Whilst you've been obsessing over the royal wedding and debating whether its Yanny or Laurel, I've been hunting down the latest and greatest tunes (P.S. it's definitely Laurel).
THE BEST:
‘The List’ – Moonchild
Where
has this band been my whole life? The singer’s silky vocals and the jazzy
instrumentation are heavenly. I’m also loving the music video featuring a chick
dancing in a supermarket, although I do think it was little unnecessary of her
to walk out the store at the end without paying! Shoplifting ain’t cool.
‘Ultimatum’ – Disclosure ft. Fatoumata Diawara
Disclosure
will never be the deep house dons that they once were, but this new tune is
still an enjoyable listen. Added to their usual mix of thudding percussion and
synth swells is some African singing and jazzy piano chords. Is there a new
album brewing?
‘Black Walls’ – The Chromatics
This
Portland synthpop band have been making cinematic scores for movies and TV
shows for a decade now – some of their most famous examples being Twin Peaks and
Drive. Their latest single ‘Black Walls’ continues to play with same seductive
serial killer vibes, featuring sighed out vocals and melancholy synthesizers and
some kid talking at the beginning.
‘Black
Paint’ – Death Grips
Yes,
there’s a ‘Black Walls’ and a ‘Black Paint’ this week. In the build-up to their
new album The Year Of The Snitch, experimental hip hop act Death Grips have
released two singles so far – ‘Streaky’ and this new single ‘Black Paint’. Whilst
‘Streaky’ was mostly synths, this new track is mostly guitars. In fact, it’s
pretty much a hardcore punk song with a few digital sound effects thrown in here
and there. It’s abrasive and catchy and has me completely stumped as to what to
expect on their next record.
THE WORST:
‘Girls’
– Rita Ora ft. Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX
This
anthem for bicurious girls doesn’t seem to have gone down well in the gay community. Personally, I don’t see what’s so offensive about it other than
sounding like a cheap knock-off of Katy Perry’s ‘I Kissed A Girl’.