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Monthly Mixtapes
Does It Rock? March Round-Up
Mar 29th
Plenty of great albums were released this month and we here at DiR.net have picked the best of the bunch to bring to you in a handy Spotify playlist! The widest variety of music in one playlist your likely to find!
Listen now >>> DoesItRock.net – Mar 10 Mix
1) Airbourne – Raise The Flag … Get your beers and raise them to the sky to salute Australia’s “new” Hard Rockers of distinction. DiR? Review
2) Jimi Hendrix Experience – Sunshine Of Your Love ... New album from the legend and this cover is proof to show why he is ‘the’ original guitar god!
3) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Mama Taught Me Better …Coming out of their folk doldrums this tune is a kick back to those early years DiR? Review
4) Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Mourning In America… Indie rock with pop flowing though veins feeding a bold punk heart, DiR? Review
5) Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk … Huge dancefloor filler of the electrock variety from promising uk band.
6) Gorillaz – Stylo (Feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack) … Albarn and co. are back with more hip-hop pop DiR? Review
7) The Automatic – Interstate … Going electro has added a cool edge to their once monotonous guitar pop. (Plus its sounds a bit like Motion CIty Soundtrack)
8) Lifehouse – All In … American radio hit for certain, catchy chorus…check, deep booming vocals…check, pop guitars…you get the picture…
9) Alphabeat – The Beat Is … Thoroughly disappointing second album from the once happiest band ever, this is a rare gem from said record.
10) Blood Red Shoes – Don’t Ask … More pop than punk but still can craft a chunky riff or two.
10) Laura Marling – Devil’s Spoke … Beautiful melodies, bleak landscaping and impassioned vocals from the slightly sombre uk folk starlet.
11) Goldfrapp – Rocket … 80′s electro-pop is the latest trend for Goldfrapp ditching the atmosphrics of their previous album.
12) Tunng – By Dusk They Were In The City … Scandinavian indie pop, melodic and too cool for school.
13) Efterklang – Raincoats … Even more from the Nordic countries, this time its Erfterklang’s turn to sprinkle sparkling pop on the masses.
14) Liars – Scarecrows On A Killer Slant … Potent alt fuzz rock from the ever morphing meld that are Liars
15) Jimi Hendrix Experience – Bleeding Heart … Its not very often I’ll be able to say ,”Taken from the new Jimi Hendrix album” so I’m making the most of it! Psychedelia in its prime!
16) Titus Andronicus – A More Perfect Union … Prog rock meets indie and with this much energy and invention these guys will do well!
17) High On Fire – Snakes For The Divine … Wade through the heavy sludge metal to find an amazingly technical and fiery tune!
18) Scorpions – Raised On Rock … Aging German rockers proves there is still guitar gas in the tank as they churn out a cracking tune.
19) Broken Bells – The High Road … When the Shins got involved with Dangermouse this bright tune was the outcome.
20) Streetlight Manifesto – Just … The Streetlight gang have given the Radiohead classic a super happy ska punk makeover!
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Sunshine Of Your Love
Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk
Tunng – By Dusk They Were In The City
Lifehouse – All In
Alphabeat – The Beat Is
Efterklang – Modern Drift
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Mama Taught Me Better
The Automatic – Interstate
Gorillaz – Stylo (Album Version) (Feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Mourning In America
Blood Red Shoes – Don’t Ask
Laura Marling – Devil’s Spoke
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Bleeding Heart
Goldfrapp – Rocket
Efterklang – Raincoats
Liars – Scarecrows On A Killer Slant
Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk
Tunng – By Dusk They Were In The City
Lifehouse – All In
Alphabeat – The Beat Is
Efterklang – Modern Drift
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Mama Taught Me Better
The Automatic – Interstate
Gorillaz – Stylo (Album Version) (Feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Mourning In America
Blood Red Shoes – Don’t Ask
Laura Marling – Devil’s Spoke
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Bleeding Heart
Goldfrapp – Rocket
Efterklang – Raincoats
Liars – Scarecrows On A Killer Slant
Does It Rock? Februrary Round-Up
Feb 27th
Plenty of great albums were released this month and we here at DiR.net have picked the best of the bunch to bring to you in a handy Spotify playlist! The widest variety of music in one playlist your likely to find!
