The Indiana Drones are still very much unknown (less than 12k Spotify listeners), but you wouldn’t know it from their sound. Indie-rock infused with huge melodies front-to-end is the name of the game on their self-titled debut LP, and “New Chemical” shines the brightest of the bunch. It manages to make lines like “we’re all slowly dying anyway” sound inspirational; it’s a call to live in the present, with fervor. The song reaches its emotional zenith in the last half minute or so, when the distorted guitars wrap around the lead singer Justin Zuccato’s emphatic refrain. It’s a moment well-worth exploring if you enjoy the alt/rock-ier side of the indie underground.
(Recommended)
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3 Stars = Recommended
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