Unlike many other genres and music communities, the indie/alt culture appreciates new and rising artists that create diversity and new insights within the genre. We constantly feature notable indie and alternative artists on the verge of success. Meet this week’s featured artist in an exclusive interview, The Modern Strangers:
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The Modern Strangers are from Kent, UK. Taking inspiration from 70's disco and applying it to the modern day, they created their debut single 'Margarita'. With electro-funk grooves serving as fervent foundation under Bee-Gees reminiscent vocals, Margarita sounds like what Foster The People's second record strove for, but what The Modern Strangers perfected in their disco-rock integration. This duo ingeniously quilts together exploratory psych melodies with solid infectious hooks, adding up to a salty-sweet mix of euphoric and edgy elements to continue the indie age of 70s-nostalgia.
We recently talked with the anonymous members of The Modern Strangers about their take on alternative culture. Read on to find out more about your next favorite artist.
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At the base of the entire collection of tracks is a fervent dedication in building cogently dynamic song structures, which both seem familiar and forward. If there’s a song on the album which perfectly captures the conceptual narrative of the record, it would be Only One. There’s a sense of fight, both lyrically and in the powerful rhythm section. Only One seems like a theme anthem for the group, asserting their position as rapidly rising indie-alt artist: “I will not just be your shadow, you will remember my name … What is real is where we stand. … What you want is yours to claim.” These guys are here to make a name for themselves, to make music on their own terms, and to be persistent in always advancing.
Overall, Redemption is a road composed of discovering and re-envisioning. It’s an album of movement, change, and journey. It ebbs and flows, it’s a living journal of emotional stimulus captured in existential pondering. Kalimur knows it takes Only One album to win people over, and Redemption is the one Be sure to check out Kalimur’s Musical Memory Mixtape: ENCOUNTER. Redemption is out January 25th, via Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp. Preorder now via iTunes. Keep up to date with all things Kalimur via their Twitter.
IndieBeat prides itself with constantly introducing fans to their next favorite artist. That is why we are now passionate about building music-centric ENCOUNTERs. Combining storytelling & soundtracking, ENCOUNTER is a Musical-Memory-Mixtape, curated by music-minded people to tell a story about their creative process and experiences. Each edition of ENCOUNTER we ask our guest artist to curate an Obsession Mixtape of their own, themed around the IndieBeat standard question "what are your fondest musical memories?" What better way to become closer to artists than to hear the music they experience. We now introduce you to an ENCOUNTER with KALIMUR:
"Kalimur" is a word that Brett came up with out of the blue one day. It inherently means nothing, but is original, unique and fresh. As a band, we strive to give meaning to what "Kalimur" means to both us and our fans through our music and experiences. We write from the soul and hope to connect with anyone and everyone who listens.
IndieBeat prides itself with constantly introducing fans to their next favorite artist. That is why we are now passionate about building music-centric ENCOUNTERs. Combining storytelling & soundtracking, ENCOUNTER is a Musical-Memory-Mixtape, curated by music-minded people to tell a story about their creative process and experiences. Each edition of ENCOUNTER we ask our guest artist to curate an Obsession Mixtape of their own, themed around the IndieBeat standard question "what are your fondest musical memories?" What better way to become closer to artists than to hear the music they experience. We now introduce you to an ENCOUNTER with Jessica Mayuga:
IndieBeat previously described Mayuga's sound aesthetic as "relatable through the thoughtful wit and existential angst, each song carries a thoughtful narrative--a signature that Jessica even adds to her reinventions of Lorde and Taylor Swift"
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