
Person – Win Win Win
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rock
There’s only so much that you can do to help people. This is, at least, what teachers always told me. At the end of the day, unless somebody’s getting hurt, nobody has any true reasons to complain.
Rock music used to be a refuge for weirdos, a safe place for psychos, and a haven for degenerates. All these people were looking for was a warm meal, a bed to sleep and an audience.
Then the money started pouring in. Since then, things haven’t been the same. The next generations of rockers, present one included, treat it as their work, and they’ll do nothing to put their career in danger.
Person’s Win Win Win is psycho-killer indie-rock. It’s giddily psychotic, pleasantly melodic. It’s not fully formed, but then again, are madmen ever truly the final item? Let’s just enjoy the hooks that come with a complete lack of responsibility. It’s why some got into rock n’ roll and why we’re listening.
The Buffet – Snow White
For some, writing great songs comes easily. They’ve unlocked the formula. They shake the tree, and rewards fall down from it. Naturally, once they notice that the tree is full of fruit, there’s no reason for them to lose their confidence.
Take Mark E. Smith, for example. The Fall’s vocalist described his process in precise detail. He stepped into a workingman’s pub. He would then proceed to get pissed and listen to the conversation around him. Once enough things of what was being discussed annoyed him, he could get started.
It’s a good method, sure. But it involves going out into the world. It involves paying attention to what people have to say, whether you want to or not. You have to start caring.
The Buffet’s Snow White is music reporting. It’s a report about the sordid London streets and about characters you’d not want to have a pint with. But these alt-rockers might have had to do it. How else would they get this material?