Every day, dozens upon dozens of songs are released into the ether, hoping to land upon welcoming ears and open hearts. Though none of them are as good as anything on Deftones’ 2000 masterpiece ‘White Pony,’ it’s important to keep an open mind. Here are five tracks we listened to this week that are almost just as good as any song on Deftones’ 2000 masterpiece ‘White Pony.’
Good Luck ‘Into The Void’
Earlier this week, you likely received dozens of frenzied texts from your old punk house group chat. That’s because Midwestern indie-punk legends, Good Luck, announced their first album in nearly 15 years. ‘Big Dreams, Mister’ will be out in October. The first single ‘Into The Void’ largely picks up where the trio left off, and will make you feel nostalgic for all those old house shows and the days when all of your joints didn’t pop louder than the broke-ass PA at your old DIY space.
Castle Rat ‘Serpent’
If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like if the staff of your local Renaissance Festival started a metal band, look no further than Castle Rat, whose new album “The Bestiary’ is set to drop next month. More than just a Medieval Metal gimmick, though, the latest single ‘Serpent’ evokes the feeling of getting bludgeoned to death with a chain wallet in the biker bar on the corner you’re afraid to go into. Who doesn’t love versatility?
End It ‘Could You Love Me? – Maximum Penalty Cover’
After a string of excellent EPs and singles, Baltimore hardcore outfit ‘End It’ are finally releasing their first full-length album ‘Wrong Side of Heaven’ in just under a week. So far the lead singles have been scorching examples of East Coast hardcore at its best, so it’s a bit of a shock to hear that the band can croon, too. End It’s latest ‘Could You Love Me?’ is a cover of Maximum Penalty’s famously non-hardcore track, and comes backed up with a truly goofy video to boot. It might be illegal to make hardcore fun, but we’re glad End It is taking the risk anyway.
Joyce Manor ‘All My Friends Are So Depressed’
Shut up, Joyce Manor. You don’t know us like that. Aren’t you supposed to be on hiatus anyway? Alright… fine. We’re sorry. It’s just that it’s been a rough couple of years and we think maybe like… we internalize it when we should be like… talking about it? We didn’t mean to lash out like that is what we’re saying. We know you’re just concerned and we love that you can call us out on our bullshit in a very public, embarrassing but also catchy as hell way.
Deftones ‘cut hand’
Ah, finally, Deftones new album ‘private music’ has been released so we can quit pretending to care about any other music while also abandoning any hope of developing a personality outside of comparing everything to Deftones’ 2000 masterpiece ‘White Pony’ – it stacks up pretty well, in case you were wondering. It was ultimately too hard to pick a favorite so we decided to showcase the only track on the album with an ‘explicit’ rating to prove we’re still edgy.