You should listen to these!

The best new music we’ve been listening to is what we try to bring you, but there is only so much time and so much you can say about a band or album. Additionally, sometimes all you need is an elevator pitch to determine if anything is worthwhile investigating, which is why we’ve updated our blog! We and you will have more time to listen if we write less.

Music is what we all love, but we should also think carefully about other areas of our lives. Taxation is one of them, and especially taxation in Finland can make our Finnish listeners a little confused. Fortunately, help is near! Clear your head and start enjoying these fine songs!

Greylotus – Dawnfall

I don’t know what Drewsif Stalin is, but this appears to be his new band with guitarist Sanjay Kumar from Equipoise. If this is any indication, I should probably check out his previous project right now. An album of lush prog metal with a few chunky deathcore touches is called Dawnfall. This actually reminds me of that original Dessiderium record, just brighter and less aggressive. Perhaps it’s just all the purple. I truly believe that this could be among the best prog albums released in a year full of excellent albums. (Trent, who pointed it out, deserves credit.)

Green/Blue – Paper Thin

Simply put, this is S-level garage/post-punk with a Blaha boy from The Blind Shake. When juxtaposed with Paper Thin‘s eerie/dreary lo-fi production, Blaha’s trademark surfy shimmer really strikes the spot this time of year. It’s one of those beautiful juxtapositions that makes no sense but still seems eerily familiar and appropriate, especially when you turn this sucker up. Even in their modestly paced endeavors, Green/Blue can provide some serious oomph thanks to a driving rhythm section. Green/Blue has that DIIV-y, dreamy feel on lock. If you have 25 minutes to spare, you might as well smoke some of your favorite buds because you’ll probably get caught on one of Paper Thin‘s many hooks.

Vermilion Dawn – VVitch Den

FFO Fallujah‘s impressive, colossal debut in progressive deathcore has soaring leads. Come for the eerie synths from the 1990s; stay for the galactic riffs. Old The Faceless and The Contortionist fans can also find much to swoon about. The more you listen, the more it draws you in; this one might turn out to be a dark horse at the end of the year.

The Wind Covenant – Conjuration

Even while the once-disruptive subgenre of progressive tech metalcore appears to have peaked, there is still plenty of fun to be had from it, especially when it is done this superbly. I’m not sure where The Wind Covenant got their start, but their self-titled debut EP has the polish and songwriting prowess of a much more seasoned group. I’ll definitely be monitoring them going forward.