Top Tracks (randomized):
Friendly Fires - “Live Those Days Tonight”
East River Pipe - “Summer Boy”
Spank Rock ft. Santigold - “Car Song”
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - “How Can U Luv Me”
Dirty Beaches - “Lord Knows Best”
Top 3 Accessible Albums:
1. M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
2. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
3. Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde
Supreme Cover Art:
Thee Oh Sees - Carrion Crawler/The Dream
Raddest Video:
Charles Manson - “Gas Chamber”
His 2010 LP was my first music purchase in a while (aghast peeps need not worry, Manson does not see any royalties). Let’s be honest, it’s only listenable because it’s not an experimental solo project fronted by your sister’s new boyfriend. If John Wayne Gacy designed Disney-themed paintings I’d buy that shit too.*
*He does. I should.
Heavy D & The Boys - “Now That We Found Love”
Friendly Fires - “Live Those Days Tonight”
This song: is gonna blow up/screams “summer anthem.”
(The formula for a ’00s summer hit = just enough virtual instruments/drum loops + solid vocal performance + catchy hook [obvi] + the dance clubbish pre-chorus buildup + lyrics about seizing some type of moment, which, you know, speaks volumes to graduating high school/college seniors/super seniors.)
Mable John - “Your Good Thing (Is About To End)”
Dog Leather - “Troll Spray”
Remembered this nugget last night after D asked for input regarding the best songs of the past 6 months.
Dig the “Are You Afraid of the Dark” reference.
