Lanes
Atlanta-based indie pop band, Lanes, share their glistening track, ‘All Things Aren’t Forgiven’. Think a rawer The 1975.
Bordering into emo territory, ‘All Things Aren’t Forgiven’ is melancholic in nature, but with an upbeat melody; a song “born from frustration and infatuation”.
Sounds like: The Levity, Great Good Fine Ok, Fenech-Soler, The Neighbourhood
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Lanes
Lanes are a four-piece band from Atlanta, initially formed by two friends, Tim Romero and Jon Staff. The duo later recruited Chris and Johnny Beno.
Lanes create upbeat emo full of vintage rock sounds, R&B vocals, and electronic undertones.
Listen to ‘You’re Somebody’ below:
Sounds like: XY&O, The 1975, The Levity, Mothxr, Ten Fé, Great Good Fine Ok, The Starting Line, Dangerous Summer
Demo Taped
18-year-old Demo Taped shares the juxtaposing, colourful video for his synth pop number, ‘Game On’; a bold shout out to anxiety and depression, which he has suffered for years.
Demo Taped decided, that despite the panic attacks and suicidal thoughts, and despite the heartbreak that lead him to write this song (it’s a love song, but also a “fuck you, mental illness” anthem), he would channel that energy into making music and staying alive.
Sounds like: NAO, XO, Ben Khan, Flume
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CLAVVS by Leah Roth
House parties are pretty cool. You get drunk, you hook up with people, but you also meet future band members. This is what happened for Amber Renee and Graham Marsh one summer night in Atlanta in 2013.
Their mutual passion for hip hop and Radiohead soon developed, and they became known as the electronic duo, CLAVVS (formerly CLAWS in a bid to distinguish themselves some more).
Their sound is progressive, dark, hypnotic alt-pop driven by spacey synths and anthemic drums. All with the welcoming, but tenacious vocals from Amber.
Listen to ‘Leviathan’ below. What a brilliant way for CLAVVS to kick off 2016.
Their sophomore album, ‘halfblood’, is available for pre-order until 18 February with a limited run of 100 copies.
Sounds like: Monogem, Violet Skies, TENDER, Radiohead, Millicent, Echoes, Micky Blue, ASTR
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