Happy Saturday! It’s once again time to take a look back at
some of the best new songs and music videos that were released over the past
seven days.
This week in rock music, Nine Inch Nails made their return,
releasing the first single from their new EP, ‘Add Violence,’ out next week. Garbage
also returned this week, releasing a surprise, one-off new single that is
anything but typical. Punk supergroup Armstrongs (featuring members of Rancid
and Green Day) made their debut. In pop, Kesha continued her resurgence in the
spotlight with a bold new song. As for newer artists, pop-punks MAKEOUT and
garage-rockers The Struts both came out with songs you need to hear.
Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, has been scouring
the internet for this week’s best new songs. Here are eight that we think you
should definitely make part of your weekend listening.
1.
Garbage,
“No Horses”: “No Horses” doesn’t seem to follow the same kind of formula of a
typical Garbage song. It doesn’t have a stand out chorus or any sort of predictability
to it. What it does sound like is a poem set to a heavy guitar melody. Proceeds
from sales of the single will go to the Red Cross. (video)
2.
Armstrongs, “If There Was Ever A Time”: Armstrongs,
which features Tim Armstrong of Rancid, his nephew Rey, Billie Joe Armstrong of
Green
Day and his son Joey of SWMRS, wrote “If There Was Ever A Time” for the
documentary ‘Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk.’ The song is a pretty
good blend of each of the bands’ sounds. It starts out more like a Rancid track
when Tim has the lead, then when Billie Joe takes the lead it all of a sudden
transforms into something more melodic, like what Green Day would have put out 20
years ago. All proceeds from the sale of the song will benefit East Bay punk
club 924 Gilman Street, where all the Armstrongs’ bands got their starts. (video)
3.
MAKEOUT, “Crazy”: What I like most about “Crazy”
is its energy. It immediately bursts out at you with its tongue-twister of a
pre-verse and continues to power through without slowing down. It’s not the
most mature song lyrically, but it’s fun and will definitely have you rocking out.
(video)
4.
Foster
The People, “Sit Next To Me”: “Sit Next To Me” sees Foster The People
trying to expand on the sound that made their debut album so popular. The chorus
does give off “Helena Beat” disco-rock vibes, but finds maturity in pulling
back during the verses. It doesn’t necessarily have the same oomph that their
previous songs have had, but it is a cleaner sound. (video)
5.
The
Struts, “One Night Only”: I love songs that take a turn for the dramatic,
especially when it comes off with as much passion as “One Night Only.” The song
starts off with a garage rock base and takes off with these vocal and guitar
flairs. It’s very Queen-meets-The Strokes. (video)
6.
Kesha, “Woman”: If you were missing that over
the top Kesha sound from “Praying,” she more than makes up for it with “Woman.”
The song’s mix of genres, which includes bits of pop, dance, country, jazz and
big band (provided by the Dap Kings horn section), comes across as a bit clunky,
especially in the beginning. However, its purpose as a female empowerment
anthem comes across very clearly. (video)
7.
Arcade Fire, “Electric Blue”: Regine Chassagne
takes the lead on the latest single from Arcade Fire’s upcoming album. “Electric
Blue’s” cadence remind me a little of MGMT’s “Electric Feel”, though this song
has much less of a rock edge and a lighter, more ethereal feel. As the song
goes on and the band starts experimenting with different sounds, it transforms
into amodern disco-infused electronic jam. (video)
8.
Nine
Inch Nails, “Less Than”: The first single from Nine Inch Nails’ newly
announced ‘Add Violence’ EP, “Less Than” is filled with all the distorted,
fuzzed out guitars and vocal attitude you would expect from one of the band’s
songs. To a degree, the distortion in this song makes it sound a little like video
game music, which sort of makes sense with the theme of the lyric video. (video)
These are just some of the great new songs and music videos
that came out this week that we think you will enjoy. Check these out and keep
rocking all weekend long.
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