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I've been saying that Chris Brokaw is a criminally underrated artist for years now, and if you haven't believed me then you haven't listened to Puritan. His 2021 album shows off pretty much everything he does perfectly. There's some straight up alt-rock, some gorgeous ballads, noise rock, and an indie rock epic. While a lot of Brokaw's solo albums are either (mostly) acoustic or quite experimental, Puritan is a rock band album. He even brings in his Come bandmate Thalia Zedek in to sing lead on a pair of songs. This is one of the more diverse rock albums of the year, all while sounding like a cohesive collection of songs. It's the kind of album where a quiet ballad like the Zedek sung "The Bragging Rights" can lead into the quick and kinda punky "I Can't Sleep" and then into the monster indie rock epic of "The Heart of Human Trafficking" and it all just makes perfect sense. Songs of note: "Puritan," "I Can't S...

I've long held the belief that Chris Brokaw is the most underrated musician working today. He's been in bands like Come, Codeine, and The Lemonheads, and played along side with Thurston Moore and GG Allin. All those alone should make you a legend, but then there's his solo work. Lately his solo work has been acoustic or experimental soundscapes, but with his latest single he's back to flat out rocking. "The Heart of Human Trafficking" is an absolute epic. Coming in at over seven minutes long, the song is a fast paced, driving anthem perfect for fans of 90's indie rock. As expected, the guitar work is the focus of the song, and just continues swirling and swirling along, keeping everything into one single, tight unit even as it tries to break free on its own. We're not even into 2021 yet and we already have a strong contender for song of next year. You can listen to "The Heart of Human Trafficking" below. Puritan , the upcoming album from Chri...