Hope you’re all staying safe this weekend, either from sickness or from the snow.
By now I’m sure you all have gathered that I have a variety of favorite genres when it comes to music. While trying to expand my horizons in the rock/alternative genre, I found a band that you have to listen to. Their name is Teenage Wrist.
It is very infrequent that I find an album that I can listen through entirely. It is even more uncommon to find an artist whose entire discography I can listen to. Teenage Wrist is the only band where I can listen to any of their songs and never get tired.
Bordering the Shoegaze sub-genre of rock, Teenage Wrist is the closest thing to a grunge revival as I’m sure most of us will see. Featuring heavy guitars and melodic vocals, Teenage Wrist creates a unique and fuzzy sound that leaves a lasting mark on the listener.
There’s something about the sound of songs like “Waitress” and “Afterglow” that sticks with me. For me, Teenage Wrist came around at a pretty awful point in time. I was feeling pretty low, but their sound made me appreciate the power of music. I’ll never forget the first time I heard them; I had to furiously scramble down the artist before the song faded off of the airwaves, never to be played again. Even two years from then, I still feel giddy listening to some of their tracks for the 400th time.
Comprised of just three band members, the group takes inspiration from Shoegaze founders like Lush and My Bloody Valentine. While their breakout song, “Stoned, Alone” has reached nearly 3 million streams on Spotify, most of their songs (sadly) haven’t even peaked the 500k listeners mark. My biggest hope is for that to change. I want them to keep making music so that they can reach out to more people like they did to me.
I hope that you, dear reader, can take some time out of your day—or night—to give them a listen. Trust me, it’s worth it.
Bands like Nothing, Whirr, and Teenage Wrist are leading the new era of grunge and alternative rock. If musicians like them are the future for the genre, I think we’re in good hands.
Where to find Teenage Wrist:
Spotify
YouTube
iTunes
Their Homepage
A Royale With Cheese 
I am one to appreciate diversity in music. Being a fan of grunge rock, I am always looking for an opportunity to hear something new. Sometimes I catch myself listening to the same old stuff and I am trying to change that. Now that classes are moving to online, I’ll have more time to dive into the different new artists within the music world. Thank you for sharing and stay safe out there.
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It’s always nice finding comfort in music. Sometimes I purposely take wrong turns on my way home from work or class just to sit and take in my song choices for the car ride. I like seeing everyones variety of song choices on their blogs because it helps me widen my horizons in the music industry. I’ll give these guys a listen!
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Thanks for introducing me to Teenage Wrist Alex! You’re blog perfectly described the upcoming band and excited me to look into them.
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