Finally, some good rock, and just in time before the world got bored of waiting. This whole Indie thing is way past bloated, and has been for a while, band after band adhering to that same prescribed recipe of making sweet sounding pop tunes. It was fun for a while; We’re sure we all had a blast, got exited, had a jiggle and bounced up and down while semi-headbanging to the fast paced snares at one gig or another. But it’s actually refreshing to just hear some good old authentic rock at the moment. 2013 had been a good year in terms of music albums in general; some really great stuff has been released. But as far as Rock goes, it’s bloody great.
To illustrate this point, a small selection of songs to check out from recent releases. Firstly, “Do I Wanna Know?” by the Arctic Monkeys, released as a single from their upcoming fifth album AM, which will be released on September 9. So definitely look out for that. Then, “Welcome to Japan” from the latest album by one of the earliest and most influential Indie-Rock bands, the Strokes, followed by the opening track from the critically acclaimed debut album of Savages, Silence Yourself.
Next, “Love Illumination”, a great mood-boosting song from the new Franz Ferdinand album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. And finally, a closing track to this selection which is also the closing song of the recent Vampire Weekend album, Modern Vampires of the City.