Listen now >>> DoesItRock.net – Feb 10 Mix
1) Los Campesinos! – Straight In At 101 … Indie at its multi-intrument bashing best DiR? Review
2) Hot Chip – Thieves In The Night … Electro-indiers best track from their latest disappointing album DiR? Review
3) Seasick Steve – Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde… Steves gravel tones are simply stunning on this cracking blues number DiR? Review
4) The Soft Pack – Answer To Yourself … California fuzz soaked guitars make for an uplifting tune
5) Story Of The Year – To The Burial … Chest thumping rock anthem king kong would be proud of DiR? Review
6) Swanton Bombs – Who’s Asking? … Ranshakle riffing and DIY ethics from this promising bands debut LP.
7) Chow Chow – Suits Like Animals … Re-release for this superb slice of indie rock spiced with electro fun and melody
8) Priestess – Raccoon Eyes… Take the trip back to the 70′s for some scorching Sabbath riffing DiR? Review
9) Plastiscines – Bitch… Spiked garage pop from thes french youngsters, their image is one to savour!
10) Kashmir – Intruder … Beautiful melodies and subtle guitars line this laid back rocker
11) White Rabbits – Percussion Gun … Ample druming drives this near perfect understated indie rocker!
12) Fair – Disappearing World … Mid tempo pop number is as catchy as it is american.
13) Scanners – Jesus Saves … Dark poppers Scanners take a soar towards the light with this sparking tune
14) The Sunshine Underground – Spell It Out … New tangent direction produces at least one fine indie electro rocker
15) Bigelf – Madhatter … Imaging Led Zep with Pink Floyd holidaying in Wonderland, awe inspiring heavy prog rock
16) Taking Dawn – Take Me Away … Breaking band from Roadrunner Records mix metal, glam, with attitude to produce a stonking rocker!
17) Close Your Eyes – xChet Steadmanx … Post-Hardcore lads take on a pop-punk sound, suprisingly it works!
18) Fight The Empire – The Truth Is Out … New British band with some great riffing on the title track of their Debut album, watch out for these guys!
19) Wakey!Wakey! – The Oh Song … Plenty of Ohs on this piano stomper from a star of the american tv show One Tree Hill
20) Cobra Starship – Pete Wentz Is The Only Reason We’re Famous … With Fallout Boy saying farewell, here’s a tribute to their enigmatic bassist on this months Pop Punk Antrhem!
DoesItRock? January 2010 Round Up
Jan 31st
It’s not typically a good month for new music, but we’ve been scouring the new releases for the best new music of the new decade to bring to you. We have thrown in a few of our favourite tracks for good measure too!
Listen now >>> DoesItRock? – Jan 10 Mix
1) OK GO – White Knuckles … One of the highlights from a pretty leftfield release: DiR? Review
2) Motion City Soundtrack – Stand Too Close … Happy sounding / saddening lyrics wrapped in perfect sugar coated acoustics wth such an immensely catchy melody: DiR Review
3) TAB The Band – Left For Dead In Hilton Hotel … Blast of infectious garagey blues rock from Joe Perrys offspring.
4) Delphic – This Momentary … Big buzz band prove they ar up to the expectation heaped upon them: DiR? Review
5) Eels – Paradise Blues … Poppiest offering on E’s latest downbeat album End Times: DiR? Review
6) Adam Green – Goblin … Short Guitar ditty from anti-folks main man. DiR? Review
7) Citay – Fortunate Sun … Folk centred classic rock with a led-zep swirtling beauty and harmonious intrumental genious.
