July is creeping by and the concert is getting closer, time to start pouring things into 3 oz bottles. This post features three bands that I like a lot, one of which I am completely in love with.
The Parlor Mob
Fucking. Brilliant. I can’t say enough about these guys and coming up with just a couple songs to post was nigh impossible. This blues heavy rock quintet is definitely one of my favorite discoveries while doing this little project. Mark Melicia’s vocals are desperate, earnest, strident, and sincere, meanwhile the other four band members, David Rosen and Paul Ritchie on guitar, Nick Villapiano on bass, and Sam Bey on drums, seriously rock everything. Listen to them, seriously. Hot damn. 10 ponchos for sure.
The Parlor Mob- Tide of Tears
The Parlor Mob- Everything You’re Breathing For
Mates of State
I was undecided after the first couple runs through However, as the songs started to pop up on rotate on my ipod I liked them more and more. This husband and wife duo out of Lawrence, Kansas make fun and pretty indie pop songs that come across like they’re just having fun and happen to be recording it. I imagine they’re one of those couples that always making a big production of singing “Happy Birthday” in two part harmony at friends’ parties while everyone secretly rolls their eyes at each other, but everyone loves them anyway because they’re so damned cute. I would like to see if their energy translates in a live show and have them at 8 ponchos, but they’d better play “Help Help”.
Mates of State- Help Help
Mates of State- Get Better
Cadence Weapon
Apparently Autopsy was listening to him 2 years ago. That is why he’s Mr. Bullets. I, however, just discovered this smooth-ass hip hopper while doing this project and I am incredibly impressed. He has a beautiful and graceful flow and his words are insightful and refreshingly un-cliche, with a perfect amount of tongue-in-cheek. So far I only have “Afterparty Babies”, but I definitely intend to check out more of his music and I have him at 9 ponchos, I definitely want to see what he brings to the stage.
Cadence Weapon- Tattoos (And What They Really Feel Like)
Cadence Weapon- Juliann Wilding
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