Category: Indie Pop

  • Knapsack – Sleepyhead

    Has some of that Passion Pit flavor with its driven beat and falsetto vocals. It’s an indie pop / electropop number that mixes both organic and synthetic textures to great effect. The track has these quite moments and these larger peaks which keeps everything interesting. Gabriel O’Leary (aka knapsack) is musician, singer, producer from Chicago.

  • Scott Helman – Lois

    Not only does this track sound killer but the lyrics are fun and acknowledges the strength we all get from our own ‘Lois’. The track plays on the theme of there is always a strong woman behind a strong man. In this case, Supermans’ Lois.

    Chorus:

    Superman never would’ve flown as high without his Lois

    You’re with me when I’m way up in the sky or at my lowest

    You got a love, stronger than steel, lifting me up, that’s why I feel like

    Superman never would’ve flown as high without his Lois

    Lois

    The track has a fun energy and at times reminds me of an upbeat Vampire Weekend tune. For fans of Vampire Weekend @ScottHelman

  • KennyHoopla – Lost Cause// (ft. grandson)

    Has a pinch of Goth, a hard dance beat, and slightly distorted vocals. The chorus has a very infectious melody. Grandson elevated the track to a more modern dance number with the beat and haunting elements. Grandson also made the chorus hit harder and added other elements like the guitar and his voice to really propel it.

    KennyHoopla (aka Kenneth La’ron) is Wisconsin-based performer. Grandson (aka Jordan Benjamin) is a Canadian/American alternative artist.

    Lyrics:

    [verse 1 - KennyHoopla] 
    Be my baby, be my girl
    Have my baby, have my girl
    Running crazy, run your suburbs
    Yeah,?yeah,?yeah
    
    There's a bounty?on my neck
    If they catch me,?they get a check
    Never give them no respect
    'Cause all authority have told me
    
    [Chorus - KennyHoopla & grandson]
    You're just a lost cause
    She said, "I know how people like you end up"
    And if I die young
    I was born with a target on my head
    Yeah, yeah, yeah
    With a target on my head
    Yeah, yeah, yeah
    
    [verse 2 - grandson]
    You're the best worst thing that's happened to me
    Don't give it up, no way, pass it to me
    Not a flash in the pan
    You're a flash bang
    Actually in the backseat laughing at me
    94 Porsche you were giving me trouble
    Not too slick and you're not too subtle
    Windows down getting high when we're going
    Through the tunnel
    Trip and I slip in the puddle
    On my own for a moment
    But you don't wanna hold it
    So you damn near froze it
    Feeling me composing
    Imma swipe down on a knee, derose it

    For fans of: Twenty One Pilots