So far, this year has been an amazing one for new music. Across the spectrum. Below is a Soundcloud list of my top alternative rock song choices for May 2021.
A regular listener asked what the difference is between indie rock and alternative rock.
In my mind, alternative rock, or alt. rock, is straight-up rock with more of an edge, post-grunge (for the most part). Alternative rock is definitely not heavy metal nor monster metal (or whatever you call that unlistenable stuff). Indie rock is a bit softer – but not necessarily – and can represent multitudes of hybridization incorporating various genres and sub-genres (what makes it amazing). Indie artists and bands also consider, perhaps still today, as either DIY, on a small label, or ascended so high they eventually took the big money from the corporates. (They don’t need to be slain for it. The music, in the end, always matters the most.)
The best definitions for both indie rock and alternative rock, and most other genres, that I’ve come across are found on AllMusic and Wikipedia.
NOTE:
The Top 10 Alternative Rock Songs below for May 2021 represent only the tracks that I actually heard. It is by no means absolute or scientific. It’s just personal choices I’m sharing here. No doubt I’m missing some dope tracks that are supposed to be in the playlist. That’s just unavoidable. There is not the time nor resources to curate a playlist that represented THE top 10 alternative rock songs for May.
Enjoy and please like and share if you dig. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy.
