THE BEST:
‘Loverboy’ - Lomboy
Ｔｈｉｓ ｖｉｄｅｏ ｉｓ ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ ａｓ ｆｕｃｋ． Combined with the hypnotic
glitched-out delivery and creepily clingy lyrics, it’s gorgeously unsettling. I
can find very little about the artist other than that s/he’s from Tokyo, which
may well be a complete lie. Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｓ ｒｅａｌ．
‘50ft Warrior’ – 50ft
Warrior
Having always been a fan of Siouxsie Sioux and her witchy
vibes, it’s great to see a band like this Liverpool 5 piece pushing this sound to new
supernatural levels (it's ‘shamanistic’ rock to quote the band). There’s enough reverb to
fill the Grand Canyon on this chick’s voice and I’m loving the way she incants
the word ‘warrior’ as if it’s one syllable.
‘The Beautiful Game’ - RAC ft. St Lucia
This song is so summery I feel I ought to be bouncing a
beach ball around whilst listening to it. It features two indie pop Pollyannas,
RAC and St Lucia (who have collaborated before), throwing their catchy and springy
vocals over a tropical mixture of sounds.
‘Just So You Know’ –
Holy Oysters
You might as well slap on some factor 50 sun cream given how sunshiny this week's songs have been. This disco-flavoured indie single has it all from funky falsettos to sugary synths and comes
courtesy of Parisian band Holy Oysters. The band amusingly decided to get rap outfit Alliance Crew to pretend to be them in the video. I admit I was fooled
at first.
THE WORST:
‘Marmalade’ –
Macklemore ft. Lil Yachty
Twee pianos, auto-tune and Lil Yachty make for a mixture
that’s about as enjoyable as toothpaste and orange juice. Although got to agree
with Macklemore - Toy Story 3 was a good movie.
‘Learn To Let Go’ -
Kesha
I wish I could say I missed Kesha, but I really haven’t. No
longer crafting annoying party pop, she’s now turned schmaltzy and bland, which
is arguably worse.