Will.i.am Feat. Britney Spears - Scream & Shout

Will.i.am feat. Britney Spears - Scream & Shout from Guilherme Qwertu on Vimeo.


A: Will.i.am Feat. Britney Spears
S: Scream & Shout
C: Scream & Shout - Single

This sounds like Friday and nothing more. I suggest you handle it the same way a friend of mine put it: if you can't find a reason to hate it, don't. Besides that, La Britney never looked better, even if it partially sounds like she had a change of voice. So here's to patronizing adults, I guess. 

... drink it up - and then drink some more.

Linda Perhacs - If You Were My Man

A: Linda Perhacs
S: If You Were My Ma
C: Parallelograms

I have picked my New Year's resolution for 2013. Not to share songs with people. This will come in handy as it eliminates the possibility of certain songs having a sudden bitter taste . As well as the surprise that people might share these song with other people. So today, I am dedicating this song to absolutely nobody.

... while our skin can only pretend to bend.

Future Islands - Balance

Future Islands - Balance from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

A: Future Islands
S: Balance
C: On The Water

Beach! What a thought. Maybe I should shorten these little comments made by myself to just a view little words. Say less, make people wonder - I've read that somewhere the other day, not sure if I would sign off on that, but it's worth a thought. Anyway, Future Islands are a synthpop band based in Baltimore, Maryland.

... it just takes time.

Chromatics - Cherry

A: Chromatics
S: Cherry
C: Cherry - EP

The greatest thing about Chromatics is that they are simply unable to release a song that isn't great. What's even better is that you can download Cherry for free on Soundcloud. Which is probably the best birthday gift you could get, if today was your birthday.

... I can't keep running - all of the time.

Garbage - Push It

 

Garbage " push it" from Seb Caudron on Vimeo.

A: Garbage
S: Push It
C: Version 2.0

I know what you are thinking, but you are wrong. This song is happening due to popular demand. Popular as in quality-wise, not quantity. I guess Garbage needs no introduction, we all know how great this band is. And Push It is the perfect song to stick that middle finger up and welcome this Monday morning.

... don't worry baby - we'll stay up all night.

Gabrielle Aplin - The Power Of Love

Gabrielle Aplin - The Power Love from Alexander Brown on Vimeo.


A: Gabrielle Aplin
S: The Power Of Love
C: The Power Of Love - EP

Here's a song I hated until this cover came along. It still doesn't make me love it, but I can bring myself to like it. Excuse my cynical self. Anyway, you might recognize this from this year's Christmas ad by John Lewis which is pretty neat, but not as sweet as the one from last year. I hate Christmas, too.

... purge the soul - make love your goal.

Rebecca & Fiona - Luminary Ones

A: Rebecca & Fiona
S: Luminary Ones
C: Luminary Ones - EP

Here's a thing I've learned last night: Solitary clubbing almost feels as lonely as solitary dining. The good thing about clubbing is that vodka is mandatory and after the third it feels half as bad and after the forth you have somebody talking to you anyway. Don't really see that happening in a restaurant. But you never know.

... it's been a long time since I had some fun.

Steed Lord - One On One

A: Steed Lord
S: One On One
C: The Prophecy Pt. 1

This sounds like Friday, because it is. Steed Lord is a musical performance art project working on the frontiers of pure creativity and music making with experimental filmmaking, fashion design and styling, and other visual mediums. And they are from Iceland, my friend Wiki says. And their album The Prophecy Pt. 1 is out on December 1st.

... let's do it - one on one.

Keaton Henson - You Don't Know How Lucky You Are

Keaton Henson - You Don't Know How Lucky You Are from Keaton Henson on Vimeo.


A: Keaton Henson
S: You Don't Know How Lucky You Are
C: Dear

Don't listen to this song unless you are emotionally stable. Very, very stable. Anyway, if you do, know this: Keaton Henson is an artist and musician from London. He spends his time alone writing and drawing. He doesn't like to talk about himself. Which doesn't come as a surprise, if you choose to listen to the song.

... does he know where your lips begin?

WZRD - Teleport 2 Me, Jamie

WZRD - Teleport 2 Me, Jamie from Jeremiah Probodanu on Vimeo.


A: WZRD
S: Teleport 2 Me, Jamie
C: WZRD

For all of those who still aren't sick of the grandtastic Drive Soundtrack comes WZRD's take on Desire's song Under Your Spell. There's a video out to this, too. But it's blocked in Germany, of course. Anyway, WZRD is Kid Cudi's rock project with producer Dot da Genius as co-conspirator.