8) Cold War Kids – Audience of One … Piano stomp taken from their Jan released EP Behave Yourself
9) Spoon – Is Love Forever? … Spiked guitar line mark this lively indie rock tune from latest album Transference
10) Brilliant Colors – Motherland … Uplifting indie guitar rocker with scrambled blurbs of vocal action
11) Laura Viers – July Flame … Beautiful melody and an angelic voice, sit back, relax and drift away…..
12) Lost Prophets – Where We Belong … Thundering pop rock single from the returning welsh rock masters.
13) You Me At Six – Playing The Blame Game … UK pop punk is in safe hands with You Me At Six at the wheel.
14) Hadouken! – Turn The Lights Out … Nu Rave isn’t so much new anymore but can still pull off a catchy pop/electro/rock/rap crossover tune.
15) Manic Street Preachers – Me And Stephen Hawkins … Classic Manics from last years incredible LP Journal For Plague Lovers
16) The Wildhearts – Jackson Whites … Ginger and co. go all mettallica style on this cracking rock number!
17) Japandroids – Rockers East Vancouver … Alternative indie rock from superb sounding canadian duo.
18) Devendra Banhart – 16th & Valencia Roxy Music … The folk stalwart returns with a surprisingly upbeat pop song.
19) The Last Vegas – Whatever Gets You Off … Motley rock and roll from these superb sleazed up hard rockers.
20) All Time Low – Weightless (Acoustic) … Uber catchy tune superbly reworked, Pop Punk Anthem of the Month!
Monthly Mixtapes: May 08
May 30th
Mixtape#11 - May 08
1, Royworld – Dust … Dropped out of Dot to Dot at the last minute, good job this track is ace then!
2, Alphabeat – Fascination … Wonky pop tour headliners with some not so wonky pop, pop, pop.
3, Apocalyptica – I Don’t Care … Rocking out with 4 cellos, idea may be strange but this track is awesome!
4, Frank Turner – Long Live The Queen … Amazing song about a lost friend, sung with true heartfelt honesty!
5, Thrice – Sky Is Falling … More beautiful post hardcore prog melodies from this American changeling band
6, We Are Wolves – Magique … With Electrock on the uprise once again, keep a tag on this band
7, 1990s – You Make Me Like It … One of my favourite pop bands without the over hype and huge radio abuse
8, Flight of The Conchords – Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros … Stars of hit TV comedy release debut album, this is a cracking tongue in cheek hip-hop number
9, Ida Maria – Oh My God… Fresh female fronted indie rockers who have a huge bad of pop hits, plus they are great live!
10, Palladium – High Five … Campness is the word for this 80′s influenced electro pop outfit, Keyboardist is absolutely hilarious (complete with silver glittered visor!!)
11, Envelopes – Smoke in The Desert, Hide In The Grass … Indie pop which is worthy of your attention
12, Glasvegas – Daddy’s Gone… Noisy, Moody, dark, brooding indie rock. Intensely performed on the live stage.
13, Stonerider – Juice Man … Hard rock, twinned with Guns n’ Roses, great riffs and mega catchy
14, Two Gallants – Steady Rollin’ … Alt Country with a southern feel, heartfelt lyrics and a sweet swagger
15, Rufio – Out Of Control … Pop Punk Anthem!
Monthly Mixtapes: January 08
Jan 31st
A whole year has past and this is the centenary edition of Monthly Mixtapes…I’m impressed I’ve managed to keep it going…long live the Mixtape!
Mixtape#10 - November/December 07
1, Enjoy Destroy – LBJ … Supported Alter Bridge @ Astoria, this is as great a rock ballad your likely to hear!
2, Alter Bridge – Broken Wings … The plinth sitting centre piece of their crazy live show
3, Damone – Out here All Night … Imagine if Justin Hawkins recruited Avril Lavigne as lead singer of the Darkness…intrigued?? … Have a listen!
4, Goldrush – Each Of Us … Indie pop with great composition sensibilities and a viciously catchy melody
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6, Nada Surf – See These Bones … The return single from these north american indie heroes
7, Crash Kelly – Hang Out Where You Know … Canadians with a thirst for T-rex with this riff driven cock-rock fest
8, Poets & Pornstars – Earthman … As over the top power ballads go this one borders on leaving the atmosphere altogether.
