Now Alternative playlist series will feature 7 present-day tracks of alternative rock music you should aim your attention at. We will also include grunge, brit rock and also heavy rock tunes and any guitar-driven gem that could fit in the “alternative” genre. Principally, this is current music any fan should not miss, and should be played loud!
ARTIST: A Permanent Shadow
TRACK: This Energy (It’s OK DJ Mix)
A dynamic blend of alternative rock, synth-pop and new wave by the Spanish band A Permanent Shadow with priceless, dance value!
ARTIST: Sam Brace
TRACK: Partly Coded
Skinny Lister’s Sam Brace recently gifted us with a timeless, alternative rock ballad “about losing the person you’re closest to”, with expressive vocals, excellent guitar work, filled with 90s rock nostalgia… We love this dude!
ARTIST: LYLVC
TRACK: Perfect Drug
An impressive mix of alternative rock, rap, and gothic metal, with larger than life female vocals, anthemic climax, sounding like Evanescence hanging out with Linkin Park!
ARTIST: Beach of Diamonds
TRACK: Can’t Wait
A catchy pop-rock single, “about the young teenage love in the past, but also regretting how he was to shy to stand up for the love of his life”. by Oslo-based duo Beach of Diamonds…
ARTIST: Back to Yours
TRACK: Monster
Washington, D.C.’s quintet Back to Yours, recently released ‘Monster’, a highly energetic, upbeat alternative pop-rock banger with an epic chorus; A gem dealing with toxic relationships…
ARTIST: Fit For Rivals
TRACK: Wake the Dead
Super dynamic modern rock with an authoritative vocal performance and a great accompanying visualiser, powerful enough to “wake the dead”!
ARTIST: Mia Mera
TRACK: Long Gone and Holding
Just imagine ‘Betty’-era Helmet with Guided By Voices’ twisted pop catchiness and there you have Mia Mera’s ‘Long Gone and Holding’. Ear-gasm!
Compiled by: Christos Doukakis