Spencer Griffin's New Music Mondays

 here they are: "Noise in the Forest" by Ripe: On this sprightly, reggae-influenced track, Ripe continue to please their listeners with their upbeat music, just as they did on their previous single from earlier this year, "Settling." Their second single, "Noise in the Forest," in spite of its happy sound, actually came about initially from a bout of anger that their lead singer had. He regretted his actions immediately afterwards, as most people would in similar situations, but instead of merely apologizing, he took his frustration and turned it into song! Not every day you hear something like that, right?! "The Drummer" by Red Hot Chili Peppers: As per usual, RHCP's latest album is packed full of hits! Three songs from said album already hit the alt, adult alt, and rock airwaves earlier this year, and as the end of the year approaches, Flea and the boys crank out yet another catchy number with "The Drummer." It is not necessarily R...

 Hi everyone! Since the website I got most of my information for new music from on Wednesdays is now defunct, I will now be posting stuff on Mondays instead of Wednesdays. So here we go with our first review! "Pages" by White Reaper: For the first 50 or so seconds, "Pages" seems quieter than White Reaper's other material. A sweet, mellow, folk-rock strum with the same three chords that comprise the chorus of The Doors' "Light My Fire." As soon as the chorus hits, however, "Pages" starts to become a bit more of a rocker, albeit with the same breezy beat the song starts with. The song is a bittersweet exercise in nostalgia, as lead singer Tony Esposito tells the tale of a romance he once had that he has now grown to regret. By the end of the song, he is "tearing out all the pages" that he has written in his diary about his former flame.  "Sex, Drugs, Etc." by Beach Weather: "Beach Weather" is an apt name for a ...