Sunday, January 26, 2025

THUNDERCLAP! / "They're Callin' For Six Feet"

 


The Skinny Review:
"They're Callin' for Six Feet" may technically be a holiday song, and the holidays are long over, but it's a fitting track for the entire winter season. We're right in the middle of the snowy weeks, and this song hits home for anyone in cold weather areas. It has a wonderfully classic feel, with a dramatic flair and memorable style.

In Their Own Words:
"It’s a nostalgic look back at crazy winters gone by and the nuances of life that are affected by it. It also explores view points from the young and old which is evident by the lyrics, and we wanted to find a timeless commonality that everyone can & would continue to identify with as long as the snow is blowing. . ."

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Thursday, January 23, 2025

Cut Glass Kings / "Big Dreams"

 



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"Big Dreams" is the new single from Cut Glass Kings. The lead track from their upcoming album, 'From A Distant Place', the song boasts a fuzzed-out indie rock sound. With its mellow chorus and melodies, the song is an easy one to listen to. There's an overall positive and hopeful feel to it that balances nicely with the rock edge.

In Their Own Words:
Cross says of the single: “This was a kind of a happy accident. The way my guitar had been leaning on the wall tuned the high E string down so, when I played a normal chord, it sounded amazing. I just had a burst of inspiration and Track One was finished in five minutes”
 
“Paul wasn’t sure it would suit us at first,” McMurray adds. “It sounded a bit Fontaines D.C. Everything about the recording was so wrong it was right. ‘I’ve got big dreams in my head’ is a really simple lyric, but it feels fitting that it’s the first line of the album.”

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Joan of Arkansas / "Omaha, Oh Nomaha!"

 



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"Omaha, Oh Nomaha!" is the focus single from Joan of Arkansas' new High Four EP. While all four songs from the Arizona band's release are fantastic and deserve your attention, this focus track is a stand out, with its huge vocals, infectious style, and the Joan of Arkansas unique noise pop sound.

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“We are at heart, a super Phoenix-repping band and no one writes songs about the valley. It just doesn’t happen. This song is inspired by the mass exodus that happened in 2000s and 2010s with pretty much every arty teenager here. They spread all over the country looking for greener pastures but always came back because home is home even if it’s flawed.”

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Sunday, January 12, 2025

The Lathums / "Long Shadows"

 



The Skinny Review:
"Long Shadows" offers an intense and emotion-filled trip through a myriad of feelings. It's a captivating slice of indie rock with vocals that stand out against perfectly performed instruments, working together to create tension and balance. Even more impressive is the fact that the song was recorded in just a single take.

In Their Own Words:
“’Long Shadows’ is a song about deep emotional struggle and the complexities of love. I'm expressing feelings of despair, isolation, and fear of change after losing love, evoking a sense of tragic suffering. Despite the darkness, we recognise love’s enduring presence, though it casts long shadows over our life.
 
“The song explores the dual nature of love and its ability to both heal and hurt. Through metaphors of light, shadow, and transcendence, we find hope in embracing vulnerability and seeks freedom through love.”

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Friday, January 10, 2025

Elena Erin / "Only Kink I Haven't Tried"

 



The Skinny Review:
The newest single from Canadian alt-pop artist Elena Erin is an introspective and vulnerable take on the current dating landscape. Balancing soft melodies and a gritty feel, "Only Kink I Haven't Tried" is intimate and emotional, with an underlying strength. A compelling listen, and a must-hear.

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“‘Only Kink I Haven’t Tried” reimagines the importance of love, the want and need for a companion and love story, and what it looks like when you take away the influence and expectations of society’s view of falling in love.”

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025

The Sizzos / "Goodbye Again"

 



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"Goodbye Again" is the latest single from US music collective, The Sizzos. Frontperson and songwriter George Zaninovich wrote the song about his own personal life changes and his experiences overcoming emotional challenges. It mixes an 80s electronic dance pop sound with a 90s rock appeal and modern production. "Goodbye Again" is accessible and compelling, conveying emotion and heart in a catchy package.

In Their Own Words:
"There have been some monumental shifts in my life in the last 9 months and this is the first in a series of songs that will address all of it. While there is a full album coming out in early 2025, I wanted to get this out there as a form of catharsis. At first listen, the song sounds like a typical tale of unfaithfulness or and disloyalty, but it’s more about the complicated feelings around a relationship coming to its natural ending. There’s anger and curiosity, otherizing and intense self-reflection. Either way, there is sadness and pain to manage."

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Friday, January 3, 2025

Rebelski / "Eternal"

 



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From his upcoming 4th studio album, Monochrome, Rebelski has just released the new single, "Eternal". A song that perfectly encapsulates a feeling of disillusionment, and serves as a message outlining the struggle for younger artists coming up in the industry. The song's brooding appeal offers wisdom from the artists 25 years as a musician.

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“For its modern-day ills, music is still what drives me as an artist, and it is a constant thread that has focused my resolve in any moments of insecurities and reinforced my vigour in positive moments. The eternal struggle is also the eternal driving force and inspiration.”

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