Tokyo Police Club - DLTFWYH

1. Who are they? 

Tokyo Police Club are a popular indie rock band from New Market, Ontario, Canada. They started playing together in 2005. 


2. What?

DLTFWYH (Don’t Let Them Fuck With Your Heart) (July’18) is a single from their fourth album TPC (Oct’18). 


3. Who are Tokyo Police Club similar to? 

Arkells, Ra Ra Riot, and Said The Whale. 


4. What have the press said about DLTFWYH?

“Anticipatory verses and a crashing chorus” – Paste. 

“Essentially one long buildup to a boisterous explosion of guitars” – Consequence Of Sound. 

“A bit of alternative twang” – All Things Go Music. 

5. Which bands are Tokyo Police Club's influences? 

The Strokes, Weezer, Plastic Ono Band, Led Zeppelin, and Royal Headache. 

6. Why should I give DLTFWYH a listen? 

DLTFWYH has a structure that builds tension and releases it better than expensive Thai pussy. The influence of Led Zeppelin is evident in the song structure and the tune eschews the lighter pop of some of their previous efforts. DLTFWYH sounds like Tokyo Police Club got a new lease of life. It sounds electric. It sounds vital.

7. What are Tokyo Police Club's best songs? 

The House, Hot Tonight, and Toy Guns.

8. Anything else? 

TPC was produced by Rob Schnapf (The Vines, FIDLAR, Saves The Day).

Mammoth Indigo - Flowers In The Basement

1.    Who?

Mammoth Indigo are an indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, by way of Richmond, Virginia. They started in 2013 and Flowers In The Basement (Jan’18) is the lead single from their second album Wilt (April’18). 


2. What?

An eclectic mélange of influences coalesce in Flowers In The Basement to make a song that makes a slow build until flaring into life with a full-on indie rock out. No big hooks or infectious melodies. File under,“indie as fuck.” This won't be challenging Ed Sheeran for top of the charts. Flowers In The Basement aches with pathos though, and is redolent of a magnificent phoenix's rise.


3. Who do Mammoth Indigo sound like? 

Band of Horses, Cold War Kids, and Grizzly Bear are some comparisons others have made.


4. What have the press said about Flowers In The Basement?

“A busy, yet balanced cut” – Xune Mag. 

 “Quite the rollercoaster” – MP3 Hugger.

 “Poignant and stylistically varied indie rock” – Substream.

5. Which bands have influenced Mammoth Indigo? 

Colour Revolt, emo, post rock, Americana, and alternative are their influences.


6. Why should I give Flowers In The Basement a spin? 

Because there is nothing derivative about it. 


7. Do Mammoth Indigo have any other bangers? 

Check out Whiskey King.


8. Any more info? 

Flowers In The Basement was the top song from the Indie Rock Playlist for March.

Manchester Orchestra are an indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They formed in 2004 and are similar to Brand New, Radical Face or even Frightened Rabbit. Manchester Orchestra are influenced by music from Neutral Milk Hotel and Nirvana. Gold (June'17) is the lead single from their fifth album A Black Mile To The Surface (July'17). Gold is a popular American indie rock song from a popular indie rock band.