The ongoing rants of one man out to introduce the world to the tunes that inhabit the space inside of that region known as his mind a collection of the songs that have shaped his day, his Song of the Day.
SO the last honorable mention to be had and boy was it a tune that grew on me just a tad too late in the year but considering the growth that this group has made since first being mentioned in the early part of my 2015 list I figured it'd of been a crime to not at the very least squeeze in this wonderfully larger than life tune.
"Had it All," is a bit of a change of pace from the kind of frantic rocker that was last year's, "Holy Water," to instead give us a very atmosphere heavy rocker that's carried by a chorus that just booms in such a way to make you feel like you're drifting to another world.
The EP this song is from is WELL WORTH investing a few bucks to get a hold of because this is just one of many excellent tunes have helped shaped a group that's finally starting to break into the mainstream more deservedly so than even I could of ever been able to explain to you why.
Well folks that's all the honorable mentions for next week is the official start of the list where I'll be posting them throughout the weekday's around 6 or 7 central standard time so be prepared to have your face melted and mind blown at the sheer awesome to come.
One of Kansas City's best bands is back people and while 2016 was a quiet year for them if this song is any indication they're about to fucking own the fuck out of 2017 and will most likely be a serious contender for that top 10 spot before you know it.
If you've ever had the pleasure of getting to see these guys live then you should know that they're one energetic pack of utter ass kicking rock and roll fury and upon seeing this jam in a live environment I'm sure it's bound to become a permanent set closer.
What we have here is a track that just screams forth with some of their most in your face guitar work, controlled but screamed vocals, and a run time that'll leave you begging for more. An echoing thunderous track that has to be seen to be believed because while the studio track is quite solidly awesome the real magic is being there feeling the feedback and watching this kind of tribal and barely under 3 minute jam end what's bound to be one of the best show's you'll see from any band.
You know covering all this local music is a pretty damn good time and there's a shit load more I have to cover but you know this blog being called Sam's Song of the Day I figured I'd actually cover a couple of individual tracks that have been in pretty heavy rotation or that are just REALLY FUCKING GREAT in this edition of the KC Showcase known as KC's Finest 10 where it's just 10 tracks/acts you should give a listen to right now with a little Youtube Playlist at the end of this post so here's in no particular order 10 kick ass Kansas City acts...
So if you're into acts like All Time Low, Panic! At the Disco, and maybe Boy's like Girls to an extent I think you could find a lot to dig about these handsome little group of alt rockers Tall Tales.
They sure know how to have delightfully poppy melodies and almost dreamy tones but still manage a little bit of girth in how they approach songs and this semi-romantic little bit of clever wordplay in the form of Queen of Hearts a delightfully catchy little number that's very simple in a lot of way's but ever so satisfying with just the right blend of pop and New Wave that I think it could get some good traction for people who want to just jam and have some fun.
This band kicks ass and they are one energetic and amusing live show if you get the chance to see them and this song in particular is just fun as hell to kind of echo along to it's uttering of the phrase WHITE TERROR seriously I'll just be chillin at home and get that line stuck in my head and just kind of sing it.....don't judge.
I don't entirely know just what it is but this short track just kind of keeps getting stuck in my head and amusing the hell out of me with it's kind of Gothy sound and completely groovy tone I just kind of keep listening to it over and over hoping they give it the proper studio treatment.
This song is just the sweetest thing and I've gone into just how great a songwritter Rachel Mallin is on here already and this song is just another example of her knack for making the most amusing indie rock you'll hear.
Just a damn catchy song with plenty of tone changes to keep things from getting predictable and plenty of bad ass dreamy guitar work from all involved along with plenty of amusingly tongue and cheek lyrics to keep things amusing.
If you've read my write up of these guy's The Beautiful Fight EP you know that they've got a pretty bad ass record on their hands and this song being the opening track is a good start to get you a pumping your fist along to a pretty bad ass track.
From beginning to end this song just hooks you in and only get's better with each and every listen you give it.
This song has a very Neighbourhood kind of dreamy vibe to it and I'm pretty sure it's beat would make one bad ass sample for a rap act with it's super smooth bass lines and tight guitar work you have quite a relaxing track on your hands but what's funny is this band actually puts on a really bad ass rock show if you get the chance to see them and this song is so bad ass when the amps are fucking cranked and the guitar work is really given some time to shine but this studio cut is still pretty great and quite a good sit back and chill track.
So this band at points kind of reminds me a bit of some earlier Neon Trees with their knack for crafting damn good New Wave toned tracks with dreamy chorus' and easily sing along song structures that kind of feel like a lost relic from the 80's and their track Just Curious as great as it was to introduce them time is really showing that their song crafting is only getting even better and this song is a good example of just how strong this group is getting.
It is a damn good song that feels like the best 80's teenage date flick like you should be driving in the moonlight with a pretty girl listening to this track before pulling off to to a great little make out spot. Just a damn good time for all.
Yet another act who's most recent release I covered not to long ago and this song the Title track of their debut album and one of my highlighted tracks is just that a real highlight in every way and one bad ass catchy fucking rocker that is more punk then classic rock which of course I'm all for.
HOLY DAMN have I been rotating the ever loving fuck out of this song seriously it's just such a larger then life rocker with a kind of addictive quality to it that keeps me coming back and back screaming it's chorus over and over, just straight up good old fashioned big addictive chorus driven rock and roll that's all killer from the opening lines to the very end it's a non-stop rollercoaster ride of straight fucking awesome. 9. The Greeting Committee-Out of My Head
How Many of you can say that you got to touch faces with the lead singer of a band while singing into the microphone along with them to the best line of any given song? I can and god damn it's fucking great almost as great as this song.
