Thursday, June 18, 2009

Looks Like The End Of Days...

I hate summer. I really do. It brings nothing but misery for me. Hayfever, 4 hour long nights and the warmth that I really do hate. So with that...

The Like - June Gloom


Yeah, it's a song about hot shit summer is by a triumvirate of girls from Southern California. Doesn't really add up in my eyes, but ok, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, seeing as we have a common hatred of Summer. The thumping bassline pounding all the way through makes me want to jig about through this midtempo ditty and lose my inhibitions. Alongside that we have the gloriously melancholy vocals by a lady who goes by the name of "Z". Hmm. Okay... The overuse of "Here comes the end of days..." lyric makes me want to slash my wrists like I was a character in Girl, Interrupted but what the hell. This is a song that takes stereotypical summer tunes and punches it in the ladygarden and then points, laughs, then repeats the actions ad infinitum.

AMAZING

Listen to it below.



Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Your Clever Words Mean More To Me Than Those In The Reviews...

I don't really understand what instigated this new trend for Disney's pop princesses to start collaborating with Pop Punk bands, Demi Lovato collaborating with William "massive lesbian" Beckett from The Academy Is... and some gay teen from Hannah Montana is supposedly working on his debut with former Avril Lavigne guitarist and songwriter Evan Taubenfeld. But, if they all turn out as well as this, then who cares about credibility?

Forever The Sickest Kids featuring Selena Gomez - Whoa Oh! (Me Vs. Everyone)



This is a bit of a weird thing, seeing as though FTSK have already released this song as a single and on their album, Underdog Alma Mater, without Miss Gomez, instead just having a different male vocalist singing her lines. Sure, it was enjoyable and it was insanely catchy but it seemed to lack something. Then BOOMF. Sprinkle on some Disney magic and you've got yourself a song which you can't help but love. The charm that Selena exudes while singing is incredibly smile inducing, all while embodying that fine line between sexy woman and playful teenager. Something which a certain Spears did quite well. Oh, and the chorus stays in your head for hours after listening, which is a bit of a bugger when your in public and you randomly start singing "WHOA OH! WHOA WHOA OH!". Trust me... I don't speak of fiction here.

AMAZING.

Listen to it below.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Damned If I Listen, Damned If I Don't...

Liek totes OMG. I'm totally doing a post about a song that's current and not at least 3 years old. What am I coming to?!

All Time Low - Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)



The first proper single from All Time Low's hotly anticipated third album has been put up on their myspace. Shockingly enough, it doesn't really deviate from their pattern of making incredibly anthemic pop punk, featuring the obligatory chorus that is as catchy as one of Lindsay Lohan's STDs. After only one listen, Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't) has already joined the ranks of other songs that get stuck in my head for hours because they're just so bloody catchy, however, unlike the other songs on that list, I don't really mind about this one being stuck inside my cranium like a parasite too much. All together with me "OH OH OHHHH!"

AMAZING.

Listen to it below or at All Time Low's Myspace

Monday, June 15, 2009

It's That Same Old Song You've Played For The Day...

Not being much of a church going sort of person, unless that is The Church Of Hot Addiction, i thought i'd go for a more "church-y" song for today.

Cartel - Chroma

A bounding drum beat wrestles the listener into submission while the vocalist's lyrics, while churlish and ineffective, sweep into your ear canals and produce one of those things on your face that can sometimes be construed as a smile, or a seizure, whatever you like. Get past the stereotypical emo vocals and you can find a song that is quite frankly a really good listen.

AMAZING.

Listen to it below.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Saturday's Song.

Right. So as part of my renewed interest in this whole blogging thing, I'm going to so a song of the day thing. Or maybe a song of the week. I suppose it just depends on how often i get to update this. The inaugral song is...*drumroll*...*extended pause only seen in reality tv shows*...

The Color Fred - Empty House

Disregard the fact that the band name is a massive pun and has an americanised version of the word "colour", because they're actually quite good. I've only heard this song today. In fact, I only heard this album for the first time today. But this song instantly stood out. Shockingly, it's not a proper slow emo ballad, as normally they are the first ones to catch my interest. In fact, the whole album, Bend To Break, is really good, you should definitely go and listen to it... by any means possible.

AMAZING.

Listen to it below.