This Track Is Fire!

I first posted about Wargasm just over a year ago when I discovered them during a Bandcamp Friday and was only familiar with a few tracks of theirs. I saw in Intagram that they were touring wiht Scene Queen this year and were coming to my town, which I mentioned the other day . While I loved "Vigilantes," I wasn't sure if I wanted to see them as just an opening act, so I went to go listen to them some more and found that they released Live In London 2025  earlier this year. I threw it on and just let it play. And then I listened again. And again. Some bands put out bangers, no question, but some bands simply must be experienced live, or in this case, at least listened to live. I quickly went from "they might be fun to see" to "holy shit, I need  to see Wargasm!" Honestly, this album is 100% no skips for me, but I keep coming back to "Modern Love" over and over (why yes, I do obsess sometimes). Now that I have tickets to see them with Scene ...

I first heard of Scene Queen a few years back and her metal licks + pop hooks appealed to me much the same way that early BABYMETAL did.  I am not the biggest metal fan, but if it's catchy (like System of a Down, or at times, Korn) I am all about it. And this? This is fucking catchy while also being abrasive. That's my sweet spot. So, if you like your metal with phat beats and electronic boops & beeps with a tongue-in-cheek, sardonic feminist bent, then Scene Queen is for you! When I heard she was coming to Grand Rapids in October I hemmed and hawed about going to go see her as I knew she was defintely something my partner would enjoy, but on a whim I texted a fellow concert buddy and he was all in. And now we have tickets! Can't wait! Enjoy! Hot Singles In Your Area by Scene Queen

As I have noted before, I listen to a lot of music, and honestly, I can't always keep up with every band that I listen to, so imagine my surprise when I found out that a band that I was obsessed with a few years ago have released at least two albums that I wasn't even aware of, one of which came out this year. Oops! So just this last week I was doing some catching up and after a first listen, I really like what I am hearing from MISSIO's latest, Love & Heartbreak , so it would probably make sense for me to post one of their new songs. But that's not how my brain works sometimes. Their new album sent me down a musical rabbithole and I was tearing my way through their back catalog when I stopped several times to say, "oh man, this song is great" and then did that about four or five more times. Like I said, their new album is good, but I need to live with it a little bit longer (so don't be surprised when I post about it later), but my ADHD has taken be b...

I've already selected two EDM tracks this week, and though there's the contrarian part of me that thinks that maybe I should include something more guitar-based, as I was listening to various electronic artists this week I was reminded of how absolutely incredible Gesaffelstein was and is. So, fuck it, I am keeping with the vibe this week and highlighting one of my absolute favorites from his album Aleph (which is a great album from start to finish). Besides, while this is definitely not guitar-based, it is darker and heavier than the other tracks I shared this week, and since when is launching into the weekend with aggression a bad thing?  But also, DAMN! Do you hear that? This piece is the very definition of a track being FIRE! Have a great weekend! Enjoy!

What is Bandcamp Friday, you may ask? All you need to know is right  here . It's always good to support independent artists and independent music, especially when Bandcamp is foregoing their cut for 24 hours. Here's what I bought back in February ! Buy something cool!

I know I posted another EBM tune on Monday , but sometimes that's just my mood (when I'm not obsessing over Joey Valence and Brae , that is). What do I know about the artist "i'm loam?" Nothing, other than this short track is a banger that I keep listening to and wiggling/dancing in my chair as I do so. A coworker/friend sent it along a few weeks ago, and yeah, I love it, it's fire. That's it. It makes you want to dance and it's really fucking good. I'll definitely be grabbing this during Bandcamp Friday this week. 'Nuff said! Enjoy! I'm loam - stay here don't go by CLUBR

What is Bandcamp Friday, you may ask? All you need to know is right  here . It's always good to support independent artists and independent music, especially when Bandcamp is foregoing their cut for 24 hours. Buy something cool!

I discovered Ninajirasha sometime last year and was immediately blown away at the new-yet-old-school-sounding techno she was dropping. Porter Robinson, if you're not familiar, is a bit of an icon in the EDM world (and also, my stepson's favorite artists), so seeing the established working with the up-and-coming is always fun. This is especially true when their collaboration brings forth a track as good as this, but I may be biased by my love for both artists. It's Monday, start your week strong! Enjoy! WannaCry by Ninajirachi & Porter Robinson