After The Ready Set’s first label release, 2010’s I’m Alive, I’m Dreaming, we waited four long years for another full length from the electro-pop solo act. During that time, we were oh so patient for an album that 2014’s The Bad And The Better didn’t quite become, but now that I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love is here, our perseverance is finally being rewarded.
Despite being an electro-pop sensation, Lights is no stranger to acoustic albums.
Into it. Over it.’s third album ‘Standards’ is a catalyst for the revival and rebranding of emo music as we used to know it.
On Stories For Monday, The Summer Set jumped in their Impala and pressed play on the tape deck to bring back killer tunes for our millennial ears.
If you’re looking for socially conscious lyrics with a quirky pop punk sound, The Spook School are here to deliver just that. The small Scottish band have been spreading the word about fluid gender and sexuality since their start in 2012, which you can read more about here.
Get to your closest tattoo parlor and grab your finest pomade, because it’s time to dive into the golden age of punk music. Lost In Society have crafted Modern Illusions, a collection of tracks that are lean, mean, and totally reminiscent of safety pin earrings and hair spikes the height of your youngest sibling.
In a world of alternate Londons, cross-dressing thieves, and coats with more than two sides, Kell’s multi-colored eyes still stand out in V.E. Schwab’s A Darker Shade of Magic.
Manchester’s The 1975 aren’t known for common sounds, but on their latest release I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it they take that to another level. Employing a myriad of genres should make for chaos, but their shared dreamy indie-electronic undertones give the album a united front. Maybe it’s a mess, but it’s a well done one.
It can be tough to get a sense of a band from an EP. Five or six songs is usually not enough to get acquainted, to see their range, and to pick a favorite song.
Usually.
This record makes you feel, whether it’s excited, in love, in-your-face-let’s-crash-an-upscale-restaurant angsty, or a little bit emo—which are all the ingredients that make up a classic SP album.
