Conrad Keely, Aaron Blount

Lead vocalists from bands worlds apart on the sonic spectrum, Aaron Blount and Conrad Keely step away from their essential Nineties rock outfits. Keely’s …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead yields furious prog rock, but his solo output sometimes channels Oasis as well as lo-fi synth explorations. Blount, founder of slowcore outfit Knife in the Water, writes brooding and bruised introspection. – Libby Webster