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Monday Song Reviews – Charly Bliss, Baio, Night Things, Bleachers, etc.

Posted on
17 Jul 2017
by
Ricky

baio

Every Monday, Spotify suggests me a new playlist. So I decided it’s a decent idea to listen to these new tracks.

Everything Everything – Can’t Do
Sounds like a rock band trying to awkwardly fit into the dance-disco craze right now. Like when Starsailor did Four to the Floor, only that song was good. This song might have been a hit in 2004 but sounds a bit tired now.

Charly Bliss – Glitter
I like Charly Bliss’ album this year. Like their other songs, Glitter sounds like ’90s era power pop that is strengthened by the lead singers saccharine voice. I dont know why I used saccharine, but yeah it fits.

Mesia – Spirits
Whispery vocals against a bassy drum beat. Doesn’t really make me want to listen again.

Low Island – Holding it Down
I feel like Future Islands has already got the “islands” band down so it’s hard to look at this band and not think about them. Also, there is a band called Low. This song began and ended without me really noticing.

Baio – Philosphy!
One of the few solo acts spun off Vampire Weekend, Baio is back after a failure to launch attempt a few years ago. This song has a nice funkiness to it with a nice sax line. APPROVED!

Night Things – Cost of the Summer
Another ’80s inspired pop song, with a nice synthesizer part that makes me feel like this song could be a soundtrack for an ’80s era drama that takes place in Miami or California that has a good looking cast and really bad acting. I like the duo male/female vocals, so this song is okay. It might be one minute too long

Bleachers – Hate that You Know Me
This song sounds like a ’90s song. I think that’s the only way i can describe music now. I envision a ’90s high school movie, where the lead character is a skater and then the female character is a less cool character, and this song plays during that down period where they like each other, but then a conflict from the past threatens to derail this unlikely love and it’s just a montage of the two characters being all sad and shit. Obviously they’ll get back together because the lead character learns to become a better person but that is probably done to another song.

Childcare – Dust
Not sure what this song is aiming for, or who the target audience is. It is good in a non-offensive, won’t distract while you are working but making noise at the same time kinda way.

Smooth Ends – Be a Man (Radio Edit)
This song is one you would hear while shopping at Urban Outfitters. It’s got a friendly beat, some light synthesizers and a non-abrasive voice. Its catchy but not in a memorable kind of way. I laugh at the Radio Edit thing cos is this song ever gonna get played on radio anyway?

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