Archive for Category: "Listen"
Listen: The Shins – September
A woozy acoustic number with some some great western electric guitar noodles and of course an airy vocal from Mercer.
Listen: Bruce Springsteen – We Take Care Of Our Own
Well there are no queens of no supermarkets here folks. Just a good ol’ slice of the Magic/Rising-sounding Springsteen stomp that he’ nailed for much of the last decade.
Listen: Santigold – Big Mouth
Anyone expecting Lights Out Mk II will be disappointed. Anyone expecting a wonky, slice of jungle-pop will be pleasantly surprised.
Listen: Sleigh Bells – Comeback Kid
The chorus is pure wunder-pop and gets its melody of its chest quickly before the guitars and blast-beat drums come like a wrecking ball back into the mix.
Listen: The Shins – Simple Song
Dripping with sun-drenched melodies and a widescreen vintage FM sheen, it starts with dreamy guitar echo before finding a pop-rock strut that seriously suits them.
Listen: Lana Del Rey – National Anthem
Ahead of Off To The Races it’s the most beatsy of what we’ve heard so far as well as the most poppy, with the ‘tell me i’m your national anthem’ hook in the chorus sounding pretty huge.
Listen: Lana Del Rey – YAYO
According to the fountain of all knowledge (Wikipedia), this little number won’t be appearing on Born To Die, Lana Del Rey’s eagerly anticipated debut album. That’s not to say it isn’t worthy.
Listen: Lana Del Rey – Born To Die
It’s another slab of the seductive noir-pop that she mastered so well on Video Games. She sounds strangely detached. Stranger still, it really works.
Listen: The Killers – The Cowboys’ Christmas Ball
They’ve been away for a while now but as tradition would have it The Killers are back with a Christmas single in tow.
Listen: Lady Gaga – Electric Chapel (Two Door Cinema Club Remix)
The line-up on the Lady Gaga remix album is pretty nuts. The Horrors, The Weeknd, Foster The People, Wild Beasts, Metronomy and Hurts all appear.
Listen: Marina & The Diamonds – Starring Role
If you like your pop stars desperate for fame and your metaphors obvious enough to see from a mile out you might just like this.
