Is the new Idles track impressing me? Will I be wowed by 'WAP'? Can Corey Taylor captivate me?
THE BEST:
‘Model Village’ – Idles
Accompanied by a cool animated video, the Bristol punk rock
band’s latest single is a scathing critique of idealistic village life, yelled
out in standard slovenly IDLES fashion to raw-but-rhythmic guitars. According
to frontman Joe Talbot: ‘I hated growing up in a city that was really a town
that was really a fishbowl. I left as soon as I could, only to realise that the
fishbowl didn’t exist… just the fish, and they’re everywhere.’ It’s the
fourth single they’ve dropped off their upcoming album Ultra Mono (and
my personal favourite so far!).
‘Moving Pictures’ – Tape Tension
The audio and visuals to this song give me serious Toro Y
Moi vibes. I love the dude’s dreamy voice and the instrumental is sheer synth
porn (if ‘WAP’ doesn’t turn you on, this most certainly will). Tape Tension is
the project of Minneapolis multi-instrumentalist and producer Jack Ross. He’s
definitely an artist to keep an eye on if you love chillwave/dream pop/synthpop
as much as I do.
‘May Have Misunderstood’ – May Have
The descending bleep that plays throughout the song initially
threw me off because it’s practically the same sound my wireless Beats make
when they’re running out of battery. Aside from this small trivial detail, ‘May
Have Misunderstood’ is a truly entrancing indie pop track. I’m a big fan of
male and female vocal combos and the production is top notch. Look out for the
band’s EP, which is dropping in a couple weeks.
‘Holding Roses’ – Rosa Mystica
This track from Connecticut artist Rosa Mystica is such a
wild concoction of genres. Large synth washes sweep over a brooding backdrop of
psychedelic guitars and lively drums. The quivering chorus meanwhile sounds
like something Lana Del Rey would conjure up. The whole track plays out like a
dark trip. It’s utterly hypnotic.
‘WAP’ – Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion
I don’t understand why people are getting outraged by the
lyrics of this song. According to Google, ‘WAP’ stands for ‘Wireless Application
Protocol’. What did everyone think these chicks were rapping about? THEIR LADY
PARTS??? Y’all have a dirty mind.
A quick heads up - the video for this song is NSFW. That’s
right old PC users: ‘Not Suitable For Windows 95’.
THE WORST:
‘CMFT Must Be Stopped’ – Corey Taylor
This sounds like a bad wrestling theme. According to Google,
CMFT stands for Computational Methods and Function Theory. They’re all rapping
about computers this week!