So what you get is an album filled with indie, (pop)rock, metal and some other styles. A lot of the bands on this disc like to combine indie with rock and even metal parts, which of course increases their variety. Personally I’m not too much of an indie fan, but I like to see that there are still enough directions to be taken with this style of music. Bands that like to play with this are Meriwether, The Brotherhood Of Dae Han, Karate High School, My Hometown Anthem and The Weakend. The more normal indie rock and even pop rock bands are Brightwood, Mayday Parade, A Heartwell Ending, And Then I Turned Seven, The Midnight Renewal and My Favourite Highway. Most of all these bands mentioned above here only make use of clean singing, and although the average level of the singing is quite good, it does tend to bore me quite easily.

 

Personally I liked the bands that didn’t operate in these genres the best. For instance there is this band called Natives Of The New Dawn that have combined soul with rap in an playful way. It’s feel-good music excellently suited for parties. Another one of those is The Flatliners, whom have mixed ska and rock in a cool way that ought to get the party started.

 

Of course we also have a metal band, in the shape of As Blood Turns Black, whom combine metalcore with the more extremer metal. I must say that the song starts out pretty standard, but as you get to the breakdown it will grab your attention, because after the breakdown an interesting drumbreak appears and then an even heavier breakdown kicks in. I’d like to hear more of this band!

 

For those who are talent scouts and just people looking for new bands, this is an excellent way to be introduced to a lot of them. I had never even heard of one of these bands on this disc, but I wont forget about them soon. Especially the metal band! :p