FELIX'S ULTIMATE WEEKLY BAND RECS

Week 8 01/11/24

Careful Gaze

I would desrcibe them as a post hardcore band and at times a 5th wave emo band. Some songs are very heavy and others not so much. I've been listening to them since 2019 when they released their first album, You Too Will Rest, and they have been consistently releasing music since. I once recommended one their songs to a friend. That friend has not talked to me since lmao.

You should listen if you:

  • Have religious guilt or trauma
  • Your parents disowned you for being gay
  • You keep listening to Arcade Fire
  • The state of politics has made you depressed

    • Songs I recommend starting with:

  • Rainbows
  • Made From Windows
  • Glue
  • Highways, Sideways (Acoustic)
  • JACKFRUIT

    • Week 7 24/10/24

    Salem (British Punk Band)

    There are few bands by the name of Salem but this one formed in 2019 and Will Gould (of Creeper) is the lead singer. Originally the five songs were never meant to be released but during covid when Creeper was ot able to tour they released the five songs under Salem as an EP and later released a second 5 song EP and embarked on touring. One of their songs also appears in the Scream 5.

    You should listen if you:

  • Like bands like My Chemical Romance, Creeper or AFI
  • Are a fan of horror movies
  • Like horror punk

    • Songs I recommend starting with:

  • Fall Out Of Love
  • Destroy Me
  • Throat
  • Heaven Help Me

    • Week 6 16/10/24

    As Sirens Fall

    They are an alternative rock band from the UK and the lead singer, Mikey, reminds me of Billy Joe Armstrong. I discovered them in 2020 duing covid when I spent all my time online talking to people on the other side of the globe. The woman that recommended them to me lived in the same area they were from and saw them live a few times.

    You should listen if you:

  • Like LostAlone, Des Rocs and Dollskin
  • Watched Scream 5 for that one song by Salem
  • Ever had an existential crisis at 3am

    • Songs I reccomend starting with

  • Dynamite
  • heaven (spat us back out)
  • She Runs With The Wolves
  • Lily

    • Week 5 08/10/24

    Worriers

    An amazing punk band, with main singer/songwriter Lauren Denitzio. They mainly sing about love, heartbreak, gender identity and the end of the world. While they are punk they mix things up with the occassional sombre ballad or acoustic song. I have their 2015 album, Imaginary Life, on CD and it's one of my absolute favourites!

    You should listen if you:

  • Like Against Me! or Laura Jane Grace
  • Have a playlist called Murder Folk or something along those lines

    • Songs I reccomend startinf with

  • They/Them/Theirs
  • End of the World
  • Murder Ballad
  • Yes All Cops

    • Week 4 26/09/24

    The Local Romance

    They are a small band from Brisbane Australia. They are absolutely amazing and in the little time they've been around have even played Good Things Festival (biggest australian rock festival). I'm about to go see them for the 3rd time next month.

    You should listen if you like:

  • My Chemical Romance
  • Bring Me The Horizon
  • Badflower

    • Songs I reccomend starting with

  • BABYLON
  • VALENTINE

    • Week 3 18/09/24

    Krave

    Rock and metal band from Brisbane Australia. I've seen them twice now and one of their shows were FREE!! The lead singer has such good energy and stage presence. They only have three members but they do not lack energy or skill.

    You should listen if you like:

  • Swedish metal like Avatar and Amaranthe
  • High energy

    • Songs I reccomend starting with:

  • Take Your Bow
  • Unalive
  • Alchemy
  • Shapeshifting

    • Week 2 09/09/24

    Fangbanger

    I've been listening to them since they released their second song in June 2020. They're very punk, very gothic and often bend genres.

    You should listen if you like:

  • Gender and genre bending
  • Dollskin, Dog Park Dissidents, Frank Iero
  • Have some Catholic guilt

    • Song I reccomend starting with:

  • Celestial Revenge
  • Once a Catholic, Always a Masochist
  • Artificial Flowers

    • Week 1 28/08/24

    Badflower

    They recently released a new song called Detroit that I can't get out of my head and I saw them live on the 11/08/24. It was absolutely surreal.I've been a fan of the band for over 5 years now and they are yet to dissapoint me.

    You should listen to them if you like:

  • Songs that tell stories
  • Modern rock
  • If you are queer, vegan, anti-trump, still want to live out your childhood dream of being the coolest kid at the skate park with your heelies.

    • Songs I reccomend starting with:

  • The Jester
  • Drop Dead
  • Detroit
  • Family
  • We're in Love