Wednesday ∆ Circa Waves - Good For Me
Well, it's an Indie Rock type day so here you go, Circa Waves - Good For Me. This band from Liverpool, England has two Brit Rock reminiscent tracks that are very upbeat. They still hold onto those British punk/rock characteristics while sounding like an American surf rock/indie rock bands like Best Coast or The Walkmen.
The intro starts off with this bass lacking fuzzy guitar melody. It then quickly breaks into a fast paced rock drum beat with hard strumming power chord sounding guitars on top. The trudging bass line is relatively prominent in the track and it provides the song with a heavier feel. Despite the higher amount of distorted sounds the vocals are clean and clear soaring over the guitar melodies, chords, bass lines, and hard hitting drums. The vocals are very "Indie Rock" sounding. The singer's voice has a little bit of a Billy Joe Armstrong twang to it. I really enjoy when the back up vocals come in. They sound very distant and reverby at times but it really beefs up the parts they try and emphasize, the main lyrics of the song "Good For Me".
The song sticks to the main format through out it. It mainly sticks to the fast drum beat/guitars strumming chords, to the guitar picked melodies with tom drum beat underneath mixed, to the 2 second vocal part singing "Good For Me". But, it's a pretty short song and the quick tempo really makes it go by fast. Therefore, the repetition and lack of variety in format doesn't really bother me. This song really has some pros to it and very few cons. It's an enjoyable, quick, memorable, and upbeat song that deserves some recognition.
So, check out the other song on their soundcloud, Get Away if you want more Circa Waves.
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Wednesday ∆ Bad Suns - Cardiac Arrest
Those of you who listen to Alt Nation on Sirius XM radio may have heard this song by Woodland Hills, CA band Bad Suns before. Yes, it was featured on that station recently. Alt Nation is becoming a mainstream source for hip restaurants and teenage kids. However, it still puts forth some good indie music that obviously hasn't reached the charts yet.
This song has 30,000 plays on soundcloud (at the time I'm writing this) which isn't as much as other songs that Alt Nation has advertised such as Paris by Magic Man (coming in at 370,000 plays). I actually like this song, though the vocals take on that generic new wave of "we have the capability of making it mainstream with our 'indie hits'" vibe. However, they are still very inviting and well, pretty good to say the least.
The drums move the track along with their "bigger" sound accompanied with the bass grooves and guitar chords intermixed with some clean melodies. The chorus "I try my best (blah blah) cardiac arrest" (though I don't fully know the lyrics, it is really catchy, and I like it). It makes the song memorable.
Ultimately, if you like bands such as St. Lucia, Atlas Genius, and Bastille, that carry those vibes that can make it in the mainstream then this song is for you. Or if you like songs that have a pretty nice upbeat feel and crisp memorable melodies well, you're in luck because this also may be the song for you.
Those of you who listen to Alt Nation on Sirius XM radio may have heard this song by Woodland Hills, CA band Bad Suns before. Yes, it was featured on that station recently. Alt Nation is becoming a mainstream source for hip restaurants and teenage kids. However, it still puts forth some good indie music that obviously hasn't reached the charts yet.
This song has 30,000 plays on soundcloud (at the time I'm writing this) which isn't as much as other songs that Alt Nation has advertised such as Paris by Magic Man (coming in at 370,000 plays). I actually like this song, though the vocals take on that generic new wave of "we have the capability of making it mainstream with our 'indie hits'" vibe. However, they are still very inviting and well, pretty good to say the least.
The drums move the track along with their "bigger" sound accompanied with the bass grooves and guitar chords intermixed with some clean melodies. The chorus "I try my best (blah blah) cardiac arrest" (though I don't fully know the lyrics, it is really catchy, and I like it). It makes the song memorable.
Ultimately, if you like bands such as St. Lucia, Atlas Genius, and Bastille, that carry those vibes that can make it in the mainstream then this song is for you. Or if you like songs that have a pretty nice upbeat feel and crisp memorable melodies well, you're in luck because this also may be the song for you.
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