Meg Myers - Numb

1.    Who?

Meg Myers is a popular alternative rock/indie rock musician from Los Angeles, California. Numb (April’18) is the lead single from her second album Take Me To The Disco (July’18).


2. What?

An 90's indebted alternative rock song with a grunge tinge.


3. Who does Meg Myers sound like?

The Cranberries, Sinead O'Connor and Alanis Morissette.


4. What is the good word about Numb?

“An explosive range of alt-rock and perfected angst” – Girl Underground Music.

 “A taut alt-rock ripper” – Buzzbands L.A. 

 “A personal and socio-political depiction of how of how society’s perception of right/wrong can become a toxic prison to our own identities” – Aupium. 

5. Which bands have influenced Meg Myers?

The Police, Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac, Nirvana, and Alice In Chains.

6. Why should I give Numb a spin?

Because it is easy listening. 

7. Does she have any more bangers?

Mmm. Lemon Eyes.

8. And? 

Take Me To The Disco was produced by Christian ‘Leggy’ Langdon (Spacehog, Alex Vargas, Kid Symphony).

Superchunk.Indie rock legends from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They have been making music since 1989 and are influenced by bands like AC/DC, New Order and R.E.M. What A Time To Be Alive is an album track from Superchunk's eleventh album What A Time To Be Alive (Feb'18). The album found universal acclaim from critics. AV Club said, “The hooks remain plentiful, but the rage is palpable.”

The Unsleeping - Wonderland

1.    Who?

The Unsleeping are an indie rock band from Kiev, Ukraine. They have been playing together since and have a bunch of singles and a mini album, Somnia (2016) to their name. Wonderland (April’18) is a standalone single.


2. What?

Wonderland is slow throbbing, somnolent, verses that march towards a mesmerizing little chorus. But it's the pre-chorus rock out at the two minute mark that makes the song special. A head banging moment to shatter the dreamy mood before calm is once again restored. 


3. Who do The Unsleeping sound like?

The Cranberries, Coldplay and Dashboard Confessional.


4. What has been said about Wonderland?

“This tune is fucking genius” – YouTube Comments.

“Swear by God I will listen to this band until death” – YouTube Comments.

“A sea of emotions” – YouTube Comments.

5. Which bands influenced The Unsleeping?

Tyler The Creator, The Deftones, Coldplay, Three Days Grace, and We Butter Our Bread With Butter.

6. Why should I listen to Wonderland? 

How often do you listen to Ukrainian bands? The Unsleeping are something different.

7. Do The Unsleeping have any more bangers?

You Drive My Four Wheel Coffin is a perfect marriage of hip hop vocal delivery and powerful guitar.

8. Anything else?

The Unsleeping made a cover of The Neighbourhood's Sweater Weather.

Dead Favours are an alternative rock band from New Zealand. They started in 2016 and Better The Weather (March'18) is their third single. Their singer Jared Wrenall used to drum for Steriogram and the rest of the band have been around the blocks. Dead Favours recently opened for Royal Blood's two nights in N.Z. and they fucking smashed it. There's a bit of Queens Of The Stone Age meets Shihad about the band. Have a listen.