hows it goin emcers my name is pewdiepieeeeee soulpunisheeerrr Credit goes to shyguy and we3_MPO for allowing this idea to fester in my head. I was going to start this thread, like, 2 days ago, but I was hungover on the 1st and had another birthday to celebrate and then I WAS FORCED INTO WATCHING A MOVIE BY SHE-WHO-SHALL-NOT-BE NAMED, then I just forgot to yesterday. Soooo, I'll dump my first two (well, actually, I decided to do two for the first day, so it's three) songs down below. Hopefully you find some stuff you've never heard before and the thirty-one days I've decided to do this for prove fun. I just wanna share some music. Hope you enjoy emcers, *brofist*
The 1975 - Give Yourself A TryRelease Date: June 1st, 2018Explicit lyrics: Yes Sonically, really interesting to me. The guitar distortion takes on a different form depending on what I play it through - speakers, earphones, my phone speaker, etc. And the first time I heard it, the guitar sounded like nothing. It was just a noise. Then they placed it like, four more times on the radio when it debuted and I began to hear a tune. The producer of the track, who's also the band's drummer, pointed out the theory that distorting a guitar can result in different people hearing it differently. Lyrically, the song speaks of... well, giving yourself a try. I think that's an important message nowadays. All in all, I've really liked it since I first heard it a month ago. I also just wanted to open with a The 1975 song since they're my favourite band.
Prince - Purple Rain Release Date: June 25th, 1984 Explicit lyrics: No Not sure why I like this one. It's just Prince, innit?
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime Release Date: February 2nd, 1981 Explicit lyrics: No You may ask yourself, what is that beautiful video? I like how this song's lyrics can be interpreted differently as you age. And it's really interesting to me that it's not sung, but spoken in a way that an evangelical on the radio would read the lyrics. It's also just a nice song. Really can't say anything else on it. You get raised on this kinda music and you just kinda start liking it.
Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning Release Date: July 6th, 2009 Explicit lyrics: No A massive departure from the sound they'd had from 2002 until 2007, and written while they toured America with Queens of The Stone Age's Josh Homme. It was also produced by Homme and you can really hear his influence over it, which is way more perfect a match than it ever should have been. I've always loved how the entirety of Humbug sounds, and this song is maaaybe my favourite one off it - fitting for any mood and easy to listen to, at least. And no I have no idea what's going on in the video
yeah, imo the most talented musician. He played basically everything in his songs, and he had amazing vocal ranges and technical skill. and he could dance. in heels!
I'm gonna do three, rather than one, today for the fourth of July. Sue me. I also realised I should probably tag the genre on these. Oops. Lana Del Rey - American Release Date: November 12th, 2012 Genre: Alternative Pop Explicit lyrics: No It's about having pride in the United States of America. That's just fitting for today. Marina and the Diamonds - Hollywood Release Date: January 31st, 2010 Genre: New Wave Explicit lyrics: No Sung from the perspective of a British Welsh woman who is obsessed with getting big in America, and despite realising the commercial culture and celebrity worship isn't for her and is unhealthy, still loving the people. Fun fact: Marina is my wife. Don't believe me? Fight me. The 1975 - She's American Release Date: February 26th, 2016 Genre: Pop Rock Explicit lyrics: No I prefer the live version, but it's not available as a standalone video, so this'll have to do smh. Still a great song to dance to with either version, though. A song about being British and having to interact with American girls (from the perspective of a pop star, of course), and all the cultural differences that are a part of that. Obviously not representative of all of America, since this song was written and recorded while the band were living in California, so nobody kill me for linking it pls
Joy Division - Disorder Release Date: June 15th, 1979 Genre: New Wave/Post-Punk Explicit lyrics: No Joy Division were an English rock band from Manchester, widely credited as the pioneers of the New Wave genre. 'Disorder' is a song from their debut album, Closer, detailing the lead singer's struggle with epilepsy and depression in an upbeat dance-y track. He killed himself in 1980 weeks before the release of the band's second album, exhausted by months of touring. After the album was released and the dust of grief had settled, they formed the rock band New Order. I like songs that are sonically upbeat and deal with terrible things lyrically. It's an interesting contrast to me. This song is very... well, the epitome of that.
LCD Soundsystem- All My Friends Release Date: May 28th, 2007 Genre: Krautrock Explicit lyrics: No A melancholic experimental track, repeating the same piano melody over and over with only a series of repeated drumming patterns to spice it up (it still works incredibly well), that speaks of losing your friends over time as you age because you don't have the time for them. Opening a song, poem, book, chapter, or sentence with a connective has always intrigued me, and guess what this song does?
Sigur Ros - Brennisteinn Release Date: March 25th, 2013 Genre: Industrial Rock Explicit lyrics: No With its title being the Icelandic word for 'brimstone', an alternative name for the chemical element of sulphur, Brennisteinn is a heavy track with detuned guitars and lots of percussion, juxtaposed with soft vocals in a union that works incredibly well. It's the lead single from the band's seventh album, Kveikur ('good start') and the first track released by them after the departure of their keyboardist. The band are known for soft post-rock songs to fall asleep to, fall in love to, and to take a walk to, with many of their songs being featured in TV series for emotional scenes and background noise; this song, with all its aggression, isn't any of that. It's great to listen to when you're looking for something a bit more angry and punchy. I don't know why I went into all of that. Probably because it's not something you'd expect from them and when I first heard it the shock of it made the song even better for me. I don't know. I love it though.