... the moment when I realize it's all in my mind, the moment I hate the most.

Sugababes - Overload

Sugababes - Overload from Deets Duckie on Vimeo.


A: Sugababes
S: Overload
C: One Touch

I woke up this morning and realized that Monday is followed by Tuesday. And it felt quite peculiar. Anyway, there isn't anything to say about today's song. I know it, you know it, we all know it. Like we all know that Monday is followed by Tuesday. Which doesn't mean that it can't make you feel
sensational once in a while.

... strange fear - I ain´t felt for years.

Kim Ann Foxman - Return It

A: Kim Ann Foxman
S: Return It
C: Return It - EP

Here's some early 90s soundalike to brighten up your Monday morning. If it sounds a little bit more familiar than pure nostalgia, here's why: Kim Ann Foxman is one of the many people who have worked with Andrew Butler’s Hercules and Love Affair project the past few years. This is her debut single.

... no more excuses, no more games.

Melody's Echo Chamber - You Won't Be Missing That Part Of Me

A: Melody's Echo Chamber
S: You Won't Be Missing That Part Of Me
C: Melody's Echo Chamber

Miss Melody's Echo Chamber didn't exactly cause a storm the last time I posted her on here. But I still like her enough to give it a second try. Even though I'm getting tired of songs that are about missing and not missing somebody or nobody. You can't miss what you never had, is all I am saying.

... you'll see - it won't be that hard to forget me.

Polica - Lay Your Cards Out

Polica - Lay Your Cards Out from Hannah Fidell on Vimeo.


A: Polica
S: Lay Your Cards Out
C: Give You The Ghost

Apparently there is a new video out for this song. And this is the old one. Poliça (often written as Polica) is an American indie rock band from Minneapolis. Polica is Polish for "policy", and the band sees it as a reference to an unwritten code that guides the members when they play together, as well as its work ethic.

... get your head right - I'm waiting.

On An On - Ghosts

A: On An On
S: Ghosts
C: Give In

On An On call their new video for Ghosts 'strangely relaxing and frightening' and is sampled from Threads Of Technology (1970). In that context, the use of the word 'frightening' is quite, let's call it, funny. Because it raises the question whether the past is more frightening than the future. Or the other way round.

... there are spirits, coming.

Beach House - Wild

A: Beach House
S: Wild
C: Bloom

Here's to the wild ones. The ones who don't settle until they get exactly what they want. The ones that don't take NO for an answer, that don't compromise, that don't see second best as an option.
Here's to the wild ones. And to Beach House. And to Silvia Prada, who's in the video, apparently.

... my mother said to me that I would get into trouble.

** 3 Years A Song A Day Keeps The Doctor Away ** Bjӧrk - Mutual Core

A: Bjӧrk
S: Mutual Core
C: Mutual Core - EP

It's been three years today since this little music blog of mine started. Time for a little celebration. And I couldn't think of a better way to do this than with the amazing Björk. Apparently, the video is about some natural disaster. And about some mutual core, of course.

... you know I gave it all, try to match our continents.

Azealia Banks - Atlantis

A: Azealia Banks
S: Atlantis
C: Atlantis Mixtape

If I tried, I would explain Azealia Banks as the Lady Gaga of hip hop, or the Lana Del Rey for that matter. Not that I would try to explain artists. But they all release music videos by the buckload, leaving me with nothing new to write about them, than some sort of lame comparison that doesn't add up one way or the other.

... I can’t take that risk, never 2 out of 3.

Kim Churchill - Sarah

A:  Kim Churchill
S: Sarah
C: Sarah - EP

Here's to all the Sarahs, Saras or whatever funky name the girl next door might have. Kim Churchill's songs and writing reflects his coastal lifestyle, growing up on the East Coast of Australia, with the surf at his front door and his new nomadic life on the road. In short, a welcome change in this Northern Hemisphere's November.

... make my life a struggle - it reminds me when I'm free.

Mumford & Sons - Lover Of The Light

Mumford & Sons - 'Lover Of The Night' from Trim Editing on Vimeo.


A: Mumford & Sons
S: Lover Of The Light
C: Babel

Let me sum this up in a view words: this song is epic. It makes me run the shit out of a treadmill every time I go for a run. And funny enough, Mumford & Sons put a running scene as the key scene of this clip. Very funny indeed. You may not agree, but Lover Of The Light is my personal highway to hell, and back.

... but I'd be yours if you'd be mine.

