I tried my hardest this week to find some shit music to pull
apart but came back from my internet travels empty-handed. As a result, it’s
all gems this week – no junk. This of course is no bad thing. Feast your ears
on these killer tracks!
THE BEST (NO 'WORST' TRACKS THIS WEEK!):
'Sunday Candy' - Chance the Rapper ft. The Social Experiment & Jamila Woods
Chicago emcee, Chance the Rapper, is really impressing me
right now with his positivity and honest personality. This latest
joint is one of his most cheerful and bubbly singles yet, taking sex on in a sophisticated manner. It features some upbeat
singing from Jamila Woods and a live instrumental sporting pianos, horns and
steel drums performed by soul/hip hop group, The Social Experiment. December
needs more songs this warm.
'Peanut Butter' - Krill
This track’s been floating around for a couple months, but is
still going sorely unheard, so I’m plugging it. Boston band, Krill, have an indie
rock sound that’s almost dissonant but nonchalantly feelgood at the same time. An absurd music
video accompanies this latest single, in which all the members take part in a peanut
butter bukkake. Somebody dies in the process. ALL SIGNS OF A GOOD HOUSE PARTY #antics
'Only You' - Attaque
I have to admit, I was mainly drawn in by the adorable visuals
accompanying this track in which the viewer is invited to follow the frustrated
search of a lonely insect looking for his lost soulmate, Mila. It was only when I
watched it the second time that I realised how awesome the brooding electronic
track underneath is. It's a suspenseful layering of textures that builds and builds but never quite bursts.
'Business Pleasure' - Little Boots
UK electropop artist, Little Boots, has dropped this new track with an eerie, hi-octane sci-fi-sounding instrumental courtesy of US producer, Com Truise. This is music for speeding to at night with shades on. Not that I condone such activity – wearing shades at night is impractical.
'Pieta' - St. Vincent
Earlier this year art rock/pop artist, St. Vincent, released
a bomb of an album. Now she’s dropped two singles that didn’t make the cut, ‘Pieta’
and ‘Sparrow’. Both are worth a listen, but ‘Pieta’ is more my jam. The
groovy bassline and ambient chorus are gorgeous.
'Midnight' - Joker
This one had me tensely watching the soundcloud waveforms as the track progressed. It starts with some smooth, sexy keys that could be the background to an R Kelly track and evolves into a mellow dubstep anthem, featuring some sampled vocals from J-Lo. The Bristolian producer is killing it right now.