Three new indie rock tracks that will energize your weekend

Charismatics – “ONE MORE NIGHT”
-If you’re a fan of up tempo indie rock, definitely click play on this track from Charismatics. There’s a genuine energy to the track that hits right from the start. I’m not exactly sure what’s happening with the chords here, but it feels like a genuinely optimistic song. The electric guitar soars in some places, allowing the forward-driving pop punk style lead vocal to push the track along well. The overall sound is one that I think will appeal to fans of various styles from late 80s Brit pop all the way until 2020s style pop rock. It’s really a style that brings together a great deal of energy that’s sure to win over a lot of listeners.

SUNHILL – “Spot in the Shade”
-The opening riff of this song just makes me want to sway. The lyrical energy and overall vibe reminds me a bit of mid-20th century rock n’ roll as it emerged. That’s not to say this is a simple construction, but that it has a lot of those classic hallmarks like an easy going rhythmic flow and some wonderful vocal blending. The term indie rock can mean a lot of things, but with this song it’s such a delightfully straightforward sound with conventional rock energy from drums, bass, guitar, and vocals. You don’t have a lot of unnecessary production bells and whistles here. The vocal harmonies are my favorite part, but really it’s a nice conventional rock track that feels like it could have emerged at the apogee of rock n’ roll’s emergence in the 1960s.

Turning Jane – “Hot Mess”
-If someone made me choose one word for this song, I’d go with “POWER.” This is a powerful rock anthem that has energy in every aspect from the instrumentation through to the soaring vocal. I’m not exaggerating when I say I get major Pink! vibes from this vocal style. If you’re looking for some absolutely powerful lead vocal style, definitely check out Turning Jane. The lyrical energy of the song is a tad on the self-deprecating side, but it does so in a Weezer-style tongue-in-cheek kind of way. There are elements of the track that feel very much adjacent to the 90s, but also some more recent production features that make it feel quite recent. I’m happy to support this as a sound that deserves a lot more airplay; I think at the highpoint of Pink!’s career, this track could have been a top 10 song.

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