{"id":7242,"date":"2016-04-13T10:17:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T14:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altwire.net\/?p=7242"},"modified":"2023-12-06T06:37:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:37:41","slug":"thespark-hot-music-for-the-week-of-0410-0416","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/thespark-hot-music-for-the-week-of-0410-0416\/","title":{"rendered":"#TheSpark: Hei\u00dfe Musik f\u00fcr die Woche vom 10.04. \u2013 16.04."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to this week&#8217;s edition of The Spark! This is where we invite all of you\u00a0normal people to come inside of the AltWire circus tent and see what music has captured our ears\u00a0for the week!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u00a0are some of the hard-working &amp; unique artists that we&#8217;ve found ourselves listening to this week. Please enjoy and be sure to show the artists plenty of love, as they work hard to bring you all of this\u00a0awesome music!<\/p>\n<h3><u><b>WAKRAT &#8211; <i>\u201cKnucklehead\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/u><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wakratband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"1314\" rel=\"noopener\" data-old-href=\"https:\/\/wakratband.com\/\" data-old->WAKRAT<\/a> is Timmy C&#8217;s (from <i><a href=\"https:\/\/tour.ratm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"1315\" rel=\"noopener\" data-old-href=\"https:\/\/tour.ratm.com\/\" data-old->Rage Against the Machine<\/a><\/i> and <i>Audioslave<\/i>) new band. They describe themselves as \u201cTwo French Nationals and one American Anarchist &#8211; a fresh breath of societal angst wrapped in sonic urgency\u201d. The video was shot at the group&#8217;s rehearsal studio. The video was filmed using cameras attached to drones and GoPros hooked up to \u201cceiling fans, drums, drills, the floor, you name it,&#8221; as Timmy C puts it. After watching this video, I definitely felt the insanity of being <i>\u201clocked in my aquarium\u201d<\/i>, just like the chorus says!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WAKRAT - Knucklehead (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nil7UDx-dNo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><u><b>Amanda Markley &#8211; \u201c<i>Jealousy\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/u><\/h3>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amandamarkley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"1316\" rel=\"noopener\" data-old-href=\"http:\/\/www.amandamarkley.com\/\" data-old->Amanda Markley&#8217;s <\/a>ode to jealousy will stir memories within everyone who has experienced the emotion when seeing another couple. Especially if \u00bd of that couple is someone that you had feelings for! You can tell Amanda is singing from heartfelt experience on <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Jealousy<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. The emotion in her voice will make you jealous as you realize one fact: that only Amanda could bring this song to <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>her<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> audience and make us feel the emotion in this song.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amanda Markley \/\/ Jealousy (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3nAEHWkuHW8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"LEFT\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To Live As Wolves<\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8211; Stalemate ft. Davey Muise<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/u><\/h3>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toliveaswolves.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"1317\" rel=\"noopener\" data-old-href=\"https:\/\/toliveaswolves.bandcamp.com\/\" data-old->To Live as Wolves<\/a> is a post-hardcore band from Staten Island, NY. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i>Stalemate <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">is the first music video from the band&#8217;s <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">sophomore EP \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Breakneck Road\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">, which was released on April 8<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><sup><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">th<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">. T<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">he <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i>\u201cBreakneck Road\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> EP, has a very un-selfish purpose, as you can tell by this video. The different sub-melodies found within <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i>Stalemate <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">set the tone very well for the different mood variations within the song. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">They ask the question, \u201cAm I the only one who feels this way?\u201d while displaying a noose. They then to go on to let the audience know that they, in fact, are not alone. As a matter of fact, neither is anyone else who feels this way.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"To Live As Wolves - Stalemate ft. Davey Muise (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eAuX4n_0f64?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Decyfer Down &#8211;\u00a0<em>&#8220;Nothing More&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Nothing More<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> is t<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">he first single from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.decyferdown.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"1318\" rel=\"noopener\" data-old-href=\"http:\/\/www.decyferdown.com\/\" data-old->Decyfer Down&#8217;s<\/a> new independent album, <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>&#8220;The Other Side Of Darkness&#8221;<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, which was released on April 1, 2016!<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> This song is a badass way to tell evil goodbye, as Decyfer Down cuts the ties with Satan in the ultimate break-up. It&#8217;s also metaphoric for the listener, who can easily substitute a jilted lover in place of Satan. Either way, there&#8217;s nothing there anymore, and this relationship doesn&#8217;t need any closure.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Decyfer Down - Nothing More  Official Lyric Video\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SDSfGh2u3Ik?