If It's Too Loud...

The latest single from Endation is an interesting blend of styles, particularly if you love early to mid 90's alt-rock. The Boston band recently released "Mirrors," and at first it's reminiscent of the second wave of grunge artists that followed Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains. It's a little more mainstream sounding, but as the song goes on it sounds darker and darker while also being heavier and more... well... grungy than you would expect. It's also a giant song with an unexpected theatrical element to it. "Mirrors" is reminding me of Alice in Chains, Candlebox, and Placebo all at the same time. You can listen to "Mirrors" below. The song is currently available via Bandcamp . For more on Endation, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram . Mirrors by Endation

Photo by Fuel Heart Productions According to their Facebook profile, Linnea's Garden make "glam punk you can dance to." Their latest single, "Comeback," has that perfect blend of glam punk you can dance to, but adds some unexpected grunge to their guitar. It also does the loud/quiet/loud thing going for it that we don't typically associate with Linnea's Garden. "Comeback" is a great mixture of being a song that totally rocks but is also a dance song. It's not a rock song you can dance to, but a rock song that is also a dance song. This is the type of song that could have easily been a local hit if Boston still had even one modern rock radio station. You can listen to "Comeback" below. Mirrors is due out November 17, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on Linnea's Garden, check out the band's website .

Photo by Kyle Johnson When we receive music submissions the press release will often list genres the song fits into. For the latest release from Allison Lorenzen, the genres listed are indie, folk, experimental, and slowcore. It's an interesting blend of styles that fits "Mirrors" perfectly. As it starts, "Mirrors" could have just been a relatively standard modern indie folk song. It borders on mainstream folk, but strays just a little too far into the experimental side to go all the way in. And that's what makes this song so great and appealing. It's so close to just being a simply good, normal song that your coworkers could enjoy in the background, but Lorenzen doesn't allow it to go that way. It is just unique enough to be truly great and memorable with bizarre sounds like indie rock feedback that somehow fits into an almost mainstream folk song. You can listen to "Mirrors" below. Tender is due out November 19 on White Sepulchre Records....