Artist Spotlight – She Pulled The Trigger

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An exciting and charismatic alternative hard rock band I discovered when they followed me on Twitter is She Pulled The Trigger, a relatively new four-man group from Lancaster, PA.  Band members include brothers Chris Zell (lead vocals/guitar) and Nick Zell (drums), Patrick Kearney (lead guitar/backing vocals) and Ricky Leblanc (bass guitar/backing vocals).   Their melodic, hard-driving rock sound has influences of Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace, and lead singer Chris Zell’s aggressive vocals occasionally reach the ferocity of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor.  In an interview for the website New Transcendence, Chris explained that the band’s songs, like those of many other rock bands, touch on “pain and dark times,” but they want “to also give our fans a light to follow. We want to inspire positive change.”

Accordingly, She Pulled The Trigger has a rapidly growing base of loyal fans, and I’m one of them.  They hope to release a full album in 2016.  Here are videos of their first two excellent singles, both of which feature intricate guitar riffs, speaker-blowing drums and powerful, harmonic vocals.

Follow She Pulled The Trigger on Twitter and Facebook, subscribe to their YouTube channel  and purchase their music on Bandcamp.

Top 10 Songs for December 6-12

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1. HELLO – Adele
2. ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME – Coldplay
3. STRESSED OUT – twenty one pilots
4. NEARLY FORGOT MY BROKEN HEART – Chris Cornell
5. S.O.B. – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
6. THE GHOSTS OF BEVERLY DRIVE – Death Cab For Cutie
7. R.I.P 2 MY YOUTH – The Neighbourhood
8. MOUNTAIN AT MY GATES – Foals
9. HOTLINE BLING – Drake
10. MERCY – Muse

Top 10 Songs for November 29-December 5

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1. HELLO – Adele
2. STRESSED OUT – twenty one pilots
3. ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME – Coldplay
4. S.O.B. – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
5. THE GHOSTS OF BEVERLY DRIVE – Death Cab For Cutie
6. R.I.P. 2 MY YOUTH – The Neighbourhood
7. NEARLY FORGOT MY BROKEN HEART – Chris Cornell
8. MERCY – Muse
9. HOTLINE BLING – Drake
10. MOUNTAIN AT MY GATES – Foals

MissMaze

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MissMaze is an earnest young alternative/grunge rock band based in Guildford, England, and consists of Hungarian-born Csongor Debreczy (guitar/lead vocals), Aron Boateng (bass, backing vocals) and James Storey (drums, backing vocals). Their distinct music style is characterized by hard-driven guitar riffs, aggressive yet melodic vocals and compelling lyrics. The band’s sound is influenced by some of their favorite bands such as Nirvana, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, and Led Zeppelin. According to their bio on Soundcloud, band frontman Debreczy began writing songs while performing in venues throughout Europe before arriving in England and connecting with the other two band members at The Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford.  Each brought their individual music talents together to form MissMaze in late 2013, and released their first singles in 2015.

Here is a video introducing the band:

Their new single “Plastic Friend”

Top 10 Songs for November 22-28

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1. HELLO – Adele
2. STRESSED OUT – twenty one pilots
3. S.O.B. – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
4. THE GHOSTS OF BEVERLY DRIVE – Death Cab For Cutie
5. ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME – Coldplay
6. FIRST – Cold War Kids
7. MERCY – Muse
8. R.I.P. 2 MY YOUTH – The Neighbourhood
9. NEARLY FORGOT MY BROKEN HEART – Chris Cornell
10. 2 HEADS – Coleman Hell

Top 10 Songs For November 15-21

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1. STRESSED OUT – twenty one pilots (5th week at #1)
2. HELLO – Adele
3. S.O.B. – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
4. THE GHOSTS OF BEVERLY DRIVE – Death Cab For Cutie
5. FIRST – Cold War Kids
6. ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME – Coldplay
7. MERCY – Muse
8. 2 HEADS – Coleman Hell
9. SOMEONE NEW – Hozier
10. R.I.P. 2 MY YOUTH – The Neighbourhood

Top 10 Songs for November 8-14

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1. STRESSED OUT – twenty one pilots
2. S.O.B. – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
3. HELLO – Adele
4. FIRST – Cold War Kids
5. THE GHOSTS OF BEVERLY DRIVE – Death Cab For Cutie
6. 2 HEADS – Coleman Hell
7. SOMEONE NEW – Hozier
8. I AM – Awolnation
9. MERCY – Muse
10. EX’S AND OH’S – Elle King (18th week on list)

Top 10 Songs for November 1-7

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1.  STRESSED OUT – twenty one pilots
2.  S.O.B. – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats


3.  FIRST –  Cold War Kids
4.  I AM – Awolnation
5.  2 HEADS – Coleman Hell
6 . SOMEONE NEW – Hozier
7.  THE GHOSTS OF BEVERLY DRIVE – Death Cab For Cutie
8.  EX’S AND OH’S – Elle King
9. SHIP TO WRECK – Florence + the Machine
10. MERCY – Muse

Top 10 Songs for October 25-31

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1. STRESSED OUT – twenty one pilots
2. FIRST – Cold War Kids
3. I AM – Awolnation
4. S.O.B. – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
5. SHIP TO WRECK – Florence + the Machine
6. EX’S AND OH’S – Elle King
7. 2 HEADS – Coleman Hell
8. SOMEONE NEW – Hozier
9. THE GHOSTS OF BEVERLY DRIVE – Death Cab for Cutie
10. DIFFERENT COLORS – Walk the Moon