Ian Sweet - If You're Crying YTV

I'm back! Yes I took a weeks gap between posts mainly due to being busy with work and partly due to the extremely nerdy fact of obsessively playing a new video game that I have been hooked on. Anyhoo back to normality, well as close as possible as we can all be. Its Tuesday officially for just under 4 hours now so I call that perfect time for my YouTube Video post. 

As I am sure I have stated somewhere in a previous post, I am a big Hardly Art Records fan and their current roster of artists is full of heavy hitters, with one of the newer signed bands being IAN SWEET and I am loving this track from said band 'If You're Crying' off of their recently released self titled EP. Chill indie at a strong 12/10, these guys know how to craft a song. Mellow guitar lines and drum beats with vocals that soothingly touch your ears and the occasional peak dotted around for added excitement. The record seems to be dialled back just enough to keep the emotion of the lyrics and instrumentation without being in your face or screeching. Great track and am looking forward to September for the LP. Enjoy!

Coves - You're Evil YTV

15/03/16 YouTube Video

This week is a bit of home-town love for me. Fellow guys from Leamington (Leamingtonians maybe?) Coves are back on the scene with You're Evil (off of new album out early April). This track includes the same electronic led psych pop music that made me fall for their début album which included killer tracks like Cast A Shadow. But what excited me about the new song is the overall darker tone and more aggressive nature of the lyrics. I should have guessed it would have been a bit more of a depressing feel after hearing the song title but I didn't clock on fast enough. I also love how in the forefront lead singer Beck Woods vocals are. The lyrics pack such a punch, I would feel scared for anyone that gets on the wrong side of her, such passion and emotion is truly amazing. Enjoy!

Sleater-Kinney - You're No Rock N Roll Fun YTV

09/09/14 YouTube Video

This track is a bit of a throw back to the 2000s. Sub Pop Records are going to reissue most or all of the Sleater-Kinney back catalogue in October and to promote this, they posted the single track from their 5th studio album along with a collection their of other pieces of work on their YouTube page. I was aware of Sleater-Kinney mainly thanks to Carrie Brownstein, the guitarist in the band. Her newer band Wildflag and comedy TV show Portlandia are two brilliant things that if you haven't heard of yet you need to check them out. I think this song is great because it shows how Carrie has grown as a guitar player over the years and now playing in Wildflag. Also the band as a whole pull off a sound that still sounds so current and modern being over a decade old which is no mean feat. An awesome song by an awesome band. Enjoy!