It’s all pop this week. Don’t worry, it’s mostly weird-ass
pop. Music Related Junk isn’t selling out quite yet.
THE BEST:
‘Drink I’m Sippin On’ – Yaeji
I don’t understand a word this South Korean chick is
singing, but I’m hooked. Over glossy synth swells and steady punches of
distorted bass, Yaeji’s whispered rap-singing hypnotically pulls you in. The
cool aesthetics in the video help. Not many people can pull off circular-rim
glasses like that.
‘100◦’ – Zoology
Glitchy acoustic pop shouldn’t work. Glitch music is cold
and digital, whilst acoustic music is warm and rustic. Nonetheless this
enigmatic duo make it work – the cracks and fizzles seem to add to the
fragility of the guitars, whilst also adding a dreamlike quality to the singer’s
already gorgeous voice.
‘Rabbit Hole’ – CHMBRS
Halloween is round the corner. Where are all the creepy songs
at? Enter CHMBRS. Set to a dark backdrop of pulsing synths and accompanied by freaky
visuals set in a cage, this Aussie electropop artist’s new anxiety-fuelled song
‘Rabbit Hole’ is satisfyingly unsettling. It also succeeds at being pretty damn
catchy.
‘Waitin’ – Kelela
Kelela has just dropped her debut album Take Me Apart - a gauntlet of futuristic r&b anthems. ‘Waitin’
is the third single from it and sounds like some sci-fi take on UK garage. I’m
even getting Craig David vibes from her breathy inflections.
THE WORST:
‘Pray’ – Sam Smith
Sam Smith squanders his incredible voice yet again with
another soulless soul track that could have been released fifteen years ago.