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July Roundup


Hey y'all! It's that time once again. Another month down and it's time to post my monthly playlist for July. This month has been chaotic as well as a starting point for other playlists such as my last post on EDM. Anywho lets dive in now!






I know it's quite surprising to have another Swancore artist at the top of my roundup, but Properties of Nature are smooth and I've been stuck singing along to Sorry Excuse as well as Giraffulo. Their sound and vibes they give off could be heavily associated with A Lot Like Birds although ALLB are more technical instrumentally. 






Oh yeah, another one. While Happy Hour would also be considered Swancore, they sound much more similar to DGD than Properties of Nature. On a side note I absolutely love that quick drum intro. If you're a fan of Jon Mess the song Dreamcast Trash will give you some sweet vibes as well. 






Downswing is pure excellence and their execution slaps. Head bopping hardcore from NY. One thing I think is unique for Downswing is their potential to appeal to a slightly wider audience than just the hardcore or post hardcore etc. scenes. I feel like they could be played on the radio.






I can't really give much info about this band because I can't find really anything other than their content. There was a popular band in the 80's called The City so Google refuses to acknowledge that there's another band with such a broad generic name. I'll just say peep Wanderlust since they're actually pretty damn good and the fact that I can't find info on them makes it intriguing.






Glass Tides has some pretty good material, but my favorite is a cover of a Michelle Branch song. The bands main material is similar to Citizen and Can't Swim in vibe. Freedom was the song I was going to originally put but that cover is phenomenal.





Eidyia is a band that I found randomly when they dropped their first and only album back in 2016. I'm surprised they were so shortly lived as their music is heavy and so well composed. I highly recommend checking out the whole album as it's quite a ride.


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Thanks for peepin' as always! I hope you enjoyed. I'm having fun wrapping things up at the end of each month and building playlists, so expect more!

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