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There must be some sort of 70's revival thing going on, because this is the fourth artist, apart from Angel Olsen , Jadu Heart , and Feng Suave , that I have discussed using a similar 70's motif. "Mary" would be defined as a Dream Pop song but it definitely shows the influence the Major Murphy has taken from cool 70's jams. To more easily describe what I mean, I would say that "Mary," sounds like a mix of an  Eagles  ( even though I fuckin' hate The Eagles! ) and a  Dinosaur Jr  track (even though they are a 90's deal). Not only in the way lead singer, Jacob Bullard serenades, but the smooth, high pitch plucks on the guitar that (Dinosaur Jr-like) and simple, head-nodding beat on the drums (The Eagles-like).  To me, "Mary" is a very diverse track, in it's thematic approach, but Major Murphy makes the narrative pretty consistent. The titular Mary is becoming a success, but unlike songs that see a character fall from grace (l...

Now this is some crazy nonsense, I think for the sake of crazy nonsense. "Bad" is a track off of The Bug's upcoming album Bad / Get Out The Way   to be released on November 17, 2017, and is a reggae-house endeavor that is just...well...it's strange. I came across "Bad" on bandcamp's  "new and notable" section, which was next to Angel Olsen 's Phases , a must-listen-to album, and I was just more or less intrigued with the cover art for Bad / Get Out The Way with no clue what the hell I was going to get into.  As I mentioned in my entry for Jawn Rice's " Messages of the Tribe ," I am not a huge fan of EDM or any house variation so I did not know who The Bug was prior to listening to this song, but I dig this. The song is literally called "Bad" and the track does a good job to communicate that theme, like "Messages of the Tribe," which is something that really is not too common in this genre. Usually ...

Yo yo yo, 'bout to get real chill. Angel Olsen is pretty awesome, and I wish she was more recognized for her efforts, not in the sense that she as a person should be more popular but that her music should be shone in a brighter light, because this is some good shit that pop music cannot handle. It is not to say that pop music is automatically bad, but it is normally trivial and unimpressionable, more in the vein of hedonism (instant pleasure) rather than long-term gratification that can be explored, analyzed and poignant. I am not saying that Angel Olsen's music is the poster child for good, alternative/indie music but it's an example of what is most dope, especially with the newly released single "Special."  "Special" is the new single off of Angel Olsen's Phases  that will be out on November 10th of this year, and is just a cool ass jam. I wish I lived in a warm climate like SoCal (a dream) because this song would is perfect for so many th...