Song of the Day

Song of the Day: PNAU – The Truth

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Ricky in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

While we were all being distracted by Empire of the Sun and their shenanigans, Nick Littlemore, one of the two main collaborators of EOTS managed to put out a new record last year with his other band PNAU. I am disappointed to say that I didn’t know about it til this year. I’m slipping, man. Anyways, I was listening to the always excellent (if a bit poppy) Triple J 100 mix this weekend and this track caught my attention.

The Truth was one of the singles off Soft Universe, PNAU’s latest record. The track’s got a pulsating synth line and a rousing chorus that is dance floor ready. It’s incredibly catchy and the only downside to this song is that I feel like it’s one of those tracks they are going to play in one of those American Idol montages where they show all the contestants bursting into the room after they got picked to be in the final 10 or whatever it is they do on that show. It’s that uplifting despite it’s completely not uplifting lyrics.

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Almost a George Michael Cover song of the Day: Will Young – I Just Want a Lover

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Ricky in Song of the Day | 1 Comment

If you ever wondered “Hmm, I wonder what George Michael would sound like today if he was kind of young and still making music”, well my friend, today is your lucky day. Will Young’s new single I Just Want a Lover is the fourth of fifth single off his most recent album Echoes. I don’t really know anything about Will Young other then the fact that he won Pop Idol way back in the day. Will Young was also the guest vocalist on Groove Armada’s standout 2010 track History and that’s probably the only reason why I gave this a listen. It’s got a disco beat, a falsetto voice and sounds straight out of an 80s night club. What’s wrong with that? Check it out.

Song of the Day: Mystery Jets – Greatest Hits

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Ricky in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

English band Mystery Jets continual transition from quirky weirdo artsy band to well polished indie pop band continues with their latest release – Radlands, an obvious take on the famed Terrence Malick classic. Recorded in America (as opposed to England), the new album has a different more classic rock but somewhat striped down vibe that’s quite different then Serontonin, their previous record. The lead single is a track called Greatest hits, a track that name drops more artists/songs then you can think of. It’s a catchy single that reigns in influences from bands from the 60’s, including the ever popular ‘sha la la la la’ line. It’s only fitting since the song is an ode to hits of the past. The song itself is pretty good, so maybe it’ll be a hit on it’s own, which would make this whole thing quite meta?

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Song of the Day: The Royal Concept – Gimme Twice

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Ricky in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

Swedish band The Royal Concept have been doing their homework. Their recently released EP The Royal Concept EP is a hodgepodge of influence from bands that have been popular in the past decade. Spread out over five tracks, there are elements of acts such as The Strokes, Foals and Phoenix among others. The lead single, “Gimme Twice,” is particularly guilty of sounding Phoenix-esque, so much so that my friends asked me if this was the new Phoenix record when I played them the album. Is that bad? I don’t know.

All I know is that the Royal Concept have created a fun, catchy track that given the right traction, will be featured on the dance floor at an indie hipster party near you sometime this summer.

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