Club Night - Rally

This brief stubborn trek through the seasons
You're undeniably lost without a meaning
You were young once
Racing down to the edge of our house
Questioning it all

Club Night is another interesting band on Tiny Engine's growing roster. I'm not sure how to describe their music, maybe noisy experimental indie pop. Both their recent singles "Well" and today's Most Important, "Rally", sound a bit chaotic, with complex arrangements, frenetic vocals, and dense layers that somehow work really well together. I'm eager to hear more.

RIYL: Sugarcubes, Cocteau Twins, WHY?,  tUnE-yArDs

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Now, Now - SGL

You call me crying
The middle of the night
I'm on my knees
You've got me praying for a sign
It's all wrong
She's looking for a fight
Just say my name and I'll come running
Don't get me wrong
I hear your reasons
You get along over the weekends
But I've got it bad, yeah I'm not sleeping
And every time I hear her name my heart is breaking

Wow, if you're in Minnesota over Labor Day weekend, you should definitely go to their show at the State Fair - it's with Lucius and Phantogram! Great billing for this local (MN) duo who met in their high school marching band and have weathered the coming and going of several bandmates and indie labels, and the mysterious cancelation of their SXSW appearances the last two years in a row. This is their first release in about four years, coinciding with a new website and some tour dates.

Anyhoo, I like the modern simplicity of this tune, and didn't realize until I looked up the lyrics that it is quite similar to a song I tried to write a couple years ago! (My first attempt at songwriting, while trying out the idea of being in an all-girl punk band. We only held one practice.)

RIYL: Eisley, Tigers Jaw, Foxing, Hippo Campus

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Chvrches - Tether

Where'd you go, you were there by my side
Keep believing it's my turn to hide
In a place where we don't have a prayer
There's a tether that's keeping me there
Trade our places
Take no chances
Bind me 'til my lips are silent
Stay where you are
Ever, after
Chasing things that we should run from

I'm a big fan of Chvrches. Their synth pop sensibility lead by Lauren Mayberry hits me as the perfect juxtaposition between Depeche Mode and The Cranberries (sorry if the Scots are offended by an Irish comparison, but I can't be the first). Particularly this song off their debut album, 2013's The Bones of What You Believe (doesn't that sound like a Cranberries title?), because of it's massive change in pace and feeling after about two and a half minutes. This also reminds me of the tricks Martin Gore would pull during the best years of DM - emotional instrumentals or extended mixes that were totally worth the wait.
Bonus: The latest we've heard from Chvrches is this live version (below) of "Down Side of Me" as their contribution to a fund raiser for Planned Parenthood (sweet vinyl boxset with 100% of profits being donated - I totally preordered. Living in Texas is pissing me off lately.)

RIYL: The Naked and Famous, Purity Ring, Phantogram, Prides, Grimes

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