Formed in 2003, Kent band Sizen deal in heavy grooves and sledge hammer riffs. The quartet have drawn inspiration from the band’s they grew up loving – from Metallica to Soundgarden to Rage Against The Machine, as reflected in their debut album, What Do You See, which is all about ‘bringing rock music kicking and screaming into the new millennium’.
Pearl Jam / Even Flow It’s the chorus, it works so well, and it’s a great hook. It also reminds me of a time in my life where all I had to worry about was guitars and girls. Nothing’s really changed!
Not many grungy musicians have a past as both a chemical engineer and a rugby player, but Vines drummer Hamish Rosser does. Before joining the enigmatic buzzsaw three-piece, Rosser was also the skinman in a cover band, Sixties Mania.
The Strokes / New York City Cops An era defining moment was the Is This It album. Critics fell over themselves trying to describe how cool these five New Yorkers are and they inadvertently spearheaded the garage rock revolution of 2002 that we’re stoked to have been a part of. Sadly for the American market, this track, with the lyric ‘New York City cops, Ain’t too smart’, was left off the album as it was seen to be in bad taste given the heroism of New York’s finest on September 11. Too bad. It’s the best song on the album.
My Secret Playlist is a music discovery website and weekly email publication. We invite our favourite bands and musicians to give us the rundown on their eight favourite songs right now. These are their words on the music that inspires them.
