The ongoing rants of one man out to introduce the world to the tunes that inhabit the space inside of that region known as his mind a collection of the songs that have shaped his day, his Song of the Day.
OK I bet that not a damn person saw this one coming yes the
best song of the year the tune that I thought was the best jam to come out all
year belongs to this group of Scottish new wavers in the form of Chvrches and
you know what I regret NOTHING!
OK in all seriousness while looking back I love songs that
are organic and that are heavy in real instruments I can’t help but you know be
taken back by what’s probably the cutest pixy voiced singer I’ve seen since
Kimbra and honestly the most awesomely new-wavy kind of 80’s throwback jam
that’s heavily reminiscent of Depeche Mode, Blondie, Kraftwerk, and bands of
that time it’s a cleverly disguised alternative rock song with a very pop vibe
and heavy HEAVY use of synthesizers and looping machines that I’m not normally
one for but the fact that this is such a commanding little number that throws
it at ya with all forces you can’t help but sit back, turn up your radio, and
realize you’re listening to something so wonderfully awesome that there’s
nothing else on the radio that could make life feel so awesome at that very
second.
So if that doesn’t convince you enough as to why this is the
best song to come along this year then well go make your own list, but in all
seriousness these where my personal picks of the top 20 songs of the year so
many great songs came along and just kicked ass that I’m surprised I didn’t
post that much but hey that’s just the way the cookie crumbles thanks for
reading and stay tuned for more songs of the day.
They might have gotten us interested with, “Sex,” but this
is the song that made me give this band a true listen and god damn are they
awesome.
There’s something reminiscent about this group as if they’re a modern
day Clash with decidedly heavily Birttish vocals and a knack for guitar heavy
jangly rock and roll with a bit of synthesizers thrown in for nothing more then
atmosphere and lyrics that run the widest variety of subject matters some serious and others down right filthy, we have the most finely crafted tune this year and the ONLY
excusable use of the phrase, “That’s what she said.”
Yes I love this song and its’ accompanying album’s quite
strong too boot which only leaves you to wonder how a song that I find so
beautifully simple and awesome isn’t the best song of the year, or for that matter how anything could be better then the wall of text opus that was yesterday's post for that matter, well there was
another throwback that had its’ way with me but before we get to that we have
to remind ourselves of the only other song that matters…
OK now if you read this blog or know me personally it should
come as an absolute no brainer that this song was going to make this list let
alone the top 3 but if you’re curious as to just how a band that I’m so
incredibly high up on could only manage to land at number 3 I’ll explain that
to you shortly but before then I’m going to take the time to yet again type out
just how awesomely amazing this funky little jam is.
OK after almost 10 years DAFT PUNK ARE BACK BABY!!!!!! And
the resulting album’s worth of material is the most spectacular thing to of
been done in quite some time, because these have managed to make that
transition they started with their albums, what Homework was the future and now
modern day direction of music to come each album following was a slow decline
into what shaped it all with Discovery being just that for me and this
wonderful collection of larger then life joyful pop songs that where the shape
of how electronic music was starting to find a voice and Human after all being
the beginning of it all, the starting of a genre it leaves you to wonder just
where these guys’ could possibly go.
Well they decided to go back in this kind of funk fueled
rocket to the moon where they channeled their inner La Chic and P-Funk and
George Funk in making the most disco-influenced organic collection of songs
that are all about getting the groove of the music just losing yourself to
dance and the rhythm of the beat and this song’s the exact personification of
Random Access Memories, it’s this funk fueled throwback that’s the perfect
Disco song. It’s a danceable jam just begging to be danced to, and with Pharell
Williams it’s a change of pace because rather than hearing the familiar hypnotically
robotic vocals you’d expect to hear from a Daft Punk record instead where
getting actual singing something that hasn’t been heard since Face to Face and
it’s amazing.
So to look back and realize that this was that massive hit
this band so honestly deserved and that you just could not escape it was just
AMAZING it was the most vindicating feeling to know that everyone was finally
giving the most influential group of musicians their praise was fucking
wonderful, but of course aside from an overload of hearing this jam there was
one glaring problem I have with it and Random Access Memories as an album that
I can’t help but point out that is the exact reason why what’s probably the
most explained song on this list is only at number 3 and it’s that this just
doesn’t feel like a Daft Punk song.
Now I guess that statement has you scratching your head a
bit so let me kind of shed some light on that, you see this is in fact a Guy
Manuel and Christopher Bangalter composition there’s no denying that it’s just
that this song and album is more hey let’s collaborate with a bunch of really
talented folks that more often than not end up making the songs feel like their
tunes just with Daft Punk composing them and it’s something that’s always
bothered me rather lightly to be honest but when I heard Pentatonixs do their
little melody and it got to the get lucky parts it just stood out like a sore
thumb just how little it really meshes with everything they did before it and
it really does pain me to not really feel like this isn’t really a Daft Punk
song but sadly that’s just kind of how it feels to me and while this honestly
is just an amazing piece of work that deserved every bit of success it had it’s
just not a Daft Punk song.
Now while I will say that Biffy Clyro prove why people over
seas know their shit when it comes to crafting the most finely made alternative
rockers and the Virgin Maries make the most purely kick ass rock that the genre
needs Surfer Blood kind of take these vocals that remind me of Japanese rock
band the Pillows, guitar work that sounds like it came straight out of a demo
tape, and a sound that’s both punk and melodic and crafted a tune that kind of
manages to take me back to a time of discovery of both music and animation and
character development in a time where I looked at what is was that I enjoyed
about the songs I listened to and the movies, cartoons, and tv shows I found
myself enjoying the most and just bring them out and give me an unexplainable
feeling of joy that gives this relatively straightforward song some sense of
importance and joy.
So with all that in mind I’m a take this Pixies meet’s
Pillows hybrid tune and go enjoy everything awesome about that awkward time
that was being a teenager…
You know there’s a certain sound that defines a genre and
it’s that certain sound that drives people to be so fascinated with that
particular genre, and out of every song I’ve heard that you’ll see on this list
this by chance is the most purest Alternative rock song and it’s this simple,
clean, melodic but slightly dramatic shift in it’s soft verse heavy chorus
sound that is so heavily reminiscent of alternative music from that magic
period of time between the early 90’s and 2000’s where that commercial pop
sound, Brit pop, and Grunge mixed together to create a sound that’s cleanly
sang but with a heft in very little instruments that kind of creates a magical
feeling of joy that just sucks you into what’s some truly magical lyrics that
you can’t help but interpret as something so beautifully poetic that you find
yourself reminding yourself why you love this genre so much.
So to put it in a nutshell this is the beauty of alternative
music and just why I love it so, this glorious tune is just pure alternative
joy….
