Gaak! I’ve neglected this lil’ weekly feature for quite some time now. It’s too bad, because I actually like posting music, so I’m going to double the number of songs this week only. Now it’s like the Brady Bunch!
Animal Collective: “Peacebone”
Oh how I love this song. It reminds me of a colorful Willy Wonka character peddling a Dr. Seuss-inspired flying machine (like a combination of this and this, but with more stripes, whistles and pipes and a goldfish bowl) that constantly belches steam as it jerkily bops above towns, allowing the driver to shout slam poetry about broccoli and mildew on rice to the citizens below. Also on this flying contraption that we shall call a “Whatsagalloo” are a little blond boy with a bowl cut and a gap between his front teeth who loves to sing, and a cage filled with a tiger, toucan and chimpanzee, who also want to join in the chorus.
One of the best 60’s-inspired pop songs to date.
A delightful Simon and Garfunkel/Belle & Sebastian genre of pop.
A more appropriate name for this song would have been “Talk Faster,” but I guess that’s why I’m not in a band. This song reminds me of a throwback to early/mid 90’s college rock like Pavement and R.E.M.
France Gall: “Laisse tomber les filles”
I’m not quite sure how I got into this one, but it’s infiltrated my playlist and doesn’t look like it will be leaving any time soon. I’ve always had a fondness for French pop, I guess.
The Mae Shi: “Run To Your Grave”
Getting a new vocalist seems to have done wonders for this band. “Run To Your Grave” is from an album that’s still in the beginning stages from the Mae Shi, and already it sounds like the album could be a winner. If pressed to name my 10 favorite songs released this year, this one would most definitely appear on the list. It’s like that one great song the Unicorns never got around to writing.