I really tried to hate on some songs this week, but nothing
stood out to me as particularly hateable. Consequently it’s all tracks I loved
in this week’s selection.
‘Can You Talk To
People Around The World On The Internet?’ - Hot Dad
This is such a stupidly ingenious song concept, made better
by the beautifully retro synths and vocoders. I do hope Hot Dad’s dreams of communicating
to people around the world on the internet come true.
‘Hey Ho’ – oscar oscar
Is ‘ground-breaking’ too hyperbolic a word to use? That's certainly the way I feel towards the alien clicks and chimes kicking off this track. And if the production didn't bring enough of a unique flavour, the Brisbane artist then decides to top it off with a matchless vocal style made up otherworldly quivering falsettos. It’s wonderfully weird – the stuff us bloggers get off to.
‘LMK’ - Kelela
I couldn’t be asked to set up an Apple Music account, but nevermind, I
can finally join in the hype now that there’s a music video on Youtube - and what a cool
music video it is! The alt-r&b songstress parades through a futuristic nightclub whilst donning a myriad of different coloured wigs. Her sound meanwhile continues
to be a more danceable version of FKA Twigs, whilst also serving as a more
eccentric version of Tinashe. It's the best of both r&b worlds.
‘Without Love’ – Alice
Glass
Alice Glass was formerly frontwoman of an electropunk group
called Crystal Castles. Now the singer is going at it solo to a backdrop of
equally glitched out and warped electronica beats. She’s planning on touring with Marilyn Manson, who may well have been an influence on the creepy video, which sees her writhing around like she needs an exorcist surrounded by vines.
‘Desire’ – Everything Everything
There are some parts of this song that are startlingly
Muse-like. But these UK indie rockers have always been more silly than
melodramatic, allowing them to pull off the theatrics more tastefully. I also
don’t know about you, but that fat guitar tone is delicious.
‘Lonely Together’ –
Avicii ft. Rita Ora
Avicii claimed he was retiring from the music industry last year and yet has decided to release a new song. I’m not mad at him, largely
because as EDM bangers go, this new single ‘Lonely Together’ is pretty damn
good. Rita’s voice is nothing special, but the reverb-soaked synths vibe with
me.