like this is released under the roof of Ninja Tune. We all mature together.