Flying On Clipped Wings

So over the course of 2015 I discovered a lot of cool new music I never expected to get into, while I touched on some of it with my previous article, I thought I’d go more in depth here, drop a few pics and tasty YouTube links for you guys. Have a read, you might find something you like. tricot Tricot (stylised as tricot) are a Japanese experimental rock quartet from Kyoto, formed in 2010. They’ve currently got two full lengths out, released through their own label, the latest one   A.N.D. coming out last year. Their sound is a quite playful and energetic one, combining the intricate rhythms and twinkling guitars of math rock with the thrust and punch of post-punk, all draped in soaring pop hooks. A keen visual sensibility exists with their videos too, if you want something happy and lovely give these a listen. For Fans Of: Hinto, The Fall Of Troy, Everything Everything. https://www.youtube.com/em...

I’ve put up album charts and song of the year lists on my personal fb before so here I’m gonna talk a bit more in depth about albums, songs, videos and other moments in music that stuck out to me in 2015. Here…we…go kids. There was so much good music released this year so some things may not have made it onto this here article thingy. Album of the Year: Counterparts: Tragedy Will Find Us It’s no secret that Counterparts are my favourite band of any genre and especially of melodic hardcore. While in recent years there’s been an upsurge of bands playing that ragged, emotional strain of hardcore Counterparts have always stuck out for their technicality and sheer heaviness, both in terms of music and emotional punch. While Tragedy Will Find Us does dial down the experimentalism found on their last full length, it has resulted in their tightest, most focused and most vicious set of songs to date. A perfect soundtrack for drinking cans in your room at 2 in...