I've not been posting on here as much as I should do, for a lot of very different reasons (Netflix being only the reason why I didn't do anything yesterday - I just found out that we had it, and decided to watch the entire first series of Life On Mars in one go). That is not to say, however, that I haven't been listening to music. If I hadn't been listening to music, I would be dead.
I thought, so as to get back into the habit of posting, I would show you the songs that have been occupying my time recently. There's no particular theme running through them, but they're all songs that I think - if you're a regular reader of this blog (hahaha) you should check out - as with all music I post on here.
Fall Out Boy - Tiffany Blews
I am just all over the lyrics to this song, before you even get onto the sound, that's so very Folie A Deux (very under-appreciated album). Interesting fact: it's got Lil Wayne in it.
Duck Sauce - aNYway
I don't know, man, it's just awesome and really catchy.
Miike Snow - Paddling Out
I heard this song somewhere a while ago and thought it was great but forgot about it. Then I've been hearing it again because of the Budweiser ads, and looked it up.
Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
Because cool.
Friday, 31 May 2013
Nobody Takes Vegas - No Respect (new EP)
You may or may not remember the band Nobody Takes Vegas, whom I wrote about a few months ago. It transpires that they've remembered me at least a little bit, because they've sent me their new (awesome) EP, No Respect, a little bit early so I can write about it.
It's not a record for lying down and meditating, that's for sure. In fact, you should probably do a little bit of a warm-up before listening, because you're going to be jumping all over the place, and once it starts it never stops for a second, fast and furious (but not too much so . . .). The melodic acoustic beginning of Floater - which is an ironic name, because it's probably my favourite song on the record - may lull you into a false sense of security, but not long passes until they return to the noise and drama that runs all the way through, right up until their end track - also titled No Respect;
It's not a massive change from their first album (self-titled), although it sounds like a more polished version, like they have more band EXP. The vocals really stand out to me in these songs, and it sounds less angsty too, although obviously that's not a decider of quality music. This stuff still packs a punch, but in a slightly different way to their earlier material. It's not something I can put my finger on, which gave me a bit of trouble with writing this, because I wanted to be able to better explain exactly what this EP sounds like. Really, though, you're just going to have to listen to it to find out.
It's not a record for lying down and meditating, that's for sure. In fact, you should probably do a little bit of a warm-up before listening, because you're going to be jumping all over the place, and once it starts it never stops for a second, fast and furious (but not too much so . . .). The melodic acoustic beginning of Floater - which is an ironic name, because it's probably my favourite song on the record - may lull you into a false sense of security, but not long passes until they return to the noise and drama that runs all the way through, right up until their end track - also titled No Respect;
It's not a massive change from their first album (self-titled), although it sounds like a more polished version, like they have more band EXP. The vocals really stand out to me in these songs, and it sounds less angsty too, although obviously that's not a decider of quality music. This stuff still packs a punch, but in a slightly different way to their earlier material. It's not something I can put my finger on, which gave me a bit of trouble with writing this, because I wanted to be able to better explain exactly what this EP sounds like. Really, though, you're just going to have to listen to it to find out.
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Sunday, 26 May 2013
Saturday, 25 May 2013
Nobody Takes Vegas - No Respect
new video by Nobody Takes Vegas for their song No Respect. Awesome song, and I like the video too - the fact that, for once, it's actually treated like a weird thing that a band has broken into your house and is rocking out in the living room.
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
The Deranged Hermit Student Exercise Playlist
Picture this. The sun is shining brightly outside, and the sky is clear for once. Kids run past, screaming wildly and kicking footballs. It's probably pretty warm out, even in the slight breeze.
But you wouldn't know. You're not outside. You're sat inside, on the sofa, where you've been since you got up at mid-day for nearly six hours straight. You haven't washed. You've given up on the usual Western traditional eating times and are eating meals that would look weird, even to the average pothead. Your pupils are dilated from sitting in half-darkness, staring at a screen and writing notes, or more likely drafting blog posts to keep you from actually getting anything done. You're refusing to pay attention to anything, lest you give in to the voice in your head that says you're definitely going to fail your exam tomorrow because you don't have enough examples of Judicial Reviews in action, and, to be honest, you don't even know what that is in the first place.
You need a break. A break from the procrastinating, a break from the sitting and stewing. You need to get something else done so that you use up enough energy to sleep tonight instead of sitting reading until 5 am. Hopefully this will help a bit.
Fall Out Boy - Rat A Tat (feat. Courtney Love)
My Chemical Romance - House of Wolves
Lostprophets - A Town Called Hypocrisy
Green Day - Basket Case
Pierce The Veil - Caraphernelia (feat. Jeremy McKinnon)
A Day To Remember - I'm Made Of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?
Bring Me The Horizon - Chelsea Smile
Slipknot - Before I Forget
Heaven's Basement - I Am Electric
Muse - Supremacy
All Time Low - Weightless
The Blackout - The Fire
Sleeping With Sirens - Low
Florence + The Machine - You Got The Love
The Strokes - Reptilia
But you wouldn't know. You're not outside. You're sat inside, on the sofa, where you've been since you got up at mid-day for nearly six hours straight. You haven't washed. You've given up on the usual Western traditional eating times and are eating meals that would look weird, even to the average pothead. Your pupils are dilated from sitting in half-darkness, staring at a screen and writing notes, or more likely drafting blog posts to keep you from actually getting anything done. You're refusing to pay attention to anything, lest you give in to the voice in your head that says you're definitely going to fail your exam tomorrow because you don't have enough examples of Judicial Reviews in action, and, to be honest, you don't even know what that is in the first place.
You need a break. A break from the procrastinating, a break from the sitting and stewing. You need to get something else done so that you use up enough energy to sleep tonight instead of sitting reading until 5 am. Hopefully this will help a bit.
Fall Out Boy - Rat A Tat (feat. Courtney Love)
My Chemical Romance - House of Wolves
Lostprophets - A Town Called Hypocrisy
Green Day - Basket Case
Pierce The Veil - Caraphernelia (feat. Jeremy McKinnon)
A Day To Remember - I'm Made Of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?
Bring Me The Horizon - Chelsea Smile
Slipknot - Before I Forget
Heaven's Basement - I Am Electric
Muse - Supremacy
All Time Low - Weightless
The Blackout - The Fire
Sleeping With Sirens - Low
Florence + The Machine - You Got The Love
The Strokes - Reptilia
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