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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 ...

" Stargazer " is a song off of colorvsn's new album, extensive vamping . "Stargazer," like the second track off extensive vamping , "dreaming," is an ambient and all-around spacious song with an emphasis on the instrumentation rather than the vocals. The guitar, which on their band camp page reads "my guitar sounds like seagulls," the drums, and synthesizer work together to create a sound that is both nostalgic and introspective, in a way that makes one evaluate where they are while also looking to the past to see how they got to the point they are at now. The thematic and symbolistic nature of this song comes from the instruments and is what colorvsn is promoting, which is somewhat common in this dream pop scene. Typically, within these songs, the guitar riffs, beat, and tone of the synthesizer directs your notions, feelings, and appeal of the tracks with the vocals and lyrics taking a back seat. That is all evident in this endeavor. ...