You Have to Hear It to Believe It: The Mistoos’ ‘Girl (I Need You)’
Tagged as psychedelic, RnB, Italian, electronic, alt-rock, The Mistoos’s “Girl (I Need You)” deserves a category of its own. At most, I might expect to see three of the aforementioned genres blended together on an experimental track. But “Girl (I Need You)” goes beyond what’s expected of the contemporary alt-rock band. The 60s-esque song is authentically […]
Relax into Royalty with “king” by Slenderbodies
Having trouble getting vulnerable with a significant other? Need a song to set the perfect chilled out soundtrack for your day? Do you love indie pop and the sound of a smooth, sultry male vocalist? I’ve got just the song and band for you. slenderbodies, an indie pop dup based out of California, is made […]
The Story of Eli Ruffer’s EP “Wanna Hear A Song”
I’ve reviewed plenty of songs in my short time on this earth. Many of them indie. And I frequently use the word “raw” when describing a song with emotion-heavy lyrics or minimal evidence of electronic production. But Eli Ruffer’s EP Wanna Hear A Song is a whole different kind of “raw.” Yes, like many indie albums, […]
The Story of Settling Houses’ “Short Song About Our Future”
Today we look at a track off of Settling House’s album Short Songs For Short Nights. Being under a minute and a half long, “Short Song About Our Future” keeps up the theme of the album. With such a short playtime, It doesn’t hesitate to pick up quickly with a flurry of synthetic piano sounds, […]
Meet Call Me Karizma’s “Monster”
You all know what temptation is like, right? Excellent, because Call Me Karizma’s “Monster” is a song filled with exquisite language and metaphor detailing precisely that. The “Monster,” which takes on an evil connotation, is the mask that temptation wears when gazing into the eyes of our singer. Opening with the chorus, what follows is […]
Listening to “Saturdays” on a Thursday
Now let me tell you about Simen Mitlid’s new song “Saturdays.” It’s chill, tranquil, and captivating for starters. The song begins and ends with the rhythmic alternating of chords via fingerpicking. This plays throughout the piece in a hypnotizing fashion and accompanies and underscores Mitlid’s soft, soothing voice. The differing chord progressions in the verse […]
How to Start a Music Blog: 7 Best Tips
Want to learn how to start a music blog? These tips will help. Hopefully. When I started Two Story Melody, I had little-to-no experience in the world of music blogging. Yeah, I knew how to write (for the most part). I also knew the basics of SEO, thanks to a background at a marketing agency. […]
Willolux’s “The Gift” is a Celebration of Life’s Uncertainty
To dream, or not to dream? On one hand, you don’t want to be tied down to a monotonous 9 to 5 job that gradually dulls your brain. On the other hand, delusional dreaming can waste your time and deaden your career. Should you accept the safer option of monotony and financial security, or should […]
Go for a Night Drive with INTRN’s “Different Story”
Sometimes you need to go for a night drive, play some music, and just think. Think about anything and everything. Introspection often goes along with music for me. Hell, for ninety percent of my preteen years, I was the girl who put her headphones in, played sad music, and then looked out the window despairingly, […]
Mentalease questions if you really should “Push a Button”
Describing their genre as shoegaze, ambient, chillwave, and bedroom pop, today we have Mentalease, a 3-piece band based in Chicago, IL. With the track “Push a Button” – off their EP of the same name – they start with a pulse of electronic sounds that are like warning signals before bringing in percussion and a […]
