WolfWolf – Monster
Genre: Punk, Garage Rock
Similar artists: King Khan, Madness, Raconteurs, The Limboos
We might be living in one of the Golden Eras of rock music and not even know it. Sure, it’s true, rock doesn’t much trouble the mainstream charts. But, to be frank, the people that draw up those charts aren’t very eager to share the limelight with rock artists.
Yet, those suffering from overbearing nostalgia ought to take a long, long look at the digital record collection that the internet has provided them. Never has there been more rock music, from more places, often with better production values than is available now. And, never has it been easier or cheaper to obtain it.
Rock music has never been as capable of surprising listeners. WolfWolf’s Monster is a brilliantly fun-spooky jazz-rock sound straight from the heart of darkness, Switzerland. The well-produced song features a confident jazz orchestra backing and the most convincing wolf-man vocals this side of Demented Are Go’s Sparky. Convincing, fun, blood-curdling stuff.
Awesome Easy – Fear & Paranoia
Genre: Grunge, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Tool, The Strokes, Nickleback, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr; Metallica, Bush, The Kills
Writing and performing rock songs is all about telling lies. Sure, everyone can do it, technically. And, it’s bound to get the people telling the lie some attention. This is one of the things that makes starting a rock band seem so appealing.
But, telling a lie convincingly requires either diligent practice or some kind of God-given talent. There are some who write their life story and make it sound like cheap sitcoms. There are others who embellish upon going out to buy a carton of milk and are absolutely rivetting in their tale.
It’s all about drawing an audience in, and then supplying them with the right sort of tension. Awesome Easy’s Fear & Paranoia does this excellently. The band is performing this as if they’ve just been tasked to soundtrack the do-or-die moment in an expensive Hollywood thriller. Awesome Easy are directing their own movie, and they’re providing both the shocks and the pop-corn.
