"Modern" Music to Check Out

[Gotthardline]

The both sound great - Secrets and Life Awaits. I'll check out both. Jeez that Secrets band sounds familiar. I thought it was the product of Namesake disbandoning but I don't believe it is.

Nope , completely unrelated to Namesake, I'd say ignore their first album but their last two are really good , the latest one is the less heavier of the two and probably just about my favourite, but a really good band

[Mr.AOR]

From their new Legacy EP...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo0AGRlqBao

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Xq0gv1wEs

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMTiQhKvyZk

[Geoff]

I'm not in love with that, but sounds worth checking out.

[Invisible_man]

latest from Swedish band The Sounds

 

The Sounds - Thrill (2016)

 

[Geoff]

Solid.

[Mr.AOR]

From their Can You Hear Me Now EP...

 

 

 

 

 

[Geoff]

I like the sounds of that one.

[Gotthardline]

I've been a fan of this band for a while and these new songs sound great, they are releasing a new EP in a couple of days and I assume these songs that they have released over the last few months are on it , good stuff

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjGzRCD7B14

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO0JYACEVSQ

[Geoff]

I've been a fan of this band for a while and these new songs sound great, they are releasing a new EP in a couple of days and I assume these songs that they have released over the last few months are on it , good stuff

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjGzRCD7B14

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO0JYACEVSQ

 

Really good band. They've gradually gotten better with every single release. 'Younger Dreams' from a couple of years back being their best so far. But yeah, I will definitely look forward to a new album. 'Broken Lives' is a good tune.

[Gotthardline]

 

I've been a fan of this band for a while and these new songs sound great, they are releasing a new EP in a couple of days and I assume these songs that they have released over the last few months are on it , good stuff

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjGzRCD7B14

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO0JYACEVSQ

 

Really good band. They've gradually gotten better with every single release. 'Younger Dreams' from a couple of years back being their best so far. But yeah, I will definitely look forward to a new album. 'Broken Lives' is a good tune.

 

yeah i agree , Younger dreams is my favourite from them as well, they seem to be toning down the screams a bit , which i am all for

[Geoff]

 

 

I've been a fan of this band for a while and these new songs sound great, they are releasing a new EP in a couple of days and I assume these songs that they have released over the last few months are on it , good stuff

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjGzRCD7B14

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO0JYACEVSQ

 

Really good band. They've gradually gotten better with every single release. 'Younger Dreams' from a couple of years back being their best so far. But yeah, I will definitely look forward to a new album. 'Broken Lives' is a good tune.

 

yeah i agree , Younger dreams is my favourite from them as well, they seem to be toning down the screams a bit , which i am all for

 

Yeah, definitely. Like most bands, I think they realise the screaming thing's done and dusted. The songs are clearly better without the screams. Have you heard these guys' first couple of albums? From around 2004/2005 - pretty awful.

[Geoff]

Their new album, 'Adornment' isn't perfect but I really enjoy some of what these guys do;

 

 

 

 

[Invisible_man]

not too bad, didn't realize they were still putting out records.... remembering the times when you couldn't turn on radio without hearing them..

 

Goo Goo Dolls - Over and Over (2016)

 

[Geoff]

not too bad, didn't realize they were still putting out records.... remembering the times when you couldn't turn on radio without hearing them..

 

Goo Goo Dolls - Over and Over (2016)

 

 

Good song on an otherwise pretty average album. Indeed they have still been going, releasing albums every few years. Thankfully there's a few years between releases, because to be honest they haven't been great for a long time. This album sounded cool at the outset because it finally featured a slightly ballsier sound/production job.

 

Unfortunately, the songs just aren't that great. For the record, if you're curious, this is how I've rated their albums;

 

Dizzy Up The Girl - 1998 - 81%

Let Love In - 2006 - 76%

Gutterflower - 2002 - 75%

Magnetic - 2013 - 75%

Something For The Rest Of Us - 2010 - 73%

Superstar Carwash - 1993 - 72%

A Boy Named Goo - 1995 - 72%

Boxes - 2016 - 69%

[Gotthardline]

Grayscale sound good , will need to check them out

 

This is an album i heard last night and its pretty good , wish there was less screams but every song has a really catchy chorus

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QH_1iN7ZmE

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM7DKXxAlH0

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTJObuuz9sI

[Geoff]

Yeah, sounds interesting. I'll check them out.

[Mr.AOR]

Brighter Than A Thousands Suns - The Way Out [EP] out now. Really like this new EP and if you want it or any of their back catalog you can find it here https://brighterthanathousandsuns.bandcamp.com/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrEmVVmbv9M

[Mr.AOR]

Aussie boys Breakaway have released their debut album "The Light That Keeps Me Awake" the follow up to their "One Minute / One Moment EP 2012. Well worth checkin' out at only $5 for the digital download.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uNqoPo7xfU

[Geoff]

Brighter Than A Thousands Suns - The Way Out [EP] out now. Really like this new EP and if you want it or any of their back catalog you can find it here https://brighterthanathousandsuns.bandcamp.com/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrEmVVmbv9M

 

I like it. I'm going to check out a heap of their discography.

 

 

Aussie boys Breakaway have released their debut album "The Light That Keeps Me Awake" the follow up to their "One Minute / One Moment EP 2012. Well worth checkin' out at only $5 for the digital download.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uNqoPo7xfU

 

Oh yes, I like that. They remind me of Quietdrive, who I love.

[Gotthardline]

Brighter Than A Thousands Suns - The Way Out [EP] out now. Really like this new EP and if you want it or any of their back catalog you can find it here https://brighterthanathousandsuns.bandcamp.com/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrEmVVmbv9M

I love that , must check this out

[Mr.AOR]

[Crazysam]

 

The Upside Down is a pretty good song, but I would have enjoyed it more without the screaming. I'm liking this track a bit more simply because they eliminated that aspect.

[Gotthardline]

^{Two albums that have come out this year that I am enjoying quite a lot}

 

^{Both have their fair share of harsh/screaming vocals which will put most off I assume but when it comes to choruses both deliver big time}

 

^{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-5nu4Htcs8}

 

^{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp_SWVNzUUs}

[Gotthardline]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjgZ0dBJwTY

[Gotthardline]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un7QcJHRh58