Favorite Songs - 2015
3rd Quarter
Joel Frieders
1. Pinstripe Pigeon Band - It's You: This is my favorite song of the fucking year I think. Talk about fucking addictingly infectious. I wish all songs felt this balls on my chin.
2. Astronauts, etc - Shake It Loose: The woozy guitar on this song keeps me coming back like Tom at the flip flop outlet mall. It's not good for me (or Tom), BUT THE DEALS! THE DEALS!
3. Doombird - Overflowing: I love how retro sexy introspective this shit is, I just wish I could have an ALBUM fucking NOW bro. NOW!
4. Foals - Mountain At My Gates: Yes, this is the single from what people have told me. It's one of the best songs I've ever fucking heard and I want to hear it ALL DA THYME. Dat KICK.
5. Magic City Hippies - Fanfare: This is in my dictionary under the definition for the 88 point word combo "Hugefuckingflexincomfbro". Jesus balls this is topless perfection.
Tom Doz
1. City Calm Down - Wandering: I declared Tame Impala's 'Let It Happen' my favorite song of 2015, but then I heard this track. When i was little I remember nothing got me jacked like Van Halen's 'Jump'. I'd just run around the living room jumping off the couches and fire place stoop. Similarly, when I listen to 'Wandering' I throw on a black hoodie, pace around my house, and punch the air because emotional rage just builds up inside me. I haven't even paid attention to the lyrics yet...and I don't need to. This song is the bulge in your jorts. The waggle in your waddle. The kneez on the beez.
2. Tame Imapala - Let It Happen: I mentioned this in my review, but I rewound this track to the 5.00 mark 3 times. This song ebbs and flows like a river of almost melted rainbow sorbet.
3. Chvrches - Never Ending Circles: Holy shit. After hearing the first 2 tracks of this new Chvrches album I thought it was going to be the album of the millenium falcon. The rest of the album isn't horrible but it was brought back down to Earf. Track 1, 'Never Ending Circles' get the slight edge over track 2 'Leave A Trace.'
4. Palace Winter - Menton: Never before have I heard a song that pretty much kept the same riff throughout, yet, at the end I say to myself 'I didn't expect that outcome.' Maybe it's a testament to the drums. Maybe it's the addictive quality of that riff. Maybe I should stop questioning why I love this song and just enjoy it. Listen to this song at night on the couch, with sunglasses on and half buzzed from Jager bombs.
5. Maximum Ballloon - Let It Grow (ft. Karen O and Tunde Adebimpe): I don't know what it is about this song other than it just hits my spot. I want to hear a full album of Karen O and chillax music.
Lang Vo
1. Marilyn Carino - When The Innocents Go To War: The groove on this songs make me feel like I can get out of my car in rush hour traffic and walk home in the middle of the lane, mentally shoving cars aside like I was in AKIRA.
2. Walter Gross - Fade To Facts: Probably the song and album I listen to the most as of late. Shit just makes me feel like I'm loading up a shotgun to play Wolfenstien in real life.
3. The Weeknd - The Hills: Everybody at Syffal wanted to fire me over this one but fuck those guys, I love this song. Joel loves cargo shorts and bees and Tom loves flip flop, so says Tim, and me, well, I love this fucking bass mother fuckers. Crank this shit up!
4. Ben Grim - Eat My Shit: The title of the song wins song of the year on its own. This gives me the impulse to get more tattoos, sag my pants again and fight someone who really deserves getting punched in the fucking face.
5. Words Hurt ft. Elsphinx- Killers: This song ( even though I made it ) will put any subwoofer to the test. Tim and Elsphinx shoved their mics down Satan's throat and made him choke on that fucker. That's all there is to it. Jam this shit so loud your 16 year old self can hear it and piss your 16 year old self's parents off.