When you talk about Indie-Folk to someone who has never heard of it, you can have quite lunar reactions. "Ah yes, super upbeat music with acoustic guitars and banjos to hop around the campfire?". Uh...

Let's go to Leoben, Austria, to prove them wrong. Young artist The Patch has just released his new single "Stones". And you won't hear banjos or frenzied acoustic guitars. On the other hand, a wonderful electric guitar as a common thread, and magnificent vocals which sometimes recall Novo Amor and other kings of indie-folk.

With a world that is progressing very quickly, where many changes require rapid adaptation on our part, we understand that the young generation feels lost. Sometimes forced to grow up too quickly or to make decisions that have too heavy consequences. And that's what this little gem is about, as The Patch explains:

"This song is about the feeling of growing up. Often I feel like a kid that is 23 years old for some reason, trying to figure out how everything works."

The song's predominant theme, growing up, offers the artist a good opportunity to express himself and send a clear message:

"People keep expecting me to grow up, but I'm kind of done with people telling me how to live my life. This critic sometimes feels like stones raining on me while the glass cage I built around myself starts to crack".

Speaking of cracking, percussion plays a vital role in the song. Like the sound of a splitting shell, the drums are at first discreet then more and more powerful (without being intrusive for all that).

This is the second talent of Simon, aka The Patch: production. The hidden son of Thomas LaVine uses his perfectionist side to give flaws no chance. Even if he says his music "is not polished, it's rather alive than perfect". We could say it's both: alive and perfect. "Stones" is a rare pearl as we like to show you on IMC. And your melancholy playlists won't be able to do without it.

Reach out to The Patch