370 music albums top 5

Horse power

The overlays

Self-ryleased

Although I am not big a fan of this strange, artistic and, most importantly, always a free group, I have always been fascinated by its irony and the refreshing dusk that may not have been for me, but I have always been worthy of great respect. « Perpet, » an album, which seems to have been recorded in one inspiration, where there are no « horse -ogical » texts and that is not reflected in anything popular now in the world is the expression of the spirit of this group. It is psychedelically jazz, strange, Frankzapply An anxious, intellectually foolish and self -conscious long -grained, which is best to listen to sitting on the couch (or on the floor at a concert) and enjoying it all at once. Yes, maybe this work is not for me: I’m not an amateur of artistic, maybe even a little elite consonant, because what’s already, but « Perple » is definitely not a modest album, but I can understand the charm of « Horse Power ».

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They are neither downstream nor up to current, they just sit on the river bank and fish in that stream. This non -malicious and protest -demonstrative sound that is not ignored by contemporary music, it is simply uninteresting to the band itself, turns « horse power » into a phenomenon near the market, industry, influences or trends. Such an aspiration is highly respected, even if you are not on the road with this collective. There are few such teams like this team on the Lithuanian stage, and even fewer those who would have achieved cult status. Being in its own territory, in its own world and having its attitude towards it, « Horse Power » simply does not give up on critics. They themselves are those uncontrollable bursts of melodies that overwhelm the « Perplets ». We swim!

77/100 (Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube, Re -Bandcamp).

Twin Dive

The year

Self-ryleased

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Twin Dive is pure rock and roll. It is a big and heavy burden that is undoubtedly oppressed and, although the group carries it with raised heads and guitars, sometimes their legs shake and the sound is not as strong as it looked first. « The Year » is a genre of genre, not giving up genre mix, which runs music lately, so it has to be a difficult task: to balance the old -fashioned and aggressive freshness, which, frankly, turns to music, often sounds like an old rock and roll for the new generation. Does Twin Dive succeed? Yes, but unevenly because some are heard by Queens of the Stone Age Vaiiba, In some places, the Oasis manner (but it has been discussed not once), but in some cases just what has already been heard. It is very difficult to break out of these traps and the group succeeds most when they move away from the classic traditional formula, such as Kite. I understand their fight and opposition, but you will not sweat before the wind, so when they are not trying to defeat something, but just join, Twin Dive and sounds the freshest. The texts do not sound subtly and hidden, but the band’s style is suitable, especially in the work « Inpreted », and the overall sound proclaims rebellion and combat against life injustice. On the other hand, Twin Dive is far from newcomers, they are experienced and seen a lot of musicians, so I would like to hear more maturity and life experiences that give music another layer based not only on the desire to change the world, but also the realization that it is difficult. But so far, rock’n’roll!

75/100 (Spotify, Apple Music, Re -Re -).

Loroparquette

Knife into you

Self-ryleased

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The young rock and roll band Loroparquette is interesting in their ambitions, but trying to play seem to be in all possible guitar styles that causes themselves a danger of not discovering identity. Kaunas residents (well, now the inhabitants of many cities) really want and burn with a sharp, rebellious spirit and great desire to show them that they have space on the Lithuanian scene, that they carry the flaming flag of the revolution and really will turn around. Enthusiasm is always welcome, but Knife Into you put their foot on them because they themselves are still in huge quest Bardak must be. Sometimes Idles, sometimes Queens of the Stone Age, sometimes scandinavian punk rock, and sometimes even postpank inspired sound jumping from a song to a song without stopping and allowing the band to fully identify. Of course, the searches are fine, they allow you to see and hear the band alive, but a little peace and concentration for this album would not have hurt. Now we see more inspiration than the real work of Loroparquette. The group you choose really has something to do: every piece, like a section of the book, provides enough information to further develop. Still, when each section is a slightly different book, the overall context is slightly lost and the group is like a car on the motorway on the motorway stable. Therefore, I would most wish Loroparquette to purify and try to take the audience not only with energy but also in direction. It will allow you to say where that knife is finally needed. To you, me or some innocent passerby.

74/100 (Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube, Bandcamp).

Preila

Tribal Ice Cream

Self-ryleased

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The new work of the well -known DJ Simonas Slabačiauskas and his colleagues from Israeli Middle Sky Boom, Tribal Ice Cream, could not be better named. It is a relaxing, optimistic and perhaps a little naive Haus music album that clips the eyes against current cataclysms and ignore the horrors we face every day. On the one hand, it can be a little annoying, on the other hand, it is that a tablespoon of cool ice cream, which resembles a non -binding and stressful day by the sea, when you don’t have to rush anywhere and, most importantly, to look at your phone. The Tribal Ice Cream exists in its own plane, where stress, like the continued winter, is driven from the yard with light reinforcement rhythms, and the ear -haired ear is intoxicated. It is true that it has to be admitted that such music is very much needed by a special environment, because without it, the Tribal Ice Cream sometimes sounds too naked, too simply as a spice to a good dish. Listening to the song after the song, you enter the rhythm of Preila, you get up, listen, but then you start to get short, as you say … the same preila (and just the window – just dirt and hardened). That’s why you stay a bit, as if you had only gave you what you really want. Still, thanks for this: for the illusion that everything will be fine, that you don’t have to live, and sometimes everything gets self -arranging. Although it is increasingly harder and harder to believe in it every day, what remains if not that naive faith. And now I would like to ice cream.

79/100 (Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, Re -SoundCloud).

Atefiine

Everything will be fine

Self-Released, a motorway

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Well, when you ask Atefiina’s album, you can definitely say that everything is not fine. The sliced ​​masculine vocals rob the very heart, full of pain, sadness and youthful suffering, which you want to remove from all the larynx, desperately protesting all the ills. So to speak, it is very emo, what the creator himself does not deny. True, adds that Bedrom emo. Actually I would like to add and SoundCloud Emo, etc., ie, the music that ruled the world about 5-7 years ago, and strangely enough, it is in such a pure form on the playlist now. And here for objective me to stay hard because my emo was Nu Rap and « korn ». Each generation has its own songs. However, despite the strange choice, something very lively, like a naked nerve, is in the work of Atefiina. Maybe because Lukas Malinauskas from McLoud and DJ failed to help. Maybe because of the sincere everything sounds, but I really hear an important echo on this album and if it sounds not to me, I feel my own answers He can definitely find it. Coarse, not specially removed, sometimes roughly monotonous and untreated, « everything will be fine » sounds a lot of pulsation and purity that may be disappeared in higher production. Now we have almost a moment’s pantry wound, instant discharge, so important for each younger generation. Let, be it, hell. After all, it always improves when you get so hard. This is the music that is made.

74/100 (Spotify, Deezer, repeat).