AUDIO: M Pike – “Worthy”

London-based pop-rock musician M Pike is back, and he releases potentially his most groundbreaking track to date, ‘Worthy’.

Cleverly M Pike leads the listener on a journey, and he starts with a gentle overture with only a guitar lead and bass rhythm accompanying his vocal. The preamble feels as though it will stay with a chilled theme throughout but unpredictable with this movement; it picks up in the mid-section, and it picks up big!

Pushing forward with an upfront approach M Pike, gets the energy flowing with a myriad of instruments coming together with thunderous flavour. As a result, once it hits the melting point, it isn’t easy to turn away with the multitude of sounds captivating with ease. M Pike knows too well how to get the listener gripping on like a bikers mitt. His adventure is memorable, and he takes an upfront approach with his delivery. He moves fast towards the latter, with the pace picking up and the rock vibes gushing out of the mix with potency.

Overall, ‘Worthy’ is an unusual yet exhilarating release. It does not conform to the modern genre’s status quo, and it generally heads down a novel path. It is a courageous move given that it falls into an uncommon category, but it pays off and gives M Pike the unique selling point required to keep on moving up the echelon. Nevertheless, the mix could have been even more potent with more weight and some extra layering, but as a whole, the entire piece is a treat.


Milwaukee Artist of the Week – 9/21/12 – The Siege Perilous

Are you a Milwaukee musician/band? You can submit your music to be the Milwaukee Artist of the Week by emailing links to info@BreakingAndEntering.net. We’ll check out every submission we get!

This week’s Milwaukee Artist of the Week is The Siege Perilous, a 4 piece alternative group consisting of frontman Peter Grau, drummer Andy Stone, guitarist Amir Hamizadeh, and bassist Troy Pronchinske. Formed in 2008, the band has a sound similar to some of the classic alternative albums of the 90s, with a updated influence of today’s indie superstars. The end result are great albums like their most recent release, “Under Different Lights“. Led by the first single, “Curtain”, the album contains 14 well-crafted, harmonic tracks. The influence of modern bands like Jack’s Mannequin and Motion City Soundtrack can be heard, especially on piano-driven songs like “This is Tragedy”. The Siege Perilous also get to show off their wide range of abilities on this album, mixing pop-rock anthems with slower, more dramatic songs. Under Different Lights is the band’s second full length release, coupled with two EPs in between albums.

Check out the the video for “Curtain”:

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