Tag Archives: pop

KANE & JAMES

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? K&J: I’d say folk-pop, with all the guitars and slang and bits of harmonica. Barn pop if you will.  CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? K&J: Lately the sixties and seventies. Big family-style harmonies.  […]

ILITHIOS

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? I: I struggle to categorize the style, but I try to write pop songs that often just turn into sort of indie rock tunes, and vice versa.  CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? I: […]

PSYCHIC SHAKES

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? PS: Downtempo, ethereal pop with a thin layer of fuzz. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? PS: My musical inspiration comes from experimentation. I’ve completely changed how I write music over the past few […]

PARROT DREAM

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? KA: It would be dream pop – the melodies are based in pop, but the structures of the songs are often expansive and non-linear. We’ve also been described as ‘cream pop impressionists’. CH.89: Where do you […]

ANDY COOK

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? AC: Genre-wise, I’d like to call it indie rock. It’s also been called Americana, and there are certainly influences there. But I love bands like the Strokes or Alvvays where there are some really great lyrics […]

DUTCH PARTY/ KEN FRANKLIN

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? KF: It’s a bit of pop really in the sense that the songs are very based around melodies, with a lot of the musical fat trimmed off, and sonically it’s quite easy to digest. Within that […]

DEAD STARS

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? DS: We call our music heavy fuzz pop. We like hooks and loud guitars. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? DS: Mostly from other bands and music in general, but I’m also influenced by […]

BIRDS

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? B: I always say they are pop songs hiding under screwed up guitars and fuzz. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? B: Hints from nature, sides of buildings, color. The sounds around me. Misunderstood […]

VANSIRE

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? S: I would put us in the bedroom pop, dream pop, slacker pop, lo-fi genre. Bedroom pop because we record our music in our bedrooms, dream pop because of our emphasis on sonic textures/synth stuff.  Slacker […]

NAVY GANGS

CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? NG: When we are in the zone/blow out our chakras. CH.89: What made you all want to start a band and how did you come up with the band name? NG: We like music, and the name came from the national geographic. CH.89: Can you talk a […]