Alternative picks for February

Listen to/Watch all the songs featured on this pick list on this YouTube Playlist.

AMY SHARK    Adore
Australian indie pop singer songwriter.

ARTIFICIAL PLEASURE    I’ll Make It Worth Your While
Gang Of Four meets funk from new London based band.

BRITISH SEA POWER    Bad Bohemian
This Brit band is currently #3 on the Untapped Resouces Alt chart. They released their first album in 2003 and have been compared to The Cure and Joy Division.

DEATH TEAM    Gold
This quirky Swedish indie pop band has been putting out singles since 2014. “Gold is from 2015 and their latest release from earlier this month is “Work”.

DEPECHE MODE    Where’s The Revolution?
These alt superstars will release their 14th studio album on March 17.

FINDLAY    Waste My Time
Brit female artist debuted in 2013 with “On And Off” (featured in a BMW commercial) and just released her first full length album.

FUNERAL ADVANTAGE    CEOT7K
Dream pop trio from Boston whose first album came out in 2015.

HARLEA    You Don’t Get It
Somewhere between Amy Winehouse and Elle King with a bluesy rock edge.

MYSTERY JETS    Bombay Blue
Another British band who debuted in 2006. They cite Pink Floyd and King Crimson as influences of their latest album.

TEMPLES    Strange Or Be Forgotten
Current #6 song on Untapped Resources Alternative chart, this neo-psychedelic band was also featured last Nov.

THE AMAZONS    Little Something
Right behind at #7 is another Brit band who travel between the styles of Nirvana and Arcade Fire.

THE CHAIN GANG OF 1974    Slow
Moniker for Kamtin Mohager a US. multi-instrumentalist who veers on the side of alt-dance.

THE MODERN STRANGERS    Vanilla
Brotherly duo from England who have pt out 4 tracks in the last year, bringing on comparisons to MGMT and Phoenix.

THE ORWELLS    They Put A Body In The Bayou
More family ties in this Illinois indie-rock band. Comprised of 2 brothers, 2 cousins and a friend, they serve up a gritty intro to their latest album “Terrible Human Beings”.

THE XX    Say Something Loving
Finally this week’s #2 Untapped Resources Alternative song is the second single from the band’s latest album “I See You” which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s album sales chart on Feb. 4.