Monday Mixtape, Vol. 97
This first track by Jonathan Wilson is far out. Starting off in a Pink Floydish spacescape floating as galaxies slowly pass by, the guitar slices repeatedly weaves with a Grizzly Bear-esque and then the track turns to distorted guitar and a beat like it came straight out of Dazed & Confused - and that's the first two minutes!
This dude is wild, and I just started listening to his album, so I'll have more to relay next time around, but he's got one interesting sound/s.
As you know, any Tame Impala song will be ingested by me and listened to numerous times. This one is more of a "Featuring Tame Impala" kind of song given it's pretty EDM-like, but I'm sold because I get hypnotized in the rhythms and vocals. Kevin Parker does it again!
I keep reading about Charlotte Gainsbourg's 2017 album, so I've finally given it a whirl, and I highly recommend it. With no apologies to Lana Del Rey, she's a more talented Lana Del Rey with that sultry voice. If Lana mixed with Robyn (with all compliments to Robyn, whom I love), their hideous music-child would produce something like Charlotte's latest album, one that weaves through in French and English and is pretty captivating the whole way.
For those who don't know, S. Carey is a part of Bon Iver (he has the second most angelic voice of the crew) as shown here (which I think I've posted about before):
I LOVE his voice. So pure.
ANYWAYS, he released his second solo album. It's good, and I'm not sure if it goes beyond that, but it's very easy to listen to, perfect background music. I'm going to continue to listen to him as I think this album will grow more and more, but right now they all sound pretty similar, and I'm having a tough time figuring if I love any song or simply like most of them. Time will tell, but this is the one I think that strikes me the most so far.
If the chorus of Dega's "Mirrors" doesn't remind you of one band of the 80s, then we just don't know each other. Because it's clearly Hall & Oates! Such a catchy chorus that I find myself singing over and over. "She's thinking about it!"
Not exactly sure who the hell "Hibou" is or what the hell "Hibou" means, but this song kinda reminds me of Smashing Pumpkins. Or 90s music in general. So I'm a sucker for this stuff.
Sir Sly to end the mixtape, a band that reminds me a bit of Foster the People but not as original or good. Sorry, Sir Sly, just giving my thoughts. Still a pretty good song, buoyed by the chorus.
Have a good week, all!