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HOTEL MIRA INVITE YOU TO THEIR ‘PITY PARTY’ – IF YOU CAN HANDLE IT
Get ready to lose yourself in the exhilarating highs and crushing lows of ‘Pity Party’, the latest album from Canadian alt-rock powerhouse HOTEL MIRA. Out March 14, this dynamic record perfectly captures the euphoria of reckless indulgence (party) and the sobering reality of self-destruction (pity).
Led by charismatic frontman Charlie Kerr, alongside Clark Grieve (guitar), Mike Noble (bass), and Cole George (drums), HOTEL MIRA has built a reputation for delivering electrifying performances and razor-sharp lyricism. With tracks that dance between Iggy Pop-style hedonism and raw, introspective storytelling, ‘Pity Party’ is an emotional rollercoaster that refuses to slow down.
Coming off extensive tours with Rare Americans and rock legends like Our Lady Peace, the band has proven they’re a force to be reckoned with. Whether you’re looking for an anthem to fuel your wildest nights (‘America’s Favourite Pastime’, ‘Runner’) or a gut-punch of reflection (‘There Goes The Neighbourhood’, ‘Back to the Bedroom’), this album delivers in every way.
Brace yourself – ‘Pity Party’ is the kind of celebration you’ll never forget, and possibly never recover from.
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2AP – Two Alien Planets Find Beauty in the Noise with “Sweet Harmony”
What if the world isn’t too loud… what if it’s just your head?
Brno-based duo 2AP – Two Alien Planets tackle that familiar feeling in their new single “Sweet Harmony”: a warm, guitar-driven alternative track about finding your way back to the present when your mind refuses to switch off.
It starts with a bright guitar riff and Lenka K.’s airy soprano, sounding almost like a breath of fresh air. Then the song begins to expand. Guitars gather momentum, the rhythm lifts, and Jarek H.’s warm baritone joins the picture.
By the final chorus, it’s no longer one voice trying to quiet the noise. It’s two voices finding their way through it together.
And that’s where “Sweet Harmony” really hits.
The lyrics balance simple, beautiful things — wind, sunshine, rain, a strand of hair in the breeze — against a much less peaceful inner landscape: a “stormy brain,” angry birds and snakes of grief.
There are no wellness clichés here. No promise that everything suddenly becomes fine.
Instead, the song suggests something more realistic: maybe the beauty is already there. We just have to hear it.
Musically, 2AP blend the melodic warmth of alternative pop-rock with a cinematic indie atmosphere. It’s dreamy without drifting away, emotional without becoming gloomy, and driven by the chemistry between Lenka’s soprano and Jarek’s baritone.
Think 90s/2000s alternative warmth meeting contemporary indie songwriting, with enough guitar to keep things moving and enough space to let the lyrics breathe.
The artwork captures the same tension: warm flowers behind a dark fence. Beauty on one side. Something getting in the way on the other.
“Sweet Harmony” doesn’t ask you to tear the fence down.
It just asks you to look through it.
3:42 of dreamy guitars, two voices, and one very restless brain.
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