During my
off week from here at Side One, I found myself in a thorough
conversation with John about general blogosophy. While
I gained insight on a lot of things that day, I was
considerably enriched on one subject - you. I learned
that the Side One type reader is the kind of person that
really knows their stuff. Never mind rock snobbery.
Your noses aren’t held high. In fact, they’re level
enough to still have you push your glasses up. No, no
what I have reading this now is a mass of rock nerdery -
listeners that love without discriminating. And what
company you make! Considering all this though, I
actually ended up finding myself in a harder position to
pick what to post about today, but then it struck me.
When it comes to searching the back catalogs of any good
rocker’s collection, a prevalent theme is good ole’ British
Rock. Once the staple to a quintessential music
collection, Britrock, considering the big musical sheet
note, took the backburner to many of the subgenres that can
be found today. In these recent years, however, the
genre is finding a refreshing resurgence, particularly in
younger bands. Take for example, The Enemy.
Hardly an enemy to your ears, this Coventry-based trio of
20-somethings melds their young, relentless creative spirits
to craft essential British rock and roll. Vivacious,
prolific energies define The Enemy as a solid group bent on
smattering their soaring riffs and power anthems with youth
observations on modern day living that help to define
British rock today. Driving beats and just an overall
superb sound, I push them your way in the hopes that you
have a brilliant Wednesday.
:The
Enemy - We'll Live And Die In These Towns:
In case you
don’t believe me in thinking that the future of Britrock has
solid roots in the country’s youth, I’m offering up Lo-Fi
Culture Scene too. While the Enemy is a group of young
20-somethings, the only time these guys have had a 2 in
their age is when they were 2 and 12.
:Lo-Fi
Culture - Fast Forward:
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