Ugfh. I hate February. The good news is that in less than four weeks we can start seriously thinking about spring. To help get you there, here are five songs you must hear this week.
1. The Darkness, Rock and Roll Party Cowboy
Dreams on Toast (Cooking Vinyl)
Recommended If You Like: Over the top RAWK
If you’re pining for some hard rock tinged with influences ranging from ZZ Top, Motörhead, and Judas Priest, then you should be heading for this track by The Darkness. Yeah, it’s pretty tongue-in-cheek and pokes fun at the macho rock days of the 70s and 80s, so it’s best if you into this in on the joke. BTW, there will be documentary entitled Welcome to the Darkness available on April 15.
2. Goodnight Sunrise, Never Did Never Will
Single (Independent)
RIYL: Hell-bent female-fronted Canadian rock
Based in Toronto (est. 2011), Goodnight Sunrise follows in the footsteps of groups like The Warning, The Pretty Reckless, and Halestrom. This is the third single from an album that’s due in May. That means there’s time to catch up on their two previous albums, Create/Destroy/Create (2013) and Falling Awake (2016)
Never Did Never Will by Goodnight Sunrise
3. Little Image, The Pressure
Who Gets Hunted EP (Hollywood Records)
RIYL: Melodic Alt-Rock
Little Image is a Dallas-based trio nurtured in the studio by Chad Copelin who has done work with Sufjan Stevens and a few others. A debut album was released in the spring 2023 yielding a radio hit with the song Out of My Mind. They’re hoping to repeat the feat with this song.
4. Current Swell, I’m a Mess
Peackeepers EP (Independent)
RIYL: Something to listen to if you’re a mess
Born on Vancouver Island, Current Swell has racked up over 200 million streams so far with their music along with four top 15 radio hits in the country. This new EP was produced by Gus Van Go who has also worked with The Beaches and Metric.
5. The Blue Stones, Come Apart
Metro (Thirty Tigers)
RIYL: Bad subway rides
Canada’s Blue Stones are ready with their fourth album (due March 28). Tarek Jafar and Justin Tessier aren’t fans of the TTC because of the weirdness that us Toronto folk sometimes encounter on the subway. I quote: “The subway is a metaphor for the conflict we all face, it’s about balancing societal expectations with your own self-serving desires.”
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