FELIX'S ULTIMATE WEEKLY BAND RECS

Week 23 27/02/25

Sloppy Jane

The first band to record an entire album in a cave, 200ft below ground. Origianlly, it was meant to be recorded on The Great Stalacpipe Organ which many songs were record on in the 1930s and 40s but they could not get permission so a different cave had to suffice.

I recommend starting with:

  • Claw Machine
  • Jesus and Your Living Room Floor
  • Bark Like a God
  • Glitterspit

    • Week 22 17/02/25

    No Decay

    If deep neo synth pop was a genre that would be No Decay. I think their quite funky but I onyl ever really listen to one song.

    I recommend starting with:

  • Strange
  • True Answer
  • Deep

    • Week 21 10/02/25

    Paper Bee

    I genuinely don't know anything about them but they make indie music and their lyrics are absolutely devastating.

    I recommend strating with:

  • My Love Is
  • My Love Is Not
  • I Don't Talk To You

    • Week 20 3/02/25

    Ryan Cassata

    Okay this page might just be turning into trans artists I love but whatever.

    I recommend starting with:

  • Just a Kid
  • Daughter
  • Jupiter

    • Week 19 27/01/25

    Jake Edwards

    Yet another trans artist making absolute bangers. I used to listen to his songs on repeat before I even realised I was trans haha.

    I recommend starting with:

  • You Can't Tell Me (I'm Not A Man)
  • Changes
  • Pride (How Many More Have To Die)

  • Week 18 20/01/25

    ghostdaughter

    trans folk indie music. Idk but it's great and you should listen to it.

    I recommend starting with:

  • broadripple is burning
  • a place where no one has died
  • just let me pretend

  • Week 17 13/01/25

    Queerbait

    A queer punk band from Meanjin/Brisbane Australia. I've seen them live twice now and they shake the ground and the room with their music.They only have two songs on spotify so if you wnat to hear more you'll just have to see them live.

    You should listen if you:

  • Are a fan of queercore
  • Like punk rock

    • I recommend starting with:

  • Clock
  • Rolled Eyes

    • Week 16 30/12/24

    Bloody Cabaret

    A modern cabaret band but with some more horror songs.

    You should listen if you:

  • Like cabaret
  • Are a fan of Panic At The Disco

    • I recommend starting with:

  • Bloody Cabaret
  • Murder Dream
  • Phony
  • I'm Dead

    • Week 15 23/12/24

    As Sirens Fall

    A punk rock band from Northern England that I never had the chance to see live before they disbanded this year. But I did snag two signed CDs.

    You should listen if:

  • You're a fan of Green Day or pop punk.
  • You like genre and gender bending

    • I recommend starting with:

  • Dynamite
  • heaven (spat us back out)
  • Lily
  • Boywhatever

    • Week 14 16/12/24

    Alien Boy

    A Portland rock band with great lyricism.

    You should listen if:

  • You're a fan of Third Eye Blind

    • I recommend starting with:

  • The Way I Feel
  • Somewhere Without Me
  • Seventeen

    • Week 13 9/12/24

    The Blank Minds

    A band that no longer exists but the music they made was really good.

    Songs I recommend starting with:

  • Transient
  • High Strung Teens
  • Puzzles

    • Week 12 2/12/24

    Unimagined

    A theatrical metal band that existed for a few years and released five songs. I'm so sad I'll never get to see them live. I genuinely believe their song Lemons and Sodomy is one of the greatest songs of all time and unfortunately the members moved onto less impressive but more popular bands like The Funeral Portrait.

    You should listen if you:

  • Like metal
  • A fan of bands like Get Scared, The Funeral Portrait or Bring Me The Horizon

    • SOngs I recommend starting with:

  • Lemons and Sodomy
  • She Was Scared of Storms
  • Too Dead To Dance

    • Week 11 25/11/24

    Destrends

    An aussie post punk band from Melbourne with a few singles and EPs out and an album next year.

    You should listen if you:

  • Are bisexual, it is just how it works. If you are bi you'll like them lol
  • Are a fan of the Cure or gothic Australian vibes

    • Songs I recommend starting with

  • Straight
  • Peaches
  • Missing People
  • Shame (added by future Felix)

    • Week 10 18/11/24

    New London Fire

    A New Jersey pop/indie band with David Debiak. I've been a long time fan of David as he's been part of Electric Century with Mikey Way of My Chemical Romance and Sleep Station. Their sound is very unique with influences like Sam Cooke and Johnny Cash but I swear there's Pink Floyd as well.

    You should listen to if you:

  • Like songs that sound optimistic but are actually devestating
  • Like artists that release lots of albums

    • Songs I recommend starting with:

  • Tonight
  • Different
  • Until the Light Goes Out on Me

    • Week 9 11/11/24

    Acid Cherry

    A female punk band from Meanjin (Brisbane) Australia. I saw them live last month and have really stuck with me since. They're filled with rage and very talented even though they were down a member when I saw them.

    You should listen to if you:

  • Like riot grrrl bands
  • Like Limp Biskit but not the creepy dude bro fans

    • Songs I recommend starting with:

  • Pretty = Dead
  • Snakes and Ants
  • Wear My Flesh
  • Prisoner

    • 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