Sonic Winter – Never Bet The Devil Your Head
Genre: Post-Punk, Trip-Hop, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Massive Attack, Goldfrapp, Portishead
Sonic Winter shows that there’s still a need for a human touch in the age of AI with the song Never Bet The Devil Your Head.
You should go back and read what people had to say about trip-hop. Music critics were colossally excited. Many loved it more than punk. they considered this to be a brand new form of musical expression. This was, they reckoned, a glimpse into the future of music.
In many ways, they were right. But, most of them still ended up being disappointed. The great Bristol artists knew how to repackage music and visuals. They reassembled jigsaw pieces to create art that was moody and terrifying. A few decades later and AI technology and all the gizmos that producers regularly have on hand promise the same thing. But, the excitement has gone.
Sonic Winter proves that there’s still a need for human intelligence in the art of cut-up and remodelling. Never Bet The Devil Your Head is a tribute to bluesman Robert Johnson and to his legend. This does not sound like something ordinary musicians could play. But, it sounds like something they wish they could play. So much so that they might even consider visiting the crossroads to find that ability.
The Heart Attack-Acks – Love Bomb
Genre: Disco, Post-Punk
Similar artists: Talking Heads, The B-52’s, The Fall, Delta 5, Blondie
The Heart Attack-Acks record a post-punk playing a disco club in the 1970s on their single Love Bomb.
You might be the toughest metalhead. You may be in love with cutting-edge experimental music. But, what will be the soundtrack they’ll use if they ever make a movie about your life. If it’s a regular Hollywood picture, it’ll be pop music, whether you like it or not.
For better or for worse the lightest variety of pop music says a lot about the times and the way people feel. Play dissonant German electronic music over a movie scene and you won’t know when it’s happening. Play Madonna’s La isla bonita and you’ll know exactly when and where the scene is occurring.
The Heart Attack-Acks take a loving, ironic stab at disco. They play Love Bomb in the way that Talking Heads would play disco. It’s as if they’ve just removed their lab coats before stepping into the club. The Heart Attack-Acks record an interesting, clever take on the lightest forms of pop music. If anyone needs modern music for a soundtrack about late 1970s New York, this is it.
