Do you need a fresh playlist filled with catchy songs and artists to jam out to for days on end? Are you tired of hearing the same five songs repeat themselves over and over on the radio?
Let me stop you there, and answer that. Yes. We all eventually, no matter how much we like an artist or band, will be mad at the radio station for playing the same song by them ten times in the past three hours.
Music, for me, is crucial to my everyday routine. It is impossible, for me, to go even just one hour without music playing in the background. I was raised on country and rock & roll, then discovered pop, show-tunes, rap, hip-hop, alternative, indie, and even more. Just within the past couple of years alone, my music library on Spotify (great start for discovering new music) has probably doubled and continuing daily to grow.
Here are five of my latest recommendations to listen to, if you want to avoid the music "mainstream" mania and stand out from your peers in the music scene.
1. The Wild Wild (Alternative)
I totally recommend this band's EP Kids for anyone. This five song EP is comprised of these songs: When We Were Young, Young Blood, Kids of The Sun, and two more remixes of When We Were Young. These songs are filled with eclectic synthetic beats, scream California-vibes, and are perfect to add on to a summer road trip playlist.
*Favorite song: When We Were Young
2. Family and Friends (Alternative)
This band, reigning from Athens, Georgia has two albums that each comprise of six songs: Love You Mean It (released in 2014) and XOXO (released in 2015). I totally recommend this band for anyone who likes cool and calm sounding indie and folk music, and wants more of it in their life.
*Favorite songs: Of Lovers and Liars (Love You Mean It) & Amadeus (XOXO)
3. Brytt and Kev (Pop)
This duo from Nashville, Tennessee has a five song EP, released in 2014, called The Alliance. I didn't know about them, until I got a follow from their band account on twitter, and writing about this EP is just a lesson to all that you should listen and pay attention to the undiscovered bands/artists that follow you on social media accounts.
*Favorite song: I honestly can't decide. They're all good.
4. The Hunna (Alternative Pop/Indie-Rock)
Honestly, what's a recommendation list without a British rock band? Having released three songs in these last couple of months: You & Me, We Could Be, and Still Got Blood- this band from Hertfordshire, England is my choice on this list to be an upcoming mainstream group within the next year, if not by the end of 2016. The Hunna is also set to release their sixteen song album, 100 ,on August 26th as well as starting their tour towards the end of this year.
*Favorite song: You & Me or We Could Be
5. That Poppy (Pop)
My last recommendation is the fifteen-year-old singer That Poppy, who is slowly slipping into becoming a mainstream artist after releasing her four song EP Bubblebath on February 12th. I remember discovering her music after looking up similar artists to Melanie Martinez (which if you don't know who she is by now, well here is your bonus artist) and finding this EP. It instantly stood out to me, after hearing the reggae sounding beats of the album's lead song Lowlife, followed by the upbeat Money, and ending with Altar and American Kids. That Poppy is a music artist that
*Favorite song: Lowlife- but after listening to the album again Altar is really starting to grow on me.
