#newishmusic

[artifacts-and-beyond]

hard hitter true triple threat

BET  ∞ METTE

directed by C Prinze

I love Mette, yes I'm a gay man

[whostaylor]

This, my friends, is my favorite sound in the entire world. #drums #newishmusic #ilovebigdrums #thismakesmeveryveryhappy

[awkwardkennethsmusicblog-blog]

If I keep this blog up I’ll almost inevitably become a disillusioned bloke, bored of the world and bored of music, spending my free time slagging off young people having fun making music. So, as to give me room to regress, my first post is about Crushed Beaks, a London based duo on ASL records, and one of my favourite bands around right now. They’re probably best described as garage rock: loud with often indistinguishable vocals. They’ve got the right balance between a messy mayhem of a sound (I was surprised to find that there are just two of them) and neat well crafted tunes.

  My favourite of these is Horror Shorts, the B-side to their biggest single, Breakdown. The lone soundcloud annotation describes it as tasting ‘like a summers kiss’. Whilst I’d rather not phrase it like, for fear of sounding like a bell end, in hindsight that’s not a bad description. I managed to listen to this song throughout my A-Level summer. It reminds me of a wasted June spent learning the nuances of Disraeli’s 1876 Merchant Shipping Act, as sun poured through my window. But re-listening to it, post exam season, it sounds euphoric. Not tacky stadium rock euphoria. But genuine, messy, real life euphoria.

  It’s never easy to describe a sound well, so give them a listen. If any of the links aren’t working, give us a shout in the comments and I’ll try and get it sorted. I’m still getting used to this whole blogging thing. Crushed Beaks are around at various festivals/ gigs this summer. If you want it from the horses mouth follow them on twitter @CrushedBeaks and while you’re at it, follow us at @awkwardkenneth.

  Woodhead

[artifacts-and-beyond]

2nd introduction to METTE (I still can't get this song out of my head)

Van Gogh ∞ METTE

directed by Camille Summers-Valli

now THIS is how you introduce yourself ... please!

[artifacts-and-beyond]

My gateway to METTE 🤍💖🤍

Mama's Eyes ∞ METTE

awesome video directed by Camille Summers-Valli

[artifacts-and-beyond]

DND (It's Not Personal) feat. Bee B ∞ Rapsody

a Colors Show

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