The Sound of State
Hardcore and pop punk kids know that summer means Warped Tour season. Started by Kevin Lyman in 1995, Vans Warped Tour is the longest North American music festival geared toward the rock, metalcore and pop punk scene. Legendary bands like Blink 182, Bad Religion, Green Day and Less Than Jake gained their most loyal fans […]
1. “American Teen” – The song kicks off with arpeggiated piano chords and synth, New Wave beats that accompany Khalid’s rich, soulful voice. He sings about the opportunistic and sometimes careless life of a teenager, and his desire “to get the hell out of” his now former high school. “American Teen” is a generational anthem about […]
From 1977 to 1979, three English school-boys by the names of Andy Fletcher, Vince Clarke and Martin Gore were forming their own respective bands. From No Romance in China, to Norman and the Worms, neither found success. Eventually, Fletcher, Clarke and Gore would come together to form Composition of Sound. In 1980, Composition of Sound gained […]
The 20-year-old New Zealander, Lorde, forever changed the genre of indie pop with her album “Pure Heroine” back in 2013. Her first hit song, “Royals,” was a refreshing new sound that flooded our radio airwaves. And, ever since her first album, we’ve been wanting more. Lorde went on to create singles for movies, such as The […]