Are New Bands out there this Old Rocker May Enjoy?
Over the last few years, I have found few new rock bands that I like. Lately my wife has requested that the radio be tuned to Philadelphia 104.5 Philly’s Alternative Radio and while I like some of the music, nothing really jumps out and makes me say wow! I like that band! Yesterday afternoon, I decided that I’d check out the College Radio Chart to see if there is anything different on their chart, that would possibly interest an old rocker like me!
What I ended up doing was making a Spotify with a song or two from the top ten albums on the chart. (Musical pause – As I am writing this I am listening to the new Fidlar album Too and I actually heard a guitar riff! not bad!) Here are the two ten artists and the playlist that I developed is on the sidebar! Here is the chart – you can check out the full top twenty chart here
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| 1 | 1 | MAC DEMARCO Another One | Captured Tracks |
| 2 | 2 | LA LUZ Weirdo Shrine | Hardly Art |
| 3 | 3 | TAME IMPALA Currents | Interscope |
| 4 | 41 | BEACH HOUSE Depression Cherry | Sub Pop |
| 5 | 4 | WILCO Star Wars | dBpm |
| 6 | 8 | HEALTH Death Magic | Loma Vista |
| 7 | 10 | CHELSEA WOLFE Abyss | Sargent House |
| 8 | 30 | DESTROYER Poison Season | Merge |
| 9 | 6 | TITUS ANDRONICUS The Most Lamentable Tragedy | Merge |
| 10 | 9 | ROYAL HEADACHE High | What’s Your Rupture |
So the only bands on the above chart that I have heard of are Tame Implala (I’ve seen the name) and Wilco. Based on my first listen to the playlist I the bands that caught my attention were: La Luz, Tame Impalal, Chelsea Wolfe and Royal Headache.
So the questions from the old man are: Did I accidentally pick the right songs from the bands on the playlist or are the songs on the albums that are better?? And/or are there other bands that a 63 year-old whose favorites include: Jefferson Airplane, Ten Years After, Jethro Tull, Steve Miller, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Cream,Eric Clapton etc would enjoy???
P.S. stiill listening to Fidlar still not bad! Oh, and I do like Halestorm!
