Tuesdays are abound with new releases in the wonderful world of music and we here at PopWreck can’t get enough of that stuff. PopWreck will be bringing you what we consider the best of the new releases each week .
The Ravonettes Lust Lust Lust
On Lust Lust Lust, The Ravonettes manage to settle comfortably into a sound that most people never find the courage to attempt; simple straight forward rock. This band sees no reason for hiding behind bullshit, letting their surf rock meets new wave riffs speak of themselves on a cut that would make even The Pixies proud. Bonus: Kick-ass 3D artwork.
Key Track: “Dead Sound” — A Ramones influenced guitar progression bleeds into a brilliant new wave vocal pattern. Beautiful chime piano, which personally reminds me of something E from the Eels might write, creates a very charming chorus, before switching back into the top heavy verses. I pray to God that this is the single.
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Sigur R�s Hvarf/Heim
Theoretically I shouldn’t like Sigur R�s. This is because musically I tend to rely on an artist’s lyrical strengths to determine how influential their works are on my life. That being said, we have a problem. I simply don’t speak Icelandic or whatever made up language that this band is singing in. Honestly, that proves something doesn’t it? The fact that Sigur R�s’s new album Hvarf/Heim doesn’t leave my car CD player makes it very apparent that emotion bridges the gap of language barriers. There is no need to know the exact wordings of the stories to sense the perceptual picture of what Jon Por Jonsi Briggison is painting.
Key Track: “Salka”
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Bright Eyes Motion Sickness
We’ve all heard the joke: “I wish my lawn was emo so that it would cut itself.” Okay, fine, I get it; he’s whiney. Sizable scars or not, Conor Oberst knows his shit, and Motion Sickness is that Bright Eyes mixed CD we all secretly have hidden in our car. Oberst’s passion for music and sincerity in his words shines through in his live performances. A must-have of any live album.
Key Track: “When the President Talks to God” — This very pointed political middle finger still picks apart the President just as fluently as it did the night Conor played it on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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Single of the Week:
Beck “Timebomb”
The perfect jam. When it makes me shake my tiny emo ass, Beyonc� ain’t got nothing on me. If this track is any indication as to what we should expect when Beck decides to release a new full length (sadly, no plans yet), I see buns of steel in my future. Thank God Beck is finally making cardio cool. Repetitive lyrics and an infectious hook will keep this tune in your head for days.
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Also Out Today:
Tokyo Police Club Smith EP
The Dillinger Escape Plan Ire Works
Grizzly Bear Friend EP
Jay-Z American Gangster
