TRC Music

Ah yes, Swancore. I've touched upon it briefly in some of my previous entries but today's post is on a playlist I've had for several weeks now.  S.I.B Playlist Swancore is a self coined genre by musician Will Swan. Widely known for his work in Dance Gavin Dance over the years, he began his record label Blue Swan Records in 2013. Since then, there has been a plethora of bands that have put out really solid material in my opinion. Now, I could easily just copy/paste a bunch of artists that are or were under the Label, but that's too simplistic. This playlist is a mixture of some Swancore bands, as well as other bands that sound similar or take influence from Dance Gavin Dance in general. It's a weird sort of limbo in my head if I overthink it, but I see it like this: Essentially there are artists that sound like either DGD or bands on the Swan Records Label, but are neither. Now, like all of my playlists, this is still a work in progress. Some get added to infrequent...

Boo! Happy October everyone, or rather, Spooktober. I love everything spooky, and this month has been pretty freaky. I've been posting on the Facebook page and culminating a few posts for next month. Anyways, round up time! Driveways- There For A Reason I'm loving these guys. They have an older pop punk sound that's something I never appreciated fully. There For A Reason is one of my favorites because it sets the mood for a spooky October with its 80's horror movie synth intro.  Stars Hollow - It's Not That Stars Hollow is pretty cool. They're essentially a mixture of Tiny Moving Parts and Free Throw, both of which are some of my favorite bands. They've got some nice mathy bits on guitar and mix it with some emo vocals; good stuff! Slick Shoes- Waiting Slick Shoes is new for me, but they've been around since the 90's. They released their newest album Rotation & Frequency after 17 years which is wild. To not mak...