9, Mooney Suzuki – 99% … Back to their best with big blues and catchy lyrics
10, Circa Survive – The Difference Between Poison & Medicine Is The Dose … Punk Progsters produce a drifting meshed guitar epic
11, British Sea Power – Waving Flags … Return of these stupefied indie pop mentalists who are back to confuse the world!
12, The Wombats – Moving To New York … A decent enough riff pushes this pop-rocker along nicely
13, Porcupine Tree – Fear Of A Blank Planet … Such a beautiful meld of atmospheric resonance and brash guitar thumping… stunning!
14, Blackfield – Where Is My Love … Mellow, haunting sounds with a pop backbone
15, The Audition – Ether … Pop Punk Anthem of the Month!
Monthly Mixtapes: Nov/Dec Round up
Dec 21st
Seeing as December is such a slow month for decent new record releases and I was too busy to post November… here’s the finest tracks from the both those months rounded into a single neat package just in time for christmas!
Mixtape#9 - November/December 07
1, Liars – Plaster Casts Of Everything … Electrock thumper with crazy drums and bounding crescendos
2, Streetlight Manifesto – Down Down Down To Mephisto’s Cafe … Ska Punk at its poppy tops, uber catchy and full of brass
3, The Living End – Living For The Weekend … Aussie rockers show the way in melody, attitude and infectious rocking
4, The Blackout – Prepare for a Wound … Screamo angst punk with just enough pop to ensure plenty of snap and crackle.
5, Band Of Horses … Is There A Ghost … Beautiful Indie rocker with a grandeur sound and amazing atmospheric vocal prowess
6, Against Me – Stop! … Bostonian celtic punks lay back on this little gem
7, Les Savy Fav – The Year before the Year 2000 … Super track from the newly reformed and latest indie buzz heroes
8, Dashboard Confessional – Where Theres Gold … Dashboard never fail to pen a decent acoutic pop anthem or two
9, A Wilhelm Scream – The Horse … Where punk meets metal, this is an axe slinging stonker with endless energy and racious melodic guitar riffage
10, Holy Fuck – Lovely Allen … Sweet melody wrapped up in an evil electro groove
11, Justice – D.A.N.C.E. … French electronic dance music which has cut a groove right next to daftpunk with their sample loaded bass heavy floor filler
12, High On Fire – Fury Whip … New challengers to the prog metal throne
13, Buckethead – Brewer In The Air … Gun’s & Roses temporary guest guitarist playing his own metallic melodic guitar intrumentals
14, The Rumble Strips – Alarm Clock … Fun Fun Fun from the band who are not so dissimilar to Dexy’s Midnight Runners
15, The Starting Line – 21 … Punk-Popper to brighten the short nights.
Monthly Mixtapes: January 2007
Nov 20th
So here goes with a attempted monthly feature (Look even a little graphic, cue game show audience ooooohs and ahhhhs) about what im listening to right now, you never know maybe you’ll discover something you like. Of course not all of these opinions are relevant to the month of January. Hell were not even in January any more, so no dumbass comments please… pretty please!!
Mixtape#1 - Jan 07
1, Cooper Temple Clause – Homo Sapiens … huge chugging fuzz riff
2, The Sunshine Underground – Commercial Breakdown … Brandon Flowers singalikey with catchy melodies
3, Shiny Toy Guns – Le Disko… funky electro beats
4, Ok Go – Don’t Ask Me… Played an awesome gig in Camden Town!
5, 747s – Night and Day … Album opener from this new band
6, DragonForce – Through The Fires And The Flames … Utterly Uplifting Power/Fantasy/Speed Metal, you need to experience this track in its full glory!!
