10) Yeah Boy And Doll Face
For a lot of these songs, I'm not sure exactly what it is that makes me like them so much, and it's the same with this one. I think it's the lyrics, though - I don't know what Vic's said they're about, but they sound quite like the feeling of being betrayed when someone dumps you, and dealing with trying to decide if you still love the person or loathe them.
9) I'm Low On Gas And You Need A Jacket
Again, I don't know, but I really like the way Vic sings the line "Fuck, what, am I supposed to be impressed?"
8) Besitos
It sort of signifies my committing to them as a band. Selfish Machines was the first album that I got hold of, and this is the opening track, so this is like the music over the opening credits to the film that is me sat there in the corner weeping at their brilliance. Also, that awesome guitar bit at the start. I take my hat off to you, Tony Perry.
7) The New National Anthem
I really like the slow tinkly start, and the way that the singing sounds a little bit sinister - to me at least - and then it just breaks down into music that makes me want to throw things at the houses of people who've annoyed me.
6) Bulls In The Bronx
Because everything in this song is so bad-ass. The drums, the guitar, the bass, the singing, it's all so lfjnhdslfhasdjfhalkdhfal. And at the end, when he goes "and you're about to miss everything", and it all goes crazy, it's wonderful.
5) Caraphernelia (feat. Jeremy McKinnon)
This was maybe the second song of theirs that I heard when I was checking them out, and it's so awesome. You just put it on and stamp about and shout things, and just get really angry for a bit.
4) The Balcony Scene
It took me a while to find this one, because it's tucked away near the end of their first album, and I was so caught up with Selfish Machines and Collide With The Sky that it took me a while to realise I needed to go back and properly re-listen to A Flair For The Dramatic. It's so beautiful, though, and I feel like it doesn't get the appreciation off fans that it deserves.
3) Currents Convulsive
The . . . .the guitar at the start . . . the guitar all the way through . . . . the screaming . . . "You better listen to you doctor, doctors lie, lie, lie, lie!" ugggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh
2) Hold On Till May (feat. Lindsey Stamey)
It's so very obviously 'save your life'-ey, but it still works so amazingly well. It sounds so lonely at the beginning, and then at the chorus it sounds like those songs you have on your headphones when you're on the motorway at night and you're looking out of the window pretending you're in a music video. Plus, it articulates a lot of things that I find difficult to say for myself.
1) Bulletproof Love
I DON'T EVEN KNOW, BUT I JUST LOVE IT. I love it so much. It's so catchy and over-emotional, and it sounds really cheesy, but apparently Vic said it's actually supposed to sound like a suicide note you'd leave for your lover to find, so it's actually pretty dark as well. Here's the video:
