VITAL will be bringing to light 10 splendid songs you should bury yourself in! Do not expect “genre barriers”!

RGB Sunshine – Settle Down

The debut single by the American outfit RGB Sunshine, is a phenomenal sample of lo-fi, indie folk with immediate melodies, lovely vocals unleashing tons of nostalgia in the vein of ‘The Software Slump’-era Grandaddy…

ocean’s tides – you’ll never forget

An alluring blend of trip-hop with post rock by the Greek outfit ocean’s tides, taken from the recently released 8-track concept album ‘the lullaby of the ocean’, about the “11 y.o. Justin, an orphan, gets called for “powder monkey” duties in a ship in 1864. After some years in the sea he gets promoted to officer and propose to the woman he loves when”…

Lost in Algorithms – Into the Breach

Captivating post rock with intense atmosphere by the Manila, Philippines post rock project Lost in Algorithms, that will “take you somewhere nice”!

Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys – Amsterdam

The second single from Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys’ upcoming album ‘Teen Tapes (for performing your own stunts)’ is a slow-burner, lo-fi shoegaze anthem, with seductive vocals, that according to Lucy Kruger “was written quietly, fiercely, in my bedroom and wasn’t written with a record in mind, but rather to serve as some kind of escape out of and into the intensity of feeling I had, that couldn’t yet be given directly to the person who had caused them.”

Ptrov – Voimala I

The debut single from Helsinki-based post rock band Ptrov, is massive, 9+ minute magnum opus, with immense guitar work, and thunderous drumming, like Swans jamming with early-era Godspeed You Black Emperor! Post rock dystopia…

Kelp Monkey – Same Road Love

San Francisco band Kelp Monkey are bold enough to create music from their heart and soul, and not following trends or hypes. ‘Same Road Love’ mixes elements of art rock, indie but also classic rock, with a larger than life chorus, powerful vocals, rich arrangement and meaningful lyrics like the following: 

“…Down please, you’ll wake up the dawn,

You’ll break up the moon, and let in the sun,

With love, always love…”

Still Corners – Far Rider

Ahead of a massive tour throughout Europe and the US this Spring, Still Corners have released their seven-minute desert-noir odyssey, ‘Far Rider’, and all the elements we’ve loved since Day 1 are present… Plus the “desert noir” element! Ace stuff…

Samatha – The Forest Calls Me Back Into Her Womb

Belgian artist Gert Stockmans, aka Samatha, -also active in postrock/shoegaze band A Place In Between and as a music photographer-, recently released the stunning 7+ minute, audiovisual treat ‘The Forest Calls Me Back Into Her Womb’, a haunting, dark ambient odyssey, with ritual elements that will keep you totally absorbed from start to finish!

LSA – Razr

 Midwest native. LSA’s ‘Razr’ is a gritty mix of new wave hip-hop, spoken word with a healthy dose of experimentation, like Kanye West and Conway The Machine had a baby! Will the revolution be televised?

Wizard Death – bby

‘bby’ is the second single to Wizard Death’s upcoming 4th (!!) instrumental LP / beat tape, and it’s a luscious minimal electronic ear-candy with instrumental hip-hop & trip-hop elements. Chill music and among the best from the artist so far!

Christos Doukakis