Discover New Music with Perspex Beats

Say hello to a new monthly addition to Perspex-tives. Interested in finding new music every month? Welcome to Perspex Beats.

I'm always on the search for new music, and there's nothing better than finding a new favourite artist or song, so why not share my new finds with you? A Spotify playlist refreshing every month, I will be including some of my new favourite artists and songs that I've found. If you're into indie rock, alternative pop, lo-fi and contemporary funk and R&B with a few classics thrown in, then you're bound to find something you'll love in perspex beats.

So feel free to follow the link here to get listening! Stay tuned for the refresh next month, which I’ll announce on PERSPEX's Instagram (find it here).

Here’s just a few of the new and upcoming artists featured in this month’s Perspex Beats:

1. Wallows

   Full of indie-rock and post-punk influences, Wallows’ debut album Nothing Happens is full of tender feelings, whether its feeling insecure or falling out of love in a world that just can’t seem to communicate anymore. Emotional vocals paired with fuzzy guitar riffs and simple basslines, Wallows is definitely a band to keep your eye on in 2019. And one more thing, Dylan Minnette (Clay Jensen from 13 Reasons Why) is one-third of this upcoming indie band. Recommended listening: Are You Bored Yet? and Scrawny.

2. Micky James

   Inspired by The Strokes, Led Zeppelin and David Bowie, Micky James is known for his incorporation of 70s glam rock with a contemporary pop twist. Previously the frontman for the alternative rock band The Karma Killers, James has now gone solo, releasing 5 songs since early 2018. Full of intensity and energy, each EP is a rock anthem in its own way. Embracing 60s and 70s glam rock both in his music and his fashion, Micky James is an artist to keep your eye on in more ways than one. Recommended listening: Give It To Me Straight and New Heart.

3. Two Door Cinema Club

   Now I know Two Door Cinema Club are definitely not new or upcoming, but they’ve recently released a new album; False Alarm. Diverging from their traditional sound for their fourth album, False Alarm is full of experimental indie-pop tunes and 70s disco inspired beats. Two Door Cinema Club is one of my favourite bands, and I loved their 80s synth-pop divergence in their third album; Gameshow, as well as their original material. Recommended listening: Already Gone, So Many People and Dirty Air.

4. Men I Trust

   Based in Montreal, Men I Trust is not a band to be confined by just one label. Releasing songs referencing dream-pop, indie, electro-pop and funk, Men I Trust is incredibly focused on staying independent and creating whatever they want. Regardless of their small growth, they were endorsed by apparent dream-pop fan; Tyler, The Creator in late 2018. Full of dreamy female vocals and funk-inspired basslines, you’re bound to find something to groove along to with Men I Trust. Recommended listening: Morse Code and Lauren.

5. half•alive

   What I love about half•alive, is their ability to transform the feeling inner turmoil into infectious indie-pop singles; ranging from feeling unable to move on with your life, to the feeling of not achieving as much as you’d hoped. Adding 70s funk into their indie tunes, their songs are endlessly catchy and also accompanied by incredibly aesthetically unique and intensely choreographed music videos. Recommended listening: still feel. and arrow.

So what have you got to lose? Follow the link here to start listening!