THE BEST:
‘Every Man Is A
Pyramid Scheme’ – Faux Bandit
Packed with vivid lines such as ‘my God is a stoner kid/ I am a working class drug’, this new single from Brisbane rock group Faux Bandit takes a unique look at how we all build our own personalities out of hobbies and interests. It makes you wonder how much of our personalities are real and how much is what we want people to think. If that sounds too deep, don’t worry, the angry rugged riff has enough appeal for all you meat-headed rockers.
‘Runnin’ – Wajatta
Surrealist comedian Reggie Watts is trying his hand at EDM under the stage name Wajatta (accompanied by producer John Tejada). It’s a vogue-worthy house number with chords stabs reminiscent of Inner City’s ‘Big Fun’ topped with some Reggie’s signature vocal loops. I was expecting something weirder from the frizzy-haired nutter, but I’m satisfied with this.
‘Pressure’ –
SlickDotR
London rapper/singer SlickDotR delivers this new anthemic single
‘Pressure’. Everything about it feels vast from the city backdrop in the music
video, to the epic instrumental made of pianos and 808s, to the walls of vocal
harmonies in the chorus. The single comes off SlickDotR’s EP SR1 released
earlier this year.
‘In Your Beat’ –
Django Django
Django Django continue to sound utterly unique with their
mix of Beach Boys vocal harmonies and retro synths. The music video meanwhile
is its own nutty concoction of pop art, Monty Python and vaporwave. Marble Skies, the group’s new album, is
scheduled to be released in January.
‘Killer’ – That Gum U Like
Influenced by TV series Twin Peaks, Brazilian duo That Gum U Like have dropped this new hypnotic electropop single ‘Killer’. It slinks along seductively to a backdrop of old-skool synths, lo-fi drums and oozing bass whilst the frontwoman dreamily sighs out ‘I’m a killer’ in a manner that’s both gorgeous and creepy.
THE WORST:
‘1000’ – N.E.R.D ft.
Future
In contrast to minimal banger ‘Lemon’, the experimental rap
group’s latest single ‘1000’ is overstuffed with too many things going on. I
like the heavy percussion breakdown and rave synthesisers, but the rest of the
music is complete chaos. Pharrell’s delivery has gone all cartoonish, and
Future’s verse comes of nowhere.