Battlestar Eclectic
Sarah Torribio and her right brain. Music. Musings. Writing. Style.
Category: song of the day
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“Catch My Fall” is arguably Billy Idol’s most lush and romantic song. It’s an extremely dynamic song, shifting from pillow-talk seduction to an octave-straddling peak. As for romanticism, just listen to the beautiful serenade by saxophonist Mars Williams. It could have been lifted from a track by New Romantic icons Roxy Music. I’ve just learned…
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f you want to get lost in a secret garden or walk, dreamlike, through a melancholy garden, you’ll like “She’s Green” by Little Birds. Whatever you call it–alt-rock, indie, shoe-gaze–it’s lovely and epic. <<last post >>next post Listen to more songs of the day HERE
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“Belong to You” by Cut Copy is a stylish and pretty bit of synthpop, with production full as a supermarket and thick as a forest. –Sarah Torribio >>last post << next post Listen to more songs of the day HERE
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“This “No New Tale to Tell” by Love and Rockets is more rock ‘n roll than rock ‘n roll. For those who don’t know, Love and Rockets is a band that emerged in 1985 featuring former Bauhaus members, including Daniel Ash on guitar, saxophone and vocals, David J on bass and Kevin Haskins on drums…
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“Teenage Riot” by Sonic Youth came out three years before “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” It was groundbreaking stuff. . The song is other-worldly and mysterious. The tuning is weird, the way Sonic Youth likes it. Notes leap over and saunter under and around the pentatonic scale, as though it were merely a suggestion. The production…
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*Note: This is the rare two-part song review/commentary. It will be worth a lot someday. I am what’s known as a looper on this music-sharing site I’ve belonged to for some time called letsloop. I go long periods without visiting the site, but when I snoop around–especially on the new releases page–I aways find at…
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Surf Wax America was just one of the catchy rockers off the first album by some cool nerds who called themselves Weezer. Everyone who’s old enough remembers where they were, or in what general vicinity, when the Blue album came out. It fulfilled a need. The quartet offered a softer brand of alt rock, Fruit…
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What’s with Bruce Springsteen partnering with indie pop/alt rock bands lately? He’s added a rich, melancholy grit to this song. Bruce has also partnered up to great effect with The Killers. It’s keeping great company, given that the Killers are enduringly astronomically popular. Just look at the astronomic success of their debut album alone. Like…
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“Rollercoaster” by Bleachers is a splendid summer joint. Yes, the song has so many components of charm that it nears manipulation. But then again, discernment is about puling your own marionette songs. For more Bleacher’s fun, watch the amusing “I Want to Get Better” video in which a variety of characters seek psychological help. Look…