Posts tagged rock
Addictive song: Sick Puppies “Odd One”
Mar 5th
I was introduced to Sick Puppies by the “Free hugs” campaign on YouTube (which uses the Sick Puppies’ “All the Same” song). By the way. If you haven’t seen the video or heard the song it’s awesome.
Anyway. Odd One by the Sick Puppies is on their new Tri Polar cd. If you don’t know Sick Puppies, think a younger version of 30 Seconds to Mars or a Breaking Benjamin or even a Switchfoot type band. Strong melody with a big rock riff mixed in.
Odd One caught my ear and eye (because I saw the video on MYX channel…oh… and if you haven’t spotted that channel it is actually MTV with music videos…all up-to-date music all the time…awesome).
This Australian band has a knack for creating that anthemic sweeping rock sound and their lead singer kind of drags out notes to smooth over some of the rock heavy swings in the songs they write. The Sick Puppies (Shimon Moore, guitar and vocals, Emma Anzai, bass and some vocals, Mark Goodwin, drums) have toured with Evanescence, Deftones, Velvet Revolver, Chris Cornell, Flyleaf, Chevelle, Breaking Benjamin, 3 Doors Down and Finger Eleven. I have always been a sucker for this sound.
I am behind the times but an addictive song: “Help, I’m Alive” by Metric
Jan 16th
Metric is an indie pop rock group from Canada led by singer-songwriter Emily Haines. Their music is best described as a mix between new wave and modern dance rock. Suffice it to say it is energetic. The band’s sound is glammed-up 4/4 synth rock, with songs within songs and complex rhythm changes.
“The idea is, we’re taking [René] Descartes and kicking him down,” front woman Emily Haines said of the French philosopher who said the psyche and body were mutually exclusive. “We’re saying soul, mind and body are together and kicking him where it hurts.” (Awesome manifesto even if you don’t like their music).
Back to the addictive song. “Help, I’m Alive” is from the newest Metric CD Fantasies. The trouble with showcasing “Help, I’m Alive” is that the cd has maybe 5 or 6 addictive songs (the radio is just playing that song now – and “Gold Gun Girls” just last night).
Metric’s Fantasies has turned out to be one of those rare gems that you can enjoy all the way through. Beyond the incredibly addictive “Help, I’m Alive,” I highly recommend “Gimme Sympathy” (which is frickin awesome), “Gold Gun Girls” (which is frickin awesome), “Twilight Galaxy,” and “Blindness.” The album ranges from mellow rock to slightly edgy, never harsh. Perfect for driving or if you need something to get you going in the morning beyond the strong cup of coffee.
