Rock soft and rock hard with a great range of indie rock from Susie Cousins, Koalra & Sentience Machine. Listen to their music here and follow them:
Susie Cousins-Revelation
The curtain closer. Susie Cousins can modulate melodies with her voice, but that’s just the first layer. Her insight into music is so deep, it carves a niche for her to preside in. From her album Hotel Estelle, this is the opening song called Revelations. It features her magnanimous voice, making the narrative the hero. Strings elevate the experience with the ivories-where she is able to balance the spectacular harmonies with the lead. More than a ballad, it is an experience through time that you want to feel. She controls her voice like Adele, driving through a glittering passion that will leave you with an intrinsic, altruistic aura that revisits the song. Listen to a revelation through time:
Koalra-In a Weird Way
The buzzing hum of a retro rendezvous will visit you. Koalra are a band with a hunger, something you can hear in their music. From inspirations like Dinosaur Jr. and even The Cure-they are making an amalgam that will become priceless soon. It is that thrill of sitting in a room with your bandmates and creating something from scratch. What is left is a ghost of an imprint-that we get to enjoy as listeners. In a Weird Way is the kind of song that instantly reels you back into the new-wave era. The Dear Daylight band experiment with effects, ambiences and resounding structures that echo through your conscience. The band, now settled in Portland from Chicago know how to journey. It all fits, here:
Sentience Machine-Human Stigma
Want a good riff? Earn this one. From the moment they shatter the silence, Sentience Machine are a visual of good rock. Their 2021 single Microscopic Enemy was the visual breakdown of what the globe felt. Now they return with more energy than ever for Human Stigma. The punch of the song is incredible, vocals have that raspy filter that grate into your boredom. The rhythm? It’s what makes your head bob up and down with a stank face. Sentience Machine chew up mediocrity like mulch and deliver a field of sound that Martians would want to occupy. Human Stigma is the kind of song that makes your car windows tremble. Let it:
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