Welshly Arms

We saw Welshly Arms open for Gentlemen Hall at the House of Blues the other night having no idea they were a Cleveland band until halfway through their set. Again, more proof that Cleveland is home to some damn good bands. They have a Black Keys-ish sound, with sexy guitar riffs and a darker melody to their slower songs. They just emanate rock and roll.

Glitter Pox rating: 82% contagious

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Dillon - Thirteen Thirtyfive

This song has an old, corner-of-the-street, jazzy sound, with accented vocals and finger snaps. The singer sounds very much like CocoRosie, but with seemingly softer music, adding piano and harp as the song progresses. It's elegant and smooth, with a swing that keeps it catchy, and lyrics to match.

Glitter Pox rating: 88% contagious

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Broncho - Try Me Out Sometime

This song is energizing and everywhere, like a chaotic cup of coffee mixed with sound instead of sugar. It has a Delta Spirit feel, but more aggressive, like a punk version of Matthew Vasquez as the vocalist. The lyrics are daring and demanding, with a challenge in the chorus, and it makes you want to put on a leather jacket and hit play again.

Glitter Pox rating: 68% contagious

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Pickwick - Hacienda Motel

Hacienda Motel is a great Done-Wrong song, one to listen to when you've been scorned and torn. But it's one level up because people get shot in its lyrics. It has a slower Kings of Leon vibe but with a Fitz and the Tantrums soul feel, too. The vocals and guitar tones resonate and mesh in a really hell-yes kind of way, and the organ and tambourine rank it higher on our love list.

Glitter Pox rating: 70% contagious

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Drop the Lime - Hot as Hell

Hot as Hell has an old rock and roll vibe with this weird modern electro twist. You get something that sounds like harmonica dubstep in the middle and it doesn't seem like it would fit but it does. It's different. There aren't a lot of rock songs you can play as party music, but this song hits that playlist spot on.

Glitter Pox rating: 70% contagious

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Reignwolf - Are You Satisfied

Reignwolf sounds a lot like Dan Auerbach in this song, with a voice like he just swallowed an entire ashtray. That fire-y grit that comes out of his mouth is a little inhuman. And that guitar - it's a little bit of a big deal. Someone definitely sold their soul for talent like this, but it couldn't have been frontman Jordan Cook because there's a hell of a lot of soul in his music. We are very very satisfied.

Glitter Pox rating: 91% contagious

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Brick + Mortar - Bangs

The pacing of the vocals in Bangs is indifferent to orderly structure - it's fast and slow and everywhere in between and outside of those two. The music chooses to match its pace or construct its own rhythm, too, so that no point in the song is ever really predictable. That mismatched disorder doesn't always work, but in the case of Brick and Mortar it works really damn well, all the way to the spaced out ending.

Glitter Pox rating: 83% contagious

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Stereophonics - Violins and Tambourines

There's a Civil Wars vibe to this song, in its old western vibe and slide guitar. It's really mellow and has a similar sound throughout the first minute, but it picks up in the end with orchestral music that crescendos until it drops dead. There's a monotone boredom until that end hits, when there's suddenly an urgency and desperation to the whole song. When the drums and violin get more energetic in the progression to the climax, it gets filthily beautiful.

Glitter Pox rating: 74% contagious

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