Fort Collins indie act Pandas & People are making some noise with their latest release Bad Honey. You’ll like if you love big anthemic indie radio rock. The song was added to the station KTCL by Nerf – the largest iHeart Alt station. The Dan Friedman repped act broke into the top 10 Denver-metro Shazam charts and shared the stage with Twenty One Pilots, Judah & the Lion, and American Authors.
Watch out for CHERITON and the new feel good track My Reverie. You’ll love if you like Vampire Weekend and HAIM. It can’t get more timely than a good vibes track, because that’s what the world needs..a big dose of positivity. London based Nick Harrison aka as CHERITON is working with collaborator, and producer Andy Hall Hall (Bastille, Fickle Friends, James Gillespie). He’s garnered support from EarMilk, BBC Radio 1 Jack Saunders, BBC Introducing Abbie McCarthy, & Clash. Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders.
Rock n Roll lost impact on popular culture to pop. Now pop lost its impact, and who has impact anyway? I think culture lost to culture. But rock still exists and its alive and hopefully will make a resurgence when live venues open again because rock thrives off line whereas make up artists thrive online.
Speaking of rock many continue to push the rock boundaries like Los Angeles alt-rock band Rivals that just dropped their sophomore release, Sad Looks Pretty on Me. The band has released new music video for “Change Things” which is really good. You’ll like if you have some roots in rock and maybe it could attract some new ears.
Rivals made waves with the twenty one pilotsʼ track, “Heathens,” which clocked over 1 Million streams. In 2018, the band released their debut album Damned Soul via Smartpunk Records and has garnered over 5 million listens.
Look out for Laureli and the new chill pop track Donuts. The song which started as a inside joke comes off “From Seattle With Love,” a joint EP between Laureli and her producer. You’ll like if you’re a fan of Benee, Dojo Cat and those types. The 18 year old has crafted hundreds of songs since the beginning of 2020. Check out the official video here and give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.
Hatty Keane drops the funky 70’s flavored track Sing It!. The soul singer does just that, she sings and can sing. The track was mixed and mastered by Alex Layne (John Legend,Sam Smith,Miguel, Zayn). The single wraps up her debut EP Nostalgia that garnered support from music blogs including We Plug Good Music, Sounds So Beautiful, and AnR Factory. Give it a listen.
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