Now Listening: This Week's Tracks
By Saachi Gupta, Astrid Ortega & Isabella Vega
Declan McKenna - “The Key To Life on Earth”
Declan McKenna has become a staple to every indie kid out there and quickly mastered making music with messages. In his new single, “They Key To Life on Earth,” Declan McKenna touches on the complexity of humans as they try to be individuals but fail to accept that similarities aren't bad. Common in his songs, McKenna makes upbeat and fun songs, never failing to not make each of his songs unique and personal to his own style. You’ll know when you’re listening to a Declan McKenna song simply by the melody and style. “The Key To Life on Earth,” is part of McKenna’s upcoming album Zeros coming out on August 21st. Keep an eye out and check out Declan McKenna for some lively songs to make your memories and moments in life filled with a good atmosphere.
Worry Club - “25hoursleep”
Starting with a slow ethereal guitar melody and building in the beat with drums and vocals, Worry Club creates a song that will make you dance but if you listen to the lyrics more closely you’ll feel the sadness within the song. Chase Walsh, the man behind Worry Club, brings a fresh aspect to bedroom pop. “25hoursleep” is upbeat enough to move you but the tenderness in lyrics is what will make you love it even more. Walsh says that “25hoursleep” is about being so lazy and depressed, the idea of being dead is more satisfying than going on in your daily life. Even with a feeling like that playing throughout the song, there’s still some aspects of hope throughout as he mentions in the song, “But I bet I’ll come back better than before” and “I’m just saying it’d be nice not having to live my life though I know it will be fine if I just give it some time,” lyrically. Then, there’s hope through the melody, a fresh and smooth beat that through the song you don’t really realize the lyrics but more how the melody is making you feel and how happy it sounds. Whether you want to dance or cry, “25hoursleep” is the perfect song to do either or both.
Logan Prescott - “How We Wanted
Logan Prescott, a Dallas-based indie-pop artist, has returned with “How We Wanted”– a retro song, with an 80s vibe. “How We Wanted” is a little catchy, a little dreamy, and Logan Prescott's gentle voice only makes it better. The song, in the times of isolation, longs for better days, and settles into its frank reality with the help of a guitar, dreamy synths and poppy melodies. “How We Wanted” has already been selected as Editor's Pick on IndieShuffle and has landed playlists by IndieMono and NewPop.
Logan Prescott has already proven himself with songs like “Stay With Me” and “What it Was”, and he only takes his music to an even higher level with “How We Wanted.”
Beverly Moon - “Brother”
UK-based pop quartet Beverly Moon knows that songs that come authentically mean the most. The second single off of their debut EP “Brother” was recorded in the band’s home studio. Band member George Appleton shares the story behind the track: “I wrote this song for my brother, who moved across the Atlantic for love. Before relocating to BC, we had become best friends, and had spent many a night at the beach in conversation. It was hard to see him leave, but even harder to watch from a distance as his relationship fell apart.” He shares that the verses of the song emulate the time spent with his brother before he left, focusing on the “ephemeral nature of situations/emotions”, while the chorus screams with unsaid words of comfort between them. “The lyric “How so much has changed/A love lost, and a love gained” is my favourite of the track, as despite my brother losing his wife, he gained a son, who has enriched all of our lives infinitely,” shares Appleton. He wraps up his emotions in a blanket of hopeful, dreamy, melancholic, nostalgic pop and hopes you’ll love through the distance.
Leopard Tuesday “Not True”
“Not True” sounds like a distant synth-pop dream thanks to its hazy hazy vocals and film-driven visuals. From Leopard Tuesday, a band made of husband and wife duo Matthew and Megan, the song ironically talks about the fleetingness of interpersonal connections. The band notes, “We made this entire album together at our apartment in Provo, Utah. Not true is about how we expect relationships and friendships to last forever, but they usually don't.” With an upcoming album the duo plans to include more of this transportative feeling that is laced into the DNA of their work.
