Coming out right on Halloween this year, General Mumble’s cover of “Monster Party” is a spooktacular take on the original. Mumble’s version features a ferocious, gnarly bass synth as well as a more prominent organ, both of which enhance the spookiness of the track and give it some extra bite. He is joined by Koa on vocals, and the two of them alternate back and forth singing the verses. Their performance is a hit, and they also do an excellent job on all the little background vocals sprinkled in. Overall, this song will be sure to have you delightfully dancing all night!
Misc
Nugget – Dreams | Orchestral
Nugget’s latest track, “Dreams” is a simple yet elegant lullaby. It opens with the quietness and calmness of just harp, layered in with some lovely cicada chirping before a flute joins in to form a duet. Towards the middle, it then flushes out with brass and strings to form a full and warm sound. It takes a bit of a darker turn towards the end before returning back to just harp and cicadas, completing the cycle. It fits the dream vibe perfectly and is a lovely piece to listen to on any evening.
Evershade – Starlight | Pop
Evershade always seems to be Patient Zero for the infections beats, and with their newest track “Starlight,” I’m catching this infection too. From the Latin-type rhythms on the piano, to the bouncy lyrics, this song has all the signature catchiness of a signature Evershade song. But what makes this track special is the chorus. That shift from the bouncy to the more soulful and softer piano drives this track as an emotional masterpiece.
Radiarc – Into Deep | Hybrid Orchestral
Radiarc is back with an incredible soundscape for everypony to behold. “Into Deep” is as it sounds, a exquisitely beautiful, dark, ambient and deep instrumental track. Over its course, you’ll hear a wide variety of sounds from wailing guitar, to dangling piano arpeggios, strained string, and some incredible effects using reverb. Throughout, the track evolves, slowly becoming more dark over time before returning and fading out with just piano. It’s a very introspective track with many elements which’ll will keep you intrigued beyond the first listen.
rawrity – brink! | Pop
Rawrity’s back with something a little different than her usual stuff. “Brink” comes with a live-action music video and is both peppy and catchy with its prominent saxophone and pony vocal chops. Don’t let what’s on the surface fool you – a lot of its lyrics hint at something amiss like “off course” and “they got to know I’m not alright.” That’s likely attributed to rawrity’s own grief at the passing of her mother. “Brink” serves as a lovely tribute to her and is definitely worth checking out.
Skyshard – Stargazer | Orchestral
If there is one thing that Skyshard is well-known for, it is laying out a scene and emotion very early on in a song and growing from there without leading us astray. “Stargazer” immediately sets up a calming, atmospheric feeling with sounds meant to simulate a calm evening by a waterfront that immediately gets me in the mood to relax and reflect. It quickly changes to a feeling of wonder as the song goes on, simulating imagination associated with the act of stargazing. With all the hardcore styles of music that dominate the Brony music scene, it is always nice to come back to a gentle & calming track that is meant to give us that excitement without the high-energy feels.
MC-Arch x KingKlang – Still here… | Hip Hop
MC-Arch teases us with another track from the upcoming album, You Got Me I Got Us Part 3. “Still here” is an anthem about change, with nods to the transition from G4 to G5 as well as personal change and becoming a hero. MC-Arch’s flow and delivery are stellar, and mid song he throws down words so fast he must have set an academy record! KingKlang’s beat packs a punch while simultaneously feeling smooth and relaxed. The whole thing is accompanied by a lovely music video featuring epic shots of MC-Arch performing, clips from the show, and convention photos and footage. All in all, there’s so much thought put into this and many angles in which it stands out. Outstanding work!
Jyc Row – Molten Spike VS Ember & Thorax (Badlands Meltdown) | Orchestral
Jyc Row is back yet again with another incredible track for the Infinite Eclipse series, and like all the other tracks in the series it is full of epic orchestration and stunning storytelling through music. “Molten Spike VS Ember & Thorax (Badlands Meltdown)” is a direct sequel to “Wings of Destruction” and “Heroes Shall Vanquish Once again,” two other impressive narrative-driven tracks in their “Molten Spike” story from the “Prequel’s Finale” sub-series of Infinite Eclipse. Being the first track in a while to be fully instrumental, it brings out Jyc Row’s amazing talent creating his signature epic orchestral and highlights the celtic-type instruments that go into it. And don’t get me started on the male choir vocalization! I feel like I am immersed in a great dragon battle with a crowd of warriors backed behind me.
GNG – A Dashie Anthem | Rap/Hip-Hop
Content Warning: Explicit lyrics
In this track, GNG symbolically conjures a mass of thunderclouds crackling with electric overdrive and dense to the point of sensory overload. Fascinating artistic use is made of the ethereally shifting tones which can result from running pure electric feedback through many layers of noise reduction.
Everything is distorted; You might not even know the lyrics were explicit if they weren’t provided, but the core message comes through clearly in this swaggering rap anthem for a pony who needs no introduction: You can clip the sound waves but you can never clip my wings!
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