Cober Mouth are a band who’ve never been afraid of genre-hopping. On their 2024 single ‘Open! Shut…’, they chopped in many of their already familiar alternative elements for swathes of rap and R&B, and on their current track ‘Steride’, they introduce heavy synth loops and an almost industrial level of heaviness to their cornucopia of noise.
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Check out ‘How Calm The Silence’, the new single from The Rattlebacks
The Rattlebacks had a very successful 2024. The Brighton based rock band released a selection of singles which received online acclaim, and towards the end of the year, they unleashed their debut album, ‘Sidewinder’, again, to a very positive response.
The album was a little more varied than a couple of the earlier singles suggested, with a couple of rather grungy tracks dropped between the huge old school rockers, and with a massive ballad providing one of the record’s standout tracks. It was very much the kind of album that suggested more greatness ahead.
Listen: Emi Pop shares new single ‘No Puedo Dormir’
By opening with a blusterous rhythm, Emi Pop’s ‘No Puedo Dormir’ is a track that immediately grabs the listener’s attention. The sharply delivered drums and bass set up a great punky rhythm during the intro, but the number is actually far more melodic than first impressions suggest.
Listen: Skye share new track ‘What Am I’
A five piece band from the north west of England, Skye take in a wealth of hard rock, prog metal and alternative influences to create a massive hybrid sound.
On ‘What Am I’, the quiet, almost disquieting vocals and busy basslines owe a debt to the mighty Tool; a massive, relatively commercial chorus pulls influence from bands like Alter Bridge and Shinedown, and a really punchy drum sound adds something even harder. These things combined lead to a massive and genuinely impressive slide of contemporary metal that’s guaranteed to build upon the current Skye following.
Watch: Decrepit Youths share video for ‘Love Psycho Kill Machine’
When it comes to crossover sounds, things don’t come much bigger than ‘Love Psycho Kill Machine’, the current single from Decrepit Youths.