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Song of the Day – Love The Hate: “Throw Away”
Song of the Day – Loose Lips: “Déjà Vu”
Song of the Day – Xandria: “The Wonders Still Awaiting”
Song of the Day – Shallow Black: “I Am The Moth”
Carbonstone Explores the Complexities of Relationships in New Single “White Noise”
Carbonstone is releasing a new song, “White Noise,” on February 17, 2024, and this is one you don’t wanna miss! I was given an early listen of the forthcoming release, and it is certainly a standout track in the Carbonstone library.
“White Noise” has an edge, musically revisiting the band’s heavier side. The aggressiveness of the guitars, carried by the combination of a driving drum beat and rapid-fire bass line, are the perfect foundation for a song that is thematically dark.
Front man Corey James utilizes his voice to evoke a visceral reaction from his listeners. The melodic delivery of the verses offers an audibly interesting contrast to the music; the clear intonation, almost a croon, lends beauty to the tale of heartache: “You poison everything, like you did to me…” Both the lyrics and the vocal performance speak of disappointment, a resignation to the situation our narrator finds himself in. “Somewhere I can’t be found, and now this wavelength is severed/We’re nothing but white noise.”
However, as the track progresses, anger and frustration leak through, raw growls woven intricately throughout until the breakdown, when they crescendo into a lengthy scream of catharsis. “Suffocating, close to breaking, you left me buried alive,” Corey snarls, and a strong sense of breaking free seems to be implied. Perhaps the struggle is not yet over, but the light at the end of the tunnel has been seen.
“White Noise” is a song that deals with the complexities of our relationships, romantic and otherwise, and does so in a way with which we all can connect. This is a must-hear, so head to Spotify, presave it, and get ready for Friday!
Song of the Day – Self Deception: “Fight Fire With Gasoline”
Seethe Spontaneously Drops New EP, Cavalier Dualities
Alternative/trap metal artist Seethe surprised his followers by abruptly releasing an EP, entitled Cavalier Dualities, to Bandcamp on January 29th. (It has since gone live on all major streaming platforms.) Staying true to the glitchy, yet melodic, sound that I have come to associate with Seethe, this trilogy of tracks is an eight minute, thirty-four second emotional purge – for both artist and listener.
Cavalier Dualities is a brief glimpse into the repeating cycle of various mental health issues, depression prevalent among them. Seethe never backs down from addressing darker subject matter, and this is again apparent in all three songs.
“Medicate” is the beginning phase. Whatever the struggle is with – mental health, addiction, etc. – this track references the attempt to best it, to medicate and cope and hopefully ascend from the depths, maybe even defeat it one day.
This is followed by “Smile.” In Seethe’s own words, “Smile” is about how, in life, sometimes all one can do is smile and move forward. Throughout the fight with one’s own personal demons is the occasional necessity to fake it ’til you make it, as they say.
The EP concludes with “In Two,” a heart-rending song in which our narrator realizes (s)he is back in the hole, that (s)he had a brief moment in the light but has yet again fallen into the rut. This brings us back to the start, the need to medicate, and the cycle continues.
The discordant music and vocal stylings seems to reflect the frustration and hopelessness that colors the whole sordid tale, a cry of “I’ve been here before and failed, but I have to keep trying.” And while Cavalier Dualities may be a story borne from the artist’s own battles, it is relatable to anyone who has ever persevered through a private, often unseen, war with oneself.
You can listen to Cavalier Dualities on your favorite streaming service! And once you’ve checked out the EP, ready yourself for Seethe’s next release: the new single, “Away,” which is dropping on Valentine’s Day!
Make sure you follow Seethe on his various socials so you never miss an update!
The Mostly Music 2024 Playlist, Pt. 1 (Updated 2/11/24)
View the full playlist here.
These are the released I’ve added since 1/28/24.
- We Are The Empire: “Let’s Play Monsters”
- Til Fauna: “Breathe”
- Haunting Ghosts: “Free”
- The Androgen: “Awaiting the Apocalypse”
- Vampires Everywhere!: “Cry Little Sister” (revamped with Sköld)
- Major Distortion: “Mazation”
- Blacktop Mojo: “Red Enough”
- SevVven: “Cannibals”
- Storage 24: “Addiction”
- Gunshine: “What’s Done is Done”
- The Veer Union: “In the Middle”
- Between the Echoes: “Phantom Limb – 2024 Version” (ft. Stephen Christian of Anberlin)
- Deep as Ocean: “Dark Place”
- Serpent Rising: “Asphyxiation”
- The Renascent: “Scream & Shout”
- morino: “Your Sad Music”
- Dead Reckoning: “Break Me”
- Unkept: “Will I”
- Flanders Fields: “Alive”
- A Shadow Within: “Event Horizon”
- Damage Loading: “Iron Groove”
- The Immaculate Crows: “My Sister and Me”
- Deathroot: “Worship”
- World of Fire: “As We Descend”
- No Trees Touch The Sky: “Running Through My Mind”
- StandBy: “Your Own Demise”
- Joey Rival: “Near Death”
- The Gemini Affair: “But You Keep Drowning”
- We Are The Empire: “Wolfskin”
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