BBC Radio 1 wishes it was me
Welcome to the Tech Element Radio Hour, where I talk about music that I like with the intention of
getting you to listen to it. For each, there's a link to the album on Bandcamp
(where possible), or Spotify otherwise.
Check back here periodically for more music!
Self Portrait
LIFE
WHO: LIFE, off their 2022 album North East Coastal Town
WHAT: Alternative. I'd hesitate to call them purely punk, but definitely punk-adjacent
WHY: If you've never experienced the catharsis of shouting along to "my imperfect body houses my imperfect mind!"
then I don't know what I can say to you
Rose Red
The Mechanisms
WHO: The Mechanisms, from the album of their final concert, Death to the Mechanisms
WHAT: A steampunk cabaret band who take classic fairytales and myths, set them in space, and make songs about them
WHY: This is the only proper album (ie, not just a Youtube video) of a live performance, and I love the energy
and how you can hear the audience singing along
Disappear
Midcard
WHO: Midcard, from the album Oh Great Annihilator
WHAT: Emo, but think more midwest emo than something like My Chemical Romance
WHY: My emotional support Texas music maker with lyrics that make me want to lie on the floor