Song Of The Day - 31/08/2011

The Bay - Metronomy


I heard this song at about 1am last night, when I was almost asleep. I liked it so much that had to wake myself up to google what it was! It has a super-cool bass line, and I love the way he says 'Berrrrrlin'! It's incredibly catchy, and combines electronic synths with normal instruments which works really well. This is without a doubt one of the best electro-inspired songs i've heard in a long time.

Song Of The Day - 30/08/2011

Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden


I have to admit I know literally nothing about this band, but I heard it on the radio yesterday, and really liked it. I could research them, but I like the mystery...and also can't be bothered.

Song Of The Day - 29/08/2011

My Body - Young The Giant


I don't know how Young The Giant have managed to slip past my musical radar, but I'm glad i've finally discovered them! This is great, and has a very 'sing-along-able' chorus. Enjoy!

This Many Boyfriends

NME recently described This Many Boyfriends as "Leeds' newest indie pop superheroes". While I'm yet to hear enough of them to make a such a eager judgement, I suspect their enthusiastic review isn't far from the truth. Their first single, Young Lovers Go Pop!, is so infectiously upbeat and ridiculously catchy that you can't help but appreciate it. It's the sort of song that would chase you around with guitars and throw plectrums at your head if you said you didn't like it, until its unrelenting poppiness becomes too much to ignore, and you change your mind. Their style is far more positive in comparison to many of the bands also in the "indie pop" category, and this makes them stand out hugely. They claim to want to change the face of indie music in Britain, by fighting against the "pop posers" and "Britpop bores" - I suspect and genuinely hope that they'll do just that.

Song Of The Day: 28/08/2011

Common People - Pulp


I watched the BBC footage of Pulp playing at Reading last night. It was a fantastic set - full of energy, and they had incredible stage-presence. Considering that they were meant to be co-headling with The Strokes, it's laughable how much they outshone them! Constant interaction with the crowd, and boundless amounts of energy put their set to shame! Common People is a completely genius song, and I never get tired of hearing it. The crowd went crazy when they played it, and it's easy to see why!

Song Of The Day: 27/08/2011

We Don't Need Another Song About California - My Chemical Romance


I know this completely contradicts my last post about not over-doing it with MCR-type songs, but I was so excited to find a few B-sides to their latest album, that I had to choose one as my song of the day.

Smile! It might never happen...

"Have you heard the news that you're dead?
No one ever had much nice to say
I think they never liked you anyway
Oh take me from the hospital bed
Wouldn't it be grand? It ain't exactly what you planned.
And wouldn't it be great If we were dead?
Ohh dead."

This is the chorus from Dead! by My Chemical Romance. It's a great song, from an equally great album, but it's hardly chirpy, is it? Now, I'm not saying we should all throw away our MCR albums (i certainly couldn't), and start listening to Cher Lloyd or Tinie Tempah (God forbid!), but I do think that everybody needs a few happy songs, inamongst the sad, angry ones! So, i've compiled a list of positive, upbeat, but still halfway decent songs:

If You Haven't Got Anything To Say - Luke Leighfield
Roshambo - The Network
The Luckiest - Ben Folds
Mr. Brightside -The Killers
Dreaming Of You - The Coral
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Friday Is Forever - We The Kings
Star Song - Bowling For Soup
1234 - Plain White T's
The No No Song - The Sounds
Adelaide - Ben Folds
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Surfin' USA - Beach Boys

Here is a playlist of all the songs:http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86A1E5253140E7A5&feature=mh_lolz

And if you're still not convinced...then stick on some MCR!