Now Alternative playlist series will feature 7 present-day tracks of alternative rock music you should aim your attention at. We will also include grunge, brit rock and also heavy rock tunes and any guitar-driven gem that could fit in the “alternative” genre. Principally, this is current music any fan should not miss, and should be played loud!
ARTIST: Lost Walks
TRACK: Dawning Mountain
Lost Walks’ ‘Dawning Mountain’ is an authoritative blend of dark alternative rock with gothic, and is a great sample of the Colorado band’s recently released, 2nd album ‘Blood Lantern’, the continuation of the narrative established on debut album, ‘Wolf, Woman, Man’…
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ARTIST: Krooked Tongue
TRACK: Freaky Love
The 3rd single from Krooked Tongue’s upcoming EP. ‘Freaky Love’, is a pure alternative rock banger with divine riffs, 90s vibes, well balanced vocals, and anthemic climax! Ace!
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ARTIST: Moxie And The Nobodies
TRACK: Everybody Is Insane
‘Everybody Is Insane’ is a compelling alternative rock ‘twister’ taken from Moxie And The Nobodies’ fourth album ‘Spirograph Sunset (The World’s First Interactively Recorded Album)’….
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ARTIST: Antivalent
TRACK: Heavy
Finnish modern rock group Antivalent is definitely a “band to watch”, judging from their debut single ‘Heavy’, a super catchy song with an anthemic chorus to sing along, tons of energy, solid production and sound, and a charismatic singer! Looking forward to their next step, but until then…..
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ARTIST: Columbia
TRACK: Glory People
Now that’s one of the best brit rock tracks of 2021! Revisiting glorious 90s, in the best possible way Columbia is a brand new glorious band for glorious listeners. Anthemic, addictive, and above all…… Rock!
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ARTIST: Faulty Rivals
TRACK: Wasting Away – Radio Edit
Canadian hard/alternative rock group recently released their 5-track EP, and this is the closing ala QotSA rock dynamite!
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ARTIST: Chris Holly
TRACK: Don’t
Journeyman, guitarist, singer songwriter, and guitarist in legendary power metal band Omen for “Escape to Nowhere” Tour, Chris Holly recently gifted us with his powerful single ‘Don’t’, a highly melodious rock ballad, with poignant lyrics, about relationships’ endings and the resultant change, nobody should be afraid of…. Great!
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Compiled by: Christos Doukakis