The Thrash Blues – Wake Of Elvis
Genre: Punk, Hard Rock, Garage Rock
Rock music might not be on the charts anymore, but elements of rock culture are present everywhere else. It’s in the flavor that all pop performers must include in their live shows when they wheel out a guitarist wearing a leather jacket for a solo. It’s on Netflix documentaries praising the importance of rock performers. Of course, it’s in the books that make up the bestseller lists.
And it’s part of modern history. Rock and the performers who have helped shape it are the conquerors that have defied the odds. It’s unclear whether there is a place for them in the modern setup of the music industry. But, everyone agrees that they were important. Acknowledging them is like giving yourself a pat on the back.
The Thrash Blues’ Wake Of Elvis is a playful, garage-rock stomp through the modern legend of the rock music phenomenon. This is a song about the importance that this art form has had in the past seven decades and the influence that refuses to fade away. It’s a hero’s journey that comes supplied with great trump and massive losses. The Thrash Blues do brilliantly capture all of this.
Bitter Coast – Jelly
Genre: Hard Rock, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Jimmy Eat World, Turnstile, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Foals, At The Drive-In
The thing about rock n’ roll is that it’s hard to use it to shock anybody nowadays. The industry behind the musical style might not be the colossus it once was. Record labels might not be falling over each trying to sign the latest thing. And, young, hungry artists can’t entirely depend on free lunches from record execs in the same way that was once available.
However, the silver lining is that rock is familiar to almost anybody in the world. And, frankly, its sounds, regardless of the variety of rock being performed, are soothing more than they are threatening. In other words, people have expectations when they hear a tune that features guitars, live drums (hopefully), and loud vocals.
Bitter Coast’s Jelly is crafted to meet the expectations of the regular modern rock public and reveal its true self once it has. This is an alt-rock-driven but radio-friendly song about a relationship coming to an end and the paranoia surrounding it. It’s a dynamic tune that makes excellent use of the powerful theatrical vocals and delivers the perfect amount of edginess and familiarity.
