It is Monday. The day you love to hate. Sometimes you just need some good tunes to help you through the worst day of the week. If that day is today, you are in luck, because we occasionally find new music we find to be worth sharing. Today we have three new tracks.
Au.Ra. Yes, that is the cover art pictured above. You can't really get an accurate glimpse of what it is supposed to be, but then again, good cover art often contains that quality. Au.Ra is actually simpler to describe than the cover art. What you have is standard issue dream pop with hooky guitar noise swirling just above the surface, which adds a certain grandeur of melody above and beyond what the pop portions of the song's structure contain. This was a track that had me listening to the end. I wasn't a huge fan of Au.Ra's first single in that it was much more simplistic than this track. We are still waiting for this band's debut album to drop, and it should be interesting what the rest of the album sounds like. Here is the latest track for you to get lost in:
Venera 4. Shoegaze music can sound standard or better than average. Venera 4 is above average. Lots of noise greets you from the get-go with pedal-effect guitar work creating warm passages of reverberating melody. So far, this group has released two full-length albums. This is a brand new single and it shows some promise. I could be tempted to buy this if I could find it. Luckily, they do have it available for download on their bandcamp page. If you have as many issues with PayPal as I do, you may not be able to download it, but then again, there are probably other avenues to explore if you really, really want it. I kind of like it and will be searching for Amazon or iTunes downloads of this new track. You can listen to it below.
Dark Tranquillity. I saw this today and just about fell out of my chair with glee. You see, I am a huge DT fan. This is my favorite metal band, so of course I will be foaming at the mouth to take a look at this one. This new DT track is from their latest EP, "Zero Distance". This EP is essentially a b-sides release full of a few songs that did not make the final cut of the album "We are the Void." Today I saw a brand new video of the song Zero Distance which I feel illustrates perfectly why I like this band so much. Dark Tranquillity play metal music with harsh vocals, punchy guitar riffs, and smooth piano and keyboard sections that add a certain amount of atmosphere to the music. Mikael Stanne has the most understandable harsh vocals in the business, as well as some great baritone-style clean vocals. I simply cannot get enough of Dark Tranquillity, so imagine the grin on my face when I found they will be releasing a new album called "Construct" on May 27, 2013.. All I have to say is, "Heck. Yes." Check out the entertaining new video of Zero Distance below. As always, thanks for reading and enjoy!
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