Song We Like: Whistle Blower by FOOLS.

Song We Like: Whistle Blower by FOOLS.

Straight out of the Bad Religion and Dead Kennedy’s school of maximal punk. This is a call to arms, a march, the song you want to hear when you charge the barricades. These guys have a full-on art gang, so if they actually play this and start marching in the same direction they will start the revolution.

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Song We Like: Fuck You by the Domino and the Derelicts

Song We Like: Fuck You by the Domino and the Derelicts

Boil down all of punk rock and this is what you’ll hear – “I hear that you’re back for me, but all I have to say is bye – stop wasting my time.” Fuck you! This is great great classic punk!!! The feeling is raw. The lyrics are on point. The song is both funny and totally true.

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Song We Like: Altars To Myself by Blanky

Song We Like: Altars To Myself by Blanky

One of the most true and wonderful vocalists – just bleeding melody in a massive cave, dripping with reverb. Halfway through the song a sax rides into this creation with this wave of emotion and anguish. This is heartbreak at its most bitter sweet.

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Song We Like: Creation Bound by The Flesh Panthers

Song We Like: Creation Bound by The Flesh Panthers

The most groovy laid-back singer in the underground music scene. This is such a pretty piece of county – maybe even jam-band influenced. Goddamn. This is a sunny day love song with a whole band sing-along-chorus. Totally the coolest.

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Song We Like: Blood Baby by Shaken Nature

Song We Like: Blood Baby by Shaken Nature

This song is wrapped around a wonderful driving beat, like a train-robbing gang hurtling through a wild pass during a lightning storm. Shaken Nature has created a fully 3-dimensional outlaw mythology around their band – and this is the fulfillment of their first releases. They are bad-asses. It’s a harder psychedelic sound, spaced-out distorted vocals, heading toward a meaner Cream influenced sound.

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Song We Like: Yer Nature’s Kind by The Cannonball Jars

Song We Like: Yer Nature’s Kind by The Cannonball Jars

The Cannonball Jars were part of a wave of bands that changed the Asheville underground music sound forever (ahem Kitty Tsunami, Thee Sidewalk Surfers…) Benjamin Hatch can just write the hell out of a great hooky, indie, pop song – with heavy influences by The Beatles and The Kinks. This is Ben’s latest creation – which is all sweetness and prettiness. Ben is like a one-man Brill building on the indie underground scene.

Song We Like: Calling by the Booji Boys

Song We Like: Calling by the Booji Boys

They are called the best punk rock band – and here things get a little fuzzy – The best punk rock band ever? The best punk rock band now? The best punk rock band of Nova Scotia? Doesn’t matter. Doesn’t matter that I can’t understand the lyrics at all. This is super fast drum rolls – and then whatever chords they’re playing, whatever notes they’re picking, whatever melody line this guy is singing – this is the best punk rock ever!

Song We Like: Fetish by Peachy

Song We Like: Fetish by Peachy

These guys combine wonderful post-punk with straight up rebel grrrl – riot grrrl. Man you had me with that repetitive guitar riff and tight-as-hell drumming, and then, and then – she doesn’t care about your texts. She doesn’t care about your texts at all. However, she’s open to a little bondage and stuff…

Song We Like: She’s On My Mind by The Oh Balters

Song We Like: She’s On My Mind by The Oh Balters

First and foremost – these guys are fun. This is a little tongue-in-cheek, a little lounge singer indie rocker, with a beautiful fuzzed out groovy guitar and a swing in the bass and drums. Then these guys can sing a chorus. It rolls up like a wave and takes you on this great ride. Sweet sing-along catchiness. Totally the coolest.

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