7, The Noisettes – Bridge To Canada … I wish there was, but good track nonetheless
8, The Sword – Iron Swan … QOTSA reminicant classic rock
9, Klaxons – Gravitys Rainbow … Great rockin’ electro/sample tune
10, Cobra Starship – It’s Warmer In The Basement … Panic at the Disco style pop punk
11, Switchfoot – Dirty Second Hands … Mellow classic from american band back on form with new album
12, The Datsuns – Maximum Heartbreak .. Datsuns produce another classic garage rock anthem!
13, Enter Shikari – Sorry Your Not A Winner … Rock, Techno, Hardcore, Pop, Mega Riffage, i mean what more d’ya need?
14, Blood Brothers – Laser, Life … Off the wall vocals on this uber catchy track
15, Monty Are I – Between The Sheets … My guilty pleasure pop punk anthem of the month!
Monthly Mixtapes: Sep 2007
Sep 29th
Mixtape#8 - September 07
1, Motion City Soundtrack – Fell In Love Without You … Fantastic track leading off the new album! Cant wait to see them Live! WOO!
2, Okkervil River – Unless It Kicks … Riff driven Indie pop with a soft centre.
3, Young Knives – Weekends and Bleak Days (Hot Summer) … The Young Knives finest moment!
4, Architecture in Helsinki – Like It Or Not … Its cheesy, poppy, childish and even steals the riff from Test Match Special theme tune, genius!
5, Simian Mobile Disco – I Believe … Dance-Mania and funky beats drive this electro goodness
6, Tegan & Sarah – Relief Next to Me … TEGAN! SARAH! Great pop track taken from super new album
7, John Mayer – Love Song For No One … Really wanted to hear this live, have to settle for the album version though
8, Joe Bonamassa – Bridge To Better Days … Joe Satch meets Stevie Ray Vaughn from this blues guitar virtuoso
9, Hot Hot Heat – Let Me In … One of only a few great tracks from their latest album Happiness ltd.
10, Ross Copperman – All She Wrote … US mainline pop rock number, catchy and bound to plague the airwaves If he ever makes it big.
11, The Bravery – Time Won’t Let Me Go … Electro mellow goodness from the returning Bravery
12, Newton Faulkner – All I Got … Superb young acoustic talent, displayed to the full on this track
13, Maps – Elouise … Eclectic sythn driven oddity from the Mercury Prize nominated artist
14, Strung Out – Calling … Western tilted thunderous punk number!
15, Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyer – Moment … Pop Punker of the Month from a Female Fronted equivalent of MCS!
Monthly Mixtapes: Aug 07
Aug 31st
Mixtape#7 - August 07
After a months vacations Monthy Mixtapes is back, this time influenced by the fantastic August Bank Holiday Weekend @ Reading Festival 2007!
1, Kings Of Leon – McFearless … Upbeat deep south rocking frolic
2, Datarock – Fa Fa Fa … Turned a depressing afternoon into fun filled dance-mania
3, Lost Prophets – Last Train Home … 30,000 people all bouncing in unison, a glorious sight
4, Frank Turner – Fathers Day … Poignant acoustic track from ex-million dead front man
5, Brakes – Porcupine or Pineapple … Perfect festival band, fun! fun! fun! Randomocity Overload!!
6, Interpol – Slow Hand … Dancable classic from the understated new yorkers
7, Gogol Bordello – Not A Crime … Absolutly Amazing Live! Gypsy Punks is set alight the early Friday Reading crowd
8, CSS – Lets Make Love & Listen to Death From Above … Funcy Disco grooves from art rocking Brazilians
9, Nine Black Alps – Burn Faster … return single from these heavy grungy rockers
10, We Are Scientists – It’s A Hit … Shimmering pop gem from the sharp witted We Are Scientists
11, Ash – Orpheus … Driving drums and amazing melody, 100% rock!
12, Hot Hot Heat – Bandages … Classic feelgood singalong piano pop
13, Cobra Starship – Snakes On A Plane … Cheese overload, but a whole lot of fun!
14, The Hold Steady – Party Pit … “Gonna walk around, Gonna walk around, Gonna walk around and drink”
15, Billy Talent – Red Flag … Pop Punk Anthem for August!
