Artist Spotlight: Discovering Your Next Favourite Metalcore and Alt-Rock Obsession
By David Weddle
Exploring the raw talent and resonant stories of the independent music scene.
Exploring the raw talent and resonant stories of the independent music scene.
Today we are shining a light on three phenomenal new discoveries that completely throw out clinical, over-polished production in favor of pure sonic force: an English-Portuguese rock duo, Mo Klé, and Approaching Autumn.
Multi-million-streamed English-Portuguese rock duo, Dear Sherlock consisting of Eduardo Lemos and James E. Gray makes an absolute statement with their blistering new comeback single, "Apophis." Splitting their time between Hull, England, and Madrid, Spain, the pair has built immense momentum since performing at Rock in Rio Lisbon and releasing their debut album, Object of Ridicule.
"Apophis" completely delivers on that hype, pairing feisty, hard-hitting guitar riffs with beautiful, melodic atmospheric passages and soaring, epic choruses. Lyrically, the song deals with the heavy, relatable struggle of fighting to overcome a deeply destructive inner anguish fueled by anxiety. It is a fantastic, high-energy alternative rock discovery.
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"Apophis" completely delivers on that hype, pairing feisty, hard-hitting guitar riffs with beautiful, melodic atmospheric passages and soaring, epic choruses. Lyrically, the song deals with the heavy, relatable struggle of fighting to overcome a deeply destructive inner anguish fueled by anxiety. It is a fantastic, high-energy alternative rock discovery.
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René Grünenfelder, songwriter from Switzerland and performing as Mo Klé, brings sharp, high intellectual content to our artist spotlight with his focus single ‘Expert’. As the central track of his new album Three Chords and a Shaking Hand, ‘Expert’ delivers a sharp and important statement on current debate culture, media and the post-truth society.
With only his acoustic guitar, his unmistakable voice and his cutting-edge lyrics, Mo Klé deals with the easily possible way of denying facts that are annoying to us and our not wanting to ask questions anymore about issues that are dictated by now controlled by authority. A beautiful, organic piece of folk-rock, in which human expression in the rawest and most unfiltered form is more important than everything else.
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With only his acoustic guitar, his unmistakable voice and his cutting-edge lyrics, Mo Klé deals with the easily possible way of denying facts that are annoying to us and our not wanting to ask questions anymore about issues that are dictated by now controlled by authority. A beautiful, organic piece of folk-rock, in which human expression in the rawest and most unfiltered form is more important than everything else.
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Hailing from Flint, Michigan, metalcore heavyweights Approaching Autumn pull absolutely zero punches with their apocalyptic new single, "Error_666_Humanity_Not_Found." Taken from their crushing record DEATH, the track serves as a massive, aggressive wake-up call to the world regarding the rapid, unchecked rise of artificial intelligence.
Having shared major stages with national touring acts like Bloodywood and Conquer Divide, the band's dual-vocal dynamic unleashes a ferocious, unhinged energy. Combining heavy, down-tuned metalcore riffs with a terrifyingly prophetic message about a world where machines reign supreme, this track is a textbook definition of raw, energetic heavy music designed to make you think.
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Having shared major stages with national touring acts like Bloodywood and Conquer Divide, the band's dual-vocal dynamic unleashes a ferocious, unhinged energy. Combining heavy, down-tuned metalcore riffs with a terrifyingly prophetic message about a world where machines reign supreme, this track is a textbook definition of raw, energetic heavy music designed to make you think.
Listen here
Keep an eye out for more artist spotlights, and if you have any new music that you think deserves a shout-out, feel free to send it our way.