Nine Inch Nails - Ruiner Release Date: March 8th, 1994 Genre: Industrial Metal Explicit lyrics: Yes From the album 'The Downward Spiral', Ruiner represents the tipping point between the first part of the album and begins the downward spiral, telling a story of childhood abuse through metaphor. It's also three songs wrapped into one and wraps together beautifully. The distorted guitar over the vocals during the chorus sound great and the bass riff close to the end is great too. Probably my favourite off the entire album (next to a certain other one, but that one is waaaaaay too inappropriate for EMC).
My Bloody Valentine - Blown a Wish Release Date: November 4th, 1991 Genre: Shoegaze Explicit lyrics: No I love My Bloody Valentine. I love the entirety of Loveless. This is probably the song that someone who doesn't know or like shoegaze can most likely get into. From a production standpoint, this album is absolutely insane. The instruments are all distorted and it's all designed to come together in a wall of noise - that could never sound good, but somehow it does. It cost thousands to produce, nearly bankrupted the band, and it took twenty years for them to be ready to make the album's follow-up. I also like to pick out all the little things you don't hear when listening casually - it can really change the song's feel and sound. Since they're (intentionally) mumbled and muffled, I'll put the lyrics below. I actually really like them. Makes some pretty nice poetry. Midnight wish, blow me a kiss I'll blow one to you Make like this Try to pretend it's true Show me all your favourite things Show you all mine too Make a wish I'll give it all to you Hold on to your promises Hold on to mine too Caught like this I'll turn it in with you Fall apart my beating heart Nothing left to do Once in love I'll be the death of you
Coldplay - Chinese Sleep Chant Release Date: June 12th, 2008 Genre: Shoegaze Explicit lyrics: No Basically a love letter to My Bloody Valentine, apparently written while the band were under hypnosis and while wanting to add value for money to their album (this is a hidden track). It speaks of religious indoctrination, of how churches lull people into a sense of blind and blissful ignorance. I love it. Since the lyrics are also mumbled in this, here's the lyrics. Fall asleep Fall asleep Sleep and you'll be satisfied Sleep and you'll be satisfied Fall asleep Fall asleep Sleep and you'll be satisfied Sleep and you'll be satisfied Sleep Sleep Sleep and you'll be Sleep Sleep Sleepand you'll be satisfied Sleep and you'll be satisfied Fall asleep Fall asleep Sleep and you'll be crucified Sleep and you'll be crucified Fall asleep Fall asleep Sleep and you'll be satisfied Sleep and you'll be satisfied I also the love the album, so here's another one from it. Coldplay - Lovers in Japan Release Date: June 12th, 2008 Genre: Rock Explicit lyrics: No Also influenced by My Bloody Valentine. Talks of being an outsider, all the way up to the song's title: nobody really associates Japan with romance. Tells people that when you decide to do something you should stick with it, and decisions are difficult to make and can always be in a grey area. rlly like et
Exactly. They compare the hypnosis to the church telling people everything will be okay as long as they abide by certain rules, etc. It doesn't mean that the church is evil, at least in the modern day, but more that you shouldn't just take everything it says as fact. The entire album is a protest album - the cover is Liberty Leading The People by Eugène Delacroix, which depicts Goddess of/Lady Liberty/Marianne leading the French people to victory in the French Revolution; its lead single was an anti-war song, its most successful single was a song about being a King who lost his position during the revolution, Lovers in Japan's hidden track was also about religion (believe in it but question it), and the title means 'long live life'. And then they went on to make club and summer bangers that are not experimental whatsoever, even during a time when a Viva La Vida album would be welcome and is a thing many bands and musicians are doing this year (CHVRCHES with Love is Dead, Arctic Monkeys with Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino, The 1975 with their upcoming album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships and their 2019 album Notes on a Conditional Form, etc.).
Arctic Monkeys - Four Out Of Five Release Date: May 9th, 2018 Genre: Glam Rock Explicit lyrics: No Arctic Monkeys went on a hiatus in 2013 after the release of their fifth album, AM, and returned with an album full of granddad music. While many fans who liked the rock they produced from 2002 - 2013, I'm okay with this. The album is a concept album. It tells the story of a washed up old lounge singer at the end of his life, reflecting on everything he's done, while living on a hotel on the Moon. He regrets society's dependence on technology. Four Out of Five is an advertisement for the businesses set up within the hotel, while also being a commentary on how people have smartphones and computers and lots of information at their fingertips without really knowing what to do with it all. The four stars of out of five thing was chosen because 'reviewers never give one-hundred-percent scores'. Personally, I feel that Alex Turner's songwriting shines through beautifully throughout the entire album, and he uses it to better effect than he had previously, when all he wrote about was chasing beautiful women (there was sprinkles of social commentary and one song was about depression, but that's all) and getting drunk. The move to lounge-y music from rock was a tough pill to swallow at first but I've grown to adore the album. It kinda reminds me of 70s David Bowie. This is my favourite one off it, right next to One Point Perspective and Star Treatment.
