VITAL will be bringing to light 10 splendid songs you should bury yourself in! Do not expect “genre barriers”!
Yammerer – Tell Me What The Ancient Astronaut Theorists Believe
Liverpool’s Yammerer three minutes of calamitous post-punk that clatters and careers its way towards its conclusion, while harboring both bark, and bite, in equal measure
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Aaron Taos – I Must Be In Love
The song follows someone working through and ultimately realizing that they are in fact, in love. An indie pop sensation by the usual suspect Aaron Taos
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The Reality TV – Dirty Hot
‘Dirty Hot’ brings chorus driven guitar hooks, synth riffs and booming octave bass that’s reminiscent of Manchester’s finest alt indie pop New Order, yet holds a baritone vocal of earlier Joy Division
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Desperate Journalist – The Victim
Alt goth darlings Desperate Journalist return with their stunning focus track from their new album ‘Maximum Sorrow’
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April Events – I Know
A pure 90s(!) track inspired from Ride’s masterpiece album ‘Carnival of Light’ by Jim Lindsay’s -(known for drumming, recording and touring with Oranger, Spiral Stairs (Pavement), The Preston School Of Industry (Pavement), The Flipsides, Paula Frazer, and The High Water Marks (Apples in Stereo))-.solo project April Events
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Greyflood – Act II: Doubt
A slow, soft, and eerie starting post-rock song with intense build ups and explosive crescendos. Unmissable for fans of Explosions in the Sky & This Will Destroy You
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Fehlt – Light Porcelain (ft. Boshe)
A kraut-gaze single mastered by Simon Scott of legendary shoegaze outfit Slowdive
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Lafin – Nocturne in Black & gold – the failing rocket (J.W 1875)
Lafin is a French, instrumental alternative-rock/electro-experimental solo project, displaying an either rough or depressive atmosphere hammered by heavy drums, and this track is an ideal sample of its artistry
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Soul Zimon & His Kozmic Combinations – Wheel of Fortune
A folk/americana treat influenced atmospheric acoustic song with melodic lead guitars as straight from the dirty swamps
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Josh Orange – I FEEL LOVE
Sydney based Josh Orange is one of the most refreshing contemporary alt folk-
rock bands in Australia. The fourth single taken from Josh Orange’s album “Midnight Lights”, as band member Gordon Burke explains the song lyric……’It’s a dedication, a way of paying homage to the sheer beauty of the album “Rrakala” and the impact it had on me personally & spiritually when I first heard it.’
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Christos Doukakis