Tag: Solitary Friends

The Long Road Home: Block’s “Over And Over”

To understand a song like “Over And Over,” you first have to understand the road it travelled to get here. This is not a track that sprang fully formed from a young artist’s ambition. It’s a gnarled, weathered thing, carrying the dust of a long and winding path. The artist, Block, is a name that echoes from the raucous, DIY-spirited New York anti-folk scene of...

The Visceral, Fuzzy Sting of “Sweet Melodies” by ViperSnatch

There is a specific, jagged texture to resentment that ViperSnatch captures perfectly in "Sweet Melodies", resembling the sensation of swallowing a ball of crumpled aluminum foil. From the heart of Central Queensland, this trio Lily, Riley, and Kailee delivers a Garage Rock revival sound that feels less like a performance and more like a necessary biological function. https://open.spotify.com/track/4M41nanfEyXyWuxkM6kYoP?si=YWPh-i_jRmmeMARTEIXIkw The track opens with a passive-aggressive spoken intro,...

Solitary Friends Emerges With Album “Sum Of More”

Solitary Friends is a Los Angeles dark pop band composed of three individually outstanding musicians, including songwriter and lyricist Ken Lamere, who also plays...