David Wax Museum - "Helen, Can You Forgive Me?"

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Over the past few years, David Wax Museum have been tweaking their sound, mostly towards an almost electronic way and away from their Mexican inspired traditional folk. Their latest song, "Helen, Can You Forgive Me?" blows up both of those into something completely new. There is plenty of folk in the new song, but decent amount of the song features David Wax singing in a soul style falsetto. It's a simple sounding song, but it is deeply layered. Instruments come and go seemingly at random, almost like a band member suddenly remembered that there's a piano over there, and maybe it should be used. There's also some serious indie rock style electric guitar used throughout the song. It starts with what sounds like a tremelo effect that would make Mission of Burma proud. Only on the chorus does this sound anything like the David Wax Museum we've come to know and love. It's really captivating to hear a band that is willing to experiment with their sound like this, and we can't wait to hear what's next.

You can hear "Helen, Can You Forgive Me?" below. David Wax Museum are currently previewing songs for their upcoming album via their Patreon. You can join that here. For more on David Wax Museum, check out the band's website.

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Liam Kazar - "Shoes Too Tight"

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Photo by Alexa Viscius This may be Liam Kazar's debut single, but the Chicago based musician already has an impressive resume, having worked with Jeff Tweedy, Chance the Rapper, Steve Gunn, Daniel Johnston, and others. "Shoes Too Tight" features childhood friend Spencer Tweedy on drums, Lane Beckstrom on bass, and Ohmme on vocals. It's an absurdly fun and groovy little song that is a party waiting to happen. What he gives us here is a timeless song that could truly have been released any time since the 1960's (ok... maybe not the 80's...) There are elements of classic rock, 60's crooners and R&B, indie rock, modern Americana... it's really just packed with everything in a cohesive song that maintains the vibe the entire way through. You can watch the video for "Shoes Too Tight" below. For more on Liam Kazar, check him out on Instagram and Twitter . He's also raising money on his Bandcamp for Constellation and The Hungry Brain. ...
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The Freqs - "Witch"

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Photo via Facebook When you're a rock band from Salem, MA, you have to have at least one song about witchcraft. The Freqs have fulfilled their obligation with a banger of a song. "Witch" is this giant monster of a song, filled with fuzz and strained, screaming vocals. This is the type of song that doesn't usually exist in this century. It's giving me some serious 90's flashbacks, like if Hum got aggressive or Alice in Chains decided to do some damage on the college charts. As great as the vocals are in "Witch," what's really drawing me in is the instrumental break down that takes over about halfway through. This is the kind of song to make the hipsters and the headbangers equally excited. You can listen to "Witch" below. For more on The Freqs, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram . The Freqs · Witch
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Dutch ReBelle - "GOONIEZ"

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How is Dutch ReBelle not a national superstar at this point? The Boston MC just released "GOONIEZ," and I know I'm a bit out of touch with current mainstream hip hop, but this song is absolutely killer. It's a stripped down hip hop song that has this futuristic space age sound to it. Plus, ReBelle's flow is unsurpassed. You can't listen to her and not be completely sucked in. The song has a feel reminiscent of classic Missy Elliott. As much as I love that we can still see Dutch ReBelle in smaller Boston venues, "GOONIEZ" proves she should be playing much larger venues nationwide very, very soon. You can watch the video for "GOONIEZ" below. For more on Dutch ReBelle, check out the artist's website . 
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