A brand new indie rock songs playlist from the following overseas artists:
Weal – Copenhagen, Denmark
Constant Supply – Donegal, Ireland
Maiorano – Rome/Berlin
The Magic E’s – Norwich, England
Weal – “Night Drive”
The Danish band Weal sets buzzing, ringing guitars, booming bass and crashing drums and cymbals with spooky, whispery vocals on the shoegaze-heavy single, “Night Drive.”
The new single is from the Copenhagen band’s recently dropped EP and has received a fair amount of attention from bloggers in the U.S., Denmark, Germany, and England, including National Danish Radio DR P6 – one of the most popular shows in all of Scandinavia.
“Night Drive” slow burns from start to finish with the angelic voice of singer Tanja Simonsen’s (Superheroes, Private, ONBC) coupled with band frontman Peter Thielst Jessen.
The band also plans to officially drop the new single, “Hang Low,” that paints a dark scene together with a simplistic black and white video.
Weal formed in 2017 when a few experienced musicians from the Danish alternative scene decided they’d work together as a band.
Constant Supply – “The Misanthropic Phase”
Based on the beautiful isle of Ireland in the small town of Donegal, the indie band Constant Supply will release their new single ‘The Misanthropic Phase’ on February 22nd.
The single, which pops along with a doo-woop like chorus, upbeat, sunny melodies via guitars and keys, and even a saxophone, is the advance track from the band’s upcoming album release, Isn’t Life Great, due to drop in June. The album was recorded and co-produced by Tommy McLaughlin (Soak, Villagers).
The band members are James Gillen (vocals, guitar), Conal Sweeney (bass, piano), Eoin Gildea (guitar, synth) and Justin McDaid (drums). Constant Supply put out what they like to call “melodic compositions driven along through light and dark alleyways by pulsing drums.”
In 2015, the band dropped their sophomore album as the follow-up to their 2013 debut, The Coast Ain’t Clear.
Maiorano – “I Got You”
The Rome-via-Berlin indie band Maiorano creates rock and roll in an authentic, classic style without sounding dated. There are times listening to the band’s impressive new album, Glorious Days, that an astute listener is reminded of The Clash and Joe Strummer, which is a big compliment, and not one lightly attributed.
Bridging the divide between soul, funk, garage, punk, and rock may seem like a tall order on paper – but as audiences across Europe attest, Maiorano does it well.
And so Glorious Days will be a welcomed release for the band’s dedicated fans. If you’re having difficulty with the name, you’re not alone; it’s pronounced MY-OH-RA-NO.
The band’s live shows are energetic with tight rhythms, soulful grooves, and soaring brass accompaniments.
Last year the band toured through Italy, Spain, France, and Germany to promote the release of the album, which was recorded in Rome with Giuda producer Danilo Silvestri.
The Magic E’s – “Splinters”
Creators of blistering, melodic guitar rock, the Norwich, England indie quartet The Magic E’s latest single, “Splinters,” really rolls with catchy melodies and textured sounds that are reminiscent of early Brit-pop and mod-rock through melodies and textured sounds.
Not surprisingly, the band’s influences include 90’s indie bands such as The Stone Roses, Ride and The Charlatans, punk rockers The Clash and classic rock bands like The Who and The Small Faces.
Since forming in 2014 Pete Thompson (vocals/guitar), Jasper Stainthorpe (Bass) and Stuart Catchpole (drums) have released a string of singles and gained radio play and critical acclaim for their debut album, It Goes On.
