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Courtney Barnett, the leader of the new school of rock, is back! Okay okay, so she had collaborated with Kurt Vile  on Lotta Sea Lice   in 2017, but this is purely Courtney Barnett as her upcoming album, which "Nameless, Faceless" is featured on, Tell Me How You Really Feel , is due to release on May 18th of this year, and that is super exciting. Barnett's, previous album Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit , was freaking sweet. Her ability to combine the singer-songwriter thing with core rock elements, to create jams with intricate and narrative-style lyrics that explored complex and worldly themes like cognitive dissonance or feeling unfulfilled were intertwined in stories like, a person wanting to be an elevator operator. The album was something unique in a boring phase of rock music, but was still able to be wildly entertaining, which is a pretty good mix if you ask me. However, it seems all the tricks up Courtney Barnett's sleeve have yet to be ...

From alona chemerys , the YouTube channel that brought you " Sink Into the Floor ," comes another groovy and sexy tune, this time from the trio, Triathalon, entitled, "Deep End." Off Triathalon's recent album, Online , "Deep End" is a blunt (pun intended) view of a day off: "Roll the weed up, light it smoke it, like I should," and a "fuck you" to any reverent bullshit of themes that is constantly reiterated and recycled into songs. There are no complexities in its meaning, tone or melodies. It is a consistent, yet beautifully soothing beat with mixed in exaggerations of chords, and a repetition of the chorus until the bridge brings it home "Lately I can't focus/work too much/ and deal with bullshit." Lyrically, it is unapologetically fed up, stressed out, and wanting a break from the normal bullshit that people go through everyday, which is what makes this song friggin' cool. There is a genuine and pure ...

We're changing the dream-pop style for some funk-inspired soul. "25" is a single from the 22-year-old  Fieh , the head of a nine-piece band, that offers a jazz, funk-infused groove that gives off that finger-snapping, slight hip shake feel, while singing about being a boss-ass-bitch. Her song " Glu " is a similar 'bout regarding independence and not needing no man, but something more high-paced and to dance to, but "25" is a great track to kick it back to.  What about being a boss-ass-bitch? The lyrics to "25" is definitely few and far in-between but it is very efficient in the message it is evoking: concentrating on oneself to reach desired goals, and the person she's with has to either keep up or get out, "So don't come around try'na to tell me shit/You don't know shit 'bout how I am on it." The later repetition of "And you know" is to reiterate this strength of independence, and I think...

Boy pablo  , really made a name for himself in 2017, and although " Everytime " was one dope song ( a contender for my best songs of 2017 ) I think "Ready / Problems," deserves some recognition. Off the ep, Roy Pablo, " Ready / Problems" is an emotional track about unrequited love; a love who doesn't put the same effort for him as he does for him or her. A very simplistic song, the lyrics reading like expressionistic poetry, evokes feeling and emotion rather than a narrative (dream-pop 101), "lately you say you're not ready/but will you ever be ready?" My man is caught in confusion of what to do, and is perplexed as to why the person will not even try. The last verse, the reprise of the chorus, emphasizes this notion, as he passionately sings the remaining verses--something rather uncustomary for boy pablo who sings in a low cadence--showing his frustration as if he's yelling at the person to answer, to give him some sort of re...

If you see Bootsy Collins featured on a track, I don't care who's song it is, it is a must-listen. "After the Storm" is a recent release from Kali Uchis that features another collaboration with the flower boy himself Tyler, the creator, and friggin' Bootsy Collins , and what a tune we have here. Clearly the dream pop deal, or just vibe culture seems to be an influence for Kali because "After the Storm" is such a soothing and spacious song, and like many of the songs attributed to dream pop, its lotus effect wraps you into the spell-binding-nature to deliver a cool message. Moving on from a relationship is hard, but it's harder not to have resentment for the other person and really come right out of it optimistically. This notion is pretty much the idea that surrounds the dimensions of the song and is a call to be strong; the hurt will pass, and if this relationship didn't work out, there's always more to be had, and eventually, the r...

Long time no see! I apologize for my absence it was as if the universe did not want me to contribute to the blog anymore. Finals came around and turned me into a zombie, my laptop suddenly stopped working, which took about two weeks to fix, but the icing on the cake was the concussion I suffered over the holiday season when a puck struck me in the head during practice. So, to make up for lost time, I thought do a post that is just fun for the whole family; a barrel of monkeys if you will. I decided to cover the ten undercover best songs of 2017 that you may have overlooked or had just gone unnoticed due to that damn top 40. You may also notice that most of these entries I had not even posted about, which is not to say that the songs I have been discussing have been bad, but they may been released prior to my blog's inception (and I try to keep these songs as recent as possible) or have slipped under my radar.  10. Ruru - There You Go           ...

I am not entirely certain if this counts as a song, but there is singing and a consistent beat so, I'm just going to say, yes. Yes because this song/skit performed by the Saturday Night Live (SNL) cast is pretty freaking poignant and important. "Welcome to Hell" is a commentary and parody, on the recent exposition of sexual predators within the entertainment community. Through clever satire and equally smart and ironic representation of women throughout the skit, SNL creates one of their best skits in years. The scenery and blatant emphasis on the notion of "girly" is made apparent to represent the stereotype of women, that they are amenable, and focused on commodities provided to them by presumably a man. In this female world, we are also exposed to the very real, and commonly discussed stereotype, that women are constantly on the defense and looking over their shoulder for any possible unwanted sexual advances. The introduction in to the female world for...

One of my favorite groups entrenched in the dream pop genre, and steadily growing in quiet popularity (even with their year-long hiatus), No Vacation, has just released their latest five-song album, Intermission , on November 17th, 2017,   and is another impressive effort by the chill group. The second single from Intermission, " You're Not With Me," is a calmer No Vacation song with less influence of guitar riffs for what I believe is to emphasize the theme of loneliness and isolation, as the guitar has been softened and replaced by a wavering synthesizer. My first experience with No Vacation was with their single in 2015, " Draem Girl ," which had ultimately put them on the map as it has grossed to almost 1.5 million views on YouTube, through my most endeared channel, The Lazylazyme . "Draem Girl," is a guitar-driven track that takes the listener on a journey through romance and longing, with its genius transition from quick riffs to meticulous ...