Shame, shame, shame! I've been quite lazy on the blog front of things lately but I will always try to post my monthly playlists since I'm always looking for new music. FB posts are still at least a few times a week so there's that. Nevertheless, February had a lot of nice music for me, and it'd be a crime to not share some of em.
This is that perfect sing along type of emo. I've definitely glanced over Worst Party Ever before and I'm glad I finally listened to them. False Teeth is really great but Road Trip is like, wow factor for me. It's vocally reminiscent of another band that I cannot remember but its right there, agh. Regardless WPE will be a frequent listen for me going forward.
For The Win is not super unique per se, as you can draw a lot of influences but that's not to say the music is bad. Crash and Burn is a nice feelsy and vocally wholesome song but I cannot help but internally laugh at the open strums. G Series is more unique and heavy itself which I prefer at the moment. Hit 'em Where It Hurts shows that the band at least kept a consistently good sound for several years which is respectable.
I'm always curious to see where pop-punk goes since its been all over the place the last 20 years. If Chief State has any impact on its sound going forward I think the genre will continue to be attractive overall. Try Hard also has some goood energy, and with most pop punk the vocals are integral to the bop. Chief State's got it.
Not the pop punk Kittyhawk, I actually haven't listened to them yet. This Kittyhawk was a jazz fusion band from the 80's and I don't even remember where I stumbled upon them. It may have been discogs. Anyways, what attracted me was the crazy instrumentation, including a Chapman Stick. Not only that, but I got Spyro notes in there as well? Damn, maybe not quite. But, it did remind me of the Spyro soundtrack some and that's amazing. Apollo has a bit around 1:30-2:00 that hits that spot. Kittyhawk hits those vibes where you want to relax and not think about anything.
The Academic- Anything Could Happen
This is weird. Not the song but the reason it's on this playlist. I swore I heard a song with the same title years ago when I was a kid on the radio, and this is the closest I could find. It's an upbeat song that would oddly fit into a cheesy teen movie, or something. I dig it but whatever song I heard was it's not this, as it came out in 2020.
Honorable Mentions
Our Last Night- You Broke Me First
Youth Fountain- Peace Offering
I've come to the full understanding that if I'm to post on this blog, I want the posts to be filled with more substance. That mixed with my slow but steady playlist building means that aside from monthly roundups, there won't be too many other posts. I'll still like to evolve the posts that I've made before, especially the appreciation posts. Reviews are another thing I'd like to do more of but again, slow and steady with a lot of things because this is a mere sub hobby of one of my main hobbies, listening to and discovering new music. Thanks for checking out this months roundup!
Peace!
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