It's a very simple rocker that just kind of has a youthful charm and simplicity to it that kind of reminds you of when you just liked a song because it's fucking great and Addie Sartino's repition of, “Get out of my head, You!, Get out of my head,” at the bridge near the end of the song is just fucking great live because she'll throw her all and then some into it.
I can't wait for the full length to get recorded but until then even after a year plus I still think this song holds up. 10. Hembree-Can't Run Forever
Well here we are the last song on my playlist of awesome and it's from a band that's been keeping hush-hush since their exceptional Christmas show busily recording what's sure to be one bad ass fucking album and the only track currently available on their Spotify Can't Run Forever is a dreamy cut with a chorus that I can't help but love and constantly sing even at the most inappropriate times or whenever I'm just walking around my house.
This song is fucking great and it's still leaving me salivating for more music from one of my favorite local acts and a group that I can't wait to see just fucking make it big.
Well there you have it 10 songs to go listen to RIGHT THE FUCK NOW that are a pretty decent variety of sounds of awesome coming from the must see music capital of this great country of ours and if any of these bands would love to continue being awesome I'm all for that and if you want to listen to them the play-list is right here below so enjoy just a small slice of what this town has to offer with convenient links to each bands social media accounts on each name if you like what you hear.
I went to a shit load of concerts this year and while last year had plenty of amazing moments I felt something different this year because while I've been very distant about things in terms of the music I'm writing about and the direction of my blog and life there's a certain closeness that I've developed with Kansas City that kind of really became a thing whenever I went to the Homegrown Buzz Showcase and saw these guy's for the second time because not only did I realize that Kansas City is bringing us some great great bands but getting to really talk to bands and getting to really communicate with a group gives you a sense of closeness that is really quite crazy to think about and the fact that these guy's have supported my own spreading of their awesomely jammy tunes.
This song really is a gem of a tune it's something you can both groove to and get your rock on and I often find myself repeating it's chorus all the time this really is music courtesy of the soon to be new music capital of the world Kansas City.
AHHHH you have to love long lazy weekends people and while I've been enjoying the perks of spending too much money on yourself throughout a weekend while also spending some quality time with my copy of Final Fantasy 7 I'm here kind of listening around and thinking to myself Sam you need to post about a song but then I'm stuck not sure just what song to cover so I sit there running around in fields doing random encounter after random encounter before I realize that I should give some local slightly smaller artist a listen and with that mind I found myself giving this local act a listen and figuring I could give them another mention on here.
New Oasis-Hembree
Hembree are an alternative rock act from Kansas City that I've seen twice before at two different Buzz shows and they kind of pride themselves in doing this kind of dreamy groove heavy brand of alternative rock that really knows how to get bodies moving and the past year or so of constant touring has managed to really solidify their sound and improves show to show so if they're in your neighborhood you should give them a listen because they're groovy and their cover of Gorillaz Dare is a treat in and of itself.
So I was at a show the other night and it was a bit of a
showcasing of some of Kansa City’s finest local music acts thrown by local
alternative station 96.5 the Buzz and it was a pretty good time people and I
figured I can take the 30 seconds to inform you guy’s of some acts that you
should be on the lookout for if they’re having a show near you.
So here we have a group of some young kids or at the very
least I think they looked young as hell that are making music that’s not
honestly the most original thing you’ve ever heard but even if it’s not completely
breaking the mold it’s done DAMN well and their set was very tight, energetic,
and hella fun to see because they just put all their efforts into making all
the people there want to listen and the songs were solidly good especially
their closer a lovely little love song by the name of Hands Down which in and
of itself may be the best Modern Love song to of been made and I can only hope
that it breaks them or at the very least ends up being put into some cheesy but
lovely little date flick but really this group kicks ass and hopefully the rest
of the country picks up on them soon.
I had the pleasure of talking to some of the members of this
band before and after the show and realized that I’ve actually seen them before
at one of the other free shows that get thrown on by the Buzz and while the first
time I remember they had to deal with Opening band Syndrome they do a really
REALLY fun cover of Dare by the Gorillaz which I pointed out and they added to their
set because yeah it was bad ass, but covers aside this time around they really
seemed to of tightened up their sound since the last time I saw them and I
found myself really digging their groovy sound and how there’s a natural
feeling to their performance and of course they also looked like they were
having a hell of a time.
This band really is composed of some cool dudes and if you
get to see them you really should they’re quite fun.
So these guys were the headliner of the nights festivities
and they were yet another unfortunate case of the opening band syndrome when I saw
them at The Night the Buzz Stole Christmas but I actually do have their album
downloaded onto my computer because when I saw them they gave out free download
codes to get the record and in all honesty it’s a pretty solidly 80’s new wavey
sounding record with some solid stuff but there’s also a pretty big jump in
quality once you see them performing the songs live because kind of like
Hembree these guy’s got extra tighter since the last time I saw them and they
looked like they were both having the best time ever and really wanted to put
on a show that left people wanting more it was a tight collection of New Wave
sounding numbers that were energetic and quite fun with a couple of newer songs
thrown in to showcase some solid work and of course they did a cover of Toto’s
Africa which was FUCKING AWESOME!!!!
These guy’s really have done something good and their song
Just Curious is actually quite a bad ass little tune that is kind of a dreamy
Depeche Mode meets INXS sounding number that really capped off their set before
a solid encore.
Kansas City has some fine music coming out of it people and these
are just a few acts that decided to go out and really show us what they’re made
of and I think every one of them could do something and if you can you totally
need to see them.
