Another week has come and gone and with it brought a lot of new
music and music videos. With so much good music coming out, it could be hard to
figure out where to start.
This week saw new music from classic 1990s/2000s bands
Blink-182, Weezer and Linkin Park, whose previous single, “Heavy,” is slowly
creeping up the charts. We also saw more new music from Italian metal band Sawthis’
upcoming album, as well as a new single from Skillet’s 2016 album ‘Unleashed.’ Feist
released her first new bit of music in six years this week, while Take That
released a video for their first single in three years, “Giants.” In terms of
new artists, a video for Marian Hill’s hit “Down” was released this week, as
well as the return of Lukas Graham and Cold War Kids’ collaboration with
newcomer Bishop Briggs.
Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s top music outlet, is here to
help you weed through this all the releases to find the best songs and music
videos of the week. Here are seven of our favorites that we think you will
enjoy.
1.
Sawthis, “Start A New Game”: Sawthis released a
new 360˚ video this week for their single “Start A New Game,” from their first
album in four years, ‘Babhell,’ out March 24. The video sees the band’s lead
singer Alessandro Fala conducting a room filled with computers, except he’s the
one glitching out as he screams at the screens. Then, during the breakdown, Fala
turns into a puppet while surrounded by clones of his human self. (video)
2.
Colton Dixon, “The Other Side”: I love songs
that make me cry and from the moment this song starts, it’s a real tearjerker. The
way he emotes in his lyrics about the pain of losing a loved one and how he’ll
see them again in the next life is so heartfelt. It hits all the right chords.
(video)
3.
Blink-182,
“Parking Lot”: “Parking Lot” barely sounds like a Blink-182 song. Matt Skiba’s
vocals and his influence on the melody take it somewhere very different. With
that being said, the song is still enjoyable. It merges Alkaline Trio and
Blink-182’s sounds (albeit a little heavier on the Alkaline Trio) with late-career
Green Day lyrics for something a bit harder. Also, there’s a reference to Joni
Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” that is worth noting. (video)
4.
Weezer, “Feels Like Summer”: Weezer have been on
a roll for the last four years, putting out amazing new music that compliments
the old music well. “Feels Like Summer” is no different. The first song off their
just announced, as-yet untitled new album, “Feels Like Summer” has more of an electronic
sound than most Weezer songs, but still features the same kind of laid-back
rock vibe characteristic of the band’s music. As long as they don’t go too far
back this way, the next album should be just as good as the last. (video)
5.
Marian Hill, “Down”: First heard in an iPhone 7
commercial in January, a video was finally released for Marian Hill’s “Down”
this week. The video finds the duo in various scenes that take place in or
around an elevator going… well, down. As the song skips and jumps, so does the
scene and the placement of the duo. The video is demure enough to balance with
the song’s jazzy-yet-edm feel well. (video)
6.
Linkin
Park, “Battle Symphony”: Another song that completely bypasses the typical
formula of a Linkin Park hit, “Battle Symphony” has no rap element, relying
solely on melody. However, Chester Bennington’s voice and the song’s melody do
fit with their last couple of albums. (video)
7.
Cold
War Kids feat. Bishop Briggs, “So Tied Up (Los Feliz Blvd)”: Unlike the
last two singles from Cold War Kids’ upcoming album, ‘La Divine,’ “So Tied Up”
has an almost acoustic quality to it. It’s stripped down and raw, especially
Bishop Briggs’ vocals. The straining that comes through when she is harmonizing
/ screaming near the end indicates passion to me. She really gets into the song.
(video)
These are our picks for this week’s top new songs and music
videos. Check these out and let them be a starting point for discovering all
the great new music released over the course of the week and beyond.
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