In amongst major labels and Top 40 charts, is music that deserves to be heard. I've scoured the internet (ok, mainly Twitter) to find the songs that impressed me the most.
Clemency - The Wild Wind
This is a beautiful example of a song with the ability to be instantly calming, mixing soft verses with an almost anthemic chorus. They're a band inspired by their faith, though not overpoweringly so, they have the ability to appeal to a far wider audience than just those of a particular religion. Their song The Wild Wind contains subtle ideas which are open to interpretation - in fact, before researching the inspiration behind their music, it struck me as a love song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBNcQPtodPM
Bleach Blood - H.O.P.E.
Listen to this song a couple of times and I guarantee it won't leave your head for several days. Beautifully produced and unbelievably catchy, it has the ability to rival the most popular of indie songs. They're a band I can imagine would be hugely successful at huge shows and festivals, perhaps even gracing the cover of NME magazine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfG74vPofEE
Sean Taylor - So Fine
Wherever this guy has been hiding, it's time he stopped. The hypnotising combination of guitar and percussion in So Fine is more apparent than vocal quality of melody; certainly unusual, but yet something which definitely works. Musical proficiency seems to be gradually taking a back seat, so it's wonderful to hear such effortlessly atmospheric guitar playing. I suspect and hope I'll be hearing a lot more of this artist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXhaoFPwvcQ
Refuse The Conformity - Infatuation
It's a band name which blatantly refers to the basic ideas associated with punk-pop, their song Infatuation could very easily be the work of New Found Glory. Although offering nothing earth-shatteringly new, it does demonstrate that they're more than able to keep up with their catchy-tuned predecessors. However, very rough around the edges, it perhaps links them more closely to the music that inspired these bands - before smooth producing and monster record labels even existed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WipfF8WHNh4
Suburban Legends - Come Back Home
I've written about this band several times before, and each time am baffled as to why more people aren't listening to them. Masters of the silly, upbeat song, and far more fun to see than most 'big-league' bands, hopefully it is only a matter of time before they receive deserved recognition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iDpGRuyn6k
George Frakes - In The Morning
Whilst watching George Frakes support Frank Turner on his last UK tour, is the only time I've ever seen acoustic guitar music mesmorise an entire venue. Haunting to the point that's it's vaguely unsettling, and with the ability for such wide-ranging appeal, it seems unlikely he'll eventually be anything less than successful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9_1nXtsN9c
Ed Harcourt - Back Into The Woods
I've written about Ed Harcourt more times than is strictly necessary, but I still refuse to accept that he isn't monumentally well-known. His songs borderline on magical, and sound wonderful live. If you consider the most currently famous artists, mentioning no names (One Direction), and compare them to songs such as Back Into The Woods, it portrays the music industry as laughably strange.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaZVuYtTx0w
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