Here at Lehigh Valley Underground, it is our job to connect artists to one another. Just as important is our ability to discover new local music.
We’ve devised a way to make both of those things happen simultaneously — by having you tell us, for your peers to see, what you’re listening to!
We wanted to make this interesting, so we’ve decided to play a game with you all. Here are the rules:
- Tell us about a song (or songs — up to three) from original Lehigh Valley artists that you’re digging at the moment.
- You have to pick someone else’s song — not your own.
- You have to tell us why you like each one.
- You can only use each artist once.
If we get enough submissions, we’ll put together a Spotify playlist of all of your picks — as long as the songs are on Spotify, that is!
I’ll get the conversation started with three picks of my own:
- Roi and the Secret People – Arizona: I dig this as a pure rock and roll anthem. I also want to drive to Cubs spring training and have this blasting as I cross from New Mexico into Arizona (I would drive, of course).
- Alex Mery and the Townsmen – Lay Down Arms: I just think this is a well-crafted song, and I love how it unexpectedly ramps up from apparent folk ballad to something a bit more mid-tempo.
- Another Day Dawns – Love She’s After: This appeals perfectly to my hard rock tastes. Frontman Dakota McGeehan’s delivery is perfect, and it’s a catchy, accessible headbanger with some sweet guitar licks.
There are mine. What are yours?