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u><b>Holland Road &#8211; \u201c<\/b><\/u><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><u><b>Heart on my Sleeve\u201d<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hollandrd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"1319\" rel=\"noopener\" data-old-href=\"http:\/\/hollandrd.com\/\" data-old->Holland Road<\/a> is a band that makes you remember better times. This is their first single <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\u201cHeart on my Sleeve\u201d. <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">See our review of <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\u201cHeart on my Sleeve\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> here for more!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Heart On My Sleeve&quot; by Holland Road\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RcEp1ascGtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"LEFT\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dream Drop &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\u201cA Letter to My Friends\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/u><\/h3>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dream Drop is an Alternative Rock Band who is really hard to classify as mere \u201cRock\u201d. They can easily be a multi-genre band as they display on <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>A Letter to my Friends. <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In other words, their<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> music is right up AltWire&#8217;s Alley! On this song, the letter to their friends aren&#8217;t the typical friends that you think of when you see the title. In between guitar riffs, you may want to write a letter to your \u201cfriends\u201d also!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dream Drop - A Letter to My Friends (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t5mrpRDB_HE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"LEFT\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jynx &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\u201cTaker\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/u><\/h3>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jynx comes with a super hard song with <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Taker. <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If this song makes you feel as if Jynx is looking right through you, then you need to re-evaluate your life choices. The reason why? This song is all about pretenders. Jynx is not only discrediting pretenders on <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Taker, <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> they also appeal to them by saying, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Be real \u2013 official \u2013 step your game up son\u201d<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. That, in my opinion, may be the statement of the year!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jynx - Taker (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Z0xBaoq_xo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"LEFT\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Demon In Me<\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8211; &#8220;Make It Hurt&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/u><\/h3>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The audience will really feel the pain in Demon In Me&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Make It Hurt. <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The pain of carrying feelings for an ex while they move on, seemingly oblivious to the mental damage they&#8217;ve done. Meanwhile, the demons that remain continue to taunt and torture on this song. The fact that the antagonist \u201cdidn&#8217;t mean it\u201d means nothing. The demon&#8217;s are still there and it still hurts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Demon In Me - &quot;Make It Hurt&quot; (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WF4Glcx-A0s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"LEFT\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Servant Sun &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\u201cTaste of Silver\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/u><\/h3>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/servantsun.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"1320\" rel=\"noopener\" data-old-href=\"https:\/\/servantsun.bandcamp.com\/\" data-old->Servant Sun&#8217;s<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Taste of Silver<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> is a song about the bringing their audience the truth in the never-ending darkness of the endless night. Lies are transparent. This song will make the listener picture Servant Sun as true \u201cGuitar Heroes\u201d who came to expose the liars. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Taste of Silver <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">could easily be a theme song, as the sun begins to rise to illuminate the darkness!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Servant Sun - Taste of Silver [Official Music Video]\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A6BewaQE12I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"LEFT\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Making Monsters &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\u201cBetter\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/u><\/h3>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i>Better<\/i> is the first single from the upcoming EP, <i>\u201cBad Blood\u201d<\/i>, coming out May 13<sup>th<\/sup>. The video is filmed on a set that was pulled straight from a monster flick. Horror background and all, Making Monsters has a kick-ass anthem in <i>Better<\/i>. Their audience is going to wonder if it&#8217;s possible for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makingmonsters.co.uk\/wp-admin\/setup-config.php\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-id=\"1321\" rel=\"noopener\" data-old-href=\"http:\/\/www.makingmonsters.co.uk\/\">Making Monsters<\/a> to create any songs better than <i>Better<\/i>. If this song is any indicator of what <i>\u201cBad Blood\u201d <\/i>will be like, the Billboard charts will be that much \u201cbetter\u201d for Making Monsters!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Making Monsters - Better (Official Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y3f_gGdk58I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to this week&#8217;s edition of The Spark! This is where we invite all of you\u00a0normal people to come inside &#8230; <a title=\"#TheSpark: Hot Music For The Week of 04\/10 &#8211; 04\/16\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/thespark-hot-music-for-the-week-of-0410-0416\/\" aria-label=\"Mehr zu #TheSpark: Hot Music For The Week of 04\/10 &#8211; 04\/16\">Weiterlesen \u2026<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[329,36],"class_list":["post-7242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-artists-to-watch","tag-notables","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7242\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}