Angelically, Lauryn Hill opens this gut-wrencher with quite lonely vocals – a refreshing yet gloomy follow-up to “The Beast.” This back-and-forth presents as a theme throughout the album, exhibiting the musical range of not only Hill but the trio as a whole.
Nuclear Nation’s self-titled debut LP, “Nuclear Nation,” released in 2019, is filled with kick-ass backbeats and memorable guitar solos. With songs like “You’re Not the Boss of Me,” “Gas Station,” and “Entropy,” it seems nearly impossible to top. However, they have outdone themselves with LP “Stardumb.”
The Framatics came out with their single titled “Bang Bang.” The band creates “alternative rock with a highly melodic, synthy twist.” I was surprised when I looked into their Spotify. Their single “Look in Your Eye” has a booming backbeat, and the guitarist contains loads of energy. The single is edgy with badass vocals. “I Think You’re Funny” is quite similar. However, “Bang Bang” has a larger pop feel. They all sound powerful, but “Bang Bang” holds a nice modern pop alternative feel.
Sometime in the mid-50s, Etta James, a black RnB singer, released her song “Roll With Me Henry,” later renamed “The Wallflower.” Quickly the song became a hit, slowly climbing its way up Buildboard Rythm and Blues chart. The song took a vast audience, continued climbing, and later became a pop hit in the spring of 1955. Not for James, though. Georgia Gibbs’ “Dance With Me Henry (Wallflower)” was a “toned down” version of James’ song. Gibbs replaced multiple lyrics to make the song “softer.”
Psychedelic rock band Blind Feline put out their EP “Cicadas” just last year. Each of the six tracks tells a story with country elements and experimental or even Rockabilly sounds. “We tell stories about being human, love, death, and irony,” the band stated.