Our inbox is over flowing again so we are letting you good people know exactly what is new and available out there in the music world. This is a great week of music from a few different genres, I definitely found some new favorites to add to playlists. If you want to see your band on one of these lists, send us streaming music and as short bio.
Band Name: Reverend Genes
BMN Score: 8.9/10
What the band says: Reverend Genes are from Newcastle NSW Australia and record UK and Aussie influenced new-wave/post-punk songs about the human condition.The second single, Someday is a 160BPM track about procrastination viewed through the eyes of friendship, and longing for the perfect BBQ and beers that never arrive.
What we say they sound like: The opening piano riff is very “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears for Fears but quickly the track breaks into pop punk indie rock with kind of a lo-fi spin and slightly fuzzed vocals. This track has great harmonies and the layered acoustic guitar gives it a nice addition. This straddles somewhere between 60's garage rock, The Ramones and modern indie pop. It's an odd combination that this band makes work really well. This may well be what people who loved 90's pop punk can graduate to if they still like the quick tempos but want more chill music.
Song to add to your playlist: Someday
Band Name: The Chelsea Curve
BMN Score: 8.1/10
What the band says: Dubbed "a song of longing and desire," the track arrives just as The Chelsea Curve crashed the finals of the Rock & Roll Rumble here in Boston and play a trio of New England shows this weekend with UK outfit Sharp Class. New music is on the way this summer and fall, but the beat starts here with "How Can I (Resist You)?". Please keep it in mind for any editorial coverage this week and beyond; all assets are below!
What we say they sound like: This has a very classic rock feel something like Chrissy Hynde fronting The Black Hearts. A dated sound but something you'd enjoy if you were catching it live at the bar scenes they portray in their video. Really it's a well written song and catchy with a great chorus. Would love to hear a band like this with more modern production. The vocal really makes this band. Wouldn't mind hearing what this ensemble would be like with another guitar and some keys. But perhaps it's the simplicity that gives it the classic sound they are going for.
Song to add to your playlist: How Can I (Resist You)?
Band Name: Donna Missal
BMN Score: 10/10
What the band says: With “Move Me,” she's crafted a song that's both deeply personal and universally relatable. The single, which features Donna's ethereal voice gently cascading over otherworldly production, is a tribute to the transformative power of music and the way it can move us both physically and emotionally.
What we say they sound like: This takes a lot of what is great about artists like Soccer Mommy and Phoebe Bridgers and sets it to mellow indie pop grooves with more ethereal vocals. The vocals on this are just stellar and create such a nice blanket of melody and harmony over simple indie pop synth blips and droning deep bass tones. To me this is a marriage of Trip Hop and Indie Pop which I can't help but love. This feels like something I can listen to an entire album of very easily.
Song to add to your playlist: Move Me
Band Name: Cal Rifkin
BMN Score: 9.7/10
What the band says: Chock full of jangly guitars, big riffs, and gorgeous Beach Boys-esque harmonies layered over sugary hooks, Cal Rifkin's latest EP, Better Luck Next Year effortlessly captures the essence of ‘70s power pop. The lyrics strike a delicate balance between self-aware and heartachingly sincere, and the delivery is intimate and earnest without taking itself too seriously. Grimm’s uncomplicated melodies and driving lead guitar complement the groove of the rhythm section in a way that sticks in your head for days.
What we say they sound like: This is like a mellowed out Weezer vibe and I really love it. The vocals are the perfect fit for this style of music. It's a little bit Ivy, Fountains Of Wayne but also a little bit of that early 2000's stuff like Deep Blue Something or Tal Bachman. It's a great amalgam of 20-30 years of indie and pop rock that results in a great track. The production is warm and makes it so you can blast this track without any harsh tones, it all hits your ear like a perfect harmony. The lo-fi buzz of their other tracks make them like a pop version of Guided By Voices and I couldn't approve more.
Song to add to your playlist: I Know I Can't Stay
Band Name: Grrrl Gang
BMN Score: 9.8/10
What the band says: The song itself essentially describes Sentana's experience during a manic episode. “I feel like I’m on top of the world, untouchable. I do things without thinking, always chasing after that feeling of instant gratification. I feel extra confident in myself—to a point of grandiose thinking—and that I could do anything,” Sentana explains.
What we say they sound like: This is an interesting track, it's like if The Linda Linda's actually wrote good music and then combined with this weird vocal line that comes out of nowhere in the back ground like it's all part of some sort of movie soundtrack. The refrain of “I was born in the pit, I gave birth in the pit, I don't shave my pits, I'll swallow your spit” is so much more punk rock than like 90% of these screamy dude bands. It's like the kind of thing that makes Poly Styrene or Kathleen Hanna great is what Angleeta Sentana of Grrrl Gang has. This is one of those songs that after one listen it's going to play in your head for weeks.
Song to add to your playlist: Spunky!