Dogs in spacesuits, trippy ghost train rides and
nursery-rhyme-style choruses about popping pills. This week has it all…
THE BEST:
‘Sabbathian’ - All
Hail Hyena
All Hail Hyena have been snorting all kinds of substances as
their new video for ‘Sabbathian’ demonstrates, featuring dogs in space-suits
and grinning Buddha statue representations of the band members and all other
manner of off-the-wall shit. It fits the frantic guitarwork and chanted vocals perfectly.
‘Sabbathian’ is straight off the nutters’
brilliant EP S T I C K € R S released earlier this year and has
been entered into a competition held by Salute Music Makers – which you can
check out here.
‘Pills’ – St. Vincent
St. Vincent continues to go full-on pop. The nursery rhyme
style chorus and Taylor Swift vibes at the beginning had me pulling out the
hair in my hipster beard yelling ‘SHE’S GONE MAINSTREAM! NOOOO!’. But wait, it’s
okay – as the track progresses, St. Vincent makes it clear that this is no
ordinary pop song. The instrumental morphs more times than Flubber and the
final two minutes may as well be an entirely different song, evolving into some
epic chamber-pop outro complete with a sax solo.
‘Tic Tac Toe’ –
Django Django
Life can end up being repetitive and dull if you’re not
careful. The latest upbeat twangy anthem from electro-indie cowboys Django Django centres around this theme, complete with a music video that sees the
band taking a trip to the seaside and experiencing all the attractions with a
routine sense of boredom. Are we all just telling ourselves that we’re having
fun, but actually just living life day by day? Is it time to break the cycle?
Should I quit these bloody weekly track roundups and this blog, sell all my
possessions and hitchhike the world? Is that what you’re telling me to do
Django Django? *MUSIC RELATED JUNK IS NOW ON HIATUS*
Shoffy – Fake Friends
With its creative blend of rapping and singing and its woozy sugary chords, this new chirpy single from LA artist Shoffy will make you truly believe life can be better without those fake friends in your life. I’m going to cut ties with all my fake friends today. But wait - what if I don’t have any friends? WAAAAAAAAAAAAH
THE WORST:
‘And Saints’ – Sleigh
Bells
This song gives me a serious case of blue balls. Those
synths sounded like they were building up to something, but the whole track
just kind of goes nowhere.
‘Straight Boy’ -
Shamir
Before the SJWs come at me, I’m not angry at the subject
matter. Straight men can be douchebags. The issue with this track is that it’s a
wishy-washy two-chord snoozefest that sounds like it was recorded on a phone.
Where are all the groovy dance tracks like ‘On The Regular’? A social message can still carry a groove.