The Weekend Replay
Get this. It’s the last Weekend Replay for March. The year is flying by and keeps giving us bop after bop with new music coming out left and right.
Self-proclaimed slop rock crew, gas station., kicks us off with week with their debut single, “Never Could Be Any Other Way”, a true midwest emo anthem. The Mile Run’s five-track Halation EP keeps the emo trend alive. It’s a super exciting listen—most notably, the drums on this are insane honestly, and so are the guitars. This EP is just such an impressive collection of songs to showcase the group.
The Art of Forgetting by Caroline Rose is one not to be forgotten. This is honestly a highlight of releases not just for the week but thus far in the year. If you listen to anything from the Weekend Replay ever, make it Rose’s music. They accomplish something incredible with this dynamic and sophisticated release. Plus, Lana Del Rey chimes in with her latest album, Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd, which houses impressive features from Jon Batiste, SYML, Father John Misty, Bleachers, RIOPY, and Tommy Genesis add to Lana’s ever-diversifying but very representative catalog.
Kate Davis also shared new music this week with Fish Bowl, a poppy drive to a true alt-rock tracklist. “Boyhood” is The Japanese House’s first new track in three years since their EP, Chewing Cotton Woll. Instrumentally and vocally there is a strong contrast in the song. And, GROUPLOVE has returned with a double-single release, Hello, All!, (“Hello” and “All”). The former sounds like a very traditional GROUPLOVE track, but the latter has something new and matured intertwined within. Hippo Campus, whose sound is always changing with everything new they release, has released a new single, “Yippie Ki Yay”, ahead of their upcoming EP. Then, Fall Out Boy shares So Much (For) Stardust, an entire album that is authentically FOB. If you got lost with their more recent releases, I think you’ll find something comforting about this.
Jordan Krimston’s latest single “Can’t Explain It” was just released this week (plus check out the accompanying music video here!). “Shamble Into Frame” is the newest from Stand and Wave. It’s very theatric and emo and developed beautifully. And on an angsty note, Phoneboy’s album Moving Out has some attitude that must be shared. Liturgy’s 93696 leads us to a mini venture of metal (but mixed with some hymnal sounds for a very interesting release), and The Hirs Collective is queering metal with We’re Still Here. Then, Lael Neale rounds us out for the week with an experimental-ish indie folk track, “Faster Than The Medicine”.
This year has proven the promise of new music with such stunning releases week after week. Check out this week’s collection on the Doors At Seven Spotify, and follow the Weekend Replay playlist for weekly updates!
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