In my humble opinion, math rock is a genre that is beginning to grow incredibly homogeneous, especially because of the internet. However, Floral delivers a totally refreshing take on not just instrumental guitar music, but also on music’s form in general. Even with just clean guitar and drums, they have created a work of art that holds up against your favorite instrumental record.
Recommended listening: “80%”
Jinjer – Alive in Melbourne
Although none of these songs are new, covid really has me missing live shows. This live album by Ukrainian extreme music band Jinjer delivers on that brutal sonic assault all of us music lovers have been missing from the last year or so, in addition to some of the most melodically interesting, genre bending, multifaceted metal that currently exists! If you don’t know the name Tatiana Shmayluk, you shall come to know her and her two personalities soon enough.