Our weekly look into the blogosphere where we talk about six tracks we found out about in the previous Wednesday-to-Wednesday seven-day period.Track of the week:
‘Cheaters’ by Teengirl Fantasy
Oh my, I didn’t really know how lovely they were until I listened to this song! They kind of had passed me by up until this point, but I put them on the list for songs for this column, et voila. Just absolutely lovely. These vocals seemingly are old-fashioned disco vocals, but they seem to be a bit lower in the mix so the music isn’t overpowered by them. As if it is caught in a web of slight distortion or something. I love those synths, that danceable beat, and I do believe I hear a cowbell. So many ingredients that I love in songs, and they all come together here. I also like how they sometimes seem to crank it up a notch as the song goes on, which gives the song the occasional oomph to last the six plus minutes running time. Looking forward to the album already, though I think I’ve read that most of it is going to be instrumental. Which is too bad, because I really like those vocals here. But oh well, I’m sure it’ll turn out ace anyway.
http://hypem.com/#/track/1177898/Teengirl+Fantasy+-+Cheaters
‘Memory Serves’ by Interpol
Some might argue that Interpol should’ve stopped after Antics, or that the band is the prime example of a band that peaked with their first album and never really could follow up on that. They have a case I think, because the third album wasn’t a match for the first two, and what I’ve heard of the fourth one doesn’t seem to come close to that either. Which is too bad, because for example something like ‘Pioneer to the Falls’ and that new track they did on Letterman recently are in my opinion ace tracks. This one, it kind of stumbles along in that typical Interpol fashion with that typical atmosphere and those typical Banks vocals. But for me it screams more Interpol album filler than that it says anything original or daring or something that would set it apart from the band’s other tracks.
http://stereogum.com/450652/interpol-memory-serves/mp3s/
‘Too Dramatic’ by Ra Ra Riot
There is something lovely about Ra Ra Riot that they can make everything sound so breezy and so delightful. All those ingredients, it just matches. I have no idea how on earth they were able to all find each other. The drumming, the violin, the vocals: they all add to that fluttering quality this band has. They make everything sound so completely effortless, and when it sounds so effortless it also sounds enjoyable and it makes it easy on the ear. As if nothing, not even death, can keep them from having a bit of fun in the world. And now what is wrong with a little fun in these times, eh? Because these times ARE way too dramatic anyhow.
http://hypem.com/#/track/1175136/Ra+Ra+Riot+-+Too+Dramatic
‘Down in L.A.’ by Munk (Them Jeans remix)
I do like me some Munk. Love the beat, and lovely housy piano vibe in the beginning. The botched up half talky singing normally isn’t my style, but here I don’t mind it that much to be honest. Sometimes it’s just irrational feeling I suppose what dictates whether you like something or not. As said, love the synth/piano thingy that Munk seems to have a knack for, and it is danceable. Not sure about those vocals that sometimes seem to crop up next to the “real” vocals. I’m especially hesitant concerning the male voice, it seems to give off a bit of a porn vibe. Handclaps is always a plus with me, too bad it is accompanied with that lets-mechanically-echo-the-voice thing remixes seem to love so much. The vocal delivery does get a bit samey when nearing the end I must admit.
http://hypem.com/#/track/1172662/Munk+-+Down+in+L+A+Them+Jeans+Remix+
‘Shelter’ by The XX (John Talabot’s Feel it Too remix)
Gosh, going into this I wasn’t sure what to expect at all. I like The XX, but before I had a listen to this I wasn’t really sure if this is something you want to remix. Then again, I’ve seen some crazy remixes, so I shouldn’t have been surprised at all probably. I love how Talabot keeps that dreamy vibe and how he so effortlessly seems to incorporate these vocals. They really sound as if they belong. Love the drums and keys and how suddenly a song like this can become danceable without losing its dreaminess. Personally I think it could’ve done with a minute less remix, but oh well.
http://hypem.com/#/search/the%20xx%20shelter%20talabot/1/
‘Desperate Measures’ by MillionYoung
When I first heard that beat I thought, oh no, and when I first heard the first real sounds I thought, gosh, this sounds brilliant. The beat sounds so crude, but those other sounds and those vocals are so delicate, so in tune with nature. Or at least, that’s the vibe I’m getting, and I’m not a nature man at all! City boy for life. But this I don’t mind. And then out of nowhere, just before the two minute mark, this shift, as if suddenly you are in an evil science fiction film. It’s actually a quite all right sound and not as bad as I just stated, but the different segments of the song just seem so opposed to each other that each shift brings out a different emotion. At least it does so with me. So I’m not sure. I guess what I’m hearing I find quite good for the most part, it is just the song that isn’t really doing it for me.
http://hypem.com/#/track/1167545/Millionyoung+-+Desperate+Measures
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