While it sucks that bands break up, I’ve learnt how to deal with it. I relisten to old records – after all they’ve already been recorded. They aren’t going anywhere. You can always put them on and listen to them again (just like when your favorite bands change style and you don’t dig their newer stuff). But there’s one good thing can come out of bands breaking up – members going on to form new bands. Case in point: No Devotion.
Music
Vidya gaem sounds
Have you ever listened to a song which made you want to go out and buy a video game or watch a movie? This happened to me a couple of years ago. I can’t remember what or why (it was probably due to a Reddit post) but I was introduced to a YouTube video featuring the soundtrack to Dustforce. Now, the game is pretty big in the indie scene but to someone like me who didn’t really follow it then, I had no idea what to expect.
Lifeformed – Cider Time
Dustforce
We build, we box, we carry on
Futures was the soundtrack of my college group work. I remember listening to the album on repeat when working in my classmate’s house on group projects. It had everything you want in a pop rock album – upbeat anthems to keep you going and chill tunes for those downtimes. Jim Adkins has a fantastic voice and wrote great lyrics to pair. IMO, there aren’t many bands that have managed to stay consistently good or improve with every release – Jimmy Eat World is one of them.