Lana Del Rey - Bel Air

A: Lana Del Rey
S: Bel Air
C: Born To Die - The Paradise Edition

Born To Die - The Paradise Edition is out next week and it looks like Lana might have overspent a bit on Ride, so this clip is shorter - which is probably the nicest way of wording this. Anyway, as a general Lana fatigue seems to set in, I am enjoying my bike rides through the city, which is covered with her H&M ads, the fullest.

... tell me to wait - but I can’t wait to see you.

Pat Benatar - We Belong

Pat Benatar - We Belong von alexandru2006

A: Pat Benatar
S: We Belong
C: Tropico

Yes, it is that dramatic. Anyway, I was debating not posting a song today. If there really is music running through my veins, like I like to think, it would be the logical thing to do when the heart skips a beat. But maybe that would be too dramatic. And a dash of 80s trash never hurt no
one.

... together.

BenZel & Jessie Ware - If You Love Me

A: BenZel & Jessie Ware
S: If You Love Me
C: If You Love Me - Single

What's not to like if Jessie Ware's vocals are featured in a song, was my first thought. Then I started wondering if the whole theme of the song is too much of a girl thing. Lyrics written by girls for girls, if you know what I mean. It just doesn't sound like a guy's mindset. But I enjoyed the trip into the female brain anyway.

... say it, do it, show it, prove it.

Badly Drawn Boy - Pissing The Wind

A: Badly Drawn Boy
S: Pissing The Wind
C: The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

It's basically all about Joan Collins. And the perfectly sweet lyrics. And about Badly Drawn Boy. Let's investigate that stage name: Damon Gough, aka Badly Drawn Boy, chose it from the title character in Sam and his Magic Ball, which he saw on TV at a party in Trafford, Manchester, in 1995.

... give me something - I'll take nothing.

The Killers - Miss Atomic Bomb

The Killers 'Miss Atomic Bomb' from Pulse Films on Vimeo.


A: The Killers
S: Miss Atomic Bomb
C: Battle Born

I believe in exactly two things. One is chocolate, the other is that The Killers make this world a better place. The chocolate part might be debatable. Speculations have been made whether or not Miss Atomic Bomb is the prequel to Mr. Brightside. All I can say is: It was my summer anthem. And summer's gone.

... all that I wanted was a little touch.

Sky Ferreira - Sad Dream

Sky Ferreira - Sad Dream from Celestine on Vimeo.


A: Sky Ferreira
S: Sad Dream
C: Sad Dream - Single

She is an American singer, songwriter, model, and actress. Sounds like a pretty dull life to me. Anyway, I don't mind Miss Ferreira's musical contributions to this world, even if she usually doesn't perfom too thrillingly on this little blog of mine. Besides that it is Monday as Monday can be.

... only ever in dreams I wrap my arms around you.

Kate Bush - This Woman's Work (Echoes Remix)

A: Kate Bush
S: This Woman's Work (Echoes Remix)
C: This Woman's Work (Echoes Remix) - EP

They say that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. I rather spend a Sunday kissing. Listening to Kate Bush if possible, but I wouldn't say it's mandatory. A remix is always debatable and I am not a real connaisseur when it comes to Kate Bush's song. In short, I don't mind if you don't mind.

... give me that little kiss, give me your hand.

Art Department - I C U

A: Art Department
S: I C U
C: I C U - EP

This sounds pretty promising. And it is. Here's what I found out about this Department called Art: it is the brainchild of Canadian techno/house Legend Kenny Glasgow and Canada’s fastest rising star and No.19 label owner - Jonny White. I don't know either - which makes me wonder if it's worse to realise you are dumb, or not finding out at all.

... I see you - wanting to watch me watching you.

NZCA/LINES - Compass Points

A: NZCA/LINES
S: Compass Points
C: NZCA/LINES

Right then, this is rather plesant, if you ask me. And here's what the BBC had to say about Nzcy/Lines: Born out of a growing tiredness with guitar music and partly inspired by a healthy fascination with Aaliyah, Michael Lovett's lustrous pop take on honeyed bump and grind is a blissful amalgamation of disparity.

... the minutes pass only when you look at me.

Desire - Tears From Heaven

A: Desire
S: Tears From Heaven
C: After Dark 2

You will know Desire from the Drive soundtrack, not this song, but Under Your Spell. This is their new tune, taken from After Dark 2 - a sequel, as I read. Anyway, Desire are from Montreal, Canada and Portland, Oregon. Yes, they might be friends with Chromatics, from what I hear, they might even be neighbours.

... keep on burning - and we'll be dancing in the dark.