The Goodbye Radio don’t do volume limits. Their just-dropped track “Twisted Time Travelers” crushes like a wall of amps, setting these New York rockers as the real deal in guitar-driven indie. Mike Aronow and Jeff Walsh, the brains behind the operation, have been jamming together since forever, and it shows. Their songwriting clicks like a well-oiled machine, whipping out tunes that’ll make you think and make you move. Throw Sammy Lamba‘s vocals into the combo, and you’ve got a sound that’s both a blast from the past and fresh as hell.
This song’s dripping with jangly guitars and harmonies that’ll transport you straight back to Big Star’s heyday. But don’t remix the facts – “Twisted Time Travelers” has got a modern blade that loops in your head like a killer chorus. Aronow and Walsh, whose songwriting partnership feels telepathic, spin a tale of two star-crossed lovers that never quite sync up—a “romantic, tragic, and weirdly hopeful” saga pulled straight from a lost ‘70s sci-fi flick.
The Goodbye Radio’s strong persistence bleeds into their tone. These guys used to be Endgames, cutting their teeth in the sweaty, beer-soaked trenches of CBGB’s. They’ve been through the wringer, battling industry BS before coming back swinging in 2011. That raw, been-there-done-that energy is all over “Twisted Time Travelers,” and it’s dragging it by the collar into 2023, kicking and screaming. Aronow’s declaration that this isn’t a “nostalgia act” rings true; the track’s got firmness to it, like they’re finally ready to grab that spotlight they’ve been chasing. And with 16,000 streams already? They’re on their way.
With “Twisted Time Travelers,” The Goodbye Radio is dropping not music, but a gauntlet. This is rock ‘n’ roll with heart, brains, and a killer hook. If the rest of In This Sleeping City hits this hard, consider the throne of indie rock officially shaken.
“Twisted Time Travelers” is streaming now. The Goodbye Radio’s album In This Sleeping City arrives later this year—prepare accordingly.
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