THE BEST:
‘Patience’ – Tame Impala
Even if the juddery rhythm of the
pianos is a bit hard to get into at the beginning, Kevin Parker’s angelic voice
and the spacey phaser effects swiftly make up for this. I’m even hearing a bit
of a disco creeping into Tame Impala’s sound. Will there be a new album dropping this year? Or is ‘Patience’ a plea for us to be patient?
‘Tu Es Belle’ – Starwolf
Starwolf aren’t from around here.
As their Facebook bio explains: ‘After traveling as stardust for 13.8
billion years through the universe, Starwolf has morphed into human form to
satisfy your ears’. It makes
sense given that this track is out of this world. Commencing with some beautiful
guitars, the track then evolves into a funky synthpop number with Daft-Punk-esque
vocoders before soaring into a heavenly climax of jazz flute and triumphant
saxophone. It’s barely two and half minutes long and I feel like I’ve just been
on an epic journey across the cosmos.
‘Tempo’ – Lizzo ft. Missy Elliot
I’m not usually one for ass anthems
or skinny-shaming, but this banger is so ridiculously fun that I couldn’t care
less. These two seem like the perfect pairing for a track for this, both
bringing ample amounts of attitude. As for the beat, well, it’s absolutely
filthy.
‘Off The Wheel’ – Mikhail Galkin
Toronto singer-songwriter and
raccoon-whisperer (listen to the lyrics) Mikhail Galkin delivers this new
breezy track from his upcoming EP, Fanta.
It’s a charming song about letting go, accompanied by some
suitably mellow guitars and dreamy synths. The guitars have a slight Latin
influence, whilst I’m also sensing some inspiration from the Beatles’ psychedelic phase
(particularly the section with the talking ‘rocky raccoon’).
‘Give Me My Money’ - DAYANA
Most of the artists I get sent with
capitalised names tend to be moody electropop artists, so this enjoyably
bombastic rock tune was a pleasant surprise. The Scottish/Colombian vocalist
has an astounding voice and I’m loving the bluesy tones. DAYANA has more singles
and an EP on the way.
THE WORST:
‘Free Uzi’ - Lil Uzi Vert
I refuse to jump on the Lil Uzi
Vert train. Yes, this is definitely the fastest we’ve heard him rapping, but there’s
still absolutely nothing unique about him.