Hello, something else unexpected! Until now, The Midnight Musician has only released electronic music, but it seems he wanted to take a try at some rock music; and so, this rather cute pop rock track came to be. all the parts (bar the drums) are performed by TMM himself, and are sung from Button Mash’s point of view. Nice work TMM, always nice to see musicians branching out and trying something completely new!
Alt. Rock
[P@D] Neighsayer – Shimmer | Alt. Rock
NB: This was originally posted on Equestria Daily on 11 October 2016.
Neighsayer’s been a little slow with releases recently, but here he’s managed to put out what is quite possibly my favourite track from him. This is a really awesome alt. rock style track about Sunset Shimmer, featuring art from Shamanguli (feels like almost everybody’s using his art nowadays! Can’t say I blame them though). The groovy sound that comes in around 2:30 is just fantastic, and overall it’s a really nicely composed instrumental piece. Definitely worth checking out!
Ponies At Dawn – Voyager | Compilation Album | Multi-Genre
Here it is, what’s bound to be the best Ponies At Dawn album yet. With each new album comes both a new selection of artists as well as some of the great ones who have been around for a while – something that is in my opinion the best balance when compiling brony music.
The album is available completely for free on Bandcamp, or you pay whatever amount you wish for it. You can expect to see many of the songs from it posted on the site in the coming days and weeks!
Denz Xavier – Strangeville | Alt. Rock
Ahhh, it’s nice to hear to some riff-driven alt rock from Denz again. While the vocals and lyrics could still be improved, his tone of voice and the effects used on his guitars remind me of the band Kasabian (always a good thing in my books when my taste in music is stuck around 2010 xD).
Prince Whateverer – Reinvent | Album | Metal
New Prince Whateverer album? New Prince Whateverer album! It’s been 3 years since his debut (mini-)album, Rediscover, and after having built up a collection of single YouTube releases since then, he has recently finished Reinvent (I’m noticing a pattern here with the names). Catch the full writeup, track-by-track, of this glorious 16-track LP after the break…
Crusader! – Soaring | Alt Rock
It’s been a long time coming, but Crusader! has finally reached 1,000 subscribers on YouTube, and what a well-deserved milestone it is too! Have a classic Crusader-sounding song, some pop-punk / alt rock with a hint of harmonica.
Acouste Wholenote – Letting Go | Alt Rock
Acouste Wholenote remains one of my favourite singer/songwriters currently active in the fandom. He has a real knack for writing lyrics and his music has a nice little 90s / 00s alt rock influence that always sits well in my books. Anyway, this song focuses on Spike’s ongoing obsession with fashion hors, and adds another song into Acouste’s repertoire (did someone say album? o.o)
Luck Rock – Starlight’s Anthem | Rock
This much original and beautiful Rock piece from Luck Rock acts as a wonderful tribute to Starlight Glimmer, and delights with soft and heartfelt vocals, as well as divine melodies performed on guitar and keyboards. A mighty anthem for Starlight indeed, glimmering in the night and in our hearts!
StealingShad3Z – Reforming | Alt Rock
While perhaps not as well-rounded as some of his other pieces, this new song from StealingShad3Z marks the first in a series of songs leading up to a full album release! And I can always do with more Sunset Shimmer-bae music…
[KM] Acouste Wholenote – Greater Things | Pop-Rock
Another absolute gem from the King Mars Tribute Album, this time in the form of a pop-rock song about Applebloom. Upbeat rhythm – check. Great lyrics with a memorable title line – check. Guitar solo – check. More 90s vibes than Friends re-runs, check! A great song by all means.
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