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Don’t Get Lemon-Autocratic Gore

Fans of La Roux and The Cure will love Don’t Get Lemon’s new single, Autocratic Gore. The track is a 80s inspired jam about the failures of the American Dream. The song captures the domestic dread of the modern age incredibly well, with lyrics that capture the anxieties of your average millennial in the face of economic turmoil. The vocals provide a deep, suave croon that recall the vocals of Morrissey, David Bowie and Billy Idol.

The production updates 80s new wave for the modern age. It’s built around Johnny Marr-esque electric guitars, thumpy, bright electric bass and rattly 80s drum machines. Towards the middle of the song, a choir joins the lead vocals for the hook, which provides a really lush, gorgeous feel for the track.

You can follow Don’t Get Lemon on Instagram here. You can find the song on Spotify here and Apple here.

Tandamus and Adelaide-In the Clear

Tanadamus and Adelaide have caught our attention recently with their collaborative track, In the Clear. Their second collaborative effort, the track was produced and recorded in between the USA and France, where Adelaide and Tanadamus reside respectively. The vocals provided by Adelaide are rich, bold, and almost operatic which complement the production well.

The track is ambient and moody in terms of production. The song is primarily comprised of washed out, almost synth like guitars. Towards the chorus, the full band arrangement opens up, with thick, staccato bass lines and sparse drum lines filling in the gaps. This style of production will be familiar for fans of artists like Beach House and Lana Del Rey.

You can check out Tanadamus on Instagram here. You can find this song on Spotify here and Apple here.

American Trappist-Temple Song

We haven’t stopped listening to American Trappist’s most recent single, Temple Song. The newest single from their fourth studio album, Poison Reverse, the song touches on how we dress up old wounds of heartbreak and depression and move forward. This song is accompanied by a music video, which shows the band performing the song live. This album was recorded mostly live in the studio with their engineer, Matt Poirer.

The production progresses greatly throughout the song, at first a meditative, fast paced indie pop track with light guitar work and deep vocals. Towards the middle of the song, it erupts into a hard rock jam without vocals. The vocals eventually come back around the 3 minute mark for the bridge, but the last 2 to 3 minutes of the song are a purely instrumental, almost grunge like jam. Fans of bands like the War on Drugs will be familiar with this sound.

You can follow American Trappist on Instagram here. You can listen to this song on Spotify and Apple.